Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens,
Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previous competed in most games under the name ''Burma''. Myanmar, however, did not participate at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in Montreal for political reasons.
Myanmar Olympic Committee sent only two women to compete only in archery and weightlifting, respectively. Weightlifting coach U Hla Win was among the officials and coaches who carried their national flags in the opening ceremony.
Myanmar, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal. On August 14, 2004, weightlifter
Nan Aye Khine
Nan Aye Khine ( my, နန်အေးခိုင်) born 19 September 1976) is a Burmese weightlifter who competed in the women's 48 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She originally finished fourth, but tested positive for a steroid
A st ...
managed to achieve a fourth-place finish in the women's 48 kg class, but the
International Olympic Committee decided to expel her from the Games when she was tested positive for an
anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone (medication), testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related ...
three days later.
Archery
One Burmese archer qualified only for the women's individual archery.
Thin Thin Khaing
Thin Thin Khaing ( my, သင်သင်ကြိုင်) born 4 May 1978) is an athlete from Pegu, Burma. She competes in archery.
She is currently working in Sumitomo Corporation, Yangon, Myanmar.
Thin represented Myanmar at the 2004 Summ ...
drew an opponent ranked 70 places ahead of her in the opening round, but made the most of it, managing to make it the closest match of the Games. Down one point with two arrows left, Thin hit a ten and watched her opponent score eight, pulling her ahead. However, her Polish opponent responded with a ten on her final shot to force a tie. On the first tiebreaker shot, both archers shot a nine, which they both repeated on the second shot. On the third shot, Sobieraj hit another nine, but Thin could only manage a seven, which eliminated her.
Weightlifting
Myanmar has qualified a single weightlifter.
See also
*
Myanmar at the 2002 Asian Games
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004
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Olympics
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