2016 Summer Olympics / Participant (Sri Lanka)
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Sri Lanka took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the 17th participation in the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka nominated nine athletes in six sports.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the marathon runner Anuradha Cooray .
Participants by sport
badminton
| Athletes | competition | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | rank | |||||||
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| opponent | Result | Points | rank | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | |||
| Men | ||||||||||||||
| Niluka Karunaratne | singles |
Chen Long Kevin Cordón Adrian Dziółko  
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0: 2 (7:21, 10:21) withdrawn 2: 0 (21:19, 24:22) |
62:83 | 2 | eliminated | ||||||||
Weightlifting
| Athletes | competition | Tear | Bump | Duel | rank | |||
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| Weight | rank | Weight | rank | Weight | rank | |||
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| Sudesh Peiris | Class up to 62 kg | not finished | ||||||
Judo
| Athletes | competition | 1 round | 2nd round | Quarter finals | Semi-finals / consolation round | Final / 3rd place | rank | |||||
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| opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | |||
| Men | ||||||||||||
| Chamara Dharmawardhana | Class up to 73 kg |
B. Waterhouse 
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101s1: 000s4 |
L. Shavdatuashvili 
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000s2: 100s0 | eliminated | 9 | |||||
athletics
Running and walking
| Athletes | competition | Round 1 | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
| Women | ||||||||
| Niluka Geethani Rajasekara | marathon | - | - | 3:11:05 h | 129 | 129 | ||
| Men | ||||||||
| Anuradha Cooray | marathon | - | - | 2:17:06 h | 34 | 34 | ||
Jumping and throwing
| Athletes | competition | qualification | final | rank | ||
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| Width / height | rank | Width / height | rank | |||
| Men | ||||||
| Sumeda Ranasinghe | Javelin throw | 71.93 m | 18th | eliminated | 18th | |
shoot
| Athletes | competition | qualification | final | Rings / discs |
rank | ||
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| Rings / discs |
rank | Rings / discs |
rank | ||||
| Men | |||||||
| Mangala Samarakoon | Air rifle 10 meters | 589.6 | 50 | eliminated | 589.6 | 50 | |
| Mangala Samarakoon | Small caliber lying 50 meters | 601.8 | 47 | eliminated | 601.8 | 47 | |
swim
| Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
| Women | ||||||||
| Kimiko Raheem | 100 m back | 1: 04.21 min | 28 | eliminated | 28 | |||
| Men | ||||||||
| Matthew Abeysinghe | 100 m freestyle | 50.96 s | 50 | eliminated | 50 | |||
Web links
- Sri Lanka. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed August 2, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Dinesh Weerawansa: Marathon man Cooray leads Sri Lanka at Rio Olympics. In: DailyNews.lk. July 19, 2016, accessed August 2, 2016 .
- ^ "Judo Resultsbook" ( Memento from August 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Website of the Rio Olympics. Retrieved August 22, 2016. (English).
