Gabriela Szabo
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14 November 1975 (age 41) Bistriţa, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 42 kg (93 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈela ˈsabo], born 14 November 1975)[1] 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 was born to a Romanian mother and a Hungarian father,[2] yet she does not speak Hungarian at all.[3]
Szabo is a three-time world champion. Throughout her entire career she was coached by Zsolt Gyöngyössy, whom she eventually married. In May 2005 she retired from competitions due to exhaustion. She remains the European record holder in the 3000 m.
As of 19 August 2013 she held the honorific title of Romanian Tourism Ambassador,[4] together with other 7 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.
Competition record
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References
- ↑ "Gabriela Szabo Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gabriela Szabo. |
- Official website of Gabi Szabo
- Gabriela Szabo profile at IAAF
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Preceded by Christine Arron |
Women's European Athlete of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by Trine Hattestad |
Preceded by Marion Jones |
Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by Marion Jones |
| Preceded by Marion Jones |
Gazzetta dello Sport Sportswoman of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by Marion Jones |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Sonia O'Sullivan |
Women's 3,000 m Best Year Performance 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Olga Yegorova |
Preceded by Jiang Bo |
Women's 5,000 m Best Year Performance 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Getenesh Wami |
| Preceded by Olga Yegorova |
Women's 3,000 m Best Year Performance 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Isabella Ochichi |
| 3000 m | |
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| 5000 m |
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Note: In 1996, the 3000 m was replaced by the 5000 m. | |
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