Duncan White
Ceylonese athlete (1918-1998) · Sri Lanka · On the map · Athletes · Died at 80
Major Deshamanya Duncan M. White MBE, ED was a Sri Lankan sportsman. 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.
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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.
Country
Sri Lanka
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1998 · aged 80
