Nilani Rathnayaka

SRIWomen

Birth dateAug 8, 1990

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Nilani Ratnayake (born 8 August 1990), also spelt as Nilani Rathnayake or Nilani Rathnayaka, is a Sri Lankan steeplechaser.

She is the first and only Sri Lankan female steeplechase runner ever in history to have completed running the 3000 meters steeplechase in less than under 10 minutes. She is currently attached with the Sri Lanka Army.

Key facts

3000 m steeplechase

9:40.24

#340 all-time

1500 m

4:15.30

2023 season best

9:40.65

Mar 20, 2023 · Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama (SRI)

2023 season best

Last competition

10th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka

May 6, 2023 · 10:02.90

10th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka

Record

National record · 3000 m steeplechase 9:40.24

National record

Age

36 years old

As of Oct 2, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 9:40.24 (#340 all-time), 1500 m 4:15.30, 2023 season best 9:40.65 (Mar 20, 2023, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama (SRI)) · Last competition: 10th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, May 6, 2023, 10:02.90 · National record (3000 m steeplechase) · 36 years old

Personal bests

4:15.30

16:03.16

9:40.24

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2023	1500m	4:15.30	-	Mar 21, 2023	↑	Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama (SRI)
2023	3000mSt	9:40.65	-	Mar 20, 2023	↑	Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama (SRI)
2023	5000m	16:03.16	-	Mar 31, 2023	↑	58th Army Athletics Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
2022	3000mSt	9:40.24	-	Apr 9, 2022	↑	Sri Lankan Championships, Diyagama
2021	1500m	4:25.20	-	Nov 26, 2021	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2021	3000mSt	9:53.96	-	May 21, 2021	↑	Sri Lankan Championships, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
2021	5000m	16:32.47	-	Nov 25, 2021	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2020	1500m	4:21.28	-	Dec 29, 2020	↑	Sri Lankan Championships
2020	3000mSt	10:15.86	-	Dec 26, 2020	↑	Sri Lankan Championships
2019	1500m	4:34.34	-	Dec 3, 2019	↑	Kathmandu (NEP)
2019	3000mSt	9:48.38	-	Oct 22, 2019	↑	CISM Military World Games, Five Rings Sports Center, Wuhan
2019	5000m	16:17.82	-	Aug 28, 2019	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2018	1500m	4:17.52	-	Aug 4, 2018	↑	Sri Lankan Championships, Colombo
2018	3000mSt	9:46.76	-	Aug 3, 2018	↑	Sri Lankan Championships, Colombo
2018	5000m	16:46.87	-	Sep 15, 2018	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2017	1500m	4:21.14	-	Sep 1, 2017	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2017	3000mSt	10:03.94	-	Apr 9, 2017	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2017	5000m	16:32.98	-	Jun 1, 2017	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2016	1500m	4:23.47	-	Jul 30, 2016	↑	Ho Chi-Minh (VIE)
2016	3000mSt	10:10.3h	-	Jul 8, 2016	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2016	5000m	16:39.9h	-	Jul 9, 2016	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2015	1500m	4:25.65	-	Dec 4, 2015	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2015	3000mSt	10:09.49	-	Jul 24, 2015	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2015	5000m	16:50.67	-	Dec 18, 2015	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2014	1500m	4:26.66	-	Aug 14, 2014	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2014	3000mSt	10:36.85	-	Aug 12, 2014	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2013	1500m	4:35.89	-	Sep 18, 2013	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2013	3000mSt	10:33.27	-	Nov 27, 2013	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2013	5000m	17:49.56	-	Sep 1, 2013	↑	Nawalapitiya (MAS)
2012	3000mSt	10:45.39	-	Nov 9, 2012	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2010	1500m	4:47.85	-	Oct 16, 2010	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2010	3000mSt	12:01.57	-	Aug 6, 2010	↑	Diyagama (SRI)
2009	3000mSt	11:37.39	-	Sep 28, 2009	↑	Colombo (SRI)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	10:02.90	-	May 6	10th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka
1500m	4:20.51	-	Mar 31	58th Army Athletics Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
5000m	16:03.16	-	Mar 31	58th Army Athletics Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
3000mSt	9:55.20	-	Mar 30	58th Army Athletics Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
1500m	4:20.51	-	Mar 29	58th Army Athletics Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
1500m	4:15.30	-	Mar 21	1st Selection Trials for Asian Games, Asian Championships & Asian Junior Champs, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
3000mSt	9:40.65	-	Mar 20	1st Selection Trials for Asian Games, Asian Championships & Asian Junior Champs, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	10:00.13	-	Sep 17	National Selection Trial Meet, Diyagama
3000mSt	10:00.34	-	Aug 5	XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
3000mSt	9:54.10	-	Jul 16	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:54.10	-	Jul 15	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:46.39	-	Jun 19	Challenge Competition, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
3000mSt	9:40.24	-	Apr 9	Sri Lankan Championships, Diyagama
3000mSt	9:47.47	-	Feb 11	Trials Meeting, Colombo

