Spyridon Lebesis

Spyridon Lebesis (Greek: Σπυρίδων Λεμπέσης, born May 30, 1987, in Mavromati, Boeotia) is a Greek javelin thrower.

Spyridon Lebesis
Personal information
Born (1987-05-30) May 30, 1987
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third placeMersin 2013Javelin
Updated on 11 August 2012.

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
  • 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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