Indunil Herath

Indunil Herath
Herath in 2017
Personal information
Full nameEkanayake Mudiyaselage Indunil Madushan Herath[1]
Born (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 31)
Mahiyanganaya, Sri Lanka[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 metres
ClubSri Lanka Army
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 800 m
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ashgabat 800 m
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Colombo 4 × 400 m relay
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Singapore 800 m

Ekanayake Mudiyaselage Idame Gedara Indunil Madushan Herath (born 27 March 1993) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.[3] He won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.[4]

In 2018, Herath broke the national record in the men's 800 m (with a time of 1:47.13) at the Kenyan President's Cup athletics.[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2009 Asian Youth Games Singapore 3rd 800 m 1:56.33
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 3rd (B) 1000 m 2:27.57
2012 Asian Junior Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 7th 400 m 48.82
5th 800 m 1:49.94
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.79
2014 Lusophony Games Bambolin, India 4th 800 m 1:57.27
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.02
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 5th 800 m 1:51.51
2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India 1st 800 m 1:51.46
Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 800 m 1:57.26
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 5th 800 m 1:50.57
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 2nd 800 m 1:49.45
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 8th 800 m 1:51.36
2019 South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal 1st 800 m 1:50.52

Personal bests

[6] Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "Honouring our SAG gold medallists". Daily News. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ashgabat 2017 bio
  3. ^ "Herath INDUNIL". World Athletics.
  4. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ Peiris, Sudarshana (17 June 2018). "New 800m record by Indunil Herath". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.


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