Gabriela Szabo

Gabriela Szabo

Personal information
Born	14 November 1975 (1975-11-14) (age 39) Bistriţa, Romania
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Medal record Competitor for  Romania Olympic Games Silver 1996 Atlanta 1500 m Bronze 2000 Sydney 1500 m Gold 2000 Sydney 5000 m World Championships Gold 1997 Athens 5000 m Gold 1999 Seville 5000 m Gold 2001 Edmonton 1500 m Universiade Gold 1995 Fukuoka 5000 m

Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈela ˈsabo], born 14 November 1975)^[1] 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 was born to a Romanian mother and a Hungarian father,^[2] yet she does not speak Hungarian at all.^[3]

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 remains the European record holder in the 3000 m.

As of 19 August 2013 she held the honorific title of Romanian Tourism Ambassador,^[4] together with other 7 cultural and sport personalities of Romania.

On 5 March 2014, she was appointed Minister of Youth and Sport in the Victor Ponta social-democratic government.

Competition record

Gabriela Szabo as Minister of Youth and Sport in the third Ponta cabinet

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Romania
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	1st	3000 m	9:19.28
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	3000 m	8:48.28
1993	European Junior Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	1st	3000 m	8:50.97
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	3000 m	8:47.40
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	3000 m	8:40:08
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	3000 m	8:54.50
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	5000 m	14:56.57
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	1500 m	15:29.86
			1st	5000 m	15:29.86
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	2nd	1500 m	4:01.54
			23rd (h)	5000 m	15:42.35
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	1st	3000 m	8:45.75
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	5000 m	14:57.68
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	1st	1500 m	4:10.31
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	1st	3000 m	8:49.96
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	5000 m	15:08.31
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	1st	1500 m	4:03.23
			1st	3000 m	8:36.42
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	5000 m	14:41.82
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	1st	3000 m	8:42.06
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	1500 m	4:05.27
			1st	5000 m	14:40.79
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	3000 m	8:39.65
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	1500 m	4:00.57
			8th	5000 m	15:19.55
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	1500 m	3:58.81
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	11th	5000 m	14:59.36

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gabriela Szabo.

• Official website of Gabi Szabo
• Gabriela Szabo profile at IAAF

Awards
Preceded by Christine Arron	Women's European Athlete of the Year 1999	Succeeded by Trine Hattestad
Preceded by Marion Jones	Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1999	Succeeded by Marion Jones
Preceded by Marion Jones	Gazzetta dello Sport Sportswoman of the Year 1999	Succeeded by Marion Jones
Sporting positions
Preceded by Sonia O'Sullivan	Women's 3,000 m Best Year Performance 1997–2000	Succeeded by Olga Yegorova
Preceded by Jiang Bo	Women's 5,000 m Best Year Performance 1998–1999	Succeeded by Getenesh Wami
Preceded by Olga Yegorova	Women's 3,000 m Best Year Performance 2002–2003	Succeeded by Isabella Ochichi