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| Full name | Duncan M. White[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 1918[1] Lathpandura, Kalutara, Basnahira, British Ceylon[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 July 1998 (aged 80)[1] Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Trinity College, Kandy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Allegiance |  Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ | Ceylon Defence Force, Ceylon Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Ceylon Light Infantry | ||||||||||||||||||||
Major Deshamanya Duncan M. White MBE, ED (1 March 1918 – 3 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan sportsman.[2] He was the first Ceylonese athlete to win an Olympic medal, winning silver in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.[3][4] He was also the second South Asian to have won an Olympic medal in track and field after Norman Pritchard of India, with the third being Susanthika Jayasinghe, another Sri Lankan, who won a silver medal in the 200 metres in 2000.[5][6]
- ^ a b c d e "Duncan White". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Duncan WHITE – Olympic Athletics | Sri Lanka". International Olympic Committee. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "It is time to remember Duncan White". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Duncan WHITE". Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "White's silver in 1948 is still Lanka's best". Daily Mirror. Rootsweb. 25 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2005.
- ^ "Duncan White, the gentleman", The Sunday Times, 5 July 1998.
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