Saly Ou Moeut Explained

Saly Ou Moeut
Nationality:Cambodian
Birth Date:1992 2, df=y
Birth Place:Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Height:166cm
Weight:57kg
Country:Cambodia

Saly Ou Moeut (Central Khmer: សាលី អ៊ូ​មើ​ត|;[1] born 7 February 1992) is a Cambodian male jet skier.[2] He represented Cambodia at the 2018 Asian Games, which was also his first Asian Games event.

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.[3] [4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sorn. Prathna. សាលី អ៊ូមើត ទៅហាត់ពង្រឹងសមត្ថភាពនៅអាល្លឺម៉ង់. 4 May 2023 . Khmer Post.
  2. Web site: SALY Ou Moeut Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. en-GB. 28 August 2018.
  3. News: Asian Games (jet ski) - Cambodia takes home gold from ski modified class - ANTARA News. antaranews.com. Antara News. 28 August 2018. en.
  4. News: Cambodian jetskier grabs gold in ski modified. Firmansyah. Asep. 25 August 2018. asiangames2018.id. 28 August 2018. The Jakarta Post.
  5. News: Cambodia’s medal rush continues - Khmer Times. 25 August 2018. Khmer Times. 28 August 2018. en-US.
  6. News: Cambodia hail a golden weekend - Khmer Times. 27 August 2018. Khmer Times. 28 August 2018. en-US.