Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games
Sri Lanka have participated in all but three Commonwealth Games since 1938, with the only ones missed being the 1954, 1974 and 1986 Games. Sri Lanka have won twenty medals at the Games, but had a 44-year medal drought spanning 1950 to 1994. Until 1974, Sri Lanka competed under the name Ceylon.
| Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | SRI |
| CGA | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka |
| Website | srilankaolympic |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
List of Games Bids
| Year | Bid Host City, Province |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | Hambantota, Southern Province |
Overall Medal Tally
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Hamilton | did not attend | |||
| 1934 London | did not attend | |||
| 1938 Sydney[1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 Auckland[2] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1954 Vancouver | did not attend | |||
| 1958 Cardiff[2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 Perth[2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 Kingston[2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Edinburgh[2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 Christchurch | did not attend | |||
| 1978 Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 Edinburgh | did not attend | |||
| 1990 Auckland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Victoria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 Manchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Delhi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 Glasgow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Gold Coast | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
List of medalists
Source:[3]
Overall Medal Tally by Sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 Boxing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Shooting | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Athletics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (4 sports) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
Numbers of athletes and sports
This list shows the total number of athletes, male and female, and the total sports they were selected to compete in.
| Year | Athletes | Male | Female | Sports |
| 2018 | 79 | 50 | 29 | 13 |
| 2014 | 103 | 70 | 33 | 13 |
| 2010 | 93 | 73 | 20 | 14 |
| 2006 | 67 | |||
| 2002 | 56 | 31 | 25 | |
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External links
Notes
- This participation was as British Ceylon.
- This participation was as Dominion of Ceylon.
- "Lanka confident of delivering World Cup venues on schedule". sundaytimes.lk.
References
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