Damayanthi Dharsha

Damayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage (born 13 February 1975) is a retired Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 metres race.

Damayanthi Dharsha
Personal information
Native nameදමයන්ති දර්ශා
Full nameDamayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage
NationalitySri Lankan
Born (1975-02-13) February 13, 1975
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprint
Retired2007
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 22.48[1] (Bangkok 1998)
400 m: 51.05 (Jakarta 2000)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sri Lanka
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 3 0 1
Asian Championships 4 1 0
Total 7 1 1
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
200 m 3 1 1
400 m 4 0 0
Asian Games
1998 Fukuoka 400 m
1998 Bangkok 200 m
2002 Busan 400 m
1994 Hiroshima 200 m
Asian Championships
1998 Bangkok 400 m
2000 Jakarta 200 m
2000 Jakarta 400 m
2005 Busan 200 m
1993 Manila 200 m
Updated on 10 November 2015.

Dharsha made an initial impact at just 16 years when she won the 100 metres gold medal at the Colombo SAF Games in 1991 with a new record. She broke into the limelight by winning the 100 metre gold at the Asian Junior Championships the same year.

In 1994, she won the bronze in the 200 metres behind Chinese Taipei’s Wang Huei-Chen and teammate Susanthika Jayasinghe at the Asian Games in Hiroshima. That was the beginning of a dominant period for Sri Lanka in women’s sprinting with Jayasinghe and Darsha seriously challenging the Chinese.

In July 2007, Dharsha announced her retirement from athletic competition.[2]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sri Lanka
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 38th (h) 100 m 11.88
29th (qf) 200 m 23.89
1993 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 2nd 200 m 23.29
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 3rd 200 m 23.61
1995 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 38th (h) 100 m 11.65
28th (qf) 200 m 23.45
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 22nd (qf) 400 m 53.49
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 1st 400 m 51.23
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 400 m 51.06
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 200 m 22.48
1st 400 m 51.57
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:40.05
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 37th (h) 200 m 23.57
31st (qf) 200 m 53.33
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 200 m 22.84
1st 400 m 51.05
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 23rd (qf) 400 m 52.35
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 12th (sf) 200 m 24.00
– 400 m DNF
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 10th (sf) 200 m 22.88
19th (sf) 400 m 51.83
8th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.89
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 200 m 24.18
22nd (sf) 400 m 53.91
6th (f) 4 × 100 m relay 44.25
Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:42.71
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st 400 m 51.13
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 24th (h) 400 m 54.61
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 3rd (h) 200 m 24.13[3]
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 38th (h) 400 m 54.58
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 1st 200 m 23.21
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 16th (sf) 200 m 24.22

References
  1. "Personal Best". International Association of Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. "The Hindu Sportstar Weekly, July 7, 2007: "Darsha calls it a day"". Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  3. Did not start in the final.
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