Leonid Moseyev

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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


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