List of Sri Lankan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Sri Lanka maintained by Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by AASL   Not ratified or later rescinded by AASL

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
# = not ratified by federation
NWI = no wind measurement
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

Men
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.22 (+0.6 m/s) Himasha Eashan 24 February 2019 National Trials Colombo, Sri Lanka [1]
10.16 (+0.4 m/s) Yupun Abeykoon 8 September 2020 Anhalt 2020 Dessau, Germany [2]
200 m 20.68 (+1.5 m/s) Vinoj Suranjaya 27 April 2018 National Trials Colombo, Sri Lanka [3]
400 m 44.61 Sugath Thilakaratne 20 July 1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan
800 m 1:47.13 A Indunil Herath 16 June 2018 Kenyan President's Cup Nairobi, Kenya [4]
1500 m 3:39.61 Chaminda Wijekoon 30 August 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea [5]
3000 m 8:02.91 Chaminda Wijekoon 12 June 2011 Meeting di Primavera Mondovì, Italy [6]
5000 m 14:08.5 h Kathan A. Chandradas 20 February 2004 Colombo, Sri Lanka
10000 m 29:18.0 h Lucien Sellapuliage B. Rosa 13 May 1975 Arkansas City, United States
10 km (road) 29:44 Anuradha Cooray 20 May 2012 Bristol 10K Bristol, United Kingdom [7]
Half marathon 1:04:45 Anuradha Cooray 10 May 2015 Run Hackney Half Marathon London, United Kingdom [8]
25 km (road) 1:19:24+ Anuradha Cooray 26 April 2015 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [9]
30 km (road) 1:35:13+ Anuradha Cooray 26 April 2015 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [9]
Marathon 2:13:47 Anuradha Cooray 26 April 2015 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [9]
110 m hurdles 14.00 Mahesh Perera 14 September 1997 Kluang, Malaysia
400 m hurdles 49.44 Harijan Ratnayake 31 August 2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia
3000 m steeplechase 8:45.53 Shanta Mendis 28 June 1998 Colombo, Sri Lanka
High jump 2.27 m Manjula Kumara Wijesekara 23 July 2004 Colombo, Sri Lanka
4 September 2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea
Pole vault 5.11 m M.H. Ishara Sandaruwan 1 June 2017 National Trials Diyagama, Sri Lanka [10]
Long jump 8.15 m NWI W. P. Amila Jayasiri 16 August 2016 Defense Service Championships Diyagama, Sri Lanka [11]
Triple jump 16.39 m (+1.8 m/s) I.D.S.S. Jayasinghe 4 October 2017 Army Athletics Championships Diyagama, Sri Lanka [12]
16.71 m (-0.5 m/s) Greshan Dananjaya 22 February 2019 National Trials Colombo, Sri Lanka [13]
Shot put 17.55 m Charith Kapukotuwa 1 June 2017 National Trials Diyagama, Sri Lanka [14]
Discus throw 53.52 m Gayan U. Jayawardane 23 September 2006 Colombo, Sri Lanka
10 February 2016 South Asian Games Games Guwaharati, India [15]
56.40 m Gayan Jayawardane 3 August 2018 96th National Championship Colombo, Sri Lanka [16]
Hammer throw 52.53 m Charith Kapukotuwa 1 May 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships Pueblo, United States [17]
Javelin throw 83.04 m Sumeda Ranasinghe 2 December 2015 South Asian Games athletic trials Diyagama, Sri Lanka [18]
Decathlon 7096 pts h Ajith Kumara Karunathilaka 31 August–1 September 2017 95th National Championships Diyagama, Sri Lanka [19]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.09 NWI 7.12 m 9.85 m 1.89 m 49.8 (ht) 15.10 31.01 m 4.60 m 56.02 m 4:48.96
7356 pts h Ajith Karunathilaka 3–4 August 2018 96th National Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka [20]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.14 (NWI) 7.35 m (NWI) 10.83 m 1.90 m 49.36 (ht) 14.79 (NWI) 36.14 m 4.40 m 58.89 m 4:49.83
20 km walk (road) 1:30:10 Shamila Chandika 19 February 2017 Indian Racewalking Championships New Delhi, India
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 39.08  Sri Lanka
Himasha Eashan
Shehan Ambepitiya
Vinoj De Silva
Mohamed Ashrafu		 14 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [21]
4 × 400 m relay 3:02.71  Sri Lanka
Manura Lanka
Vellasamy Ratnakumara
Ranga Wimalawansa
Rohan Pradeep Kumara		 31 August 2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia
4 × 1500 m relay 15:51.3 h Gamunu Watch
H.K.P. Kumara
M.S.R. Wijeewickrama
G.I. Dharshana Lanka
G.R. Chathuranga		 4 October 2017 Army Athletics Championships Diyagama, Sri Lanka [22]

