Tharushi Karunarathna

SRIWomen

Birth dateNov 18, 2004

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Tharushi Karunarathna is a Sri Lanka sprinter, born on November 18, 2004. She competes primarily in the 200m, 400m and 800m.

Her personal bests include 24.83 in the 200m, 52.48 in the 400m, 2:00.66 in the 800m, 3:30.88 in the 4x400m and 2:06.99 in the 800m-short-track. She has earned 7 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Sri Lanka.

Key facts

600 Metres

1:24.84

800 m

2:00.66

#783 all-time

2026 season best

1:28.92

Feb 13, 2026 · Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)

2026 season best

Last competition

Tom Jones Memorial

Apr 16, 2026 · DNF

Tom Jones Memorial

Record

National record · 800 m 2:00.66

National record

Age

21 years old

As of Sep 25, 2026: 600 Metres 1:24.84, 800 m 2:00.66 (#783 all-time), 2026 season best 1:28.92 (Feb 13, 2026, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)) · Last competition: Tom Jones Memorial, Apr 16, 2026, DNF · National record (800 m) · 21 years old

Personal bests

24.83

52.48

2:00.66

4x400m

3:30.88

800m-short-track

2:06.99

1000m

2:49.04

4x400Metre

3:15.41

DistanceMe

10:58.39

400m-short-track

55.37

600m

1:24.84

600m-short-track

1:28.92

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	600m-short-track	1:28.92	-	Feb 13, 2026	↑	Don Kirby Elite Invitational
2026	600m	1:28.92	-	Feb 13, 2026	↓	Don Kirby Elite Invitational
2026	800m-short-track	2:08.62	-	Jan 17, 2026	↓	Texas Tech Corky Classic
2026	800m	2:08.62	-	Jan 17, 2026	↑	Texas Tech Corky Classic
2026	4x400Metre	3:51.04	-	Jan 24, 2026	↓	Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational
2026	DistanceMe	10:58.39	-	Feb 26, 2026	↑	Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship
2025	400m	54.51	-	Jan 18, 2025	↑	Vanderbilt Invitational, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (i) - Invitational Events
2025	400m-short-track	55.37	-	Feb 14, 2025	-	Badgers Windy City Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) - Invitational Events
2025	600m	1:31.31	-	Dec 6, 2025	↓	The McFerrin Invitational, R.A. "Murray" Fasken Indoor Track Stadium, College Station, TX (i)
2025	600m-short-track	1:31.31	-	Dec 6, 2025	↑	The McFerrin Invitational, R.A. "Murray" Fasken Indoor Track Stadium, College Station, TX (i)
2025	800m	2:06.99	-	Mar 1, 2025	↑	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
2025	800m-short-track	2:06.99	-	Mar 1, 2025	↓	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
2025	1000m	2:49.04	-	Jan 17, 2025	-	Vanderbilt Invitational, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (i) - Invitational Events
2025	4x400Metre	3:47.25	-	Mar 1, 2025	↓	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
2025	4x400m	3:48.77	-	Jan 18, 2025	↓	Vanderbilt Invitational, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (i) - Invitational Events
2025	DistanceMe	11:34.37	-	Feb 28, 2025	↑	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
2024	400m	52.48	-	Jun 1, 2024	↑	2024 Taiwan Athletics Open, Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City
2024	600m	1:24.84	-	Jun 18, 2024	↓	XIX Reunión Internacional Villa de Bilbao
2024	800m	2:04.22	-	Jun 27, 2024	↑	102nd Sri Lankan Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
2024	4x400Metre	3:22.09	-	Jul 19, 2024	↓	48th National Sports Festival, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
2024	4x400m	3:22.09	-	Jul 19, 2024	↓	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo (SRI)
2023	400m	53.21	-	Nov 24, 2023	↑	All Island Schools Games
2023	800m	2:00.66	-	Jul 16, 2023	↑	Asian Athletics Championships
2023	4x400Metre	3:15.41	-	Jul 15, 2023	↓	Asian Athletics Championships
2023	4x400m	3:30.88	-	Oct 4, 2023	↓	19th Asian Games
2022	200m	24.83	-1.6	Dec 4, 2022	-	Colombo (SRI)
2022	400m	53.85	-	Apr 23, 2022	↑	Sri Lankan Championships, Diyagama
2022	800m	2:04.40	-	Apr 9, 2022	↑	Sri Lankan Championships, Diyagama
2021	400m	55.19	-	Jul 27, 2021	↑	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo (SRI)
2021	800m	2:07.21	-	May 21, 2021	↑	Sri Lankan Championships, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
2021	4x400Metre	3:26.39	-	Aug 18, 2021	↓	World Athletics U20 Championships, Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi
2021	4x400m	3:26.39	-	Aug 18, 2021	↓	Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN)
2019	400m	56.54	-	Oct 31, 2019	↑	Colombo (SRI)
2019	800m	2:14.27	-	Nov 2, 2019	↑	Colombo (SRI)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	DNF	-	Apr 16	Tom Jones Memorial
800m-short-track	DNF	-	Feb 26	Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship
DistanceMe	10:58.39	-	Feb 26	Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship
600m-short-track	1:28.92	-	Feb 13	Don Kirby Elite Invitational
800m-short-track	2:09.43	-	Feb 7	Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invitational
800m-short-track	2:09.43	-	Feb 6	Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invitational
800m-short-track	2:10.32	-	Jan 24	Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational
4x400Metre	3:51.04	-	Jan 24	Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational
800m-short-track	2:10.32	-	Jan 23	Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational
800m-short-track	2:08.62	-	Jan 17	Texas Tech Corky Classic
800m-short-track	2:08.62	-	Jan 16	Texas Tech Corky Classic

