Gabriela Szabo

Gabriela Szabo
Gabriela Szabo in May 2014
Personal information
NicknameGabi[1]
Born14 November 1975 (1975-11-14) (age 49)
Bistriţa, Romania
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
SportRunning

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.

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