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:25.20	-	Nov 26	Army Ch., Colombo
5000m	16:32.47	-	Nov 25	Army Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	10:08.09	-	Nov 23	Army Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	10:12.02	-	Jun 29	National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships, Patiala
3000mSt	10:12.02	-	Jun 25	National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships, Patiala
3000mSt	10:05.02	-	Jun 15	Army Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	9:53.96	-	May 21	Sri Lankan Championships, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
3000mSt	9:57.81	-	Apr 7	National Athletics Trials, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:21.28	-	Dec 29	Sri Lankan Championships
1500m	4:21.28	-	Dec 28	Sri Lankan Championships
3000mSt	10:15.86	-	Dec 28	Sri Lankan Championships
3000mSt	10:15.86	-	Dec 26	Sri Lankan Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	16:55.18	-	Dec 6	South Asian Games, Kathmandu
1500m	4:34.34	-	Dec 3	South Asian Games, Kathmandu
3000mSt	9:48.38	-	Oct 26	CISM Military World Games, Five Rings Sports Center, Wuhan
3000mSt	9:48.38	-	Oct 22	CISM Military World Games, Five Rings Sports Center, Wuhan
5000m	16:17.82	-	Aug 28	Army Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	10:01.30	-	Aug 26	Army Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	9:50.74	-	Aug 17	Sri Lankan Championships, Colombo
3000mSt	9:50.74	-	Aug 16	Sri Lankan Championships, Colombo
3000mSt	9:58.55	-	Apr 23	Asian Athletics Championships, Doha
3000mSt	9:55.15	-	Mar 22	Asian Ch. Trials, Colombo
3000mSt	10:09.02	-	Feb 22	Asian Ch. Trials, Colombo

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:25.39	-	Oct 31	Colombo Army Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	10:34.77	-	Oct 30	Colombo Army Ch., Colombo
1500m	4:26.45	-	Oct 14	Polonnaruwa
5000m	17:18.70	-	Oct 12	Polonnaruwa
5000m	16:46.87	-	Sep 15	Colombo Defence Services Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	10:20.71	-	Sep 14	Colombo Defence Services Ch., Colombo
1500m	4:24.86	-	Sep 13	Colombo Defence Services Ch., Colombo
3000mSt	9:54.65	-	Aug 28	Jakarta Asian Games
3000mSt	9:54.65	-	Aug 27	Jakarta Asian Games
1500m	4:17.52	-	Aug 4	Sri Lankan Championships, Colombo
3000mSt	9:46.76	-	Aug 4	Sri Lankan Championships, Colombo
3000mSt	9:46.76	-	Aug 3	Sri Lankan Championships, Colombo
3000mSt	10:05.19	-	May 12	Colombo Asian Games Trials, Colombo

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Nilani Rathnayaka's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Nilani Rathnayaka's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 9:40.24, set on Apr 9, 2022 in Diyagama (SRI), #340 on the all-time list.

Which events does Nilani Rathnayaka compete in?

Nilani Rathnayaka competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m.

How did Nilani Rathnayaka perform in 2023?

2023 season best: 9:40.65, set on Mar 20, 2023 in Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama (SRI). Last competition: 10th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka on May 6, 2023, 10:02.90.

Nilani Rathnayaka

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Honours

Frequently asked questions