Indunil Herath
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| Full name | Ekanayake Mudiyaselage Indunil Madushan Herath[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1993 Mahiyanganaya, Sri Lanka[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sri Lanka Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekanayake Mudiyaselage Idame Gedara Indunil Madushan Herath (born 27 March 1993) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.[3] He won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.[4]
In 2018, Herath broke the national record in the men's 800 m (with a time of 1:47.13) at the Kenyan President's Cup athletics.[5]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Sri Lanka
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| 2009 | Asian Youth Games | Singapore | 3rd | 800 m | 1:56.33 |
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 3rd (B) | 1000 m | 2:27.57 |
| 2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 7th | 400 m | 48.82 |
| 5th | 800 m | 1:49.94 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.79 | |||
| 2014 | Lusophony Games | Bambolin, India | 4th | 800 m | 1:57.27 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.02 | |||
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 5th | 800 m | 1:51.51 |
| 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | 1st | 800 m | 1:51.46 |
| Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th | 800 m | 1:57.26 | |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 5th | 800 m | 1:50.57 |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 2nd | 800 m | 1:49.45 | |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 8th | 800 m | 1:51.36 |
| 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | 1st | 800 m | 1:50.52 |
Personal bests
[6] Outdoor
- 400 metres – 48.30 (Colombo 2014)
- 800 metres – 1:47.13 (Kenya 2018)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:49.45 (Ashgabat 2017)
References
- ^ "Honouring our SAG gold medallists". Daily News. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Ashgabat 2017 bio
- ^ "Herath INDUNIL". World Athletics.
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Peiris, Sudarshana (17 June 2018). "New 800m record by Indunil Herath". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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