This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Ceylon and Sri Lanka at the Olympics.[1][2]
| Sri Lanka at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1948 | Summer | Duncan White | Athletics | [2] |
| 2 | 1952 | Summer | |||
| 3 | 1956 | Summer | |||
| 4 | 1960 | Summer | |||
| 5 | 1964 | Summer | |||
| 6 | 1968 | Summer | |||
| 7 | 1972 | Summer | Lucien Rosa | Athletics | [2] |
| 8 | 1980 | Summer | |||
| 9 | 1984 | Summer | Lalin Jirasinha | Sailing | [2] |
| 10 | 1988 | Summer | Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham | Shooting | |
| 11 | 1992 | Summer | |||
| 12 | 1996 | Summer | Sriyani Kulawansa | Athletics | [2] |
| 13 | 2000 | Summer | Damayanthi Dharsha | Athletics | |
| 14 | 2004 | Summer | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Athletics | |
| 15 | 2008 | Summer | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Athletics | |
| 16 | 2012 | Summer | Niluka Karunaratne | Badminton | |
| 17 | 2016 | Summer | Anuradha Cooray | Athletics | |
| 18 | 2020 | Summer | Chamara Repiyallage | Judo | [3] |
| Milka Gehani | Gymnastics | ||||
| 19 | 2024 | Summer | Dilhani Lekamge | Athletics | [4] |
| Viren Nettasinghe | Badminton |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sri Lanka. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Flagbearers for Sri Lanka". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.