Vinoj Suranjaya | |
Fullname: | Vinoj Suranjaya De Silva Muthumuni |
Birth Date: | 1995 1, df=y |
Birth Place: | Balapitiya, Mahamodara, Southern Province |
Event: | 200m |
Vinoj Suranjaya De Silva Muthumuni also simply known as Vinoj De Silva or Vinoj Suranjaya (born 9 January 1995) is a Sri Lankan track and field athlete and a national record holder in men's 200m.[1] [2]
He made his South Asian Games debut representing Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games and claimed two gold medals in 200m and relay events.[3] In 2018 during the national trials for the 2018 Asian Games, he broke the 200m national record after 20 years which was held by former athlete Sugath Thilakaratne, clocking 20.68 seconds.[4] [5] He also represented Sri Lanka at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Vinoj also claimed silver in men's 200m event and was also part of the team which claimed new South Asian Games record for the men's relay event on 6 December 2019 during the 2019 South Asian Games.[7]