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Egil Ly (born 31 October 1938) is a Norwegian retired sailor.

He represented the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club and competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In the mixed three person keelboat class as a crew member under Morits Skaugen. [1]

He was born in Oslo, [1] and resides in Rykkinn.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Egil Normann Ly". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2012.