Indunil Herath
{{short description|Sri Lankan middle-distance runner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Indunil Herath
| full_name = Ekanayake Mudiyaselage Indunil Madushan Herath{{cite web |url=http://dailynews.lk/2016/03/05/sports/honouring-our-sag-gold-medallists |title=Honouring our SAG gold medallists |date=5 March 2016 |work=Daily News |access-date=21 October 2017}}
| image = Indunil Herath 2017.jpg
| image_size = 120px
| caption = Herath in 2017
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|03|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mahiyanganaya, Sri Lanka[http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/eng/zb/engzb_indoor-athletics-athlete-profile-n146523-herath-ekanayaka-indunil-m-.htm Ashgabat 2017 bio]
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| sport = Athletics
| event = 800 metres
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| club = Sri Lanka Army
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| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{SRI}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|South Asian Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Guwahati|800 m}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Kathmandu|800 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2017 Ashgabat|800 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Junior Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2012 Colombo|4 × 400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Youth Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2009 Singapore|800 m}}
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Ekanayake Mudiyaselage Idame Gedara Indunil Madushan Herath (born 27 March 1993) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sri-lanka/herath-indunil-14431382 |title=Herath INDUNIL |publisher=World Athletics}} He won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.{{Cite web |title=Athletics Results Book |url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/3/35/AIMAG_AT_resultsBook.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802080856/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/3/35/AIMAG_AT_resultsBook.pdf |archive-date=2 August 2020 |access-date=2 August 2020 |website=2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.thepapare.com/new-800m-record-indunil-herath/ |first=Sudarshana |last=Peiris |title=New 800m record by Indunil Herath |date=17 June 2018 |website=www.thepapare.com |publisher=Dialog Axiata |access-date=4 August 2018}}
International competitions
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colspan="6"|Representing {{SRI}} |
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2009
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |1:56.33 |
2010
|3rd (B) |1000 m |
rowspan=3|2012
|rowspan=3|Asian Junior Championships |rowspan=3|Colombo, Sri Lanka |7th |400 m |48.82 |
5th
|800 m |1:49.94 |
bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 400 m relay |3:11.79 |
rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|Lusophony Games |rowspan=2|Bambolin, India |4th |800 m |
4th
|4 × 400 m relay |
2015
|5th |800 m |
rowspan=2|2016
|bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |1:51.46 |
Asian Indoor Championships
|8th |800 m |
rowspan=2|2017
|5th |800 m |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |
2018
|8th |800 m |
2019
|bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |1:50.52 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 48.30 (Colombo 2014)
- 800 metres – 1:47.13 (Kenya 2018)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:49.45 (Ashgabat 2017)
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|name=Herath INDUNIL}}
- {{Olympedia|name=Indunil Herath}}
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Category:Sri Lankan male middle-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka
Category:South Asian Games gold medalists in athletics
Category:Medalists at the 2016 South Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games
Category:People from Badulla District
Category:21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen
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