Myanmar at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Myanmar at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Myanmar.svg
IOC code MYA
NOC Myanmar Olympic Committee
Website www.myasoc.org  (in Burmese)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors7 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Yan Naing Soe [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma (1948-1988)

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.

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Myanmar Olympic Committee sent a team of seven athletes, four men and three women, to compete in five different sports at the Olympics. [2] The nation's roster size was relatively larger by a single athlete than those sent to both Beijing 2008 and London 2012 with six each. Most of them were awarded places in their respective sporting events through wild card entries and Tripartite Commission invitations, with the exception of pistol shooter Ye Tun Naung, who qualified directly for the Games on merit. Half-heavyweight judoka Yan Naing Soe led the delegation as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Myanmar, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal. San Yu Htwe, who arrived in Rio de Janeiro on a Tripartite Commission invitation, overwhelmed some of the highest-ranked archers in two elimination rounds to produce a best result for Myanmar at the Games, before falling short of the third round to South Korea's defending champion Ki Bo-bae. [3]

Archery

Myanmar has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a female archer to the Olympic tournament. [4]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
San Yu Htwe Women's individual 60851Flag of Finland.svg  Kuoppa  (FIN)
W 7–3		Flag of the United States.svg  Brown  (USA)
W 7–3		Flag of South Korea.svg  Ki B-b  (KOR)
L 0–6		Did not advance

Athletics

Myanmar has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [5] [6]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
San Naing Men's 5000 m 15:51.0524N/ADid not advance
Swe Li Myint Women's 800 m 2:16.988Did not advance

Judo

Myanmar has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) to the Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Yan Naing Soe Men's −100 kg ByeFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  George  (TTO)
W 002–000		Flag of Germany.svg  Frey  (GER)
L 000–100		Did not advance

Shooting

Myanmar has qualified one shooter in the men's pistol events by virtue of Ye Tun Naung's performances in the 2015 ISSF World Cup series and Asian Championships, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016. [7]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Ye Tun Naung Men's 10 m air pistol 57233Did not advance
Men's 50 m pistol 55217Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Myanmar have received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [8] [9] [10]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Thint Myaat Men's 100 m butterfly 1:02.5443Did not advance
Ei Ei Thet Women's 50 m freestyle 30.2570Did not advance

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Myanmar to send 7 athletes to Rio Olympics". Xinhua. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Htwe San Yu cements Myanmar's bracket-busting reputation". World Archery. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rio 2016 Qualification – Women" (PDF). World Archery Federation. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA . Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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