Damayanthi Dharsha
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Asian Games | ||
Bronze | 1994 Hiroshima | 200 m |
Gold | 1998 Bangkok | 200 m |
Gold | 1998 Bangkok | 400 m |
Gold | 2002 Busan | 400 m |
Damayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage (born 13 February 1975) is a retired Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 metres.
Dharsha made an initial impact at just 16 years when she won the 100 metres gold medal at the Colombo SAF Games in 1991 with a new record. She broke into the limelight by winning the 100m gold at the Asian junior championships the same year.
In 1994, she won the bronze in the 200 metres behind Chinese Taipei’s Wang Huei-Chen and team-mate Susanthika Jayasinghe at the Asian Games in Hiroshima. That was the beginning of a dominant period for Sri Lanka in women’s sprinting with Jayasinghe and Darsha seriously challenging the Chinese.
In July 2007, Dharsha announced her retirement from athletic competition.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Sri Lanka | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 29th (qf) | 200 m | 23.89 |
1993 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 2nd | 200 m | 23.29 |
1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 3rd | 200 m | 23.61 |
1995 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 38th (h) | 100 m | 11.65 |
28th (qf) | 200 m | 23.45 | |||
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 22nd (qf) | 400 m | 53.49 |
1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 400 m | 51.23 |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 400 m | 51.06 | |
Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 200 m | 22.48 | |
1st | 400 m | 51.57 | |||
2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 200 m | 22.84 |
1st | 400 m | 51.05 | |||
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 23rd (qf) | 400 m | 51.13 | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th (sf) | 200 m | 24.00 |
– | 400 m | DNF | |||
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 22.88 | |
19th (sf) | 400 m | 51.83 | |||
19th (sf) | 4x400 m relay | 51.83 | |||
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 14th (sf) | 200 m | 24.18 |
22nd (sf) | 400 m | 53.91 | |||
8th (h) | 4x100 m relay | 43.89 | |||
Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 400 m | 51.13 | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 24th (h) | 400 m | 54.61 |
Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 3rd (h) | 200 m | 24.13[2] | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 38th (h) | 400 m | 54.58 |
2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 200 m | 23.21 |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 24.22 |
References
- Damayanthi Dharsha profile at IAAF
Notes
- ↑ The Hindu Sportstar Weekly, July 7, 2007: "Darsha calls it a day"
- ↑ Did not start in the final.