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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

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Silver Susanthika Jayasinghe Athletics women's 200 m

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's 400m
    1. Round 1 – 45.48
    2. Round 2 – 45.54 (did not advance)
    1. Round 1 – 46 (did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
    1. Round 1 – 50.43 (did not advance)
Men's 4x400m
    1. Round 1 – 03:06.25
    2. Semifinal – 03:02.89 (did not advance)
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)
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

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Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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

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Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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

References

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  • 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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