List of Sri Lankan records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Sri Lanka maintained by Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA).
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by SLA
Not ratified or later rescinded by SLA
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
NWI = no wind information
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
a = aided road course
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.06 (−0.2 m/s )
Yupun Abeykoon
25 May 2022
International Athletics Meeting "Anhalt 2022"
Dessau-Roßlau , Germany
[ 1]
9.96 (+1.6 m/s )
Yupun Abeykoon
3 July 2022
Resisprint International
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 2]
150 m (bend)
15.16 (+1.4 m/s )
Yupun Abeykoon
24 April 2022
Perseo Trophy
Rieti , Italy
[ 3]
200 m
20.37 (+0.1 m/s )
Yupun Abeykoon
22 May 2022
12th Castiglione International Meeting
Grosseto , Italy
[ 4]
400 m
44.61
Sugath Thilakaratne
20 July 1998
Asian Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
800 m
1:47.13 A
Indunil Herath
16 June 2018
Kenyan President's Cup
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 5]
1500 m
3:39.61
Chaminda Wijekoon
30 August 2011
World Championships
Daegu , South Korea
[ 6]
3000 m
8:02.91
Chaminda Wijekoon
12 June 2011
Meeting di Primavera
Mondovì , Italy
[ 7]
5000 m
14:08.5 h
Kathan A. Chandradas
20 February 2004
Colombo , Sri Lanka
10,000 m
29:18.0 h
Lucien Sellapuliage B. Rosa
13 May 1975
Arkansas City , United States
10 km (road)
29:44
Anuradha Cooray
20 May 2012
Bristol 10K
Bristol , United Kingdom
[ 8]
Half marathon
1:04:45
Anuradha Cooray
10 May 2015
Run Hackney Half Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 9]
25 km (road)
1:19:24+
Anuradha Cooray
26 April 2015
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 10]
30 km (road)
1:35:13+
Anuradha Cooray
26 April 2015
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 10]
Marathon
2:13:47
Anuradha Cooray
26 April 2015
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
[ 10]
110 m hurdles
13.89 (+1.6 m/s )
Roshan Dhammika
30 October 2021
Sri Lankan Championships
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 11]
13.82 (+0.4 m/s )
Janidu Lakvijaya
20 March 2023
National Trials
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 12]
400 m hurdles
49.44
Harijan Ratnayake
31 August 2000
Asian Championships
Jakarta , Indonesia
3000 m steeplechase
8:45.53
Shanta Mendis
28 June 1998
Colombo , Sri Lanka
High jump
2.30 m
Ushan Thiwanka
8 May 2021
Lone Star Conference Championships
Canyon , United States
[ 13]
Pole vault
5.11 m
M.H. Ishara Sandaruwan
1 June 2017
National Trials
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 14]
5.16 m
Sachin Eranga Sanith
30 March 2023
58th National Army Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 15]
5.17
Arunthavarasa Puvitharan
31 March 2024
59th Army Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 16]
Long jump
8.15 m NWI
W. P. Amila Jayasiri
16 August 2016
Defense Service Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 17]
Triple jump
16.71 m (−0.5 m/s )
Greshan Dananjaya
22 February 2019
National Trials
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 18]
16.72 m (+1.5 m/s )
Greshan Dananjaya
31 March 2023
58th National Army Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 19]
Shot put
17.55 m
Charith Kapukotuwa
1 June 2017
National Trials
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 14]
Discus throw
56.40 m
Gayan Jayawardane
3 August 2018
96th National Championship
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 20]
Hammer throw
52.53 m
Charith Kapukotuwa
1 May 2015
