Myanmar at the Olympics
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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 Wells explai ...
, then competing as Burma, first participated at the
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1976 Games. The nation has never participated in the
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. Since the 1992 Games, the nation has been designated as ''Myanmar'' in Olympic competition. As of 2021, no Burmese athlete has ever won an Olympic medal. Kay Thi Win placed fourth in Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg. The National Olympic Committee for Myanmar was created in 1947 and recognized by the
International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
that same year.


Medal tables


Medals by Summer Games


See also

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List of flag bearers for Myanmar at the Olympics This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Burma and Myanmar at the Olympics.:Olympic competitors for Myanmar * Myanmar at the Paralympics * Myanmar at the Asian Games * Myanmar at the Asian Para Games * Myanmar at the Southeast Asian Games


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External links

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