Gabriela Szabo

Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈela ˈsabo], Hungarian: Szabó Gabriella; born 14 November 1975) 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.

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
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 3 1 1
European Championships 0 1 1
European Indoor Championships 2 0 0
Universiade 2 0 0
Total 11 3 3
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 5000 m
1996 Atlanta 1500 m
2000 Sydney 1500 m
World Championships
1997 Athens 5000 m
1999 Seville 5000 m
2001 Edmonton 1500 m
European Championships
1998 Budapest5000 m
2002 Munich1500 m
1994 Helsinki3000 m
World Indoor Championships
1995 Barcelona3000 m
1997 Paris3000 m
1999 Maebashi3000 m
1999 Maebashi1500 m
2001 Lisbon3000 m
European Indoor Championships
1998 Valencia3000 m
2000 Ghent3000 m
Universiade
1995 Fukuoka 5000 m
1995 Fukuoka 1500 m

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.

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