Brigadier

Brigadier

Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....

 R. Parry Liyanage was a Sri Lankan

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 military officer, athlete and coach, who was the former Quartermaster-General and former Adjutant General of the Sri Lanka Army. He was the National record holder for shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

, Senior Vice President of the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka and National Athletic Coach.

Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he joined the army after leaving school.