Julian Bolling
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Bolling |
| National team |
 Sri Lanka |
| Born |
19 June 1966 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Height | 5"9 ft |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle Butterfly |
Julian Bolling (June 19, 1966)[1] is a Sri Lankan medal winning swimmer who has represented his country at numerous international competitions. He has won 15 gold medals for Sri Lanka at South Asian Games between 1984 to 1991. He also represented Sri Lanka at the three Olympic games, firstly at Los Angeles (USA) in 1984, then at Seoul (South Korea) in 1988, and finally at Barcelona (Spain) in 1992.[2] He is the son of Tara Bolling and cousin of Dipika Chanmugam, both of whom have represented Sri Lanka internationally. Bolling's best performance at an international meet was at the Colombo South Asian Games where he won six Gold medals. His record was unbeaten until 2016 when Mathew Abeysinghe broke the record by winning 7 Golds in India.[3]
Bolling was honoured in 1988 by being awarded the Deshabandu, which is the third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka.[4]
References
- ↑ "Julian Bolling". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ http://archives.dailynews.lk/2006/08/19/spo30.asp
- ↑ http://www.adaderana.lk/news/34131/matthew-wins-7th-gold-medal-to-break-julians-record
- ↑ "A peek at Julian Bolling's past". dailysports.lk. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.