Hiruni Wijayaratne Explained

Hiruni Wijayaratne
Country:Sri Lanka
Event:10,000 metres, Half Marathon Marathon
Club:Nike
Turnedpro:2014
Birth Date:5 December 1990
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height:5 ft 2 in
Weight:94 lb
Collegeteam:APIIT Wildcats
Coach:Ric Rojas
Pb:
Mile : 4:30.89
5,000 m: 16:17.35
10,000 m: 33:55.06
Half Marathon: 1:14:07
Marathon: 2:34:10
Show-Medals:yes

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]

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

Representing
2022SACTOWN 10 MilerSacramento, California2nd10 Miler56:45[8]
2021California International MarathonSacramento, California10thMarathon2:34:22[9]
2021Columbus Half MarathonColumbus, Ohio2ndHalf Marathon1:15:40[10]
2020Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain32ndMarathon2:36:12[11]
2019South Asian Games MarathonKathmandu, Nepal1stMarathon2:40:10[12]
2019World Championship MarathonDoha, QatarDNFMarathonDNF
2019Düsseldorf MarathonDüsseldorf, Germany2ndMarathon2:34:10[13]
20192019 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon Mesa, Arizona3rdHalf Marathon1:14:19[14]
20192019 Aramco Houston Half Marathon Houston, Texas27thHalf Marathon1:14:28[15]
2018Monumental MarathonIndianapolis, Indiana2ndMarathon2:38:34[16]
2018Athletics at the 2018 Asian GamesJakarta, IndonesiaDNF10,000 mDNF
20182018 Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia11thMarathon2:49:38[17]
2018Phoenix Mesa Half MarathonMesa, Arizona1stHalf Marathon1:14:07
20182018 Houston MarathonHouston, Texas8th Marathon2:36:35[18]
20172017 World Championships in AthleticsLondonDNFMarathonDNF
2017Eugene MarathonEugene, Oregon1stMarathon2:43:31[19] [20]
20172017 Houston MarathonHouston, Texas9th Marathon2:50:12
2016Ottawa MarathonOttawa, Canada11thMarathon2:48:03
2015Monumental MarathonIndianapolis, Indiana4thMarathon2:47:01
2015Boston MarathonBoston, Massachessets30thMarathon2:49:05
2015Washington Half MarathonWashington, D.C.7thHalf Marathon1:20:31
2014Monumental MarathonIndianapolis, Indiana5thMarathon2:43:34[21]

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 Life Lessons Running a Marathon Can Teach You . Women's Running . 10 September 2021 . Tracksmith . 1 December 2022.
  2. Web site: NATIONAL RECORDS - ATHLETICS . National Institute of Sports Science . Sri Lanka National Institute of Sports Science . https://web.archive.org/web/20220620062337/http://niss.gov.lk/subpgs/5_records.html . 1 December 2022. 2022-06-20 .
  3. News: Peiris . Sudarshana . National record for Hiruni in Dusseldorf . 1 December 2022 . The Parpare . Dialog . 28 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Marathon Women − Final − Results. IAAF. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928091007/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf. 28 September 2019.
  5. News: Ousman . Allaam . Discarded marathoner Hiruni vows to fight back, paddlers prefer US stint to Commonwealth Games . 16 December 2022 . . . 16 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Al Roker's walking coach on how to make your own exercise plan . 6 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Hiruni Wijayaratne - LinkedIn . LinkedIn . 1 December 2022.
  8. Web site: Credit Union Sactown Run . 6 April 2023.
  9. Web site: California International Marathon . 6 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Columbus Marathon Half Marathon 2021 . 6 April 2023.
  11. Web site: 2020 Valenica Marathon and Half Marathon Results, Tracking, and Streaming Info . 6 April 2023.
  12. Web site: - YouTube . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407024728/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT_vAi2pnyE&gl=US&hl=en . dead . April 7, 2023 . YouTube.
  13. Web site: MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results.
  14. Web site: Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon - Half Marathon - Women - Official Race Results at Online Race Results.
  15. Web site: Chevron Houston Marathon | Results 2019.
  16. Web site: 2018 Monumental Marathon Result - Women's Marathon Final.
  17. Web site: Gold Coast Result - Women's Marathon Final.
  18. Web site: Results: Houston Marathon.
  19. Web site: Athletics: USA based Hiruni Wijayaratne qualifies for London World Championship . . May 9, 2017 . August 27, 2017.
  20. Web site: RUNNING - World Championship qualifier is the goal for Eugene Marathon runner . . May 6, 2017 . August 27, 2017 . HANSON, CHRIS.
  21. Web site: Getting to know Hiruni Wijayaratne. USATF.

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