Burma at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBIR
in Munich
Competitors18 (men) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Win Maung (Football)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Burma competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jimmy Crampton 800 m 1:54.2 53 Did not advance
1500 m 4:06.9 63 Did not advance
Hla Thein Marathon — 2:48:53 57

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Dawla Vanlal Flyweight BYE  Boris Zoriktuyev (URS)
L TKO-3 		did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics

First round

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 4
 Burma 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
 Sudan 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Soviet Union 1 – 0 Burma
Kolotov 51' Report
Regensburg
Attendance: 6.000
Referee: Jafar Namdar Iran
Mexico 1 – 0 Burma
Cuéllar 86' Report
Nuremberg
Attendance: 1.000
Referee: Robert Quarshie Ghana
Burma 2 – 0 Sudan
Soe Than 7'
Aung Moe Thin 61'		 Report
Passau
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Marian Srodecki Poland

 Burma - 9th place

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gyi Aung Maung 52 kg 95.0 11 105.0 WR 1 120.0 7 320.0 5

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