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| Nationality | Burmese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1931 Mergui, Burma, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 2024 (aged 92) Yangon, Myanmar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nil Tun Maung (30 September 1931 – 20 July 2024) was a Burmese weightlifter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1] Maung died in Yangon on 20 July 2024, at the age of 92. [2]
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1951–1990: 60 kg • 1994: 64 kg • 1998–2018: 62 kg • 2022: 67 kg | |
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