 Gabriella Dorio | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | (1957-06-27) 27 June 1957 (age 67) Veggiano, Italy |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
| Club | Iveco Torino |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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| Medal record | |
Gabriella Dorio (born 27 June 1957 in Veggiano, Veneto) is an Italian former athlete and Olympic gold winner. She won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.
Biography
She first participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics, placing sixth in the 1500 metres race then ran the same event and placed fifth in Summer Olympics 4 years later. She won the gold medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships, the bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships, and finally the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, beating the Romanians Doina Melinte (silver) and Maricica Puică (bronze).
She has 65 caps in national team from 1973 to 1991.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | European Junior Championships | 8th | 800 m | ||
| 1974 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | 1,500 m | |
| 1975 | European Junior Championships | 3rd | 1,500 m | ||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 6th | 1,500 m | |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6th | 1,500 m | |
| 1979 | Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 800 m | |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 8th | 800 m | |
| 4th | 1,500 m | ||||
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 1st | 1,500 m | |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 1,500 m | ||
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 1,500 m | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 1,500 m | ||
| 1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 1,500 m | |
| Olympic Games | Los Angeles California, United States | 4th | 800 m | ||
| 1st | 1,500 m |
National titles
Gabriella Dorio has won 23 times the individual national championship.
- 7 wins in the 800 metres (1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
- 10 wins in the 1500 metres (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
- 2 wins in the 800 metres indoor (1978, 1979)
- 2 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (1981, 1983)
- 2 wins in the cross country running (1976, 1983)
See also
- Italian Athletics Championships - Women multi winners
- Italy national athletics team - Women's more caps
- Italian all-time top lists - 800 m
- Italian all-time top lists - 1500 m
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
References
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
External links
- Gabriella Dorio at World Athletics
- Gabriella Dorio at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Gabriella Dorio at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Gabriella Dorio at Olympedia
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Province of Padua
- Italian female middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportswomen