Phone Pyae Han (Burmese: ဘုန်းပြည့်ဟန်; born 9 October 2008) is a swimmer from Myanmar, selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Phone Pyae Han
Personal information
Born (2008-10-09) October 9, 2008 (age 17)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming

Early life

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He is educated at the GESS International School in Singapore.[2]

Career

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He was selected to compete for Myanmar at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men's 100m freestyle.[3][4][5] He was also chosen as flag bearer for the country at the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[6]

References

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  1. "Phone Pyae Han". World Aquatics. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. Chow, Patricea (12 July 2024). "GESS swim team goes to the Olympics 2024". ezpatliving.sg. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. "2024 Olympics: Myanmar athletes take part in two events". gnlm.com. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. Chanwichaprapha, Somsak (24 July 2024). "Phone Pyae Han, a 15-year-old swimmer, one of two representatives from Myanmar". thestandard.co. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. Chung, Esther (July 17, 2024). "Big news: Two of GESS – International School's students are heading to the Paris Olympics!". honeykidsasia. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. Pick, Oscar (2024-07-26). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-07-26.