Sri Lanka competed at the
1980 Summer Olympics in
Moscow
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,
USSR
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. 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)
References
Official Olympic ReportsSri Lanka at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980
1980 in Sri Lankan sport
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