1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (Burma)

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Burma , today's Myanmar , took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki with five athletes in five competitions in two sports.

After 1948 it was Burma's second participation in the Summer Olympics .

Participants by sport

Boxing

→ Main article : 1952 Summer Olympics / Boxing

Flyweight (up to 51 kg)

• Basil Thompson

  Round 1: BYE

  Round 2: eliminated by the Philippines against Al Asuncion

Feather weight (up to 57 kg)

• Nyein Nil Ba

  Round 1: Eliminated against Lech Drogosz from Poland after the judge's decision (0: 3)

Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg)

• Stanley Majid

  Round 1: BYE

  Round 2: eliminated against Erkki Mallenius from Finland

Weightlifting

→ Main article : 1952 Summer Olympics / Weightlifting

Feather weight (up to 60 kg)

• Nile Tun Maung

  Final: 295.0 kg, rank 14

  Military press: 90.0 kg, rank 7

  Snatch: 87.5 kg, 17th place

  Push: 117.5 kg, 13th place

Lightweight (up to 67.5 kg)

• Nile Kyaw Yin

  Final: 310.0 kg, rank 14

  Military press: 87.5 kg, 21st rank

  Tear: 97.5 kg, rank 12

  Push: 125.0 kg, rank 10

Web links

• Helsinki 1952 - Official Site of the Olympic Movement (English) .
• 1952 Burmese Olympic team in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).