Hiruni Kesara Wijavaratne

Hiruni Wijayaratne
Personal information
Born (1990-12-05) December 5, 1990
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Residence Boulder, Colorado
Height 4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
Weight 94 lb (43 kg)
Sport
Country Sri Lanka
Event(s) 10,000 metres, Half Marathon Marathon
College team Kentucky Wildcats
Club Hudson Elite
Nike
Turned pro 2014
Coached by Brad Hudson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Mile : 4:36 10,000 m: 33:55.06 Half Marathon: 1:14:07

Marathon: 2:36:35
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Sri Lanka
World Championships
marathon

Hiruni Wijayaratne (born December 5, 1990) is a Sri Lankan-American track and field athlete, specializing in long distance running events. Hiruni represented Sri Lanka in the 2017 London marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Hiruni holds Ten Sri Lankan National Records on road and track events. She ran the Sri Lankan marathon record of 2:36:35 in Houston, Texas, USA during the 2018 Cheveron Houston Marathon. Hiruni works in Business Development and Sales for Runcoach & Movecoach.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sri Lanka}
2018 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th Marathon 2:49:38[1]
2018 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, Arizona 1st Half Marathon 1:14:07
2018 2018 Houston Marathon Houston, Texas 8th Marathon 2:36:35[2]
2017 2017 World Championships in Athletics London DNF Marathon DNF
2017 Eugene Marathon Eugene, Oregon 1st Marathon 2:43:31[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Result - Women's Marathon Final".
  2. ↑ "Results: Marathon".
  3. ↑ "Athletics: USA based Hiruni Wijayaratne qualifies for London World Championship". Sunday Times Sri Lanka. May 9, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ HANSON, CHRIS (May 6, 2017). "RUNNING - World Championship qualifier is the goal for Eugene Marathon runner". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  • "Hiruni breaks national record in Texas - Daily Sports". dailysports.lk. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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