Ceylon competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Duncan White Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles
Athletics
John De Saram G. D. Peiris Duncan White
Boxing
Eddie Gray Leslie Handunge Alex Obeysekera Albert Perera
References Official Olympic Reports Sri Lanka at the 1948 London Summer Games International Olympic Committee results database