Ceylon at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Ceylon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CEY
in London
Competitors	7 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Duncan White
Medals Ranked 28th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Ceylon competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Duncan White	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles

Athletics

• John De Saram
• G. D. Peiris
• Duncan White

Boxing

• Eddie Gray
• Leslie Handunge
• Alex Obeysekera
• Albert Perera

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• Sri Lanka at the 1948 London Summer Games
• International Olympic Committee results database

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National Olympic Committees at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom

Africa

• Egypt
• South Africa

America

• Argentina
• Bermuda
• Brazil
• British Guiana
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Panama
• Peru
• Puerto Rico
• Trinidad
• United States
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Asia

• Afghanistan
• Burma
• Ceylon
• China
• India
• Iran
• Iraq
• Philippines
• Korea
• Lebanon
• Pakistan
• Singapore
• Syria
• Turkey

Europe

• Austria
• Belgium
• Czechoslovakia
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Great Britain
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Yugoslavia

Oceania

• Australia
• New Zealand

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