Gabriela Szabo

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
NicknameGabi[1]
Born14 November 1975 (1975-11-14) (age 48)
Bistriţa, Romania
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 3 0 0
World Indoor Championships 4 1 0
European Championships 0 1 1
European Indoor Championships 2 0 0
Universiade 2 0 0
Total 11 3 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seville 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton 1500 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Budapest 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Munich 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Helsinki 3000 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Barcelona 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Maebashi 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Maebashi 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lisbon 3000 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Valencia 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ghent 3000 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 1500 m

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.

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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.]
  3. ^ "Gabriela Szabo Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.