Swe Li Myint

Swe Li Myint
nation	Myanmar
birthday	24th June 1993 (age 27)
size	168 cm
Weight	55 kg
Career
discipline	Middle distance run
Best performance	800 m: 2: 08.20 min. 1500 m: 4: 37.94 min
society	Police Force
status	active
Medal table
Southeast Asian Games 0 × 1 × 3 ×
Southeast Asian Games bronze Naypyidaw 2013 800 m bronze Naypyidaw 2013 4 × 400 m silver Singapore 2015 800 m bronze Kuala Lumpur 2017 800 m
last change: June 26, 2020

Swe Li Myint (born June 24, 1993 ) is a Myanmar athlete who competes in the middle-distance run .

Athletic career

Swe Li Myint gained her first international experience in 2009 when she won the bronze medal in the 800-meter run at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore in 2: 22.14 minutes . She qualified for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games there , where she finished seventh in the 1000 meter run with 3: 09.58 min. In 2013 she took part in the Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw for the first time and won the bronze medal over 800 meters behind the Vietnamese Đỗ Thị Thảo and Vũ Thị Ly in 2: 08.20 minutes . In addition, she won the Myanmar 4 x 400 meter relay in 3: 42.88 minutes, also bronze behind the teams from Thailand and Vietnam. Two years later she secured the silver medal behind the Vietnamese in at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore in 2: 10.21 minutes and came fourth in the 1,500 meter run in 4: 37.94 minutes. In 2016 she was allowed to take part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro thanks to a wildcard , but was eliminated there with 2: 16.98 minutes in the lead over 800 meters.

At the Southeast Asian Games in 2017 in Kuala Lumpur , she won the bronze medal over 800 meters behind the Vietnamese Vũ and Khuất Phương Anh in 2: 12.31 minutes . Two years later she was seventh at the Southeast Asian Games in Capas in 2: 14.48 minutes over 800 meters and also reached seventh place over 1500 meters in 5: 20.12 minutes.

In 2018, Myint became Myanmar champion in the 800 meter run.

Personal best

• 800 meters: 2: 08.20 min, December 17, 2013 in Naypyidaw
• 1500 meters: 4: 37.94 min, June 11, 2015 in Singapore

Web links

• Swe Myint Li in the database of World Athletics (English)