Women
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 y 11.14+ (-0.1 m/s) Anoma Sooriyaarachchi 31 May 2011 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [23]
100 m 11.04 (-0.5 m/s) Susanthika Jayasinghe 9 September 2000 Yokohama, Japan
150 m (bend) 16.82+ (+1.7 m/s) Susanthika Jayasinghe 31 August 2007 World Championships Okaka, Japan
200 m 22.28 (+0.7 m/s) Susanthika Jayasinghe 28 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
400 m 51.05 Damayanthi Dharsha 30 August 2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia
800 m 2:02.55 Gayanthika Abeyrathne 9 April 2017 National Athletic Trials Diyagama, Sri Lanka [24]
1500 m 4:15.86 Nimali Liyanaarachchi 16 August 2019 National Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka [25]
Mile 5:01.57 Hiruni Wijayaratne 19 April 2013 Kentucky Heart of Bluegrass Classic Lexington, United States [26]
3000 m 9:41.44 Kusumalatha Samarakoon 22 October 1995 Colombo, Sri Lanka
5000 m 16:17.82 Nilani Rathnayaka 28 August 2019 Colombo, Sri Lanka [27]
16:17.51 Hiruni Wijayaratne 16 August 2020 Music City Distance Carnival Nashville Nashville, United States [28]
5 km (road) 17:34+ Hiruni Wijayaratne 24 February 2018 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, United States
16:02+ A [lower-alpha 1] Hiruni Wijayaratne 24 July 2019 Deseret News Marathon 10K run Salt Lake City, United States [29]
10000 m 33:55.06 Hiruni Wijayaratne 9 June 2018 Portland Track Festival Portland, United States [30]
10 km (road) 35:09+ Hiruni Wijayaratne 24 February 2018 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, United States
33:31.6 A [lower-alpha 2] Hiruni Wijayaratne 24 July 2019 Deseret News Marathon 10K run Salt Lake City, United States [31]
15 km (road) 52:44+ Hiruni Wijayaratne 24 February 2018 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, United States
Half marathon 1:14:07 Hiruni Wijayaratne 24 February 2018 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, United States [32]
25 km (road) 1:32:53+ Hiruni Wijayaratne 14 January 2018 Houston Marathon Houston, United States [33]
30 km (road) 1:48:20+ Hiruni Wijayaratne 28 April 2019 Düsseldorf Marathon Düsseldorf, Germany [34]
Marathon 2:36:35 Hiruni Wijayaratne 14 January 2018 Houston Marathon Houston, United States [35]
2:34:10 Hiruni Wijayaratne 28 April 2019 Düsseldorf Marathon Düsseldorf, Germany [36]
100 m hurdles 12.91 (+1.2 m/s) Sriyani Kulawansa 29 July 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
400 m hurdles 56.45 Christine Merrill 8 June 2013 Imperial USATF Association Championships San Diego, United States [37]
2000 m steeplechase 6:33.06 Parami Wasanthi Maristela 12 October 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina [38]
3000 m steeplechase 9:46.76 Uda Kuburalage Nilani Ratnayake 3 August 2018 96th National Championship Colombo, Sri Lanka [16]
9:46.72 Uda Kuburalage Nilani Ratnayake 2019
High jump 1.85 m Priyangika Madumanthi 8 March 2008 South Asian Championships Kochi, India
Pole vault 3.48 m Anitha Jagadeeswaran 22 September 2017 43rd National Sports Festival Matara, Sri Lanka
Long jump 6.43 m NWI Chamali Dilrukshi Priyadarshani 19 December 2015 41st National Sports Festival Diyagama, Sri Lanka [39]
Triple jump 13.64 m (+1.4 m/s) H.D. Vidusha Lakshani 9 April 2017 National Athletic Trials Diyagama, Sri Lanka [40]
Shot put 15.25 m Tharika Fernando 30 September 2016 National Sports Festival Jaffna, Sri Lanka [41]
Discus throw 49.67 m Emma De Silva 7 April 2018 Berkeley, United States
Hammer throw 48.76 m A.W.A.S.M. Amarasinghe 24 September 2017 43rd National Sports Festival Matara, Sri Lanka
Javelin throw 60.64 m Nadeeka Lakmali 16 July 2013 Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Forces Inter-Regiment Athletics Championship Colombo, Sri Lanka [42]
Heptathlon 4879 pts (ht) W.V. Lakshika Sugandhi 31 August–1 September 2017 Sri Lankan Championships Diyagama, Sri Lanka
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
14.47 (nw) 1.51 m 9.56 m 25.22 (nw) 5.68 m (nw) 29.40 m 2:25.7 (ht)
4906 pts (ht) Lakshika Sugandhi 3–4 August 2018 96th National Championship Colombo, Sri Lanka [43]
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
14.30 (NWI) 1.45 m 8.83 m 24.82 (NWI) 5.85 m (NWI) 30.70 m 2:25.25 (ht)
20 km walk (road) 1:39:12 Gallage Geetha Nandana 11 February 2006 Colombo, Sri Lanka
4 × 100 m relay 43.89  Sri Lanka
Susanthika Jayasinghe
S. Sooriyaarachchi
Nimmi de Zoysa
K.V. Damayanthi Dharsha		 11 August 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada [44]
4 × 400 m relay 3:35.06  Sri Lanka
Nadeesha Ramanayaka
Dilshi Mahees Kotambewaththe Gedara
Upamalika Rathna Ku Egodaha Walawwe
Liyana Arachchige Waliwarsha Konda		 24 April 2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar [45]

