Sri Lanka at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sri Lanka competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first Olympic medal since 1948. Sri Lanka has sent their ever largest number of competitors (18) for an Olympic game in this event.

Sri Lanka at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
Websitewww.srilankaolympic.org
in Sydney
Competitors18 (13 men,5 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Damayanthi Darsha
Medals
Ranked 64th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverSusanthika JayasingheAthleticswomen's 200 m

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Sugath Thilakaratne
Men's 400m
    1. Round 1 – 45.48
    2. Round 2 – 45.54 (did not advance)
  • Rohan Pradeep Kumar
    1. Round 1 – 46 (did not advance)
  • Arijan Raja Ratnayake
Men's 400m Hurdles
    1. Round 1 – 50.43 (did not advance)
  • Ratna Kumar, Rohan Pradeep Kumar, Lanka Perera Manura, Sugath Thilakaratne, Ranga Wimalawansa
Men's 4x400m
    1. Round 1 – 03:06.25
    2. Semifinal – 03:02.89 (did not advance)
  • Sarath Prasanna Gamage
Men's Marathon
  1. Final – 2:34:39 (73rd place)
Women's 100m
    1. Round 1 – 11.15
    2. Round 2 – 11.23
    3. Semifinal – 11.33 (did not advance)
Women's 200m
    1. Round 1 – 22.53
    2. Round 2 – 22.54
    3. Semifinal – 22.45
    4. Final – 22.28 (Silver medal)
Women's 400m
    1. Round 1 – 52.13
    2. Round 2 – 52.35 (did not advance)
  • Sriyani Kulawansa Fonseka
Women's 100m Hurdles
    1. Round 1 – 13.10
    2. Round 2 – 13.19 (did not advance)
Women's 4x100m
    1. Round 1 – 44.51 (did not advance)

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Lalin Jirasinha
Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)
    1. Race 1 – 23
    2. Race 2 – 25
    3. Race 3 – 25
    4. Race 4 – (26) RET
    5. Race 5 – (26) DNC
    6. Race 6 – (26) DNC
    7. Race 7 – (26) DNC
    8. Race 8 – (26) DNC
    9. Race 9 – (26) DNC
    10. Race 10 – 25
    11. Race 11 – 22
    12. Final – 224 (25th place)

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Ruwani Abeymanne
  • Malini Wickramasinghe

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Conrad Francis
Men's 100m Butterfly
    1. Preliminary Heat – 57.44 (did not advance)
  • Theekshana Ratnasekera
Women's 50m Freestyle
    1. Preliminary Heat – 29.88 (did not advance)

References
  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site
  • Sri Lanka at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games


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