Noc: | MYA |
Nocname: | Myanmar Olympic Committee |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 2008 |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Myanmar |
Website: | |
Location: | Beijing |
Competitors: | 6 |
Sports: | 5 |
Flagbearer: | Phone Myint Tayzar |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
See also: | (1948-1988) |
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.[1] [2]
See main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Myanmar sent archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. The nation was given one spot in the men's individual competition through Tripartite Commission invitation; Nay Myo Aung was Myanmar's representative in the 2008 archery competition.[3]
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | Phone Myint Tayzar | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:48.179 | 7 QS | 1:55.300 | 8 | did not advance | |
Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:53.578 | 8 | did not advance |
See main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.