Harijan Ratnayake

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Harijan Ratnayake
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Harijan Raja Ratnayake (born 8 December 1974) is a retired Sri Lankan athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. [1] He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2001 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals.

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His personal best of 49.44, set in 2000, is the current national record.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 5th400 m hurdles 50.93
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd400 m hurdles 49.44
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 29th (h)400 m hurdles 50.43
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 35th (h)400 m hurdles 51.28
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 7th (h)400 m hurdles 52.09 [2]
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 7th400 m hurdles 52.91
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 12th (h)400 m hurdles 55.94

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  1. Harijan Ratnayake at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Did not start in the final