Sri Lanka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Sri Lanka competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.^[2] Sri Lanka won their first Paralympic medal; Pradeep Sanjaya won the bronze medal in the men's 400 meter sprint.

Sri Lanka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	SRI
NPC	National Federation of Sports for the Disabled
in London
Competitors	7[1] in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 74th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Pradeep Sanjaya	Athletics	Men's 400m T46	4 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men’s Track and Road Events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dumeera Pituwala Kankanange	200m T44	26.23	6	did not advance
Pradeep Sanjaya	200m T46	23.40	7	did not advance
	400m T46	49.92	2 Q	49.28 AS

Men’s Field Events

Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Lesly Dobagoda Liyanage	High Jump F42	1.50	7
Lal Pattiwila	High Jump F46	1.80	8
Dumeera Pituwala Kankanange	Long Jump F42-44	5.56	9

Women’s Track and Road Events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amara Lallwala Palliyagurunnans	100m T46	13.96	5	did not advance
	200m T46	29.36	5	did not advance

Wheelchair Tennis

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gamini Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage	Men’s Singles	Cattaneo (FRA) L 4-6, 0-6	did not advance
Upali Rajakaruna	Men’s Singles	Arzola (ESP) L 1-6, 2-6	did not advance
Gamini Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Upali Rajakaruna Mudiyanselage	Men’s Doubles	—	Miki, Sanada (JPN) L 0-6, 1-6	did not advance

See also

• Sri Lanka at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

1. Athletes from Sri Lanka Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Sri Lanka - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.