Hiruni Wijayaratne (born December 5, 1990) is a Sri Lankan distance athlete.[1] She holds eleven Sri Lankan national records for road and track events as of 2022, including the women's 10,000 metres and marathon.[2]
 Hiruni Wijeyaratne visited CNR in August 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 5, 1990 Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 lb (43 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10,000 metres, Half Marathon Marathon | ||||||||||||||
| College team | APIIT Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ric Rojas | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Mile : 4:30.89 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She first ran the Sri Lankan women's marathon record of 2:36:35 in Houston, Texas, USA during the 2018 Chevron Houston Marathon. She then renewed the Sri Lankan women's marathon record at the 2019 Düsseldorf Marathon, with a time of 2:34:10 which is also a South Asian Area Record.[3]
Wijayaratne represented Sri Lanka in the 2017 London marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[4] She did not finish her race.[4] She was discarded from selection for the 2022 Commonwealth Games by National Sports Selection Committee despite recommendation by Wimalasena Perera.[5]
Outside of running, Wijayaratne is a certified running coach who appeared on the Today show with her then trainee, Al Roker.[6] She currently works in customer success at Omada Health.[7]
Competition record edit
References edit
- ^ "5 Life Lessons Running a Marathon Can Teach You". Women's Running. Tracksmith. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "NATIONAL RECORDS - ATHLETICS". National Institute of Sports Science. Sri Lanka National Institute of Sports Science. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Peiris, Sudarshana (28 April 2019). "National record for Hiruni in Dusseldorf". The Parpare. Dialog. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Ousman, Allaam (16 July 2022). "Discarded marathoner Hiruni vows to fight back, paddlers prefer US stint to Commonwealth Games". Sunday Observer. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Al Roker's walking coach on how to make your own exercise plan". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Hiruni Wijayaratne - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Credit Union Sactown Run". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "California International Marathon". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Columbus Marathon | Half Marathon | 2021". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "2020 Valenica Marathon and Half Marathon Results, Tracking, and Streaming Info". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023.
- ^ "MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results".
- ^ "Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon - Half Marathon - Women - Official Race Results at Online Race Results".
- ^ "Chevron Houston Marathon | Results 2019".
- ^ "2018 Monumental Marathon Result - Women's Marathon Final".
- ^ "Gold Coast Result - Women's Marathon Final".
- ^ "Results: Houston Marathon".
- ^ "Athletics: USA based Hiruni Wijayaratne qualifies for London World Championship". Sunday Times Sri Lanka. May 9, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ HANSON, CHRIS (May 6, 2017). "RUNNING - World Championship qualifier is the goal for Eugene Marathon runner". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Getting to know Hiruni Wijayaratne". USATF.
- "Hiruni breaks national record in Texas - Daily Sports". dailysports.lk. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
