Ceylon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Ceylon, which bears the name Sri Lanka today, took part in the Summer Olympic Games in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland, with a delegation of five athletes (all men ) to seven competitions in four sports part. Medals could not be won. It was after the Summer Olympics of 1948, the second participation in the Olympic Summer Games for the country.

Participants by sport

Boxing

  • Leslie Handunge flyweight
  • Basil Henricus Lightweight

Athletics

  • Nagalingam Ethirveerasingham high Jump

Swimming

  • Geoffrey Marks 100 meter freestyle
  • 400 meter freestyle

Diving

  • Allan Smith Springboard 3 m
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