| Myanmar at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | MYA |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Myanmar |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Win Naing |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Myanmar competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of three competitors: swimmers Win San Aung and Naing Sit Aung and athlete Win Naing. Both Naing Sit Aung and Win Naing won three gold medals at the ASEAN ParaGames earlier in 2008. [1]
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Win Naing | F57-58 | Men's javelin throw | 33.33 | 859 | 12 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Win San Aung | SB5 | 100m breaststroke | 1:54.51 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Naing Sit Aung | S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:30.75 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 50m butterfly | 38.13 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| SM6 | 200m individual medley | 3:39.32 | 11 | did not advance | ||
Athletes from Burma competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The nation sent a small delegation of two athletes and three officials.
Nyaungdon is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Nyaungdon Township in the Maubin District.
Myanmar competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country, also known as Burma, sent a total of six representatives to compete in five sports: athletics, swimming, archery, canoeing and rowing.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. A total of 213 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only 2 sports Americans did not compete in were soccer 5-a-side and 7-a-side. The American delegation included 16 former members of the U.S. military, including 3 veterans of the Iraq War. Among them were shot putter Scott Winkler, who was paralyzed in an accident in Iraq, and swimmer Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb in the war.
Botswana was due to a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
Zambia competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of a single athlete, middle-distance runner Larson Katongo. The 21-year-old Katongo, who is visually impaired, participated in the 800 metre and 1500 metre events. Although he had competed in international meets before, this was his first Paralympic Games. Katongo's trainer is Paul Mwansa.
Tanzania competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of a single athlete, Ernest Nyabalale. He trained in a Salvation Army facility in Tanzania under Kenyan Solomoni Maswai until a month before the games, on August 14, when he left for Nairobi to train with Kenyan athletes.
Nay Myo Aung is an athlete from Myanmar, who competes in archery.
Peru sent a delegation of four athletes to compete in three sports at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.
Suriname sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. According to official records, the country's only athlete competed in athletics. Suriname did not win a medal at these Games.
Heinz Frei is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning five medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45. He has earned 15 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and is a current world record holder in the marathon wheelchair race. He competed in athletics at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1984 to 2008, and at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in cycling, using a handcycle. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in cross-country sit-skiing between 1984 and 2006 and in the biathlon in 1994.
Myanmar has been a sporadic participant in the Paralympic Games. It first competed, as Burma, at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, with a delegation in track and field and shooting. These athletes were fairly successful, Tin Ngwe becoming Burma's first Paralympic champion by winning the men's 100m sprint in the C1 category. Aung Than won silver in the same event, while Tin Win took bronze in the men's 100m in category C. Burma was absent from the 1980 Games, returning in 1984 to take part in volleyball and track and field. Tin Ngwe, in category A3, won gold in the men's high jump, and silver in the long jump, while Aung Gyi won silver and bronze, respectively, in those same two events. In both Burma's appearances in the Paralympics, it fielded all-male delegations.
Montenegro made its Paralympic Games début at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, following its split with Serbia. It had previously competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro in 2004; and as part of Yugoslavia before that.
Burma sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty eight in the overall medal count.
Myanmar competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, although at most previous Games it competed under the name Burma. Myanmar did not participate at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal for political reasons.
Kyaw Zayar Win is a former Burmese footballer who played as a winger.
Aung Kyaw Naing is a Burmese professional footballer. He currently plays for Thai League 2 club Ranong United.
Myanmar competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previous competed in most editions under the name Burma. Myanmar did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal for political reasons.
Win Naing Soe is a footballer from Burma, and a midfielder for Yadanarbon FC. He is the top goalscorer of both 2016 Myanmar National League and 2016 General Aung San Shield tournaments after scoring a combine total of 22 goals in one calendar year.
Myaw Lint Chin Myar Swar is a 2006 Burmese drama film, directed by Maung Myo Min starring Htun Htun Win, Zin Wine, Yan Aung, Ye Aung, Dwe, Min Maw Kun, Nine Nine, Phoe Kyaw, Min Kha, Pyay Ti Oo, Hat Kat, May Thinzar Oo, Soe Moe Kyi, Pan Phyu, Soe Myat Nandar, Nawarat and Paing Phyo Thu. It is an awareness film about the disease HIV/AIDS.
 | This article related to sport in Myanmar is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This 2008 Summer Paralympics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |