Manjula Kumara
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| Full name | Manjula Kumara Wijesekera | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1984 Morawaka, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Manjula Kumara Pathiranage 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 Kumara represented Sri Lanka at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was also his only Olympic appearance in his prolific career.
Kumara was an All-American jumper for the USC Trojans track and field team, finishing runner-up in the high jump at the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
His personal best is 2.27 metres, first achieved in July 2004 in Colombo, became a Sri Lankan record till 2020.
Kumara is a two-time Asian outdoor champion and three-time South Asian Games champion.
Manjula Kumara 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.