Chaminda Indika Wijekoon

Chaminda Indika Wijekoon (born 15 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres.[1] He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships where he reached the semifinals after breaking the national record in the heats. His another major success is the fourth place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 24th (h) 1500 m 3:54.34
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 7th 1500 m 3:52.33
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 8th 1500 m 3:48.33
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 5th 1500 m 3:51.66
2004 South Asian Games Islamabad, Pakistan 2nd 1500 m 3:44.85
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 6th 1500 m 3:48.29
2006 South Asian Games Colombo, Sri Lanka 2nd 1500 m 3:45.60
Lusophony Games Macau, China 1st 1500 m 3:56.67
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 14th (h) 1500 m 3:54.00
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 1st 1500 m 3:48.15
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 2nd 1500 m 3:47.01
2010 South Asian Games Dhaka, Bangladesh 1st 1500 m 4:10.01
3rd 5000 m 14:47.68
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 4th 1500 m 3:42.93
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 15th (h) 1500 m 3:55.25
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd 1500 m 3:44.01
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 12th (sf) 1500 m 3:44.81
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 8th 5000 m 14:23.77

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ Chaminda Indika Wijekoon profile at IAAF


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