Burma at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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)
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
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

Athlete	Event	Military press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	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

v t e Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
Africa	(Egypt)* Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria South Africa Uganda
America	Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Afghanistan Burma (Cambodia)* Ceylon Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan South Korea Malaya North Borneo Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg (Netherlands)* Norway Poland Portugal Romania Soviet Union (Spain)* Sweden (Switzerland)* Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand
Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only)

Summer Olympic Games	1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympic Games	1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

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