Hiruni Wijayaratne

Hiruni Wijayaratne (born December 5, 1990) is a Sri Lankan distance athlete.^[1] She holds eleven Sri Lankan national records for road and track events as of 2022, including the women's 10,000 metres and marathon.^[2]

Hiruni Wijayaratne

Hiruni Wijeyaratne visited CNR in August 2019
Personal information
Born	(1990-12-05) December 5, 1990 (age 33) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight	94 lb (43 kg)
Sport
Country	Sri Lanka
Event(s)	10,000 metres, Half Marathon Marathon
College team	APIIT Wildcats
Club	Nike
Turned pro	2014
Coached by	Ric Rojas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Mile : 4:30.89 5,000 m: 16:17.35 10,000 m: 33:55.06 Half Marathon: 1:14:07 Marathon: 2:34:10
Medal record Women's Marathon Representing  Sri Lanka South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu

She first ran the Sri Lankan women's marathon record of 2:36:35 in Houston, Texas, USA during the 2018 Chevron Houston Marathon. She then renewed the Sri Lankan women's marathon record at the 2019 Düsseldorf Marathon, with a time of 2:34:10 which is also a South Asian Area Record.^[3]

Wijayaratne represented Sri Lanka in the 2017 London marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.^[4] She did not finish her race.^[4] She was discarded from selection for the 2022 Commonwealth Games by National Sports Selection Committee despite recommendation by Wimalasena Perera.^[5]

Outside of running, Wijayaratne is a certified running coach who appeared on the Today show with her then trainee, Al Roker.^[6] She currently works in customer success at Omada Health.^[7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2022	SACTOWN 10 Miler	Sacramento, California	2nd	10 Miler	56:45[8]
2021	California International Marathon	Sacramento, California	10th	Marathon	2:34:22[9]
2021	Columbus Half Marathon	Columbus, Ohio	2nd	Half Marathon	1:15:40[10]
2020	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	32nd	Marathon	2:36:12[11]
2019	South Asian Games Marathon	Kathmandu, Nepal	1st	Marathon	2:40:10[12]
2019	World Championship Marathon	Doha, Qatar	DNF	Marathon	DNF
2019	Düsseldorf Marathon	Düsseldorf, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:34:10[13]
2019	2019 Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon	Mesa, Arizona	3rd	Half Marathon	1:14:19[14]
2019	2019 Aramco Houston Half Marathon	Houston, Texas	27th	Half Marathon	1:14:28[15]
2018	Monumental Marathon	Indianapolis, Indiana	2nd	Marathon	2:38:34[16]
2018	Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	DNF	10,000 m	DNF
2018	2018 Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	11th	Marathon	2:49:38[17]
2018	Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon	Mesa, Arizona	1st	Half Marathon	1:14:07
2018	2018 Houston Marathon	Houston, Texas	8th	Marathon	2:36:35[18]
2017	2017 World Championships in Athletics	London	DNF	Marathon	DNF
2017	Eugene Marathon	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Marathon	2:43:31[19][20]
2017	2017 Houston Marathon	Houston, Texas	9th	Marathon	2:50:12
2016	Ottawa Marathon	Ottawa, Canada	11th	Marathon	2:48:03
2015	Monumental Marathon	Indianapolis, Indiana	4th	Marathon	2:47:01
2015	Boston Marathon	Boston, Massachessets	30th	Marathon	2:49:05
2015	Washington Half Marathon	Washington, D.C.	7th	Half Marathon	1:20:31
2014	Monumental Marathon	Indianapolis, Indiana	5th	Marathon	2:43:34[21]

References

1. "5 Life Lessons Running a Marathon Can Teach You". Women's Running. Tracksmith. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
2. "NATIONAL RECORDS - ATHLETICS". National Institute of Sports Science. Sri Lanka National Institute of Sports Science. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
3. Peiris, Sudarshana (28 April 2019). "National record for Hiruni in Dusseldorf". The Parpare. Dialog. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
4. "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
5. Ousman, Allaam (16 July 2022). "Discarded marathoner Hiruni vows to fight back, paddlers prefer US stint to Commonwealth Games". Sunday Observer. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
6. "Al Roker's walking coach on how to make your own exercise plan". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
7. "Hiruni Wijayaratne - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
8. "Credit Union Sactown Run". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
9. "California International Marathon". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
10. "Columbus Marathon | Half Marathon | 2021". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
11. "2020 Valenica Marathon and Half Marathon Results, Tracking, and Streaming Info". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
12. "- YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023.
13. "MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results".
14. "Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon - Half Marathon - Women - Official Race Results at Online Race Results".
15. "Chevron Houston Marathon | Results 2019".
16. "2018 Monumental Marathon Result - Women's Marathon Final".
17. "Gold Coast Result - Women's Marathon Final".
18. "Results: Houston Marathon".
19. "Athletics: USA based Hiruni Wijayaratne qualifies for London World Championship". Sunday Times Sri Lanka. May 9, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
20. HANSON, CHRIS (May 6, 2017). "RUNNING - World Championship qualifier is the goal for Eugene Marathon runner". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
21. "Getting to know Hiruni Wijayaratne". USATF.

• "Hiruni breaks national record in Texas - Daily Sports". dailysports.lk. Retrieved 2018-01-17.

External links

• Hiruni Wijayaratne at World Athletics
• Hiruni Wijayaratne Kentucky Wildcats results