Stewart McSweyn

Stewart McSweyn (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian long-distance runner.[2] He represented his country in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Championships. In April 2018, he represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. He came 5th in the 5,000m final and 11th in the 10,000m final. He was the first Australian in both events.

Stewart McSweyn
McSweyn winning the 2018 Burnie Ten
Personal information
Born (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995
Launceston, Tasmania[1]
EducationLa Trobe University, University of Southern Queensland
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m
Coached byNic Bideau
Achievements and titles
World finals2017
3000 m steeple, 40th (h)
2019
5000 m, 12th
1500 m, 21st (sf)
Personal best(s)

Professional career

In 2018, McSweyn placed third in both the 5000m and 3000m Steeplechase races at the Gold Coast Australian Championships in February. In April at the Commonwealth Games, McSweyn placed 5th in the 5000m final in 13:58.96 and 11th in the 10,000m final in 28:58.22 respectively.

At the Shanghai Diamond League meet, Stewart placed 11th in 13:31.97 in the 5000m. He followed up with a 28:05.37 10,000m race at the Oslo Bislett Games in June and a 3:34.82 1500m in Germany nine days later.

Stewy's next competition came at the Rabbat Diamond League, where he placed 3rd in a competitive 3000m field in 7:34.79. The time put him within two and a half seconds of Craig Mottram's Australian record in the event. He then raced in the London Müller Anniversary Games 5000m, finishing 12th in 13:20.21.

In August, Mcsweyn raced a mile at the Birmingham Müller Grand Prix, winning in 3:54.60. Five days later on August 23, he competed at the Rovereto Palio Città della Quercia in Italy, clocking 13:31.03 for 5000m. Eight days later at the Bruxelles Memorial van Damme Diamond League Final, McSweyn powered home to a 13:05.23 personal best over 5000m, finishing 12th in the race.

On September 9, he competed at the Ostrava IAAF Continental Cup in the 3000m. Mcsweyn finished 4th in 8:02.01.

Mcsweyn rounded out the year by winning his second straight Melbourne Zatopek:10. His 27:50.89 brought him his second straight Australian National Championship over 10,000m. [3]

On Dec 14 2019, McSweyn broke the Australian record for 10,000m, running 27:23.80 at the Zatopek:10, his third successive national championship at the distance.[4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 14th 5000 m 14:37.96
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 40th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:47.53
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 5th 5000 m 13:58.96
11th 10,000 m 28:58.22
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (sf) 1500 m 3:37.95
12th 5000 m 13:30.41

Personal bests

[5]

Track
Road

References
  1. "Participants, Stewart McSWEYN". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  2. Stewart McSweyn at World Athletics
  3. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/stewart-mcsweyn-277902
  4. https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-king-of-king-island-dominates-zatopek10/
  5. "Profile of Stewart MCSWEYN". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. Nic Savage (27 September 2020). "Program & startlistor 2020 - Diamond League". www.news.com.au.


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