Spyridon Lebesis Explained

Birth Date:30 May 1987
Weight:91kg (201lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin
Updated:11 August 2012

Spyridon Lebesis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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

Representing
2009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy2ndJavelin throw78.66 m (PB)
European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania3rdJavelin throw79.37 m (PB)
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea30th (q)Javelin throw73.35 m
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom6thJavelin throw81.91 m
2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey3rdJavelin throw78.53 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland24th (q)Javelin throw74.14 m

Seasonal bests by year