Gaia Sabbatini

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Gaia Sabbatini
GaiaSabbatini Jesolo2016c.jpg
Sabbatini in 2016
Personal information
National team Italy: 2 caps (2020-2021) [1]
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 26)
Teramo, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle-distance running
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Atletica Gran Sasso Teramo
Coached byAndrea Ceccarelli (2018–)
Marcello Vicerè (2013–2017)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Silesia 1500 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 1500 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Turin Mixed relay

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.

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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

Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2017 European U20 Championships Flag of Italy.svg Grosseto 8th1500 m 4:22.84 [note 1]
2018 World U20 Championships Flag of Finland.svg Tampere 13th (h)1500 m 4:22.50
2021 European Indoor Championships Flag of Poland.svg Toruń 16th (h)1500 m 4:17.21
European Team Championships Super League Flag of Poland.svg Chorzów 1st1500 m 4:14.87
European U23 Championships Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn 1st1500 m 4:13.98
Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 14th (sf)1500 m 4:02.25 PB
2022 World Championships Flag of the United States.svg Eugene, OR – (sf)1500 m DQ
European Championships Flag of Germany.svg Munich 9th1500 m 4:06.04
European Cross Country Championships Flag of Italy.svg Turin 1stMixed relay 17:23

National titles

Personal bests

Progression

Key:  Lifetime best

1500 m
Year (age)PerformanceVenueDate
2022 (23)4:01.93 Flag of the United States.svg Eugene, OR 28 MAY 2022
2021 (22)4:02.25 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 04 AUG 2021
2020 (21)4:11.27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Heusden-Zolder 06 SEP 2020
2019 (20)4:33.19 Flag of Italy.svg Brixen 28 JUL 2019
2018 (19)4:19.69 Flag of Italy.svg Cles 25 AUG 2018
2017 (18)4:20.17 Flag of Italy.svg Grosseto 21 JUL 2017
2016 (17)4:45.45 Flag of Italy.svg Ascoli Piceno 30 JUL 2016

See also

Notes

  1. Sabbatini ran 4:20.17 in the heats.

References

  1. "Italy Team Guide" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Gaia SABBATINI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Per Gaia Sabbatini storico titolo italiano assoluto: è lei la più veloce sui 1.500 indoor" (in Italian). emmelle.it. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. Turnbull, Simon (11 December 2022). "Report | Sabbatini's last leg heroics clinches mixed relay gold for Italy". European Athletics . Retrieved 11 December 2022.