Leonid Nikolaevich Moseyev (russian: Леонид Николаевич Мосеев; born October 21, 1952, in Metlyno,

Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city ...

) is a retired male

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

from the

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. Moseyev won the gold medal in the men's

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at the 1978 European Championships in

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. He twice competed in the same event for the Soviet Union at the

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in 1976 and 1980, finishing 7th and 5th respectively.

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1978 Year Ranking
1952 births Living people Soviet male long-distance runners Russian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk Oblast {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub