Gayanthika Abeyratne
Sri Lankan middle-distance runner
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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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| Born | 23 December 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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Representing  Sri Lanka | |||||
| 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 | |||
| South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | 2nd | 800 m | 2:08.52 | |
| 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)
