Gabriella DORIO

Gabriella Dorio - Italy - 1,500m gold medal at 1984 Olympic Games.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 11 August 1984

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Thursday, 27 June 1957
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Veggiano, Italy
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Italy
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Gabriella DORIO - Italy - 1,500m gold medal at 1984 Olympic Games.

An ecstatic Gabriella Dorio is pictured above as she crosses the finishing line to take

the Gold medal in the 1500m at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

 

Women's 800m.

Olympic Games 1984

1. Doine MELINTE   ROM   1: 57.60
2. Kim GALLAGHER   USA   1: 58.63
3. Fita LOVIN   ROM   1: 58.83
4. Gabriella DORIO   ITA   1: 59.05
5. Lorraine BAKER   GBR   2: 00.03
6. Ruth WYSOCKI   USA   2: 00.34
7. Margrit KLINGER   GFR   2: 00.65
8. Caroline O'SHEA   IRE   2: 00.77

 

 

 

Women's 1500m.

Olympic Games 1984

1. Gabriella DORIO   ITA   4: 03.25
2. Doine MELINTE   ROM   4: 03.76
3. Maricica PUICA   ROM   4: 04.15
4. Roswitha GERDES   GFR   4: 04.41
5. Christine BENNING   GBR   4: 04.70
6. Christina BOXER   GBR   4: 05.53
7. Brit McROBERTS   CAN   4: 05.98
8. Ruth WYSOCKI   USA   4: 08.92

 

 

Gabriella is pictured above (267) during the final of the 1500m at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki.

She finished in 6th place with Mary Decker (492) taking the Gold.

Photo G Herringshaw.  14th September 1983.  ©


 

Women's 1500m.

Final. Euro Athletics Champs 1982

1. Olga DVIRNA   URS   3.57.80
2. Zamira ZAYTSEVA   URS   3.58.82
3. Gabriella DORIO   ITA   3.59.02
4. Maricia PUICA   ROM   3.59.31
5. Ulrike BRUNS   GDR   4.00.78
6. Tamara SOKORINA   URS   4.01.22

 

 

 

Women's 1500m. Final.

World Championships 1983

1. Mary Decker-Slaney   USA   4: 00.90
2. Zamira Zaits   SOV   4: 01.19
3. Yekaterina Podkopay   SOV   4: 02.25
4. Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotov   SOV   4: 02.67
5. Wendy Smith   GBR   4: 04.14
6. Doina Melinte   ROM   4: 04.42
7. Gabriella Dorio   ITA   4: 04.73
8. Brit Lind-Petersen-McRobe   CAN   4: 05.73
9. Christina Boxer-Cahill   GBR   4: 06.74

 

 

 

 

Gabriella Dorio  pictured above (220) at the front of the pack with 1 lap to go in the final of the 1,500m

at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She was just 19 years of age and appearing in her first Olympic final.

Photograph George Herringshaw. ©

 

Women's 1500m.

Final. Olympic Games 1976

1. Tatyana KAZANKINA   SOV   4: 05: 48
2. Gunhild HOFFMEISTER   GDR   4: 06: 02
3. Ulrike KLAPEZYNSKI   GDR   4: 06: 09
4. Nikolina SHTEREVA   BUL   4: 06: 57
5. Lyudmila BRAGINA   SOV   4: 07: 20
6. Gabriella DORIO   ITA   4: 07: 27
7. Ellen WELLMANN   GER   4: 07: 91
8. Janice MERRILL   USA   4: 08: 54

 

 

 

Women's 1500m. Final.

European Athletics Championships 1978

1. Giana ROMANOVA   URS   3.59.8
2. Natalia MARASESCU   ROM   3.58.77
3. Totka PETROVA   BUL   4.00.15
4. Valentina ILJINYCH   URS   4.00.18
5. Grete WAITZ   NOR   4.00.55
6. Gabriella DORIO   ITA   4.01.25

 

 

 

Women's 800m. Final.

Olympic Games 1980

1. Nadiya OLIZARENKO   SOV   1: 53.43 WR
2. Olga MINEYEVA   SOV   1: 54.81
3. Tatyana PROVIDOKHINA   SOV   1: 55.46
4. Martina KAMPFERT   GDR   1: 56.21
5. HIldegard ULLRICH   GDR   1: 57.20
6. Jolanta JANUCHTA   POL   1: 58.25
7. Nikolina SHTEREVA   BUL   1: 58.71
8. Gabriella DORIO   ITA   1: 59.12

 

 

 

Women's 1500m. Final.

Olympic Games 1980

1. Tatyana KAZANKINA   SOV   3: 56.6 OR
2. Christiane WARTENBERG   GDR   3: 57.8
3. Nadiya OLIZARENKO   SOV   3: 59.6
4. Gabriella DORIO   ITA   4: 00.3
5. Ulrike BRUNS   GDR   4: 00.7
6. Lyubov SMOLKA   SOV   4: 01.3
7. Maricica PUICA   ROM   4: 01.3
8. Ileana SILAI   ROM   4: 03.0