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.Podium Cross Internacional (List of medallists). Venta de Baños. Retrieved on 2009-12-27. She was successful domestically, winning the Lotto Cross Cup series in 1991–92 and 1994–95.Palmares . Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06. She also won the 1992 Eurocross competition in neighbouring Luxembourg.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.
International competitions Representing 1986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany16th10,000 m32:26.901987World Championships Rome, Italy22nd (h)10,000 m33:48.911988World Cross Country ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand8th6 km19:44Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea33rd (h)10,000 m33:51.361990World Cross Country ChampionshipsAix-les-Bains, France39th6 km20:15European Championships Split, Yugoslavia10th10,000 m32:29.461991World Cross Country ChampionshipsAntwerp, Belgium35th6.4 km21:31World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan28th (h)10,000 m32:31.551992World Cross Country ChampionshipsBoston, United States14th6.4 km21:49Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain15th10,00 m32:14.171994European Cross Country ChampionshipsAlnwick, United Kingdom8th4.5 km14.491995World Cross Country ChampionshipsDurham, United Kingdom63rd6.5 km21:51World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th10,000 m32:10.591996European Cross Country ChampionshipsCharleroi, Belgium18th4.5 km17:53Marathons1995New York City MarathonNew York City, United States3rdMarathon2:32:081996Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:28:061997Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands4thMarathon2:34:151998London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom19thMarathon2:43:161999Antwerp MarathonAntwerp, Belgium1stMarathon2:34:231999Chicago MarathonChicago, United States14thMarathon2:36:07 Notes: Results with (h) indicates overall position in qualifying heats. Slegers qualified for the 1987 World Championship final but failed to finish.
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