Gabriela Szabo
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Nickname | Gabi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 November 1975 Bistriţa, Romania | (age 48)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Zsolt Gyöngyössy, whom she eventually married. In May 2005 she retired from competitions due to exhaustion. She held the European record in the 3000 m between 2002 and 2019.
Early life
[edit]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
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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
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor (track)
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Szabo is remembered for a collision with German 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
[edit]- ^ 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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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Romanian female middle-distance runners
- Romanian female long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for 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
- Sportspeople from Bistrița
- Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Romanian sportsperson-politicians
- Ministers of regional development of Romania
- 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
- FISU World University Games 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