Gabriela Szabo
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Nickname(s) | Gabi[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 November 1975 Bistriţa, Romania | (age 46)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 42 kg (93 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈela ˈsabo], Hungarian: Szabó Gabriella;[2] born 14 November 1975)[3] is a retired Romanian runner. She competed in the 1500 m and 5000 m events at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal.
Szabo is a three-time world champion. Throughout her entire career she was coached by , whom she eventually married. In May 2005 she retired from competitions due to exhaustion. She held European record in the 3000 m between 2002–2019.
Early life[]
Szabo was born to a Romanian mother and a Hungarian father.[4][5] As a child, Szabo used to speak Hungarian with her friends, but she can only understand a few words today, which she regrets.[1][2]
Post-sport career[]
As of 19 August 2013 she held the honorific title of Romanian Tourism Ambassador,[6] together with 7 other cultural and sport personalities of Romania.
On 5 March 2014, she was appointed Minister of Youth and Sport in the Victor Ponta social-democratic government. She held the position until 17 November 2015.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Romania | |||||
1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 1st | 3000 m | 9:19.28 |
1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:48.28 |
1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 1st | 3000 m | 8:50.97 |
1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 3000 m | 8:47.40 |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:40:08 | |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 3000 m | 8:54.50 |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 5000 m | 14:56.57 | |
Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 1500 m | 15:29.86 | |
1st | 5000 m | 15:29.86 | |||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:01.54 |
23rd (h) | 5000 m | 15:42.35 | |||
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 3000 m | 8:45.75 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 5000 m | 14:57.68 | |
Universiade | Catania, Italy | 1st | 1500 m | 4:10.31 | |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 3000 m | 8:49.96 |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:08.31 | |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 1st | 1500 m | 4:03.23 |
1st | 3000 m | 8:36.42 | |||
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 5000 m | 14:41.82 | |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 1st | 3000 m | 8:42.06 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:05.27 | |
1st | 5000 m | 14:40.79 | |||
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:39.65 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 1500 m | 4:00.57 | |
8th | 5000 m | 15:19.55 | |||
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:58.81 |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 11th | 5000 m | 14:59.36 |
Personal bests[]
Outdoor (track)[]
1500 metres - 3:56.97 (1998)
One mile - 4:19.30 (1998)
3000 metres - 8:21.42 (2002)
5000 metres - 14:31.48 (1998)
Indoor[]
1500 metres - 4:03.23 (1999)
One mile - 4:23.19 (2001)
2000 metres - 5:30.53 (1998)
3000 metres - 8:32.88 (2001)
5000 metres - 14:47.35 (1999)
2001 Accident[]
Szabo is remembered for a collision with Ghanaian long-jumper Kofi Amoah Prah during an indoor meeting at Stuttgart in 2001. Szabo was leaving the track after her competition had finished while Amoah was running for his attempt.[7] Szabo walked into Amoah's path and they collided heavily.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b Tóth Gödri, Iringó (6 May 2021). "Gabriela Szabo sajnálja, hogy nem tanult meg magyarul" [Gabriela Szabo regrets that she did not learn Hungarian]. kronikaonline.ro (in Hungarian). Krónika. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
ahogy a sportrajongók ismerik, Gabi Szabo
[as sports fans know her, Gabi Szabo] - ^ a b Ághassi, Attila (23 November 2005). "'Bánt, hogy már nem tudok magyarul'" ['I'm sorry I can't speak Hungarian anymore']. index.hu (in Hungarian). Index. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
Nem véletlen, hogy eszembe sem volt a nevem megváltoztatása
[It's no coincidence that I didn't even think of changing my name.] - ^ "Gabriela Szabo Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Mallows, Lucy (2008). Transylvania. Guilford, Connecticut: The Globe Pequot Press Inc. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-84162-230-9.
- ^ Gabi Szabo: „La Chimie, toceam toate formulele. Dar şi astăzi ştiu tabelul lui Mendeleev!“. adevarul.ro (9 March 2013). Retrieved on 11 August 2014.
- ^ Romanian Tourism Ambassadors post by DrumLiber.ro, 21 August 2013, drumliber.ro, accessed on 21 August 2013
- ^ "Ethiopians sweep medals in 3 000m". news24.com. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Athletics long jump collision" on YouTube
External links[]
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- Official website of Gabi Szabo
- Gabriela Szabo at World Athletics
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- Romanian female middle-distance runners
- Romanian female long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Romania
- Olympic gold medalists for Romania
- Olympic silver medalists for Romania
- Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Bistrița
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- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
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- Social Democratic Party (Romania) politicians
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- IAAF Golden League winners
- European Athlete of the Year winners
- Track & Field News Athlete of the Year winners
- Universiade gold medalists for Romania
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade