Greshan Dananjaya Explained

Greshan Dananjaya
Native Name:Greshan Dananjaya
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Citizenship:Sri Lankan
Birth Date:7 June 1997
Birth Place:Sri Lanka
Country:Sri Lanka
Sport:Track and field
Event:Triple jump
Turnedpro:2019
Turnedpro Type:International level
Pb:16.71 m (-0.5 m/s) Sri Lankan Record
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Greshan Dananjaya is a Sri Lankan field athlete specializing in the Triple jump. He holds the current Sri Lankan record for the event with a jump of 16.71 m (-0.5 m/s) at the 2019 Sri Lankan National Trials in the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo.[1] This passing the 2016 South Asian Games record of (16.45 M) Renjith Maheshwary of India. He also holds Sri Lankan junior record in the long jump, with a jump of 7.83M.[2]

Dananjaya is a product of Joseph Vaz College, and represent the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club locally.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National record for Greshan as sprinters turn up the heat. Sudarshana. Peiris. February 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: The Island. www.island.lk.
  3. Web site: The Island. www.island.lk.