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships
Pueblo , United States
[ 21]
Javelin throw
83.04 m
Sumeda Ranasinghe
3 December 2015
South Asian Games athletic trials
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 22]
85.45 m
Rumesh Tharanga
15 June 2024
Asian Throwing Championships
Mokpo , South Korea
[ 23]
Decathlon
7096 pts h
Ajith Kumara Karunathilaka
31 August–1 September 2017
95th National Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 24]
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
11.09 NWI
7.12 m
9.85 m
1.89 m
49.8 (ht)
15.10
31.01 m
4.60 m
56.02 m
4:48.96
7356 pts h [ a]
Ajith Karunathilaka
3–4 August 2018
96th National Championships
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 25]
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
11.14 (NWI)
7.35 m (NWI)
10.83 m
1.90 m
49.36 (ht)
14.79 (NWI)
36.14 m
4.40 m
58.89 m
4:49.83
10,000 m walk (track)
45:12.22
P.H.S.L.Fernando
30 March 2023
58th National Army Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 26]
20 km walk (road)
1:30:10
Shamila Chandika
19 February 2017
Indian Racewalking Championships
New Delhi , India
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
39.08
Sri LankaHimasha Eashan Shehan Ambepitiya Vinoj De Silva Mohamed Ashrafu
14 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[ 27]
4 × 200 m relay
1:22.93
Armed Forces Team P. Niku P.L. Kodikara A. Darshana A.S.M. Safan
13 March 2024
59th Army Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 28]
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.71
Sri LankaManura Lanka V Ratnakumara Ranga Wimalawansa Rohan Pradeepkumara
31 August 2000
Asian Championships
Jakarta , Indonesia
3:01.56
Sri LankaAruna Dharshana Ranjith Niranjan Pabasara Niku Kalinga Kumarage
16 July 2023
Asian Championships
Bangkok , Thailand
[ 29]
4 × 1500 m relay
15:51.3 h
Gamunu WatchH.K.P. Kumara M.S.R. Wijeewickrama G.I. Dharshana Lanka G.R. Chathuranga
4 October 2017
Army Athletics Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 30]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 y
11.14+ (−0.1 m/s )
Anoma Sooriyaarachchi
31 May 2011
Golden Spike Ostrava
Ostrava , Czech Republic
[ 31]
100 m
11.04 (−0.3 m/s )
Susanthika Jayasinghe
9 September 2000
Yokohama , Japan
150 m (bend)
16.82+ (+1.7 m/s )
Susanthika Jayasinghe
31 August 2007
World Championships
Okaka , Japan
200 m
22.28 (+0.7 m/s )
Susanthika Jayasinghe
28 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
400 m
51.05
Damayanthi Dharsha
30 August 2000
Asian Championships
Jakarta , Indonesia
600 m
1:24.84
Tharushi Karunarathna
18 June 2024
XIX Reunión Internacional Villa de Bilbao
Bilbao , Spain
[ 32]
800 m
2:01.44
Gayanthika Abeyrathne
March 2022
Centenary National Athletics Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 33]
2:01.20
Gayanthika Abeyrathne
2 August 2022
Commonwealth Games
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[ 34]
2:00.66
Tharushi Karunarathna
16 July 2023
Asian Championships
Bangkok , Thailand
[ 35] [ 36]
1500 m
4:09.12
Gayanthika Abeyratne
30 October 2021
Sri Lankan Championships
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 37]
Mile
5:01.57
Hiruni Wijayaratne
19 April 2013
Kentucky Heart of Bluegrass Classic
Lexington , United States
[ 38]
3000 m
9:41.44
Kusumalatha Samarakoon
22 October 1995
Colombo , Sri Lanka
5000 m
15:55.84
Gayanthika Abeyratne
31 October 2021
Sri Lankan Championships
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 37]
5 km (road)
17:34+
Hiruni Wijayaratne
24 February 2018
Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon
Mesa , United States
[citation needed ]
16:02+ A [ b]
Hiruni Wijayaratne
24 July 2019
