Damayanthi Dharsha

Medal record
Women's athletics
Asian Games
Bronze	1994 Hiroshima	200 m
Gold	1998 Bangkok	200 m
Gold	1998 Bangkok	400 m
Gold	2002 Busan	400 m

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

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 100m 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 team-mate 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.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Sri Lanka
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	400 m
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	200 m
			1st	400 m

References

• IAAF profile for Damayanthi Dharsha

Notes

1. ^ The Hindu Sportstar Weekly, July 7, 2007: "Darsha calls it a day"

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Name	Dharsha, Damayanthi
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Date of birth	13 February 1975
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