Leonid Moseyev Explained

Leonid Nikolaevich Moseyev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Мосеев; born October 21, 1952, in Metlyno, Chelyabinsk Oblast) is a retired male long-distance runner from the Soviet Union.

Moseyev won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1978 European Championships in Prague.

He twice competed in the same event for the Soviet Union at the Summer Olympics in 1976 and 1980, finishing 7th and 5th respectively.

Achievements

Representing the
1976Olympic GamesMontréal, Canada7thMarathon2:13:33
1978European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia1stMarathon2:11:57.5
1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union5thMarathon2:12:14
1982Athens, Greece16thMarathon

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