Deseret News Marathon 10K run
Salt Lake City , United States
[ 39]
10,000 m
33:55.06
Hiruni Wijayaratne
9 June 2018
Portland Track Festival
Portland , United States
[ 40]
10 km (road)
35:09+
Hiruni Wijayaratne
24 February 2018
Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon
Mesa , United States
[citation needed ]
33:31.6 A a [ c]
Hiruni Wijayaratne
24 July 2019
Deseret News Marathon 10K run
Salt Lake City , United States
[ 39]
15 km (road)
52:44+
Hiruni Wijayaratne
24 February 2018
Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon
Mesa , United States
[citation needed ]
Half marathon
1:14:07
Hiruni Wijayaratne
24 February 2018
Phoenix Mesa Half Marathon
Mesa , United States
[ 41]
25 km (road)
1:32:53+
Hiruni Wijayaratne
14 January 2018
Houston Marathon
Houston , United States
[ 42]
30 km (road)
1:48:20+
Hiruni Wijayaratne
28 April 2019
Düsseldorf Marathon
Düsseldorf , Germany
[ 43]
Marathon
2:34:10
Hiruni Wijayaratne
28 April 2019
Düsseldorf Marathon
Düsseldorf , Germany
[ 44]
100 m hurdles
12.91 (+1.2 m/s )
Sriyani Kulawansa
29 July 1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
400 m hurdles
56.45
Christine Merrill
8 June 2013
Imperial USATF Association Championships
Chula Vista , United States
[ 45]
2000 m steeplechase
6:33.06
Parami Wasanthi Maristela
12 October 2018
Youth Olympic Games
Buenos Aires , Argentina
[ 46]
3000 m steeplechase
9:40.24
Nilani Ratnayake
9 April 2022
Centenary National Athletics Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 47]
High jump
1.85 m
Priyangika Madumanthi
8 March 2008
South Asian Championships
Kochi , India
Pole vault
3.65 m
Sachini Perera
10 February 2022
1st Selection Trials Meeting
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 48]
Long jump
6.65 m (−1.4 m/s )
Sarangi de Silva
12 February 2022
1st Selection Trials Meeting
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 49]
Triple jump
13.66 m (+1.6 m/s )
H.D. Vidusha Lakshani
18 August 2019
Colombo , Sri Lanka
Shot put
15.25 m
Tharika Fernando
30 September 2016
National Sports Festival
Jaffna , Sri Lanka
[ 50]
Discus throw
49.67 m
Emma De Silva
7 April 2018
Berkeley , United States
Hammer throw
48.76 m
A.W.A.S.M. Amarasinghe
24 September 2017
43rd National Sports Festival
Matara , Sri Lanka
Javelin throw
60.64 m
Nadeeka Lakmali
16 July 2013
Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Forces Inter-Regiment Athletics Championship
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 51]
60.93 m
Dilhani Lekamge
12 July 2023
Asian Championships
Bangkok , Thailand
[ 52]
61.57 m
Dilhani Lekamge
3 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[ 53]
Heptathlon
4879 pts h
W.V. Lakshika Sugandhi
31 August–1 September 2017
Sri Lankan Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
100m H (wind)
High jump
Shot put
200m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Javelin
800m
14.47 NWI
1.51 m
9.56 m
25.22 NWI
5.68 m NWI
29.40 m
2:25.7 h
4906 pts h
Lakshika Sugandhi
3–4 August 2018
96th National Championship
Colombo , Sri Lanka
[ 54]
100m H (wind)
High jump
Shot put
200m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Javelin
800m
14.30 NWI
1.45 m
8.83 m
24.82 NWI
5.85 m NWI
30.70 m
2:25.25 h
10,000 m walk (track)
49:25.97
U. V. Kalhari Madirika
30 March 2023
58th National Army Championships
Diyagama , Sri Lanka
[ 55]
20 km walk (road)
1:39:12
Gallage Geetha Nandana
11 February 2006
Colombo , Sri Lanka
4 × 100 m relay
43.89
Sri LankaSusanthika Jayasinghe Anoma SooriyaarachchiNimmi de Zoysa Damayanthi Dharsha
11 August 2001
World Championships
Edmonton , Canada
[ 56]
4 × 400 m relay
3:35.06
Sri LankaNadeesha Ramanayake Dilshi Kumarasinghe U Rathnakumari Nimali Liyanaarachchi
