Chaminda Indika Wijekoon (born 15 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. 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.
Competition record Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile24th (h)1500 m3:54.342002Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka7th1500 m3:52.332003Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines8th1500 m3:48.33Afro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India5th1500 m3:51.662004South Asian GamesIslamabad, Pakistan2nd1500 m3:44.852005Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea6th1500 m3:48.292006South Asian GamesColombo, Sri Lanka2nd1500 m3:45.60Lusophony GamesMacau, China1st1500 m3:56.67Asian GamesDoha, Qatar14th (h)1500 m3:54.002009Lusophony GamesLisbon, Portugal1st1500 m3:48.15Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China2nd1500 m3:47.012010South Asian GamesDhaka, Bangladesh1st1500 m4:10.013rd5000 m14:47.68Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India4th1500 m3:42.93Asian GamesGuangzhou, China15th (h)1500 m3:55.252011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan3rd1500 m3:44.01World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea12th (sf)1500 m3:44.812015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China8th5000 m14:23.77
Personal bests 800 metres – 1:52.12 (Colombo 2009) 1500 metres – 3:39.61 (Daegu 2011) NR 3000 metres – 8:02.91 (Mondovi 2011) NR 5000 metres – 14:11.65 (Pergine Valsugana 2010) 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:57.00 (Bangkok 2006)
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