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Kyar Ba Nyein

Burmese boxer

Born
23 November 1923, Mandalay
Died
8 July 1979, Yangon
Citizenship
Myanmar
Sport
boxing
Discipline
featherweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
163 cm (5 ft 4 in)

Kyar Ba Nyein (Burmese: ကျား ဘငြိမ်း [tɕá ba̰ ɲéɪɰ̃]; 23 November 1923 – 8 July 1979) was the Burmese Lethwei fighter and boxer who participated in boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics and was a pioneer in modernizing Lethwei. Ba Nyein started boxing at the age of 13 and fought in about 50 matches over 20 years until retiring from fighting at the age of 33.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1952 Summer Olympics1952

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Facts from Wikidata Q6450734 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.