Sri Lanka at the Olympics

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 Lanka at the
Olympics
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

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.

Parami Wasanthi Maristela won Sri Lanka's first ever Youth Olympics medal, a bronze in the girls' 2000 metre steeplechase athletics event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[1]

Medal tables

Medals by Games
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1948 London0101
2000 Sydney0101
Totals (2 games)0202

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics0202
Totals (1 sports)0202

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverDuncan White 1948 London AthleticsMen's 400 metre hurdles
 SilverSusanthika Jayasinghe 2000 Sydney AthleticsWomen's 200 metres

See also

References
  1. Peiris, Sudarshana (15 October 2018). "Parami wins Sri Lanka's maiden YOG medal". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 15 October 2018.


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