Burma took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne ( Australia ) for the third time in its history, but did not win a single medal. Burma's athletes took part in boxing, athletics and weightlifting competitions and, for the first time in history, sailing. The youngest in the team was boxer Yaishwe Best (born July 6, 1939), the oldest was the yachtsman Kyi Khin Pe (born July 9, 1916). The delegation included 13 people, and the Olympic attache of Burma was chosen captain Tin Thein Lu [1] .
| Burma at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | Bir | |||
| NOC | Myanmar Olympic Committee | |||
| Olympic Games in Melbourne and Stockholm | ||||
| Athletes | 11 in 4 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | is unknown | |||
| Medals | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze 0 | Total 0 |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1948 * • 1952 * • 1956 * • 1960 * • 1964 * • 1968 * • 1972 * • 1976 • 1980 * • 1984 * • 1988 * • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 * Called Burma | ||||
Competition Results
Boxing
Boxing- Athletes - 4
| Sportsman | Category | 1/16 | 1/8 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | |||
| Yaishwe Best | Up to 51 kg |  John Caldwell ( IRL )Por.KO 3 | Completed the presentation | 9 | |||
| Thain Myin | Up to 54 kg |  Eder Joffre ( BRA )Por. | Completed the presentation | 9 | |||
| Yaychit Wang | Up to 57 kg | Shinichiro Suzuki ( JPN ) Por. | Completed the presentation | 9 | |||
| Terrence Oone | Up to 63.5 kg | Konstantin Dumitrescu ( ROM ) Por. | Completed the presentation | 17 | |||
Athletics
- Athletes - 1
- Men
| Discipline | Athletes | First round | Quarter final | Semifinal | The final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | A place | Result | A place | Result | A place | Result | A place | ||
| 10 000 m | Myitong Nau | N / a | Lost the race | ||||||
| Marathon | Myitong Nau | N / a | 2: 49.32 | 26 | |||||
Sailing
- Athletes - 3
| Team | Class | Race | A place | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | |||
| Kyi Khin Pae Chow Park Wing | 12 m² Charpy | DNF | 13 | eleven | DNF | DNF | - | - | 13 |
| Luin W Maun Maun | "Finn" | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | nineteen |
Weightlifting
- Athletes - 3
| Sportsman | Category | Weight kg | Bench press | Jerk | Push | Total | A place | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | one | 2 | 3 | one | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Au Chu Ki | Up to 56 kg | 56 | 85 | 80 | 110 | 275 | eleven | ||||||
| Tun Maun Kive | Up to 60 kg | 58.2 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 115 | 297.5 | 14 | |||
| Neil Tun Maun | Up to 67.5 kg | 66,4 | 110 | 100 | 105 | 137.5 | 352.5 | eight | |||||