Leila Luik

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]

Leila Luik
Luik at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985
EducationTartu Health Care College
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryEstonia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon
ClubTartu Ulikooli Akadeemiline Spordiklubi[2]
Coached byHarry Lemberg[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2:37:11 (2013)[3]

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

  1. Leila Luik. rio2016.com
  2. Leila Luik. nbcolympics.com
  3. Leila Luik at World Athletics
  4. 2:42:11 Luik, Leila (EST). hamburg.r.mikatiming.de
  5. 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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