Prashanth Sellathurai is an Australian gymnast

Gymnast

Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...

. His Tamil parents migrated to Australia in 1983 from Sri Lanka.

He was part of the Australian men's squad which won its first team gold medal in Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

 at the 2010 event in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

, which was sealed by his performance on the rings

Rings (gymnastics)

The rings, also known as still rings , is an artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it. It is traditionally used only by male gymnasts, due to its extreme upper-body strength requirements...

. He also won the pommel horse event in Delhi.

He has three times won medals in the pommel horse at the world championships.

He has two younger sisters
He is currently residing in Sydney, New South Wales.

External links

• http://www.gymnastics.org.au/ga/bio.aspx?ID=62401761&PID=3249
• http://www.susport.com/content/athlete%20services/athlete%20profiles/Gymnastics/PRASHANTHSELLATHURAI.ASPX