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Yupun Abeykoon

1994 - Today

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Abeykoon Mudiyansalage Yupun Priyadarshana, known as Yupun Abeykoon, also referred to as Yupun Priyadarshana (born 31 December 1994), is a Sri Lankan track and field athlete and a national record holder in men's 100m, men's 200m and in men's indoor 60m. On 3 July 2022, he became the first South Asian to break the 10-Second barrier for the men's 100 meters event at the Resisprint International competition, with a timing of 9.96 seconds, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. He currently resides in Italy as he went on a scholarship to Italy in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yupun Abeykoon has received more than 104,515 page views. His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yupun Abeykoon is the 6,025th most popular athlete, the 52nd most popular biography from Sri Lanka and the 5th most popular Sri Lankan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 6,025 out of 6,025. Before him are Christine Bjerendal, Eray Şamdan, Faysal Sawadogo, Zhang Mengyu, Yoshua Shing, and Carlo Tacchini. After him are Messias Baptista, Katie Reid, Nao Kusaka, Hermann Tomasgaard, Alison Young, and Zoe Arancini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 1,273. Before him are Carolle Zahi, Li Zhixuan, Britt Eerland, Nyjah Huston, Ashleigh Johnson, and Reginald Jagers III. After him are Sebastian Stasiak, Hermann Tomasgaard, Lars Magne Ullvang, Hermien Peters, Adem Boudjemline, and Phil Healy.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 53 out of 51. Before him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Ajantha Mendis (1985), and Niluka Karunaratne (1985). After him are Nimali Liyanarachchi (null), Mathilda Karlsson (null), and Natalia (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Sri Lanka

Among athletes born in Sri Lanka, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 6. Before him are Heather Armitage (1933), Duncan White (1918), Bob Tisdall (1907), Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), and Mathilda Karlsson (null). After him are Nimali Liyanarachchi (null), and Natalia (null).

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