Agnese Possamai

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Agnese Possamai
Agnese Possamai.jpg
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1953-01-17) 17 January 1953 (age 70)
Lentiai, Italy
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle distance running
ClubFiamma 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 medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Paris 3000 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Grenoble 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Milan 3000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Athens 3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Budapest 3000 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Casablanca 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Casablanca 3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Split 800 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Latakia 1500 m
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Rome Team cross country
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Madrid Team cross country

Agnese Possamai (born 17 January 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.

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Biography

She won eleven 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1979 Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia2nd800 m2:03.73 [3]
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France1st1500 m4:07.49
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy1st3000 m8:53.77 CR
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary2nd 3000 m 9:04.41
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco1st1500 m4:13.58 [3]
1st3000 m9:15.64 [3]
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States10th 3000 m 9:10.82
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece1st3000 m8:55.25
World Indoor Championships Paris France2nd3000 m9:09.66
1987 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria2nd1500 m4:13.98 [3]

National titles

Agnese Possamai has won 24 times the individual national championship. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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.