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.
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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Belgium
| |||||
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 16th | 10,000 m | 32:26.90 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 22nd (h) | 10,000 m | 33:48.91 |
| 1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th | 6 km | 19:44 |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 33rd (h) | 10,000 m | 33:51.36 | |
| 1990 | World Cross Country Championships | Aix-les-Bains, France | 39th | 6 km | 20:15 |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | 10,000 m | 32:29.46 | |
| 1991 | World Cross Country Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | 35th | 6.4 km | 21:31 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (h) | 10,000 m | 32:31.55 | |
| 1992 | World Cross Country Championships | Boston, United States | 14th | 6.4 km | 21:49 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 10,00 m | 32:14.17 | |
| 1994 | European Cross Country Championships | Alnwick, United Kingdom | 8th | 4.5 km | 14.49 |
| 1995 | World Cross Country Championships | Durham, United Kingdom | 63rd | 6.5 km | 21:51 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11th | 10,000 m | 32:10.59 | |
| 1996 | European Cross Country Championships | Charleroi, Belgium | 18th | 4.5 km | 17:53 |
| Marathons | |||||
| 1995 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:32:08 |
| 1996 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:28:06 |
| 1997 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Marathon | 2:34:15 |
| 1998 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 19th | Marathon | 2:43:16 |
| 1999 | Antwerp Marathon | Antwerp, Belgium | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:23 |
| 1999 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 14th | Marathon | 2:36:07 |
Notes:
- Results with (h) indicates overall position in qualifying heats.
- Slegers qualified for the 1987 World Championship final but failed to finish.
References
edit- ^ Podium Cross Internacional Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (List of medallists). Venta de Baños. Retrieved on 2009-12-27.
- ^ Palmares Archived 2018-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ 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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