Soe Min Thu

Soe Min Thu (born September 25, 1988) is a Burmese long-distance runner.[1] He won a bronze medal for the men's 10,000 metres at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, setting his personal best time of 31:33.26.[2]

Soe Min Thu
Personal information
Nationality Myanmar
Born (1988-09-25) 25 September 1988
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m: 15:16.23 (2007)
10,000 m: 31:33.26 (2007)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Myanmar
Southeast Asian Games
2007 Bangkok10,000 m

Soe Min Thu represented Myanmar at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 5,000 metres. He ran in the first heat against thirteen other athletes, including Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, who later won the silver medal in the final. He finished the race in last place by one minute and thirty seconds behind Japan's Takayuki Matsumiya, with a time of 15:50.56. However, Soe Min Thu failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirty-ninth overall, and was ranked farther below four mandatory slots for the next round.[3][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soe Min Thu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (10 December 2007). "38.95 sec run continues Thai 4×100m dominance – SEA Games, Day 4". IAAF. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. "Men's 5000m Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. Wu, Sunny (20 August 2008). "Lightning Bolt wakes up Bird's Nest". NBC News. Retrieved 23 January 2013.


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