Spyridon Lebesis

Spyridon Lebesis

Personal information
Born	May 30, 1987
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Greece Mediterranean Games Mersin 2013 Javelin
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 on May 2012. This performance ranks him second among Greek javelin throwers, only behind Kostas Gatsioudis.

Lebesis scored 82.40 in the qualification round of the London Summer Olympic, second place to the World Champion Anreas Thorkildsen of Norway.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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	7th	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

• Spyridon Lebesis profile at IAAF