Vanlal Dawla

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVanlal•Dawla
Used nameVanlal•Dawla
Name orderOriental
Born10 November 1947 in Chawngtui, Mizoram (IND)
Measurements157 cm / 48 kg
NOC Myanmar

Biography

Vanlal Dawla was a flyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 München Olympics. The son of a Union Military Police officer, Dawla also joined the Union Military Police. Initially he represented the Chin State, joining the Burmese Navy in 1965.

Dawla was Burmese National Champion in 1967-68 and 1971-72. Internationally Dawla won gold at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games. At those games, he added silvers in 1971 and 1973 and a bronze medal in 1967. He also won a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Boxing Championships in Manila.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Boxing MYA Vanlal Dawla
Flyweight, Men (Olympic) =17