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Yupun Abeykoon

1994 - Today

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Abeykoon Mudiyansalage Yupun Priyadarshana, known as Yupun Abeykoon (Sinhala: යුපුන් අබේකෝන්), 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 115,734 page views. His biography is available in 6 different languages on Wikipedia. Yupun Abeykoon is the 9,989th most popular athlete, the 55th most popular biography from Sri Lanka and the 7th most popular Sri Lankan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 9,989 out of 6,025. Before him are Anja Osterman, Murali Sreeshankar, Cyrielle Duhamel, Hui Zicheng, Randolph Ross, and Sakiyo Asano. After him are Tim Brand, Wayne Snyman, Mazen Al-Yassin, Gia Doonan, Irina Andreeva, and Cameron Levins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 1,671. Before him are Mariya Mykolenko, Adrian Heidrich, Ekerekeme Agiomor, Rhoda Njobvu, Alicia Magaz, and Yuliana Angulo. After him are Gia Doonan, Irina Andreeva, Rowan McKellar, Anton Cooper, Paolo Persoglia, and Cameron Burrell.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 55 out of 51. Before him are Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Ajantha Mendis (1985), Niluka Karunaratne (1985), and Mathilda Karlsson (null). After him are Nimali Liyanarachchi (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Sri Lanka

Among athletes born in Sri Lanka, Yupun Abeykoon ranks 7. Before him are Heather Armitage (1933), Natalia (null), Duncan White (1918), Bob Tisdall (1907), Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), and Mathilda Karlsson (null). After him are Nimali Liyanarachchi (null).

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