Sri Lanka at the Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

first participated at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
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in 1948, and has sent a delegation to every Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

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since then, except for the 1976 Games

1976 Summer Olympics

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. Sri Lanka has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games

Winter Olympic Games

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

The National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

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for Sri Lanka was created in 1937 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

that same year. The nation was designated as Ceylon (country code "CEY") until 1972.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
	Duncan White Duncan White Duncan White, MBE was the first Sri Lankan athlete to win a medal for his country in an Olympic event. He won a silver in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England...	1948 London 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...	Athletics Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these Games: women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put...	Men's 400 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place July 30 and July 31. The final was won by American Roy Cochran.-Final:Key: OR = Olympic record-References:...
	Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres....	2000 Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...	Athletics Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...	Women's 200 metres Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres The Women's 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September, and Thursday September 28, 2000....

List of medalists

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