Sri Lanka at the Paralympics

Sri Lanka made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a single athlete (Kalika Pathirana) in track and field. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.[1]

Sri Lanka at the
Paralympics
IPC codeSRI
NPCNational Federation of Sports for the Disabled
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer appearances

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, Sri Lanka won their first Paralympic medal through Pradeep Sanjaya, who won the Bronze medal in the Men's 400 metres T46.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Sri Lanka won a bronze. Dinesh Priyantha Herath was placed 3rd in the men’s javelin throw F46 final.[3]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Sri Lanka won its first ever Paralympics gold medal, with Dinesh Priyantha Herath taking gold in the men's javelin throw F46 category, setting a new F46 world & paralympic record of 67.79 metres. Dulan Kodithuwakku also claimed the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, with a distance of 65.61 metres.[4][5]

Both Sanjaya and Priyantha have served in the Sri Lanka Army.[6][7]

Medal table
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2012 London0011
2016 Rio0011
2020 Tokyo1012
Totals (3 games)1034

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzePradeep Sanjaya 2012 London AthleticsMen's 400 metres T46
 BronzeDinesh Priyantha 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's javelin throw F46
 GoldDinesh Priyantha Tokyo 2020 AthleticsMen's javelin throw F46
 BronzeDulan Kodithuwakku Tokyo 2020 AthleticsMen's javelin throw F64

See also

References
  1. Results for Sri Lanka from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
  2. "Pradeep Sanjaya won a Bronze Medal at Different able Athletics World Championship - Sri Lanka Sports". www.cricturf.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04.
  3. "Dinesh Priyantha wins Javelin bronze at Rio Paralympics - Breaking News | Daily Mirror".
  4. "Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw - F64 Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/08/30/sri-lanka-wins-02nd-paralympics-medal-bronze-for-samitha-dulan/
  6. "Sri Lanka's Herath clinches bronze at Rio Paralympics". 15 September 2016.
  7. http://dailysports.lk/sri-lankas-first-ever/


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