Serhiy Lebid or Serhii Lebid (Ukrainian: Сергій Лебідь; born 15 July 1975 in Dnipropetrovsk)[1] is a Ukrainian long-distance runner.
 Lebid at the European Cross Country Championships | ||
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Representing  Ukraine
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| World Cross Country Championships | ||
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2001 Ostend | Long race individual |
| EAA European Championships | ||
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2002 Munich | 5,000 metres |
| Universiade | ||
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1999 Palma de Mallorca | 5,000 metres |
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2001 Beijing | 5,000 metres |
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2003 Daegu | 5,000 metres |
| EAA European Cross Country Championships | ||
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1998 Ferrara | Individual |
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2001 Thun | Individual |
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2002 Medulin | Individual |
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2003 Edinburgh | Individual |
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2004 Heringsdorf | Individual |
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2005 Tilburg | Individual |
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2007 Toro | Individual |
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2008 Brussels | Individual |
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2010 Albufeira | Individual |
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2000 Malmö | Individual |
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1997 Oeiras | Individual |
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2005 Tilburg | Team |
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2009 Dublin | Individual |
Career
editHe has won the European Cross Country championships on nine occasions,[2] winning in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Serhiy Lebid finished seventh in the 5,000 m at the 2000 Olympic Games, but did not qualify from his heat in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.
He won a bronze medal in the 5,000 m final at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich and came fifth in the 10,000 m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
Lebid came second in ( Great Manchester Run) in 2008. third at the Great Manchester Run in May 2010.[3] In October he was the best performing European at the Giro al Sas 10K in Trento as he finished third behind Edwin Soi and Wilson Busienei with a time of 28:48.3.[4] He won his record ninth title in the men's race at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships, taking the lead in the final stages after a moderately paced start.[5] This also extended his appearance record at the championships – he is the only athlete to have competed every year since the championships' creation in 1994.[6] He secured a second career win at the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels later that month, holding off the Kenyan challengers.[7] A fourth-place finish at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country in January helped the Europeans to the team title,[8] and he was the first European home at the Cross Internacional de San Sebastián with a third-place finish.[9]
He returned to the Manchester 10K in May 2011 and came third behind Haile Gebrselassie and Chris Thompson.[10]
Serhiy Lebid won the 2014 Nagano Marathon (2:13:56). He took 10th place in the 2015 London Marathon with a time of 2:10:21.
References
edit- ^ Serhiy Lebid. Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 2011-02-01.
- ^ "European Athletics".
- ^ Martin, David (2010-05-16).Gebrselassie and Kidane score Ethiopian sweep in Manchester 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
- ^ Soi defends title at Giro Al Sas. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-10.
- ^ SENIOR MEN'S FINAL: Lebid leaves it late but triumphs again. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
- ^ Records set in Albufeira Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2010-12-13). Retrieved on 2010-12-14.
- ^ Hendrix, Ivo (2009-12-20). Lalli and Herzog triumph in wintry Brussels. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-08.
- ^ Wenig, Jorg (2011-01-08). Kipchoge and Masai prevail in snowy Edinburgh. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-02-01). Menjo and Fernández excel in San Sebastián XC while Cáceres eyes indoor success – Spanish weekend round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-01.
- ^ Wenig, Jorg (2011-05-15). Gebrselassie takes fourth Manchester 10Km victory, Clitheroe surprises. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-27.