Burma at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBIR
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors11 in 4 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Burma competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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

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