Lakshan Kodikara

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Lakshan Kodikara athletics
nation Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka
birthday 16th May 1999 (age 21)
place of birth Sri Lanka
Career
discipline 400-meter run , 400-meter hurdles
status active
Medal table
U20 Asian Championships 1 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Junior Asian Championships
gold Gifu 2018 4 × 400 m
silver Gifu 2018 400 m
last change: December 8, 2018

Lakshan Kodikara (born May 16, 1999 ) is a Sri Lankan sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter run and also competes in the 400-meter hurdles .

Athletic career

Lakshan Kodikara gained his first international experience at the Junior Asian Championships 2018 in Gifu , where he finished sixth in the hurdles and won the silver medal behind his compatriot Aruna Dharshana over the flat distance in 46.96 s . He also won the Sri Lankan 4 x 400 meter relay in 3: 08.70 min. He qualified for the U20 World Championships in Tampere , Finland , in which the relay reached eighth place in the final. At the end of August he took part in the Asian Games in Jakarta for the first time , where he finished fourth in the relay in 3: 02.74 min.

Personal best

  • 400 meters: 46.65 s, August 3, 2018 in Colombo
  • 400 m hurdles: 52.56 s, May 6, 2018 in Colombo

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personal data
SURNAME Kodikara, Lakshan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sri Lankan athlete
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1999