| Noc: | BIR |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Location: | Melbourne/Stockholm |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | (1992-) |
Burma competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Burmese athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.
See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Naw Myitung | 10000 m | DNF | ||||||
| Marathon | 2:49:32 | 26 | |||||||
See main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
| Yai Shwe | Flyweight | L TKO-3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Thein Myint | Bantamweight | L PTS | did not advance | ||||||
| Yaichit Wang | Featherweight | L PTS | did not advance | ||||||
| Terrence Oung | Light Welterweight | L PTS | did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Lwin U Maung Maung | Finn | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 1007 | 19 | ||
| Gyi Khin Pe Chow Park Wing | 12m² Sharpie | 13 | 11 | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | 275 | 13 | ||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Aw Chu Kee | 56 kg | 85,0 | 12 | 80,0 | 13 | 110,0 | 13 | 275,0 | 11 | |
| Tun Maung Kywe | 60 kg | 90,0 | 14 | 92,5 | 11 | 115,0 | 14 | 297,5 | 14 | |
| Nil Tun Maung | 67.5 kg | 110,0 | 7 | 105,0 | 7 | 137,5 | 7 | 352,5 | 8 | |