Hiruni Kesara Wijayaratne
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 first ran the Sri Lankan marathon record of 2:36:35 in Houston, Texas, USA during the 2018 Cheveron Houston Marathon. She then renewed the Sri Lankan marathon record at the 2019 Düsseldorf Marathon, with a time of 2:34:10 which is also a South Asian Area Record. Hiruni works in Business Development and Sales for Runcoach & Movecoach.
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Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | December 5, 1990|||||||||||||
Residence | Boulder, Colorado | |||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 02 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 94 lb (43 kg) | |||||||||||||
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Country | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10,000 metres, Half Marathon Marathon | |||||||||||||
College team | Kentucky Wildcats | |||||||||||||
Club | Nike | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2014 | |||||||||||||
Coached by | Peter Sherry | |||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Mile : 4:36 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2019 | Düsseldorf Marathon | Düsseldorf, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:34:10[1] |
2019 | 2019 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon | Mesa, Arizona | 3rd | Half Marathon | 1:14:19[2] |
2019 | 2019 Aramco Houston Half Marathon | Houston, Texas | 27th | Half Marathon | 1:14:28[3] |
2018 | Monumental Marathon | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2nd | Marathon | 2:38:34[4] |
2018 | Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | DNF | 10,000 m | DNF |
2018 | 2018 Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 11th | Marathon | 2:49:38[5] |
2018 | Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon | Mesa, Arizona | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:14:07 |
2018 | 2018 Houston Marathon | Houston, Texas | 8th | Marathon | 2:36:35[6] |
2017 | 2017 World Championships in Athletics | London | DNF | Marathon | DNF |
2017 | Eugene Marathon | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | Marathon | 2:43:31[7][8] |
2017 | 2017 Houston Marathon | Houston, Texas | 9th | Marathon | 2:50:12 |
2016 | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa, Canada | 11th | Marathon | 2:48:03 |
2015 | Monumental Marathon | Indianapolis, Indiana | 4th | Marathon | 2:47:01 |
2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, Massachessets | 30th | Marathon | 2:49:05 |
2015 | Washington Half Marathon | Washington, D.C. | 7th | Half Marathon | 1:20:31 |
2014 | Monumental Marathon | Indianapolis, Indiana | 5th | Marathon | 2:43:34[9] |
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External links
References
- "MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results".
- "Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon - Half Marathon - Women - Official Race Results at Online Race Results".
- "Chevron Houston Marathon | Results 2019".
- "2018 Monumental Marathon Result - Women's Marathon Final".
- "Gold Coast Result - Women's Marathon Final".
- "Results: Houston Marathon".
- "Athletics: USA based Hiruni Wijayaratne qualifies for London World Championship". Sunday Times Sri Lanka. May 9, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- HANSON, CHRIS (May 6, 2017). "RUNNING - World Championship qualifier is the goal for Eugene Marathon runner". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- "Getting to know Hiruni Wijayaratne". USATF.
- "Hiruni breaks national record in Texas - Daily Sports". dailysports.lk. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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