Donato Sabia (11 September 1963 – 7 April 2020) was an Italian middle-distance runner who specialized in the

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Biography

Donato Sabia was born in Potenza and won two medals, at senior level, at the

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, one of these with national relay team. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984, 1988), reaching, in both cases, the

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800 metres final; he had 17 caps in

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from 1982 to 1988. His personal best time was 1:43.88 minutes, achieved in June 1984 in

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. In the 400 metres he had 45.73 seconds, achieved in June 1984 in

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. Donato Sabia died on 7 April 2020, in San Carlo Hospital, in Potenza, from

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, having on 31 March 2020 also lost his father to the same disease. He was 56.

Achievements

National titles

Sabia won six individual

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. *1 win in the 400 metres (1984) *3 wins in the

(1983, 1984, 1988) *2 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1983, 1988)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabia, Donato 1963 births 2020 deaths Italian male middle-distance runners Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy People from Potenza Sportspeople from the Province of Potenza World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Basilicata Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

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