Nary Ly

Nary Ly

Ly at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1972-06-06) 6 June 1972
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Cambodia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Marathon
Coached by Salvador Calvo Rendondo[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 2:59:42 (2015)[3]

Nary Ly (born 6 June 1972) is a Cambodian long distance runner. She placed last in the 2016 Olympic marathon.[1]

Aged nine Ly left Cambodia to escape from the Khmer Rouge. The Red Cross moved her to France and gave into a foster family. There she received a degree in biology from the University of Bordeaux. She continued her studied at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States, where she took up running in 2006. She returned to Cambodia aged 26. Ly considers herself a scientist rather than an athlete.[2]

References

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