Leila Luik
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Personal information | |
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Born | 14 October 1985 |
Education | Tartu Health Care College |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Estonia |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Marathon |
Club | Tartu Ulikooli Akadeemiline Spordiklubi[2] |
Coached by | Harry Lemberg[2] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 2:37:11 (2013)[3] |
Leila Luik (born 14 October 1985) is an Estonian long-distance runner. She completed the Shanghai marathon with her personal best 2:37:11 in 2013. She qualified to the Rio Olympics 2016 running the Hamburg marathon in 2:42:11.[4]
She is one of identical triplets, sister of Liina and Lily. All three qualified to participate in the marathon event representing Estonia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5] The triplets were professional dancers before Liina brought them to running.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leila Luik.
- ^ Leila Luik. rio2016.com
- ^ a b c Leila Luik. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Leila Luik at World Athletics
- ^ 2:42:11 Luik, Leila (EST). hamburg.r.mikatiming.de
- ^ Bieler, Bas (26 May 2016). "Meet the triplets set to make history in the Olympic marathon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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