Sri Lanka at the Olympics

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Sri Lanka first took part in the Olympic Games in 1948.

Sri Lanka at the
Olympics
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
IOC codeSRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Websitewww.srilankaolympic.org
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Olympics appearances (overview)
17
Summer appearances

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Sri Lanka is SRI.[1] In 1964, it was CEY for Ceylon.

History

Teams took part in all Summer Olympic Games since then, but not the 1976 Games. Sri Lanka never took part in the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Sri Lanka was formed in 1937 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year. The nation was called Ceylon until 1972.

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2  Silver Duncan White 1948 London Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles
2  Silver Susanthika Jayasinghe 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 200 metres

Related pages

References

  1. "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

Further reading

  • Berlioux, Monique, ed. (February 1983). "Sri Lanka and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review. Lausanne: International Olympic Committee (184): 139–143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2008-04-03.

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