Spyridon Lebesis

Spyridon Lebesis
Personal information
Born (1987-05-30) May 30, 1987
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country  Greece
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 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

References


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