Myanmar at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Myanmar at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Myanmar
IOC code	MYA
NOC	Myanmar Olympic Committee
Website	www.myasoc.org  (in Burmese)
in Athens
Competitors	2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	U Hla Win (weightlifting coach) [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Myanmar competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics 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 in Montreal for political reasons.

Myanmar Olympic Committee sent only two women to compete only in archery and weightlifting, respectively. ^[2] Weightlifting coach U Hla Win was among the officials and coaches who carried their national flags in the opening ceremony. ^[1]

Myanmar, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal. On August 14, 2004, weightlifter Nan Aye Khine 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 three days later. ^[3]

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

One Burmese archer qualified only for the women's individual archery. Thin Thin Khaing 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.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Thin Thin Khaing	Women's individual	622	38	Sobieraj  (POL) L 151 (33)–151 (35)	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Myanmar has qualified a single weightlifter.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nan Aye Khine	Women's −48 kg	82.5	=4	107.5	=4	190	DSQ

See also

• Myanmar at the 2002 Asian Games

References

1. "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. "Six Myanmar athletes to compete in Beijing Olympics". Olympics. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on January 11, 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2004.
3. "IOC sanctions weightlifter from Myanmar for failing anti-doping test". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad