Isoup Ganthy

Isoup Ganthy (Khmer: អ៊ុ សូបគន្ធី; 12 November 1929 – 6 December 1976) was a Cambodian equestrian and diplomat. Born to an Indian-Cambodian family, he later joined the Cambodian National Police and began horseback riding. He then studied in France and further practiced the sport. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, he competed as part of the first Cambodian team at a games, doing so in the individual show jumping event. He did not medal in the event.

After the games, he became involved in politics as a diplomat. He represented the Norodom Sihanouk-led GRUNK government-in-exile during the 1970s and seized the country's embassy in Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia, alongside Cambodian students. He later served as ambassador to Albania and then Sweden. He was arrested by the Khmer Rouge in September 1976 and was sent to Tuol Sleng prison, forcing him to confess treason. He later died within custody in the prison.