This article is about Romanian field and track athlete. For the Hungarian sprint canoer, see Gabriella Szabó.
Gabriela Szabo
Gabriela Szabo in May 2014
Personal information
Nickname
Gabi[1]
Born
14 November 1975 (1975-11-14) (age 48) Bistriţa, Romania
Height
1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight
42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
Sport
Running
Medal record
Representing Romania
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
1
1
1
World Championships
3
0
0
World Indoor Championships
3
1
1
European Championships
0
1
1
European Indoor Championships
2
0
0
Universiade
2
0
0
Total
11
3
3
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney
5000 m
1996 Atlanta
1500 m
2000 Sydney
1500 m
World Championships
1997 Athens
5000 m
1999 Seville
5000 m
2001 Edmonton
1500 m
European Championships
1998 Budapest
5000 m
2002 Munich
1500 m
1994 Helsinki
3000 m
World Indoor Championships
1995 Barcelona
3000 m
1997 Paris
3000 m
1999 Maebashi
3000 m
1999 Maebashi
1500 m
2001 Lisbon
3000 m
European Indoor Championships
1998 Valencia
3000 m
2000 Ghent
3000 m
Universiade
1995 Fukuoka
5000 m
1995 Fukuoka
1500 m
Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation:[ɡabriˈelaˈsabo], 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.
^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]
^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.
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