 Sabbatini in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Italy: 2 caps (2020-2021)[1] |
| Born | 10 June 1999 Teramo, Italy |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre Atletica Gran Sasso Teramo |
| Coached by | Andrea Ceccarelli (2018–) Marcello Vicerè (2013–2017) |
Medal record | |
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Gaia Sabbatini (10 June 1999)[2] is an Italian middle distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships. Sabbatini is the Italian indoor record holder for the 1000 metres.
She won three Italian national titles at senior level.
In February 2020, in graduating absolute Italian champion, Gaia Sabbatini became the first athlete from Teramo to conquer a national title.[3]
She represented Italy at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021, competing in the 1500 metres.[2]
At the 2022 European Cross Country Championships on home soil in Turin, Sabbatini ran the anchor leg of the mixed 4 x 1500 m relay, securing Italy first ever victory in this event.[4]
Achievements
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | European U20 Championships |  Grosseto |
8th | 1500 m | 4:22.84[note 1] |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships |  Tampere |
13th (h) | 1500 m | 4:22.50 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships |  Toruń |
16th (h) | 1500 m | 4:17.21 |
| European Team Championships Super League | Chorzów |
1st | 1500 m | 4:14.87 | |
| European U23 Championships |  Tallinn |
1st | 1500 m | 4:13.98 | |
| Olympic Games |  Tokyo |
14th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:02.25 PB | |
| 2022 | World Championships |  Eugene, OR |
– (sf) | 1500 m | DQ |
| European Championships |  Munich |
9th | 1500 m | 4:06.04 | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Turin |
1st | Mixed relay | 17:23 |
National titles
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 800 metres: 2022
- 1500 metres: 2020, 2021
Personal bests
- 800 metres – 2:00.75 (Rovereto 2021)
- 800 metres indoor – 2:01.07 (Ancona 2022)
- 1000 metres – 2:48.06 (Rome 2017)
- 1000 metres indoor – 2:38.67 (Birmingham 2022) NR
- 1500 metres – 4:01.24 (Chorzów 2023)
- 1500 metres indoor – 4:10.25 (Madrid 2022)
- Mile – 4:31.74 (Milan 2021)
Progression
Key: Lifetime best
| Year (age) | Performance | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (23) | 4:01.93 | Eugene, OR | 28 MAY 2022 |
| 2021 (22) | 4:02.25 | Tokyo | 04 AUG 2021 |
| 2020 (21) | 4:11.27 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Heusden-Zolder | 06 SEP 2020 |
| 2019 (20) | 4:33.19 | Brixen | 28 JUL 2019 |
| 2018 (19) | 4:19.69 | Cles | 25 AUG 2018 |
| 2017 (18) | 4:20.17 | Grosseto | 21 JUL 2017 |
| 2016 (17) | 4:45.45 | Ascoli Piceno | 30 JUL 2016 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Sabbatini ran 4:20.17 in the heats.
References
- ↑ "Italy Team Guide" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- 1 2 "Gaia SABBATINI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Per Gaia Sabbatini storico titolo italiano assoluto: è lei la più veloce sui 1.500 indoor" (in Italian). emmelle.it. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Turnbull, Simon (11 December 2022). "Report | Sabbatini's last leg heroics clinches mixed relay gold for Italy". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
External links
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- Gaia Sabbatini at World Athletics
- Gaia Sabbatini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Gaia Sabbatini at Diamond League
- Gaia Sabbatini at Olympedia
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