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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.[1]

Gabriella Dorio

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1957-06-27) 27 June 1957 (age 64) Veggiano, Italy
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle distance running
Club	Iveco Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 1:57.66 (1980) 1500 m: 3:58.65 (1982)
Medal record Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 1500 metres European Championships 1982 Athens 1500 metres European Indoor Championships 1982 Milan 1500 metres World Cross Country Championships 1976 Chepstow Team 1982 Rome Team

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

• 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

External links

• Gabriella Dorio at World Athletics
• Gabriella Dorio at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Gabriella Dorio at Olympedia
• Gabriella Dorio at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)

На других языках

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- [en] Gabriella Dorio

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[fr] Gabriella Dorio

Gabriella Dorio, née le 27 juin 1957 à Veggiano, est une ancienne athlète italienne, spécialiste du demi-fond. Aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1984 à Los Angeles, elle a remporté la médaille d'or du 1 500 m devant les Roumaines Doina Melinte et Maricica Puica.

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[it] Gabriella Dorio

Gabriella Dorio (Veggiano, 27 giugno 1957) è un'ex mezzofondista italiana, campionessa olimpica dei 1500 metri piani a Los Angeles 1984.

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