Spyridon Lebesis
Appearance
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Born | May 30, 1987 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Greece | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 11 August 2012 |
Spyridon Lebesis (Greek: Σπυρίδων Λεμπέσης, born May 30, 1987, in Mavromati, Boeotia) is a Greek javelin thrower.
His personal best is 83.02 meters, achieved in Nicosia in May 2012. This performance ranks him third among Greek javelin throwers, behind Kostas Gatsioudis and Ioannis Kiriazis.
Lebesis scored 82.40 in the qualification round of the London Summer Olympic, second place to the World Champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Greece | |||||
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | Javelin throw | 78.66 m (PB) |
European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 3rd | Javelin throw | 79.37 m (PB) | |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 30th (q) | Javelin throw | 73.35 m |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th | Javelin throw | 81.91 m |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 3rd | Javelin throw | 78.53 m |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 24th (q) | Javelin throw | 74.14 m |
Seasonal bests by year
[edit]- 2006 – 72.50
- 2007 – 75.45
- 2008 – 76.97
- 2009 – 80.95
- 2010 – 82.90
- 2011 – 81.12
- 2012 – 83.02
- 2013 – 79.97
- 2014 – 80.64
References
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Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Boeotia
- Greek male javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Greece
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Sportspeople from Central Greece
- 21st-century Greek sportsmen
- Greek athletics biography stubs