Gabriella Dorio (born 27 June 1957) is an Italian former athlete and Olympic gold winner. She won three medals at senior level at International athletics competitions.
Biography
She first participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics, placing sixth in the 1500 metres race then ran the same event and placed fifth in Summer Olympics four years later. She won the gold medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships, the bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships, and finally the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, beating the Romanians Doina Melinte (silver) and Maricica Puică (bronze).
She represented her national team 65 times between 1973 and 1991.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | European Junior Championships | Duisburg, West Germany | 8th | 800 m | |
| 1974 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | 1,500 m | |
| 1975 | European Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 1,500 m | |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 6th | 1,500 m | |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6th | 1,500 m | |
| 1979 | Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 800 m | |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 8th | 800 m | |
| 4th | 1,500 m | ||||
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 1st | 1,500 m | |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 1,500 m | ||
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 1,500 m | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 1,500 m | ||
| 1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 1,500 m | |
| Olympic Games | Los Angeles California, United States | 4th | 800 m | ||
| 1st | 1,500 m |
National titles
Gabriella Dorio has 23 individual wins in the national championships.
- 7 wins in the 800 metres (1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
- 10 wins in the 1500 metres (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
- 2 wins in the 800 metres indoor (1978, 1979)
- 2 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (1981, 1983)
- 2 wins in the cross country running (1976, 1983)
