Gayanthika Artigala Thushari Abeyratne (born 23 December 1986) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner[3] who established a national record time at 800m.
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Career
She won a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and silver at the 2017 Asian Championships.[4] She currently[when?] holds her country's national record in the 800 metres.
At the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok she won a bronze medal in the 1500m.[5]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Sri Lanka
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| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 7th | 800 m | 2:06.21 |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 6th | 800 m | 2:07.46 |
| Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 13th (h) | 1500 m | 4:36.29 | |
| 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | 2nd | 800 m | 2:09.64 |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 4:25.75 | |||
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 2nd | 800 m | 2:05.27 |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 1st | 800 m | 2:05.12 | |
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 4th | 800 m | 2:11.20 |
| 1st | 1500 m | 4:26.83 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 21st (h) | 800 m | 2:04.72 | |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | 800 m | 2:05.50 | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 800 m | 2:05.74 |
| 11th | 1500 m | 4:24.42 | |||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 29th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.35 |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | 800 m | 2:03.25 |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 4:14.39 | |||
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 8th | 800 m | 2:05.87 | |
| 4th | 1500 m | 4:18.77 | |||
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 55.62 (Colombo 2014)
- 800 metres – 2:02.55 (Diyagama 2017) NR
- 1500 metres – 4:18.7 (Jaffna 2016)
- 5000 metres – 17:00.46 (Diyagama 2011)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 2:05.12 (Ashgabat 2017)
References
- ^ Ashgabat 2017 bio
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Gayanthika Abeyratne at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ editor (2023-07-12). "Dilhani, Gayanthika win at Asian Athletics C'ships". Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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External links
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