Sri Lanka at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sri Lanka at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Sri Lanka
games=2004 Summer
competitors=7 (4 men, 3 women)
sports=3
flagbearer=Susanthika Jayasinghe
officials=

Sri Lanka competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event


=Athletics=

None of the Sri Lankan athletes advanced to a final, and the highest placement was a 20th in the men's high jump.

Men's 400 metres:
* Rohan Pradeep Kumara
**Round 1: 46.20 s (5th in heat 4, did not advance, 33rd overall)

Men's marathon:
* Anuradha Cooray
**2:19:34 (30th overall)

Men's high jump:
* Manjula Kumara Wijesekera
**Qualification: 2.20 m (T-10th in Group A, did not advance, T-20th overall)

Women's 400 metres:
* K V Damayanthi Dharsha
**Round 1: 54.58 s (7th in heat 6, did not advance, 38th overall)


=Shooting=

Women's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions:
* Pushpamali Ramanayake
**Qualification: 567 points (195 Prone, 181 Standing, 191 Kneeling) (T-25th overall, did not advance)

Women's 10 metre Air Rifle:
* Pushpamali Ramanayake
**Qualification: 386 points (38th overall, did not advance)


=Swimming=

Men's 100 metre Butterfly:
* Conrad Francis
**Heat: 56.80 s (52nd overall, did not advance)

Women's 50 metre Freestyle:
* Menaka de Silva
**Heat: 28.93 s (52nd overall, did not advance)

Non-competing Athletes

Susanthika Jayasinghe was listed on the entry list for the Women's 100 metres, but did not compete. She was the third placed finisher, and silver medalist, in the women's 200 metres in Sydney, but a fracture in her right leg caused her to pull out, though she did travel to Athens [cite news |title= Susanthika decides not to run |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/11/stories/2004081102921700.htm |work=The Hindu |date=Aug. 11, 2004 |accessdate=2008-06-30 ] .

Officials

*President: Hemasiri Fernando
*Secretary General: Cdr. Silva

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/ Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad]

cite book
last = Wallechinsky
first = David
authorlink = David Wallechinsky
coauthors = Jamie Loucky
title = The Complete Book of the Olympics : 2008 Edition
publisher = Aurum Press
year = 2008
location = London
pages =
isbn = 978-1845133306


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