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
600m-short-track	1:31.31	-	Dec 6	The McFerrin Invitational, R.A. "Murray" Fasken Indoor Track Stadium, College Station, TX (i)
800m	2:13.01	-	May 17	American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
800m	2:13.01	-	May 16	American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
800m	2:15.09	-	Apr 25	115th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA
800m	2:08.88	-	Apr 17	Bryan Clay Invitational
800m	2:08.01	-	Mar 29	Raleigh Relays
800m	2:08.01	-	Mar 28	Raleigh Relays
4x400Metre	3:47.25	-	Mar 1	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
800m-short-track	2:06.99	-	Mar 1	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
800m-short-track	2:06.99	-	Feb 28	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
DistanceMe	11:34.37	-	Feb 28	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
800m-short-track	2:11.90	-	Feb 28	American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
400m-short-track	55.37	-	Feb 15	Badgers Windy City Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) - Invitational Events
800m-short-track	2:18.23	-	Feb 15	Badgers Windy City Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) - Invitational Events
4x400Metre	3:47.46	-	Feb 15	Badgers Windy City Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) - Invitational Events
800m-short-track	2:18.23	-	Feb 14	Badgers Windy City Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) - Invitational Events
400m-short-track	55.37	-	Feb 14	Badgers Windy City Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) - Invitational Events
400m-short-track	57.00	-	Feb 1	Harvard Invitational
800m-short-track	2:08.09	-	Jan 31	Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic
400m	54.51	-	Jan 18	Vanderbilt Invitational, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (i) - Invitational Events
4x400m	3:48.77	-	Jan 18	Vanderbilt Invitational, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (i) - Invitational Events
1000m	2:49.04	-	Jan 18	Vanderbilt Invitational, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (i) - Invitational Events
1000m	2:49.04	-	Jan 17	Vanderbilt Invitational, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (i) - Invitational Events

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	2:06.66	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	2:07.76	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	2:06.66	-	Aug 3	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	2:07.76	-	Aug 2	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
4x400Metre	3:22.09	-	Jul 19	48th National Sports Festival, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
400m	52.69	-	Jul 19	48th National Sports Festival, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
400m	54.52	-	Jul 18	48th National Sports Festival, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
400m	54.52	-	Jul 17	48th National Sports Festival, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
400m	52.69	-	Jul 17	48th National Sports Festival, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
600m	1:26.99	-	Jun 30	National Open Stage II, Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
800m	2:04.22	-	Jun 27	102nd Sri Lankan Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
800m	2:04.22	-	Jun 26	102nd Sri Lankan Championships, Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Diyagama
600m	1:24.84	-	Jun 18	XIX Reunión Internacional Villa de Bilbao
800m	2:05.74	-	Jun 2	2024 Taiwan Athletics Open, Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City
400m	52.48	-	Jun 1	2024 Taiwan Athletics Open, Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City
400m	53.39	-	Jun 1	2024 Taiwan Athletics Open, Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Tharushi Karunarathna's 600 Metres personal best?

Tharushi Karunarathna's 600 Metres personal best is 1:24.84, set on Jun 18, 2024 in Polideportivo Zorrotza, Bilbao (ESP).

Which events does Tharushi Karunarathna compete in?

Tharushi Karunarathna competes in the 600 Metres and 800 m.

How did Tharushi Karunarathna perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 1:28.92, set on Feb 13, 2026 in Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i). Last competition: Tom Jones Memorial on Apr 16, 2026, DNF.

Tharushi Karunarathna

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

Honours

Frequently asked questions