Myanmar at the Paralympics
Myanmar at the Paralympics | |
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IPC code | MYA |
NPC | Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation |
Medals |
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Summer appearances | |
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.[1]
Following the
Myanmar, as such, made its Paralympic début at the
They all ranked low in their respective events. "Myanmar" has thus fielded smaller, less successful delegations than "Burma".[3]
Although "Burma" had won a total of seven medals (two gold, three silver, two bronze), no athlete has ever won a Paralympic medal for "Myanmar". The country has never taken part in the
Medal summary
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1976 Toronto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1984 New York Stoke Mandeville | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1992 Barcelona/Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Medallists
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See also
- Myanmar at the Olympics
- Myanmar at the Asian Games
- Myanmar at the Asian Para Games
- Myanmar at the Southeast Asian Games
References
- ^ Burma at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "North Korea and Trinidad and Tobago among 21 nations not competing at Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ Myanmar at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Myanmar at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee