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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 except for the ` 1976 Games and has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. 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. Medal tables Medals by Games Medals by sport List of medalists See also * List of flag bearers for Sri Lanka at the Olympics * :Olympic competitors for Sri Lanka * All-time Olympic Games medal count The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2022, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee Of Sri Lanka
National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (IOC code: SRI) is the National Olympic Committee representing Sri Lanka. It is also the body responsible for Sri Lanka's representation at the Commonwealth Games. See also *Sri Lanka at the Olympics *Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games References External links Official website Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968 ... 1937 establishments in Ceylon Sports organizations established in 1937 {{SriLanka-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Summer Olympics Medal Table ...
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. External links * * * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Medal count 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Sri Lanka competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Sailing * Ranil Dias * Lalin Jirasinha Swimming * Julian Bolling :*Men's 400m Freestyle :** Heat — 4:23.42 (→ did not advance, 36th place) :*Men's 1500m Freestyle :** Heat — 17:16.92 (→ did not advance, 27th place) :*Men's 400m Individual Medley :** Heat — 5:02.88 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Weightlifting References Official Olympic Reports Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics |
1980 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union from 19 July to 3 August. A total of 5,179 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 203 events in 22 sports. They were the first Games to be staged in a communist nation. 66 countries participated in a boycott against these Games as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.Bilderberg meeting report Aachen 1980. Accessed 20 August 2010. Archived 19 June 2009. Fifteen countries marched in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Sri Lanka competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa .... From 1948 to 1972, the nation was known as ''Ceylon'' at the Olympic Games. Athletics Men's 4×400 metres Relay * Dharmasena Samararatne, Kosala Sahabandu, Newton Perera, and Appunidage Premachandra :* Heat — 3:14.4 (→ did not advance) ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, took place in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August through 11 September 1972. A total of 7,134 athletes from 121 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 195 events from 23 sports. Men's indoor handball, slalom canoeing and kayaking all made their Olympic debuts, while archery returned to the Olympic program after a 52-year hiatus. Rhodesia, like South Africa, was still segregated in 1972 and yet the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to invite Rhodesia to the 1972 Games. Eventually, African nations protested this invitation and threatened to boycott the Games. Three days before the opening ceremonies the IOC voted to rescind their invitation and exclude the Rhodesian athletes. The Games were largely overshadowed by what has come to be known as the Munich massacre. On September 5 a group of eight Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September Organization broke into the Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon At The 1972 Summer Olympics
Ceylon (in which renamed Sri Lanka earlier this year) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Four competitors, all men, took part in six events in two sports. Athletics Men's 100 metres *Sunil Gunawardene ** First Heat — 11.00s (→ did not advance) * Lucien Rosa * Wickramesinghe Wimaladasa Shooting One shooter represented Ceylon in 1972. ; 50 m rifle, prone * Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... 1972 in Sri Lankan sport {{1972-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Summer Olympics Medal Table
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ... .... Athletes from 44 countries have won at least one medal. Change By Doping References External links * * * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Medal count 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon At The 1968 Summer Olympics
Ceylon competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Athletics * Wimalasena Perera Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) *Hatha Karunaratne ** First Round — Bye ** Second Round — Defeated They Lay (BUR), 5:0 ** Quarterfinals — Lost to Francisco Rodríguez (VEN), TKO-2 Sailing * Ray Wijewardene ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics |
1964 Summer Olympics Medal Table
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon At The 1964 Summer Olympics
Ceylon competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Six competitors, all men, took part in six events in four sports. Athletics * Ranatunge Karunananda Boxing * Malcolm Bulner * Winston Van Cuylenburg Shooting Two shooters represented Sri Lanka in 1964. ; 50 m rifle, prone * Ravivimal Jaywardene * Habarakadage Perera Wrestling * Ernest Fernando References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ... 1964 in Ceylon {{1964-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1960 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy from August 25 to September 11, 1960. A total of 5,338 athletes from 83 countries participated in these Games, competing in 150 events in 17 sports. Athletes from 44 countries won at least one medal, leaving 39 countries in blank in the medal table. The Soviet Union won the most gold (43) and overall medals (103). British West Indies, Republic of China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Morocco, and Singapore won the first medals in their Olympic history. Medal table The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee, although that organization does not officially recognize global ranking per country. The countries are ranked by the number of gold medals won by the athletes of that country. If countries are tied, first the number of silver medals is taken into consideration an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