Indoor

Men
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 6.78 Yupun Abeykoon 8 February 2017 Ancona, Italy
200 m 22.20 # Manura Lanka Perera 30 January 2005 Genova, Italy
23.15 # Kathan Yohanathan 3 March 2013 Rud, Iran
24.03 # Chamika Thalagalage Don 3 January 2016 Eaubonne, France
400 m 46.76 Sugath Tillakaratne 12 February 2001 Vienna, Austria
800 m 1:49.45 Indunil Herath Ekanayaka 20 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [46]
1500 m 4:18.59 # Prince Satkunarajah 18 January 2015 Eaubonne, France
3000 m 9:45.71 # Anusan Rajeentan 14 March 2010 Hanau, Germany
60 m hurdles 8.02 Supun Viraj Randeniya 11 March 2016 Pittsburgh, United States
7.90 # Chaminda Fonseka 14 February 1998 Sindelfingen, Germany
High jump 2.24 m Manjula Kumara 19 February 2016 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar [47]
Pole vault 3.00 m # [48] Lucas Saint George Carington Raj 24 November 2001 Amiens, France
Long jump 7.75 m Benildus Fernando 24 February 1995 Lincoln, United States
Triple jump 15.25 m Manjula Wijesekara 21 January 2006 Albuquerque, United States
Shot put 17.75 m [49] Charith Kapukotuwa 15 March 2014 NCAA Division II Championships Winston-Salem, United States [50]
Weight throw 18.63 m Charith Kapukotuwa 25 January 2014 Stadium Sports Grill Spearfish, United States [51]
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay 3:11.29  Sri Lanka
Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara
Rohitha Pushpakumara
Shivantha. M. Weerasooriya
Ashok K. Jayasundara		 1 November 2007 Asian Games Macau

Women
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
50 m 6.31+ Susanthika Jayasinghe 25 February 2001 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
60 m 7.09 Susanthika Jayasinghe 7 February 1999 Sparkassen Cup Stuttgart, Germany
200 m 22.99 Susanthika Jayasinghe 9 March 2001 World Championships Lisbon, Portugal [52]
400 m 54.61 Damayanthi Dharsha 14 March 2003 Birmingham, United Kingdom
800 m 2:04.88 Waliwarsha Arachchige Nimali 21 February 2016 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar
1500 m 4:37.10 Eranga Rasika Dulakshi 19 February 2016 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar [53]
Mile 5:04.51 Hiruni Wijayaratne 7 February 2014 Blacksburg, United States
5:03.25 OT Hiruni Wijayaratne 18 January 2014 Kentucky Invitational Lexington, United States [54]
3000 m 9:46.35 OT Hiruni Wijayaratne 26 January 2013 Rod McCravy Memorial Meet Lexington, United States [55]
60 m hurdles
High jump 1.75 m Priyangika Madumanthi 2 November 2009 Asian Games Hanoi, Vietnam
Pole vault
Long jump 6.06 m C.D.Priyadharshani Nawanage 13 March 2010 World Championships Doha, Qatar [56]
Triple jump 12.51 m Vidusha Heenatimullage 19 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [57]
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes
  1. not legal by IAAF source
  2. not legal by IAAF source

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