Double Olympian from Myanmar (then Burma). Twice 10,000-Marathon champion at SEA Games.
He won 10 medals around SEA Games competition where he contested seven times. Sumbwegam finished 35th in Tokyo 1964 Marathon, but made significant-finish for four years later: He concluded 1968 Mexico City Marathon as 18th place, best achievement by Burmese athlete in Olympics.
PERSONAL BESTS:
5000m: 15:19.2 in Jakarta 1962
10,000m: 32:14.2 in Rangoon 1969
Marathon: 2:25:58 in Rangoon 1968
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Asian Games | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| International total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Southeast Asian Games | Marathon | Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 2:40:28 | ||
| 1969 | Southeast Asian Games | 10,000m | Yangoon | 1 | 32:14.2 | CR | |
| 1969 | Southeast Asian Games | Marathon | Yangoon | 1 | 2:31:00 | ||
| 1967 | Southeast Asian Games | 10,000m | Bangkok | 1 | 32:49.6 | ||
| 1967 | Southeast Asian Games | Marathon | Bangkok | 2 | 2:55:34 | ||
| 1965 | Southeast Asian Games | 10,000m | Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 33:20.4 | ||
| 1965 | Southeast Asian Games | Marathon | Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 3:06:20 | ||
| 1961 | Southeast Asian Games | 5000m | Rangoon | 2 | 15:47.5 | ||
| 1959 | Southeast Asian Games | 10,000m | Bangkok | 2 | 35:28.4 | ||
| 1959 | Southeast Asian Games | 5000m | Bangkok | 3 | 16:17.5 |
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