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Manjula Kumara

Manjula Kumara

Sri Lankan high jumper


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]

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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

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. "Three athletes secure their places for Commonwealth Games". ThePapare.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.



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