Kuruppu Arachchige Karunaratne (or K.A. Karunaratne; 29 April 1960 – 6 April 2008) was a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n long-distance runner who specialized in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

event. As a runner he won 1990

Singapore Marathon The Singapore Marathon is an annual international marathon race which is held on the first Sunday of December in the city of Singapore. It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race. History The first competitive marathon in Singapore was held o ...

in a time of 2:21:10, competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and the 1993 World Championships. He was killed on 6 April 2008 along with 14 others by a

suicide bomber A suicide attack is any violent Strike (attack), attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has suicide, accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have oc ...

, who exploded himself at the start of a marathon race which was part of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration in

Weliveriya On 6 April 2008, 15 people were killed by an alleged suicide bomber, who exploded himself at the start of a marathon race which was part of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration in Weliweriya town, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's national athletics ...

town. Sri Lanka's national athletics coach

Lakshman de Alwis Lakshman de Alwis (March 17, 1940 – April 6, 2008) was the National coach for Athletics in Sri Lanka. De Alwis started his career in Athletics when was a school boy at ''Moratuwa Vidyalaya'' and in 1958 awarded as Junior National Champion for ...

and politician

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Jeyaraj Fernandopulle ( si, ජෙයරාජ් ප්‍රනාන්දුපුල්ලේ, ta, ஜெயராஜ் பெர்னான்டோபுள்ளே, 11 January 1953 – 6 April 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician ...

were also killed in the bombing which wounded 90 others.

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* All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

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* * 1960 births 2008 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sri Lanka People murdered in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan male long-distance runners Sri Lankan male marathon runners Sri Lankan murder victims Sri Lankan terrorism victims Suicide bombings in Sri Lanka Terrorism deaths in Sri Lanka Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2008 Filmed assassinations Mass murder victims Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Sri Lanka Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka 20th-century Sri Lankan people 21st-century Sri Lankan people Place of birth missing {{SriLanka-athletics-bio-stub

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