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Manjula Kumara

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IntroAthletics competitor
PlacesSri Lanka
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
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Birth30 January 1984
Age41 years
Star signAquarius
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Biography

Manjula Kumara Wijesekara (born 30 January 1984 in Morawaka) is a Sri Lankan high jumper. He has been regarded as one of the most experienced high jumpers to have represented the country mainly in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games after making his senior debut in 2001. Manjula Kumara represented Sri Lanka at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was also his only Olympic appearance in his prolific career.

His personal best is 2.27 metres, first achieved in July 2004 in Colombo, is the Sri Lankan record.

Kumara is a two-time Asian outdoor champion and three-time South Asian Games champion.

Manjula Kumara has also qualified to play in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and will represent Sri Lanka at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which is also his last Commonwealth Games event in his career.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Sri Lanka
2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary8th2.10 m
2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica9th2.14 m
Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka5th2.15 m
Asian GamesBusan, South Korea8th2.10 m
Asian Junior ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand5th2.15 m
2003Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines11th2.10 m
2004South Asian GamesIslamabad, Pakistan1st2.20 m (NR)
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece20th (q)2.20 m
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (q)2.15 m
Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea1st2.27 m (NR)
2006South Asian GamesColombo, Sri Lanka1st2.19 m
Asian GamesDoha, Qatar7th2.15 m
2009Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China1st2.23 m
2010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India9th2.15 m
Asian GamesGuangzhou, China6th2.19 m
2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India8th2.18 m
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea12th2.15 m
2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China6th2.20 m
2016South Asian GamesGuwahati, India1st2.17 m
Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rd2.24 m
2017Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India6th2.20 m
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan3rd2.21 m
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia11th (q)
13th		2.21 (q)NM (F)
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