| Sri Lanka at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 18 (13 men,5 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Damayanthi Darsha |
| Medals Ranked 64th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Athletics | Women's 200 m |
Switzerland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 102 competitors, 64 men and 38 women, took part in 82 events in 19 sports.
Brazil competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Brazilian athletes won twelve medals: six silver and six bronze, in the first Summer Olympics edition without a gold medal since the 1976 Summer Olympics. The 205 competitors, 111 men and 94 women, took part in 96 events in 23 sports.
Spain competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 321 competitors, 216 men and 105 women, took part in 165 events in 27 sports.
Colombia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Colombia won its first ever gold medal at these Olympic games. 44 competitors, 25 men and 19 women, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.
Argentina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 143 competitors, 98 men and 45 women, took part in 98 events in 21 sports.
Georgia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The Philippines competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. This is the first time the Philippines failed to garner at least one medal in the Olympics since 1988.
Deshabandu Robosingho Arachchilage Don Sugath Thilakaratne, commonly as Sugath Thilakaratne, is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter and a politician. Specialized in the 400 metres, Thilakaratne is the current record holder for 400m event at Asian Athletics Championships.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Ireland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Malta competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Thailand competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Vietnam competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Vietnam was represented by seven athletes in four sports, and won their first Olympic medal.
Ecuador competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Since it first participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, this was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Grenada competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia with two track and field athletes and one swimmer.
Saudi Arabia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first Olympic medals at these Games.
Moldova competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Deshabandu Kobala Vithanage Damayanthi Dharsha-Kobalavithanage is a retired Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 metres race events. She is the current Asian Games record holder in women's 200m event and current Asian Athletics Championships record holder in women's 400m event as well as national record holder in women's 400m. She is regarded as one of the greatest track and field athletes to have represented Sri Lanka at international level alongside her teammate Susanthika Jayasinghe. She is also regarded as the most successful Sri Lankan athlete at the Asian Games with a medal haul of four medals including three gold medals and became the first Sri Lankan female athlete to clinch three Asian Games gold medals. She represented Sri Lanka at the Olympics on three occasions in 1992, 2000 and 2004. She also represented Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games on four occasions in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 as well as at the South Asian Games on four occasions.
Sri Lanka contested in the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong, India from 5 February to 16 February 2016. The team consisted of 484 athletes in all 23 sports. Athlete Manjula Kumara was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.
Aruna Darshana is a Sri Lankan sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He was tipped by many in the circles that he could follow the footsteps of former veteran athlete Sugath Thilakaratne. He won the men's 400m event during the 2018 National Athletics Championships by clocking at 46.16 seconds.
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