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Manjula Kumara

Sri Lankan high jumper

Manjula *ara 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 *ara 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, became a Sri Lankan record till 2020.

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

Manjula *ara 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.

Contents

  • 1 Compe*ion record
  • 2 See also
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Compe*ion record

See also

  • List of Sri Lankans by sport

References

    External links

    • Manjula *ara at World Athletics
    • Manjula *ara at Olympedia
    • Manjula *ara at World Athletics