Leonid Masunov

Leonid Masunov
Personal information
Native name	Леонід Іванович Масунов
Full name	Leonid Ivanovych Masunov
National team	Soviet Union
Citizenship	Soviet Union→Ukraine
Born	May 5, 1962; Omsk, Soviet Russia, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Odesa State Pedagogical Institute (1988)
Occupation	Academic personnel
Sport
Country	Soviet Union, Soviet Ukraine
Sport	Track and field
Middle-distance running	800 m, 1500 m
Club	Armed Forces
Retired	1988
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 1:45.08 (1984, NR); 1:47.52i (1985); 1500 m: 3:38.11 (1984);
European Indoor Championships
Soviet Championships
Soviet Indoor Championships

Leonid Ivanovych Masunov (Ukrainian: Леонід Іванович Масунов, born 5 May 1962) is a retired Ukrainian middle-distance runner who represented Soviet Union at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships in 800 and 1500 metres where he won a bronze medal in 800 metres. He also represented Soviet Union at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in 1500 metres.

In Soviet national competitions, Masunov represented Ukraine and won several medals at the national championships, both indoors and outdoors.

He is a current Ukrainian record holder in 800 metres (1:45.08) set in 1984 and held the indoor national record in the same event between 1985 and 2004.

After retirement, he worked as an athletics coach in Odesa (1990-1998).

Since 1998 he has been a teacher at the Odesa Regional Institute for Public Administration.[1]

Key international appearances

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
1985	European Athletics Indoor Championships	Pireus		800 m
1985	h2	1500 m	DNF
1987	World Championships	Rome	1sf8	1500 m

References

"Одеський регіональний інститут державного управління - Кафедра електронного урядування та інформаційних систем" [Odesa Regional Institute for Public Administration - Department for E-Government and Information Systems] (in Ukrainian). www.oridu.odessa.ua. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

External links

Leonid Masunov at World Athletics
Leonid Masunov in Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian)

Records
Preceded by Yevhen Arzhanov	Men's 800 metres Ukrainian Record Holder 22 June 1984 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by	Men's 800 metres Ukrainian Indoor Record Holder 2 March 1985 – 22 February 2004	Succeeded by Ivan Heshko

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[1] "Одеський регіональний інститут державного управління - Кафедра електронного урядування та інформаційних систем" [Odesa Regional Institute for Public Administration - Department for E-Government and Information Systems] (in Ukrainian). www.oridu.odessa.ua. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.