Greshan Dananjaya

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Greshan Dananjaya
Personal information
Native nameGreshan Dananjaya
NationalitySri Lankan
CitizenshipSri Lankan
Born (1997-06-07) June 7, 1997 (age 26)
Sri Lanka
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
International level2019
Achievements and titles
Personal best16.71 m (-0.5 m/s) Sri Lankan Record
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sri Lanka
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 0 0 0
Asian Games 0 0 0
Asian Championships 0 0 0
Asian Junior Athletics Championships 0 0 0
Asian Grand Prix 0 0 0
South Asian Games 0 0 0
Continental Cup 0 0 0
Lusophony Games 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Triple jump 0 0 0

Greshan Dananjaya is a Sri Lankan field athlete specializing in the Triple jump. He holds the current Sri Lankan record for the event with a jump of 16.71 m (-0.5 m/s) at the 2019 Sri Lankan National Trials in the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo.[1] This passing the 2016 South Asian Games record of (16.45 M) Renjith Maheshwary of India. He also holds Sri Lankan junior record in the long jump, with a jump of 7.83M.[2]

Dananjaya is a product of Joseph Vaz College, and represent the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club locally.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peiris, Sudarshana (February 22, 2019). "National record for Greshan as sprinters turn up the heat".
  2. ^ "The Island". www.island.lk.
  3. ^ "The Island". www.island.lk.