Burma at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Burma at the
1984 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BIR
in Los Angeles
Competitors| 1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer | Latt Zaw
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Burma competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

## Background

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He was the only Burmese athlete there, as chef de mission, Nyein Aung, said that the nation would only send athletes that had a chance. He qualified because of his win at the South East Asian Games. Three athletes went to the Olympics for Burma, Latt, Aung, and his coach, Khin Maung Win. The delegation left Rangoon on 23 July, and then went through Bangkok, arriving in Hong Kong the next day. They then went to Tokyo to get on a flight to California, the location of the Olympics. Latt was the flagbearer for Burma at the Olympics and marched alongside the rest of the delegation and an American escort.[1]

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men

On 25 July, Latt fought his first round match against Christopher Ossai of Nigeria. He almost knocked out Ossai in the first round but did not manage to do so. The second round was even, and Ossai won the third and final round 5-0, ending the match.[1] In the match zero judges favored Latt and all five favored Ossai, judge one awarded Latt 58 points and Ossai 59. Judge two awarded 57 points to Latt and 60 to the Nigerian boxer. Judge three gave the Burmese competitor 55 and Ossai 60, and judge four awarded Latt 56 and Ossai got 59. Judge five gave 56 points to Latt and 60 to Ossai. All of these combined gave 282 points to Latt and 298 to Ossai.[2][3]

Points  Boxer  | Judges Favoring  | Judge 1's Score  | Judge 2's Score  | Judge 3's Score  | Judge 4's Score  | Judge 5's Score  | Total Score  | References

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Zaw Latt  |

282

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Christopher Ossai |

298

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Athlete  | Event  | 1 Round  | 2 Round  | 3 Round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Zaw Latt | Lightweight |  Christopher Ossai (NGR)
L 0-5  | did not advance

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Burma team is not sad, in fact he's quite busy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1984-08-02. p. 36. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
2. ^ a b "Latt Zaw". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
3. ^ a b "Christopher Ossai". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

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Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States

Africa|

* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zaire
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Antigua-Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Burma
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* North Yemen

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* West Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Western Samoa

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