24 April 2019
Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 57]
3:33.27
Sri LankaNadeesha Ramanayake Lakshima Mendis Nishendra Harshani Fernando Tharushi Dissanayaka
16 July 2023
Asian Championships
Bangkok , Thailand
[ 58]
3:30.88
Sri LankaNadeesha Ramanayake Jayeshi Uththara Lakshima Mendis Tharushi Karunarathna
4 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[ 59]
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
60 m
6.59
Yupun Abeykoon
24 January 2021
Ancona , Italy
[ 64]
200 m
22.20
Manura Lanka Perera
30 January 2005
Genova , Italy
23.15
Kathan Yohanathan
3 March 2013
Rud , Iran
24.03
Chamika Thalagalage Don
3 January 2016
Eaubonne , France
400 m
46.76
Sugath Tillakaratne
12 February 2001
Vienna , Austria
800 m
1:49.45
Indunil Herath Ekanayaka
20 September 2017
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 65]
1500 m
4:18.59
Prince Satkunarajah
18 January 2015
Eaubonne , France
3000 m
9:45.71
Anusan Rajeentan
14 March 2010
Hanau , Germany
60 m hurdles
8.02
Supun Viraj Randeniya
11 March 2016
Pittsburgh , United States
7.90
Chaminda Fonseka
14 February 1998
Sindelfingen , Germany
High jump
2.26 m
Ushan Thiwanka
12 March 2021
NCAA Division II Championships
Birmingham , United States
[ 66]
2.27 m
Ushan Thiwanka
25 February 2022
Lone Star Conference Championships
Lubbock , United States
[ 67]
Pole vault
3.00 m [ d]
Lucas Saint George Carington Raj
24 November 2001
Amiens , France
Long jump
7.75 m
Benildus Fernando
24 February 1995
Lincoln , United States
Triple jump
15.25 m A
Manjula Wijesekara
21 January 2006
Albuquerque , United States
Shot put
17.75 m[ 68]
Charith Kapukotuwa
15 March 2014
NCAA Division II Championships
Winston-Salem , United States
[ 69]
Weight throw
18.63 m
Charith Kapukotuwa
25 January 2014
Stadium Sports Grill
Spearfish , United States
[ 70]
Heptathlon
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
3:11.29
Sri LankaPrasanna Sampath Amarasekara Rohitha Pushpakumara Shivantha. M. WeerasooriyaAshok K. Jayasundara
1 November 2007
Asian Games
Macau
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
50 m
6.31+
Susanthika Jayasinghe
25 February 2001
Meeting Pas de Calais
Liévin , France
60 m
7.09
Susanthika Jayasinghe
7 February 1999
Sparkassen Cup
Stuttgart , Germany
200 m
22.99
Susanthika Jayasinghe
9 March 2001
World Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
[ 71]
400 m
54.61
Damayanthi Dharsha
14 March 2003
Birmingham , United Kingdom
800 m
2:04.88
Nimali Liyanarachchi
21 February 2016
Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
1500 m
4:37.10
Eranga Rasika Dulakshi
19 February 2016
Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 72]
Mile
5:04.51
Hiruni Wijayaratne
7 February 2014
Blacksburg , United States
5:03.25 OT
Hiruni Wijayaratne
18 January 2014
Kentucky Invitational
Lexington , United States
[ 73]
3000 m
9:46.35 OT
Hiruni Wijayaratne
26 January 2013
Rod McCravy Memorial Meet
Lexington , United States
[ 74]
60 m hurdles
High jump
1.75 m
Priyangika Madumanthi
2 November 2009
Asian Games
Hanoi , Vietnam
Pole vault
Long jump
6.06 m
C.D.Priyadharshani Nawanage
13 March 2010
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 75]
Triple jump
12.51 m
Vidusha Heenatimullage
19 September 2017
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 76]
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H
High jump
Shot put
Long jump
800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
Notes
^ not ratified by SLA but recognized by World Athletics
^ not legal by IAAF source
^ not legal by IAAF source
^ exhibition
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