Amy Fabé Dia Longo (born 14 February 1977) is a French- Italian sprint athlete who specializes in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. She became an Italian citizen on 12 May 2009 through her marriage to Italian middle-distance runner Andrea Longo.

Biography

Dia won the silver medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships. She competed at the 1995 World Indoor Championships, the 1998 European Championships, the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final. Then, she finally reached the final at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and finished sixth. She won the silver medal at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

and the bronze medal at the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

. In the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

she finished fourth at the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, and fourth at the 2005 World Championships. At the 1999 World Championships she ran in the heats, but not in the final. Her personal best times are 7.33 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in January 2000 in Eaubonne; 11.54 seconds in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

, achieved in June 2005 in Firenze; and 23.02 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dia, Fabe 1977 births Living people French female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Italian female sprinters French emigrants to Italy Naturalised citizens of Italy People from Creil Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from Oise