Waruna Lakshan

Waruna Lakshan^[1]

Personal information
Full name	Rankoth Pedige Waruna Lakshan Dayaratne[2]
Born	(1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 36)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club
Coached by	Pradeep Nishantha

Rankoth Pedige Waruna Lakshan Dayaratne (born 14 May 1988) is a Sri Lankan athlete specialising in the javelin throw.^[3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

His personal best in the event is 82.19 meters, set in Diyagama in 2017.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	10th	Javelin throw	68.78 m
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	4th	Javelin throw	76.75 m
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	8th	Javelin throw	71.79 m
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	8th	Javelin throw	76.78 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	31st (q)	Javelin throw	73.16 m

References

1. Peiris, Sudarshana (11 August 2017). "Lakshan's Javelin falls short of qualification". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
2. Javeline record holder Lakshan looks for success at international level
3. Waruna Lakshan at World Athletics
4. All-Athletics profile