Burma at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Burma at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BIR
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	11 in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Burma competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Burmese athletes competed under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Naw Myitung	10000 m	—						DNF
	Marathon	—						2:49:32	26

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yai Shwe	Flyweight	BYE	John Caldwell (IRL) L TKO-3	did not advance
Thein Myint	Bantamweight	BYE	Eder Jofre (BRA) L PTS	did not advance
Yaichit Wang	Featherweight	BYE	Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN) L PTS	did not advance
Terrence Oung	Light Welterweight	Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) L PTS	did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Lwin U Maung Maung	Finn	17	18	17	17	17	17	18	1007	19
Gyi Khin Pe Chow Park Wing	12m² Sharpie	DNF	13	11	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNS	275	13

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Military press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Aw Chu Kee	56 kg	85,0	12	80,0	13	110,0	13	275,0	11
Tun Maung Kywe	60 kg	90,0	14	92,5	11	115,0	14	297,5	14
Nil Tun Maung	67.5 kg	110,0	7	105,0	7	137,5	7	352,5	8

References

• Official Olympic Reports