Lily Luik

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Lily Luik
Lily Luik Rio2016.jpg
Luik at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985 (age 38)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryEstonia
Sport Track and field
Event Marathon
ClubTartu Ulikooli Akadeemiline Spordiklubi [2]
Coached byHarry Lemberg [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:40:30 (2015) [3]

Lily Luik (born 14 October 1985) is an Estonian long-distance runner. [3] She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. [4]

She is one of an identical triplet, sister of Liina and Leila. All three qualified to participate in the marathon event representing Estonia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The triplets were professional dancers before Liina brought them to running. [5]

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References

  1. Lily Luik. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 Lily Luik. nbcolympics.com
  3. 1 2 Lily Luik at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. Final results. iaaf.org
  5. Leila Luik. nbcolympics.com