Burma at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Burma at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg
IOC code BIR
in Moscow
Competitors 2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Myint Sann
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Officials 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (1992-)

Burma competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The South Asian nation returned the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics.

1980 Summer Olympics Games of the XXII Olympiad, held in Moscow in 1980

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia.

Moscow Capital city of Russia

Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits, 17 million within the urban area and 20 million within the metropolitan area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities.

Soviet Union 1922–1991 country in Europe and Asia

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 30 December 1922 to 26 December 1991. Nominally a union of multiple national Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. The country was a one-party state, governed by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital in its largest republic, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Other major urban centres were Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Alma-Ata, and Novosibirsk. It spanned over 10,000 kilometres east to west across 11 time zones, and over 7,200 kilometres north to south. It had five climate zones: tundra, taiga, steppes, desert and mountains.

Contents

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Soe Khin Marathon N/A2:41:4147

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Myint Sann 90 kg 125DNFDNF

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