| 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 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.
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.
Greece competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. At the closing ceremony, a Greek segment was performed, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Athens four years later.
Turkey competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Norway was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 93 competitors, 44 men and 49 women, took part in 54 events in 15 sports.
Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2000 Summer Olympics (中華臺北隊) in Sydney, Australia. The change in name was due to the political status of Taiwan. In addition, they flew a flag especially designed for the games separate from the flag of the Republic of China.
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 athlete who competed in the 400 metres.
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.
Pakistan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Sri Lanka competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Papua New Guinea competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Qatar competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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.
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