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 is considered the most decorated Sri Lankan distance athlete, as she holds Eleven 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.

Hiruni Wijayaratne
Personal information
Born (1990-12-05) December 5, 1990
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 02 in (157 cm)
Weight94 lb (43 kg)
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
Event(s)10,000 metres, Half Marathon Marathon
College teamKentucky Wildcats
ClubNike
Turned pro2014
Coached byPeter Sherry
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Mile : 4:30.89
5,000 m: 16:17.35
10,000 m: 33:55.06
Half Marathon: 1:14:07

Marathon: 2:34:10
Medal record
Women's Marathon
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
2019 Kathmandu

In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[1] She did not finish her race.[1]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2019 South Asian Games Marathon Kathmandu, Nepal 1st Marathon 2:40:10[2]
2019 World Championship Marathon Doha, Qatar DNF Marathon DNF
2019 Düsseldorf Marathon Düsseldorf, Germany 2nd Marathon 2:34:10[3]
2019 2019 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, Arizona 3rd Half Marathon 1:14:19[4]
2019 2019 Aramco Houston Half Marathon Houston, Texas 27th Half Marathon 1:14:28[5]
2018 Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, Indiana 2nd Marathon 2:38:34[6]
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[7]
2018 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, Arizona 1st Half Marathon 1:14:07
2018 2018 Houston Marathon Houston, Texas 8th Marathon 2:36:35[8]
2017 2017 World Championships in Athletics London DNF Marathon DNF
2017 Eugene Marathon Eugene, Oregon 1st Marathon 2:43:31[9][10]
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[11]

References
  1. "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT_vAi2pnyE. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results".
  4. "Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon - Half Marathon - Women - Official Race Results at Online Race Results".
  5. "Chevron Houston Marathon | Results 2019".
  6. "2018 Monumental Marathon Result - Women's Marathon Final".
  7. "Gold Coast Result - Women's Marathon Final".
  8. "Results: Houston Marathon".
  9. "Athletics: USA based Hiruni Wijayaratne qualifies for London World Championship". Sunday Times Sri Lanka. May 9, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  10. HANSON, CHRIS (May 6, 2017). "RUNNING - World Championship qualifier is the goal for Eugene Marathon runner". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  11. "Getting to know Hiruni Wijayaratne". USATF.
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