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 code | SRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| 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
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Totals (2 games) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (1 sports) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Duncan White | | | Men's 400 metre hurdles |
| Susanthika Jayasinghe | | | Women's 200 metres |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Sri Lanka at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Sri Lanka
- All-time Olympic Games medal count
- Sri Lanka at the Paralympics
References
- Peiris, Sudarshana (15 October 2018). "Parami wins Sri Lanka's maiden YOG medal". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
External links
- "Sri Lanka". International Olympic Committee.
- "Results and Medalists—Sri Lanka". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "Sri Lanka". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- (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)
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