| Sri Lanka at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 123rd |
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| Summer appearances | |
Sri Lanka first participated at theOlympic Games in 1948, and has sent a delegation to everySummer Olympic Games except for the1976 Games to boycottapartheid South Africa and has never participated in theWinter Olympic Games.
Sri Lankan athletes have won a total of two Olympic silver medals, both inathletics.[1][2][3]
TheNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka was created in 1937 and recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee that same year. The nation was designated asCeylon (country code "CEY") until 1972.
Parami Wasanthi Maristela won Sri Lanka's first everYouth Olympics medal, a bronze in thegirls' 2000 metre steeplechase athletics event at the2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[4]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
as Ceylon | ||||||
| 1948 London | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1956 Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 Rome | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1964 Tokyo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1968 Mexico City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
as Sri Lanka | ||||||
| 1980 Moscow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2004 Athens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Duncan White |  London 1948 |  Athletics | Men's 400 metre hurdles |
| Silver | Susanthika Jayasinghe |  Sydney 2000 | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
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