San Yu Htwe (born 14 October 1986[1]) is a Burmese recurve archer from Mindat.[2] She competed in the archery competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she ranked at #51 in the ranking round. She defeated Taru Kuoppa in the first round and Mackenzie Brown in the second round but lost to the then current Olympic Champion Ki Bo-bae in the third round.[3][4][5] She said that she felt too excited to be competing against the current Olympic Champion that her performance was not as good as she hoped.[6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 October 1986 Mindat, Myanmar |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Sport | Archery |
| Event | Recurve |
| Updated on 26 July 2016 | |
References
edit- ^ "San Yu Htwe". Rio 2016. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Thawng Zel Thang (14 May 2015). "Chin athletes to compete in SEA Games in Singapore". Chinland Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Games World Archery". World Archery. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (28 January 2016). "San Yu Htwe hits gold". Myanmar Times. Myanmar Consolidated Media. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (21 July 2016). "Myanmar archer aims for bulls-eye". Myanmar Times. Myanmar Consolidated Media. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Maitre Wicki, Ludivine (11 August 2016). "Htwe San Yu cements Myanmar's bracket-busting reputation". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
External links
edit- Htwe San Yu at World Archery
- Htwe San Yu at Olympics.com
- Htwe San Yu at Olympedia
- Htwe San Yu at World Archery
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