Gaia Sabbatini

Gaia Sabbatini
Sabbatini in 2016
Personal information
National teamItaly: 2 caps (2020-2021)[1]
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)
Teramo, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Atletica Gran Sasso Teramo
Coached byAndrea Ceccarelli (2018–)
Marcello Vicerè (2013–2017)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Silesia 1500 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 1500 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 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.

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

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International competitions

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

National titles

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Personal bests

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Progression

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Key:   Lifetime best

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sabbatini ran 4:20.17 in the heats.

References

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  1. ^ "Italy Team Guide" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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