Personal information | |
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Full name | Rankoth Pedige Waruna Lakshan Dayaratne |
Born | (1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 36) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club |
Coached by | Pradeep Nishantha |
Rankoth Pedige Waruna Lakshan Dayaratne (born 14 May 1988) is a Sri Lankan athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
His personal best in the event is 82.19 meters, set in Diyagama in 2017.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Sri Lanka | |||||
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 10th | Javelin throw | 68.78 m |
2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 4th | Javelin throw | 76.75 m |
Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 8th | Javelin throw | 71.79 m | |
2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 8th | Javelin throw | 76.78 m |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 31st (q) | Javelin throw | 73.16 m |
References
- Peiris, Sudarshana (11 August 2017). "Lakshan's Javelin falls short of qualification". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- Javeline record holder Lakshan looks for success at international level
- Waruna Lakshan at World Athletics
- All-Athletics profile
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