Vanessa Lee (athlete)

Vanessa Lee
Lee competing in Phnom Penh during the 2023 SEA Games
Personal information
Born (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26)[1]
Singapore
Sport
CountrySingapore
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 m steeplechase, 5000 m, 10,000 m

Vanessa Lee Ying Zhuang is a Singapore distance runner who has competed in the SEA Games.[2] She holds the national records for the 3000 m steeplechase (11:09.16, 2024 Singapore Open),[1] 5000 metres (17:26.62, 2024 Malaysia Open),[3] and 10km road (35:55, Gold Coast Marathon).[4] In 2021, Lee set the national record for 2.4km (7:59.69) before it was broken by Goh Chui Ling's 7:58.50 effort the following year.[5] When she was a university student, Lee won multiple titles and held records at the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic Track and Field Championships.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b https://worldathletics.org/athletes/singapore/vanessa-ying-zhuang-lee-14793688
  2. ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/vanessa-lee-overcomes-mental-hurdle-to-set-national-steeplechase-record
  3. ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/vanessa-lee-powers-to-women-s-5000m-national-record-two-weeks-after-goh-chui-ling-breaks-27-year-old-mark
  4. ^ https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/athletics/vanessa-lee-claims-10km-road-national-best-gold-coast-marathon
  5. ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/athletics-goh-chui-ling-rewrites-womens-24km-national-record-at-pocari-sweat-run
  6. ^ https://www.redsports.sg/2020/01/20/ivp-track-and-field-5000m-vanessa-lee-nus/


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