Gayanthika Abeyratne

Gayanthika Aberathna
Personal information
Born (1986-12-23) 23 December 1986
Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Sri Lanka
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tehran 1500 m
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 1500 m

Gayanthika Artigala Thushari Abeyratne (born 23 December 1986) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner[3] who established a national record time at 800m.

Career

She won a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and silver at the 2017 Asian Championships.[4] She currently holds her country's national record in the 800 metres.

At the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok she won a bronze medal in the 1500m.[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 7th 800 m 2:06.21
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 6th 800 m 2:07.46
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 13th (h) 1500 m 4:36.29
2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India 2nd 800 m 2:09.64
2nd 1500 m 4:25.75
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd 800 m 2:05.27
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 1st 800 m 2:05.12
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 4th 800 m 2:11.20
1st 1500 m 4:26.83
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 21st (h) 800 m 2:04.72
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 6th 800 m 2:05.50
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 800 m 2:05.74
11th 1500 m 4:24.42
South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal 2nd 800 m 2:08.52
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 29th (h) 800 m 2:02.35
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 800 m 2:03.25
3rd 1500 m 4:14.39
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 8th 800 m 2:05.87
4th 1500 m 4:18.77

Personal bests

[6]

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "Ashgabat 2017 bio". Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ^ Gayanthika Abeyratne at World Athletics
  4. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Dilhani, Gayanthika win at Asian Athletics C'ships". 12 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ All-Athletics profile


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