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.
 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 | |
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 edit
International competitions edit
| 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 edit
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 800 metres: 2022
- 1500 metres: 2020, 2021
Personal bests edit
- 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 edit
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 |  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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ Sabbatini ran 4:20.17 in the heats.
References edit
- ^ "Italy Team Guide" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaia Sabbatini.
- Gaia Sabbatini at World Athletics
- Gaia Sabbatini at Diamond League
- Gaia Sabbatini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Gaia Sabbatini at Olympedia
