Sri Lanka first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 and has sent athletes to compete in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since then, except for Montreal 1976. Sri Lanka never attended any edition of the Winter Olympic Games.
Sri Lankan athletes have won a total of two silver medals, both in athletics.
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka was established and duly recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1937. The nation was designated as Ceylon (Country code: "CEY") until 1972.
Medal table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London 1948 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Helsinki 1952 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Melbourne 1956 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rome 1960 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tokyo 1964 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mexico City 1968 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Munich 1972 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montreal 1976 | Did not participate | |||||
| Moscow 1980 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Seoul 1988 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Barcelona 1992 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Atlanta 1996 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sydney 2000 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Athens 2004 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beijing 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| London 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tokyo 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Medals by Summer Sport[]
| Sports | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Medal winners[]
| Games | Medal | Athlete | Sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London 1948 |
|
Duncan White | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles |
| Sydney 2000 |
|
Susanthika Jayasinghe | Athletics | Women's 200 m |