Burma at the 1956 Summer Olympics
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Burma competed at the
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
in Melbourne,
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Burmese athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.


Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events


Boxing

;Men


Sailing

;Open


Weightlifting

;Men


References


Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1956 in Burmese sport {{1956-Olympic-stub