Agnese Possamai

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Agnese Possamai
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1953-01-17) January 17, 1953
Lentiai, Italy
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle distance running
Club Fiamma Belluno
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m: 2:00.36 (1980)
  • 1500 m: 4:05.14 (1984)
  • 3000 m: 8:37.96 (1983)
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Silver 1985 Paris 3000 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold 1981 Grenoble 1500 m
Gold 1982 Milan 3000 m
Gold 1985 Athens 3000 m
Silver 1983 Budapest 3000 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold 1983 Casablanca 1500 m
Gold 1983 Casablanca 3000 m
Silver 1979 Split 800 m
Silver 1987 Latakia 1500 m
World Cross Country Championships
Silver 1982 Rome Team cross country
Bronze 1981 Madrid Team cross country

Agnese Possamai (born January 17, 1953 in Lentiai) is a retired middle distance runner from Italy. Her greatest achievements were the 1985 World Indoor silver medal as well as three European Indoor gold medals.

Biography

She won 11 medals, at senior level (9 individual, 2 team), at the International athletics competitions.[1] Her personal best times are 4:08.84 (1500 metres) and 8:37.96 (3000 metres). She has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1988.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1979 Mediterranean Games Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 2nd 800 metres 2:03.73 [3]
1981 European Indoor Championships France Grenoble 1st 1500 metres 4:07.49
1982 European Indoor Championships Italy Milan 1st 3000 metres 8:53.77
1983 European Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 2nd 3000 metres 9:04.41
Mediterranean Games Morocco Casablanca 1st 1500 metres 4:13.58 [3]
1st 3000 metres 9:15.64 [3]
1984 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles 10th 3000 metres 9:10.82
1985 European Indoor Championships Greece Athens 1st 3000 metres 8:55.25
World Indoor Championships France Paris 2nd 3000 metres 9:09.66
1987 Mediterranean Games Syria Latakia 2nd 1500 metres 4:13.98 [3]

National championships

Agnese Possamai has won 22 times the individual national championship.[4][5]

  • 2 wins in the 800 metres (1978, 1979)
  • 5 wins in the 3000 metres (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987)
  • 5 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986)
  • 3 wins in the 3000 metres indoor (1982, 1983, 1984)
  • 7 wins in the cross country running (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986)

See also

  • Italy national athletics team - Multiple medalists
  • Italian Athletics Championships - Women multi winners
  • Italy national athletics team - Women's more caps
  • Italian all-time top lists - 800 m
  • Italian all-time top lists - 1500 m

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 

External links

European Indoor Champions in Women's 1500 metres
European Indoor Champions in Women's 3000 metres
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