Burma at the 1974 Asian Games

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Burma at the
1974 Asian Games
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg
IOC code BIR
in Tehran
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (1990-)

Burma participated in the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran, Iran from 1 to 16 September 1974. Athletes from Burma won overall six medals, including one gold medal and finished 14th in a medal table. [1]

Contents

Medal summary

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Weightlifting 1224
Athletics 0011
Total1236

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Aung Gyi Weightlifting Men's Snatch Flyweight (52kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aung Gyi Weightlifting Men's Total Flyweight (52kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Khin Myint Weightlifting Men's Snatch Feather Weight (60kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tin Sein Weightlifting Men's Snatch BantamWeight (56kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Khin Myint Weightlifting Men's Total Feather weight (60kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mar Mar Min
Nwe Nwe Yee
Than Than
Than Than Htay
Athletics Women's 4 × 400 m

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References

  1. "Overall medal standings Tehran 1974". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 24 June 2011.