Stewart McSweyn

Stewart McSweyn
nation	Australia
birthday	1st June 1995 (age 25)
place of birth	King Island , Australia
size	188 cm
Weight	70 kg
Career
discipline	Long distance running
Trainer	Nic Bideau
status	active
last change: February 6, 2019

Stewart McSweyn (born June 1, 1995 in King Island ) is an Australian long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Stewart McSweyn gained his first international experience at the World Cross Country Championships 2013 in Bydgoszcz , where he finished 86th in the junior race. In 2015 he took part in the Summer Universiade in Gwangju , South Korea , and finished 14th in the 5000 meter final in 14: 37.96 minutes. In 2017 he started at the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala and was there in the general class 53. Over 3000 meter obstacle he qualified for the World Championships in London , where he was eliminated with 8: 47.53 minutes in the lead . In April 2018 he took part for the first time in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast , where he finished fifth in the 5000 meter final in 13: 58.96 minutes and eleventh over 10,000 meters.

In 2017 McSweyn became Australian champion in the 10,000 meter run. He is a student at La Trobe University in Melbourne .

Personal bests

• 1500 meters: 3: 31.81 min, July 12, 2019 in Monaco
• Mile: 3: 54.60 min, August 18, 2018 in Birmingham
• 3000 meters: 7: 34.79 min, July 13, 2018 in Rabat
  • 3000 meters (hall): 7: 44.90 min, February 10, 2019 in Metz
• 5000 meters: 13: 05.23 min, August 31, 2018 in Brussels
• 10,000 meters: 27: 23.80 min, December 14, 2019 in Melbourne (Oceania record)
• 10 km road run: 28:03 min, October 21, 2018 in Burnie
• 3000 m obstacle: 8: 34.25 min, June 10, 2017 in Gothenburg

Web links

• Stewart McSweyn in the database of World Athletics (English)