Ceylon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, participated in the Olympic Summer Games 1956 in Melbourne, Australia with a delegation of three athletes (all men ) participated in three competitions in two sports. There were no medals to be won. It was the third participation of the country in the Olympic Summer Games.

Participants by sport

Boxing

  • Chandrasena Jayasuriya Lightweight
  • Hempala Jayasuriya bantamweight

Athletics

  • Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam high Jump
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