Greshan Dhananjaya
Greshan Dhananjaya 
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| Full name | Liyanapedige P. Greshan Dhananjaya |
| nation |
 Sri Lanka
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| birthday | 7th June 1997 (age 23) |
| place of birth | Negombo , Sri Lanka |
| Career | |
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| discipline | Triple jump |
| Best performance | 16.71 m 
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| society | SL Army |
| status | active |
| last change: December 10, 2019 | |
Liyanapedige P. Greshan Dhananjaya (born June 7, 1997 in Negombo ) is a Sri Lankan long and triple jumper .
Athletic career
Greshan Dhananjaya gained his first international experience at the Junior Asian Championships 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City , where he finished fourth with 7.60 m and 15.98 m. In 2019 he reached sixth place at the Asian Championships in Doha with a width of 16.16 m. At the end of October he was fourth in the long jump at the World Military Games in Wuhan with 7.81 m and ranked eighth in the triple jump with a width of 16.25 m. He was then at the South Asian Games in Kathmandu with 15.91 m fourth in the triple jump.
Personal best
- Long jump: 7.96 m (+2.0 m / s), August 26, 2019 in Colombo
- Triple jump: 16.71 m (−0.5 m / s), February 22, 2019 in Colombo ( Sri Lankan record )
Web links
- Greshan Dhananjaya in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete profile at ceylonathletics.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dhananjaya, Greshan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sri Lankan triple jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Negombo |