Chaminda Indika Wijekoon

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Chaminda Indika Wijekoon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Guangzhou 1500 m

Chaminda Indika Wijekoon (born 15 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. [1] He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships where he reached the semifinals after breaking the national record in the heats. His another major success is the fourth place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 24th (h)1500 m 3:54.34
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 7th1500 m 3:52.33
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 8th1500 m 3:48.33
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 5th1500 m 3:51.66
2004 South Asian Games Islamabad, Pakistan 2nd1500 m3:44.85
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 6th1500 m 3:48.29
2006 South Asian Games Colombo, Sri Lanka 2nd1500 m3:45.60
Lusophony Games Macau, China 1st1500 m3:56.67
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 14th (h)1500 m 3:54.00
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 1st1500 m 3:48.15
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 2nd1500 m 3:47.01
2010 South Asian Games Dhaka, Bangladesh 1st1500 m4:10.01
3rd5000 m14:47.68
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 4th1500 m 3:42.93
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 15th (h)1500 m 3:55.25
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd1500 m 3:44.01
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 12th (sf)1500 m 3:44.81
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 8th5000 m 14:23.77

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