1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ceylon)

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Ceylon , now Sri Lanka, took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a delegation of three male athletes in three competitions in two sports.

It was Ceylon’s third participation in the Summer Olympics .

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Chandrasena Jayasuriya
  • lightweight

  Ninth place

  Round one: BYE

  Round two: loss to Richard McTaggart of Great Britain on points

• Hempala Jayasuriya
  • Bantamweight

  Rank 17

  Round one: loss to Bobby Bath from Australia on points

athletics

• Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam
  • high jump

  Qualifying round: 1.92 meters, ranked 20th, qualified for the final

  1.70 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.78 meters: left out

  1.82 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.88 meters: valid, without a failed attempt

  1.92 meters: valid, a failed attempt

  Final: 1.86 meters, 21st place

  1.80 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.86 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.92 meters: invalid, three failed attempts

Web links

• Ceylon Olympic team from 1956 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).