Leonid Ivanovych Masunov ( uk, Леонід Іванович Масунов, born 5 May 1962) is a retired

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middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who represented

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at the

1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Attica, Greece, on 2 and 3 March 1985. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participating nations * (10) * (5) * (13) * (4) * (21) ...

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and

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where he won a bronze medal in

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. He also represented Soviet Union at the

1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 ...

. In Soviet national competitions, Masunov represented

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and won several medals at the national championships, both indoors and outdoors. He is a current Ukrainian record holder in

(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 .

Key international appearances

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Masunov, Leonid 1962 births Living people Armed Forces (sports society) sportspeople Ukrainian male middle-distance runners Soviet male middle-distance runners Soviet Athletics Championships winners Sportspeople from Omsk K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University alumni Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games Ukrainian people of Russian descent