Sri Lanka at the Olympics

Sri Lanka at the Olympics
IOC code	SRI
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Website	www.srilankaolympic.org
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 0 2
Summer appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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 of 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
02 ! Silver	White, DuncanDuncan White	1948 London	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles
02 ! 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. CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)