Ke Leng

Ke Leng (Khmer: កែ ឡេង) is a retired Cambodian pétanque player. She won four consecutive Women's Pétanque World Championships in the precision shooting category. She is widely considered one of the greatest Cambodian pétanque players and Cambodian athletes.[1]

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Ke. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Leng.
Ke Leng
កែ ឡេង
Personal information
Native nameកែ ឡេង
Full nameKe Leng
NationalityCambodian
Born1962
Rolea B'ier, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia
Home townPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Sport
Country Cambodia
SportPétanque
Medal record
Representing  Cambodia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 MontaubanPrecision Shooting
Gold medal – first place2015 BangkokPrecision Shooting
Gold medal – first place2017 KaihuaPrecision Shooting
Gold medal – first place2019 Phnom PenhPrecision Shooting
Asian Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place2009 VietnamDoubles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2001 MalaysiaShooting
Gold medal – first place2013 MyanmarShooting
Gold medal – first place2017 MalaysiaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2003 VietnamShooting
Silver medal – second place2005 PhilippinesDoubles
Silver medal – second place2007 ThailandDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2005 PhilippinesTriples
Bronze medal – third place2009 LaosDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2011 IndonesiaShooting
Bronze medal – third place2015 SingaporeShooting

Early life

Ke Leng was born in 1962 in Rolea B'ier, Kampong Chhnang province. She lived with her mother until 1980 when her mother passed away, she moved to Phnom Penh to live with her sister.[2]

In 1982, she began to play volleyball for the Ministry of National Defence. During the time she played volleyball, she got a job at the Ministry until nowadays and got married. In 1997, the team was dissolved and she switched to boules.[2]

Career

In 1998, she registered for the national boules championships and after an amazing performance, she placed her name in the national teams alongside Ouk Sreymom. In 1999, she made her international debut at the 1999 Asian Petanque Championships in Singapore. Alongside her companions, they won the gold medal in the doubles event after winning against Thailand. [2]

She made her SEA Games debut at the 2001 SEA Games and won a gold medal at the shooting event. A month later, she won a bronze medal at the 2001 Asian Petanque Championships held on her country's soil. She also won silver medals at the 2003 SEA Games, 2005 SEA Games and 2007 SEA Games.[3] She also won bronze medals at the 2009 SEA Games, 2011 SEA Games and 2015 SEA Games.[4][5]

At the 2013 SEA Games, 12 years after winning a gold medal in Malaysia, she won another one in Myanmar after winning against Thailand's Potjanaseni Pawinee, 36–16 in the final.[6] Four years later, she returned to Malaysia and grabbed another gold medal in the doubles event.[7]

At the 2009 Asian Indoor Games, Leng won a bronze medal with Sreymom in the women’s petanque doubles competition.[8]

At the Pétanque World Championships, Leng participated in the precision shooting event. She won the 2013 championships held in Montauban, France, becoming the first Cambodian to win a gold medal at the world championships.[9] Two years later in Bangkok, she won another gold medal after facing strong rival Mouna Beji of Tunisia in the final, which she won 33–24, securing her gold medal and her defense of the world championship in the process.[10] At the 2017 events in Kaihua, she defended her title, winning Wongchuvej Phantipha of Thailand 43–38, and tied Angélique Colombet of France in gold medals.[11] At the 2019 event which was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Leng become the first player to win four consecutive titles after defeating her Lao counterpart Bivilak Thepphakan 36–22 at the National Olympic Stadium. [12][13]

On 29 May 2020, Ke Leng announced her retirement, citing her health reason and her jobs at the Ministry of National Defence. [14][15]

References
  1. "លោក Claude Azema ចាត់ទុកលោកស្រី កែ ឡេង ជាបេតិកភណ្ឌក្នុងកីឡាប៉េតង់" (in Khmer). Thmey Thmey. 21 July 2020.
  2. "វីរនារី កែ ឡេង មានប្រវត្តិយ៉ាងណា មុនក្បួនដង្ហែធំរសៀលថ្ងៃនេះ?" (in Khmer). Sabay. 9 April 2015.
  3. "SEA Games Federation Office, Thailand 2010". www.seagfoffice.org. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  4. "Medallist by event
    Sea Games Laos 2009"    . SEA games Federation Office. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. "Pétanque at the 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015". seagames2015.com. 28th SEA Games 2015 (Pétanque). Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. "Ke Leng shoots to SEA Games gold". The Phnom Penh Post. 18 December 2013.
  7. "កែ ឡេង ឈ្នះមេដាយមាសទី5នៅស៊ីហ្គេមទាំងលំបាក" (in Khmer). Koh Santepheap. 18 December 2017.
  8. "In Brief: Cambodia nets bronzes in Asian Indoor Games". The Phnom Penh Post. 10 November 2009.
  9. "ក្រុមកីឡាការិនីប៉េតង់កម្ពុជាឈ្នះមេដាយមាស1 សំរឹទ្ធ 1 ក្នុងព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ Women's World Championship of Petanque 2013នៅប្រទេសបារាំង" (in Khmer). Koh Santepheap. 8 October 2013.
  10. "Ke Leng lands gold at petanque world". The Phnom Penh Post. 10 November 2015.
  11. "កីឡាជាតិជាតិវីរកីឡាការិនី កែ ឡេង ឈ្នះមេដាយមាសពិភពលោកមួយទៀតហើយ!" (in Khmer). Thmey Thmey. 10 November 2017.
  12. "ក្រុមនារីកម្ពុជាទាំងពីរក្រុម នឹងក្រុមយុវជនកម្ពុជាមួយក្រុម យកឈ្នះគូរប្រជែងរៀងខ្លួន ឡើងវគ្គ៨ក្រុមចុងក្រោយ នៃការប្រកួតកីឡាប៉េតង់ជើងឯកពិភពលោក លើកទី១៧" (in Khmer). AMS News. 21 November 2017.
  13. "Cambodia Proud Of World Petanque Gold Medalist Ms. Ke Leng". Ministry of Information. 23 November 2019.
  14. "ម្ចាស់មេដាយមាសពិភពលោក៤ជំនាន់ជាប់ៗគ្នា លោកស្រី កែ ឡេង ប្រកាសលាឈប់ពីអាជីពកីឡាប៉េតង់កម្ពុជា" (in Khmer). Ministry of Information. 29 May 2020.
  15. "ម្ចាស់មេដាយមាសពិភពលោក ៤ជំនាន់ វីរកីឡាការិនី កែ ឡេង ប្រកាសចូលនិវត្តន៍ ព្រោះហេតុផល ២យ៉ាង" (in Khmer). Fresh News. 29 May 2020.
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