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Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games
Flag of Sri Lanka IOC code  SRI NOC National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	7 (4 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Susanthika Jayasinghe
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
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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^[1] .

Officials

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

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

Wallechinsky, David; Jamie Loucky (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympics : 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1845133306.  

1. ^ "Susanthika decides not to run". The Hindu. August 11, 2004. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/11/stories/2004081102921700.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-30.