Lieve Slegers

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Lieve Slegers (born 6 April 1965 in Turnhout, Flanders) is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 28 April 1996 clocking 2:28:06. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's 10,000 metres, where she was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Slegers also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was the 1995 winner of the 20 km of Brussels.

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She was also a cross country runner – Slegers won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños in 1989. [1] She was successful domestically, winning the Lotto Cross Cup series in 1991–92 and 1994–95. [2] She also won the 1992 Eurocross competition in neighbouring Luxembourg. [3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 16th10,000 m 32:26.90
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 22nd (h)10,000 m 33:48.91
1988 World Cross Country Championships Auckland, New Zealand8th6 km19:44
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 33rd (h)10,000 m 33:51.36
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France39th6 km20:15
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th10,000 m 32:29.46
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium35th6.4 km21:31
World Championships Tokyo, Japan28th (h)10,000 m 32:31.55
1992 World Cross Country Championships Boston, United States14th6.4 km21:49
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain15th10,00 m 32:14.17
1994 European Cross Country Championships Alnwick, United Kingdom8th4.5 km14.49
1995 World Cross Country Championships Durham, United Kingdom63rd6.5 km21:51
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden11th10,000 m 32:10.59
1996 European Cross Country Championships Charleroi, Belgium18th4.5 km17:53
Marathons
1995 New York City Marathon New York City, United States3rdMarathon2:32:08
1996 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:28:06
1997Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands4thMarathon2:34:15
1998 London Marathon London, United Kingdom19thMarathon2:43:16
1999 Antwerp Marathon Antwerp, Belgium1stMarathon2:34:23
1999 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States14thMarathon2:36:07

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References

  1. ↑ Podium Cross Internacional Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (List of medallists). Venta de Baños. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
  2. ↑ Palmares Archived 2018-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
  3. ↑ Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-02-28). Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.


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