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.
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Women's 800m.
Olympic Games 1984
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1. Doine MELINTE |
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ROM |
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1: 57.60 |
2. Kim GALLAGHER |
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USA |
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1: 58.63 |
3. Fita LOVIN |
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ROM |
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1: 58.83 |
4. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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1: 59.05 |
5. Lorraine BAKER |
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GBR |
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2: 00.03 |
6. Ruth WYSOCKI |
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USA |
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2: 00.34 |
7. Margrit KLINGER |
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GFR |
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2: 00.65 |
8. Caroline O'SHEA |
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IRE |
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2: 00.77 |
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Women's 1500m.
Olympic Games 1984
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1. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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4: 03.25 |
2. Doine MELINTE |
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ROM |
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4: 03.76 |
3. Maricica PUICA |
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ROM |
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4: 04.15 |
4. Roswitha GERDES |
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GFR |
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4: 04.41 |
5. Christine BENNING |
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GBR |
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4: 04.70 |
6. Christina BOXER |
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GBR |
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4: 05.53 |
7. Brit McROBERTS |
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CAN |
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4: 05.98 |
8. Ruth WYSOCKI |
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USA |
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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. ©
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Women's 1500m.
Final. Euro Athletics Champs 1982
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1. Olga DVIRNA |
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URS |
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3.57.80 |
2. Zamira ZAYTSEVA |
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URS |
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3.58.82 |
3. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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3.59.02 |
4. Maricia PUICA |
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ROM |
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3.59.31 |
5. Ulrike BRUNS |
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GDR |
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4.00.78 |
6. Tamara SOKORINA |
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URS |
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4.01.22 |
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Women's 1500m. Final.
World Championships 1983
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1. Mary Decker-Slaney |
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USA |
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4: 00.90 |
2. Zamira Zaits |
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SOV |
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4: 01.19 |
3. Yekaterina Podkopay |
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SOV |
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4: 02.25 |
4. Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotov |
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SOV |
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4: 02.67 |
5. Wendy Smith |
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GBR |
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4: 04.14 |
6. Doina Melinte |
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ROM |
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4: 04.42 |
7. Gabriella Dorio |
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ITA |
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4: 04.73 |
8. Brit Lind-Petersen-McRobe |
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CAN |
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4: 05.73 |
9. Christina Boxer-Cahill |
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GBR |
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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. ©
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Women's 1500m.
Final. Olympic Games 1976
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1. Tatyana KAZANKINA |
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SOV |
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4: 05: 48 |
2. Gunhild HOFFMEISTER |
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GDR |
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4: 06: 02 |
3. Ulrike KLAPEZYNSKI |
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GDR |
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4: 06: 09 |
4. Nikolina SHTEREVA |
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BUL |
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4: 06: 57 |
5. Lyudmila BRAGINA |
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SOV |
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4: 07: 20 |
6. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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4: 07: 27 |
7. Ellen WELLMANN |
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GER |
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4: 07: 91 |
8. Janice MERRILL |
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USA |
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4: 08: 54 |
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Women's 1500m. Final.
European Athletics Championships 1978
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1. Giana ROMANOVA |
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URS |
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3.59.8 |
2. Natalia MARASESCU |
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ROM |
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3.58.77 |
3. Totka PETROVA |
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BUL |
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4.00.15 |
4. Valentina ILJINYCH |
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URS |
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4.00.18 |
5. Grete WAITZ |
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NOR |
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4.00.55 |
6. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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4.01.25 |
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Women's 800m. Final.
Olympic Games 1980
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1. Nadiya OLIZARENKO |
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SOV |
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1: 53.43 WR |
2. Olga MINEYEVA |
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SOV |
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1: 54.81 |
3. Tatyana PROVIDOKHINA |
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SOV |
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1: 55.46 |
4. Martina KAMPFERT |
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GDR |
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1: 56.21 |
5. HIldegard ULLRICH |
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GDR |
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1: 57.20 |
6. Jolanta JANUCHTA |
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POL |
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1: 58.25 |
7. Nikolina SHTEREVA |
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BUL |
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1: 58.71 |
8. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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1: 59.12 |
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Women's 1500m. Final.
Olympic Games 1980
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1. Tatyana KAZANKINA |
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SOV |
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3: 56.6 OR |
2. Christiane WARTENBERG |
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GDR |
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3: 57.8 |
3. Nadiya OLIZARENKO |
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SOV |
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3: 59.6 |
4. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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4: 00.3 |
5. Ulrike BRUNS |
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GDR |
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4: 00.7 |
6. Lyubov SMOLKA |
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SOV |
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4: 01.3 |
7. Maricica PUICA |
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ROM |
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4: 01.3 |
8. Ileana SILAI |
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ROM |
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4: 03.0 |