Manjula Kumara
Personal information
Full nameManjula Kumara Wijesekera
Born (1984-01-30) 30 January 1984
Morawaka, Sri Lanka
Sport
Country Sri Lanka
SportHigh jump

Manjula Kumara Pathiranage Wijesekara (born 30 January 1984 in Morawaka) is a Sri Lankan high jumper. He has been regarded as one of the most experienced high jumpers to have represented the country mainly in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games after making his senior debut in 2001. Manjula Kumara represented Sri Lanka at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was also his only Olympic appearance in his prolific career.[1][2]

His personal best is 2.27 metres, first achieved in July 2004 in Colombo, became a Sri Lankan record till 2020.

Kumara is a two-time Asian outdoor champion and three-time South Asian Games champion.[3]

Manjula Kumara has also qualified to play in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and will represent Sri Lanka at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which is also his last Commonwealth Games event in his career.[4]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 8th 2.10 m
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 9th 2.14 m
Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 5th 2.15 m
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 8th 2.10 m
Asian Junior Championships Bangkok, Thailand 5th 2.15 m
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 11th 2.10 m
2004 South Asian Games Islamabad, Pakistan 1st 2.20 m (NR)
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 20th (q) 2.20 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (q) 2.15 m
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 1st 2.27 m (NR)
2006 South Asian Games Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st 2.19 m
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 7th 2.15 m
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 1st 2.23 m
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 9th 2.15 m
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 6th 2.19 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 8th 2.18 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 12th 2.15 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 6th 2.20 m
2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India 1st 2.17 m
Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 2.24 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 6th 2.20 m
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3rd 2.21 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th (q)
13th		 2.21 (q)
NM (F)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manjula Kumara WIJESEKARA - Olympic Athletics | Sri Lanka". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Manjula Kumara Wijesekera Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Sri Lankan athletics records Archived 2002-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Three athletes secure their places for Commonwealth Games". ThePapare.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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