Ceylon at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Ceylon took at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, for the seventh time in the Olympic Games in part. Although the country had renamed three months before the Games begin in Sri Lanka, it occurred in Munich under his old name. The country sent four athletes.
Participants by sport
Athletics
- Sunil Gunawardene 100 m: Heats 200 m: Quarter-finals
- Lucien Pink 10,000 m: Heats Marathon: not finished
- Wickramesinghe Wimaladasa 400 m: Quarter-finals
- Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham Small caliber lying: 65