Saly Ou Moeut

Saly Ou Moeut (born 7 February 1992) is a Cambodian male jet skier.[1] He represented Cambodia at the 2018 Asian Games, which was also his first Asian Games event.

Saly Ou Moeut
Personal information
NationalityCambodian
Born (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryCambodia
Medal record
Representing  Cambodia
Men's Jet ski
Asian Games
2018 Jakartaski modified
2018 Jakartarunabout 1100 stock

During the 2018 Asian Games, he became the first Cambodian male athlete to win an Asian Games gold medal and also became only the third overall Cambodian to win gold for Cambodia at the Asian Games history after striking gold in the men's ski modified event on 25 August.[2][3] This was also the second gold medal for Cambodia during the 2018 Asiad following Jessa Khan who claimed gold in ju-jitsu on 24 August.[4] Saly Ou Moeut also went onto claim a bronze in the men's runabout 1100 stock event, which eventually became the first bronze medal for Cambodia at the 2018 Asian Games.[5]

References
  1. "SALY Ou Moeut | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. antaranews.com. "Asian Games (jet ski) - Cambodia takes home gold from ski modified class - ANTARA News". Antara News. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. Firmansyah, Asep (25 August 2018). "Cambodian jetskier grabs gold in ski modified". asiangames2018.id. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. "Cambodia's medal rush continues - Khmer Times". Khmer Times. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. "Cambodia hail a golden weekend - Khmer Times". Khmer Times. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.