Thein Myint ( my, သိန်းမြင့်) born January 14, 1937 in
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
) is a retired
amateur boxer from
Burma
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, who won the gold medal at the
1958 Asian Games in the men's
bantamweight
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(– 54 kg) division. He represented his native country at three consecutive
Summer Olympics
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, starting in 1956.
1960 Olympic results
Below is the record of Thein Myint, a Burmese bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:
* Round of 32: defeated Charles Reiff (Luxembourg) by decision, 5-0
* Round of 16: defeated Muhammad Nasir (Pakistan) by decision, 5-0
* Quarterfinal: lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by walkover
1964 Olympic results
Below is the record of Thein Myint, a Burmese bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:
* Round of 32: lost to Isaac Aryee (Ghana) by knockout
References
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External links
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1937 births
Living people
Burmese male boxers
Bantamweight boxers
Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Myanmar
Sportspeople from Yangon
Asian Games medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 1958 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Myanmar
Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
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