Sri Lanka at the Olympics

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

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Sri Lanka is SRI."Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.  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   Duncan White  1948 London  Athletics  Men's 400 metre hurdles   Susanthika Jayasinghe  2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 200 metres

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Further reading


Other websites 
 Sri Lanka profile at London2012.com 

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Sri Lanka