Gabriella Dorio (born 27 June 1957 in Veggiano,

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) is an Italian former athlete and Olympic gold winner. She won two medals, at senior level, at the

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Biography

She first participated in the

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, 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 The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

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, beating the

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(silver) and

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(bronze). She has 65 caps in

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from 1973 to 1991.

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Gabriella Dorio has won 23 times the individual national championship. *7 wins in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since th ...

(1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) *10 wins in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

(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

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(1976, 1983)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorio, Gabriella 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Padua Italian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Universiade gold medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

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