Leonid Moseyev

Leonid Moseyev
Personal information
Born (1952-10-21) October 21, 1952
Sport
SportMarathon running
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
1978 Prague Marathon
Summer Universiade
1977 Sofia 10,000m
1977 Sofia 5000m

Leonid Nikolaevich Moseyev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Мосеев; born October 21, 1952) 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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1976 Olympic Games Montréal, Canada 7th Marathon 2:13:33
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 1st Marathon 2:11:57.5
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th Marathon 2:12:14
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 16th Marathon 2:24:00