Roman Lejbjuk
Roman Lejbjuk 
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| Full name | Roman Wassylowytsch Lejbjuk | ||||||||
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| birthday | January 16, 1977 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Yaremche | ||||||||
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| status | resigned | ||||||||
| End of career | 2011 | ||||||||
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Roman Wassylowytsch Lejbjuk ( Ukrainian Роман Васильович Лейбюк , English transcription Roman Leybyuk ; born January 16, 1977 in Yaremche , Ukrainian SSR ) is a former Ukrainian cross-country skier .
Career
Lejbjuk started in Toblach in December 1998 for the first time in the cross-country skiing world cup and finished 76th in the 10 km freestyle. At the Winter Universiade 2001 in Zakopane he was seventh over 10 km freestyle and sixth over 10 km classic. At the beginning of the 2001/02 season he got his first World Cup points in Kuopio with 28th place over 15 km classic and 23rd place over 10 km freestyle. In the further course of the season he came into the points twice and thus achieved 98th place in the overall World Cup. In the 2003/04 season he achieved his first and only top ten placements in the World Cup with tenth place over 10 km freestyle in Ramsau am Dachstein and seventh place over 15 km classic in Lahti . At the end of the season he finished 60th in the overall World Cup. This was his best overall placement in the World Cup. In January 2005 he won the gold medal in the 10 km freestyle at the Winter Universiade 2005 in Seefeld in Tirol . He finished the Tour de Ski 2006/07 in 40th place and the Tour de Ski 2007/08 in 32nd place. At the Rollerski World Championships 2007 in Oroslavje , he won the silver medal with the relay. In March 2008 he won the cross-country skiing Balkan Cup in Bursa over 10 km classic and in January 2009 the cross-country skiing Eastern Europe Cup in Kharkiv over 15 km classic. In the Tour de Ski 2008/09 he finished 44th and in the Tour de Ski 2009/10 36th place. In his last active season 2010/11 he came 61st place at the Nordic Opening in Kuusamo and 32nd place at the Tour de Ski 2010/11 . He took 28th place in the mountain pursuit in the Fiemme Valley for the last time in World Cup points.
Leybyuk participated in the Olympic Winter Games in 2002 in Salt Lake City , 2006 in Torino and 2010 in Vancouver in part. His best results were 14th place in Turin and 11th place in the skiathlon in Salt Lake City. His best placings in seven world championships ( 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 and 2011 ) were 16th in the skiathlon in February 2005 in Oberstdorf and 14th place with the relay in February 2003 in Fiemme Valley .
Victories in Continental Cup races
| No. | date | place | discipline | series |
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| 1. | March 22, 2008 |
 Bursa
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10 km classic | Balkan Cup |
| 2. | January 17, 2009 |
Kharkiv
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15 km classic | Eastern Europe Cup |
Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games
Olympic games
- 2002 Salt Lake City : 11th place 20 km skiathlon, 22nd place 50 km classic, 32nd place 15 km classic, 44th place sprint freestyle, 50th place 30 km freestyle mass start
- 2006 Turin : 14th place relay, 17th place 15 km classic, 49th place 30 km skiathlon
- 2010 Vancouver : 41st place 30 km skiathlon, 42nd place 50 km classic mass start, 61st place 15 km freestyle
Nordic World Ski Championships
- 1999 Ramsau : 33rd place 10 km classic, 35th place 25 km pursuit, 41st place 50 km classic, 43rd place 30 km freestyle
- 2001 Lahti : 15th place relay, 39th place 30 km classic, 41st place 50 km freestyle, 48th place 20 km skiathlon
- 2003 Val di Fiemme : 14th place relay, 16th place 15 km classic, 39th place 30 km classic mass start, 53rd place 20 km skiathlon, 59th place 50 km freestyle
- 2005 Oberstdorf : 16th place relay, 16th place 30 km skiathlon, 33rd place 15 km freestyle, 38th place 50 km classic mass start, 39th place sprint classic
- 2007 Sapporo : 15th place relay, 35th place sprint classic, 56th place 15 km freestyle
- 2009 Liberec : 18th place team sprint classic, 35th place 15 km classic, 36th place 30 km skiathlon
- 2011 Oslo : 36th place 15 km classic, 60th place 30 km skiathlon, 72nd place sprint freestyle
Web links
- Roman Lejbjuk in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Roman Lejbjuk in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Lejbjuk, Roman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lejbjuk, Roman Wassylowytsch (full name); Leybyuk, novel; Лейбюк, Роман Васильович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian cross-country skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yaremche , Ukrainian SSR |