Zaw Weik

Zaw Weik
Personal information
Native name
ဇော်ဝိတ်
NationalityIndian (till 1937)
Burmese
Born(1911-03-07)7 March 1911
Kawhmu, Burma, British India
Died25 November 2000(2000-11-25) (aged 89)
Yangon, Myanmar
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Zaw Weik (7 March 1911 – 25 November 2000) was a Burmese weightlifter who represented India. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he was the first Burmese athlete to take part in the Olympics. In 1946, he formed the Burma Olympic Committee.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "U Zaw Weik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Barker, Philip (2020). "The Olympic Flame Returns to Tokyo after 56 Years" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 28 (1): 3–5.
  3. ↑ "Myanmar Olympic Hopefuls Chasing Time". Myanmore. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.