Sri Lanka at the Olympics

Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games
Flag of Sri Lanka IOC code  SRI NOC National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka Website www.srilankaolympic.org
Olympic history
Summer Games
1948* 1952* 1956* 1960* 1964* 1968* 1972* 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 *As Ceylon

Sri Lanka first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent a delegation to every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1976 Games. Sri Lanka has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Sri Lankan athletes have won a total of two Olympic silver medals, both in athletics.

The National Olympic Committee for Sri Lanka was created in 1937 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year. The nation was designated as Ceylon (country code "CEY") until 1972.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1948 London	0	1	0	1
2000 Sydney	0	1	0	1
Total	0	2	0	2

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	2	0	2
Total	0	2	0	2

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	White, DuncanDuncan White	1948 London	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles
Silver	Jayasinghe, SusanthikaSusanthika Jayasinghe	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 200 metres

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Sri Lanka
• All-time Olympic Games medal count
• Sri Lanka at the Paralympics

External links

• "Sri Lanka". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Sri Lanka". Sports-Reference.com.
• (ed.) Berlioux, Monique (February–March 1983). "Sri Lanka and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (Lausanne: International Olympic Committee) (184): 139–143. Retrieved 2008-04-03.