The main photo above shows Gabriela Szabo in full flow at the 2002 European Championships.
The inset picture shows just how close Gabriela was to winning Gold, missing out by a mere two
one hundredths of a second to Turkey's Sureyya Ayhan.
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Women's 1500m Final.
2002 European Championships.
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| 1 Sureyya Ayhan |
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Tur |
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3: 58.79 |
| 2 Gabriela SZABO |
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Rom |
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3: 58.81 |
| 3 Tatyana Tomashova |
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Rus |
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4: 01.28 |
| 4 Judit Varga |
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Hun |
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4: 02.37 |
| 5 Daniela Yordanova |
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Bul |
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4: 03.03 |
| 6 Natalia Rodriguez |
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Spa |
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4: 06.15 |
| 7 Alesya Turova |
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Blr |
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4: 06.64 |
| 8 Nuria Fernandez |
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Spa |
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4: 07.11 |
Gabreila Szabo wins the World Championship 1500 metres in Edmonton. Photo G H. ©
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Women's 1500m. Final.
World Athletics Championships 2001
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| 1. Gabriela SZABO |
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ROM |
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4.00.57 |
| 2. Violeta SZEKELY |
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ROM |
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4.01.70 |
| 3. Natalya GORELOVA |
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RUS |
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4.02.40 |
| 4. Carla SACRAMENTO |
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POR |
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4.03.96 |
| 5. Lidia CHOJECKA |
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POL |
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4.06.70 |
| 6. Natalia RODRIGUEZ |
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SPA |
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4.07.10 |
| 7. Alesya TUROVA |
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BEL |
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4.07.25 |
| 8. Sureyya AYHAN |
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TUR |
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4.08.17 |
Gabriela Szabo is seen above striding to victory in Sydney around the final bend.
Photograph George Herringshaw. ©
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| Womens 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 2000 |
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| 1. Gabriela SZABO |
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ROM |
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14: 40.79 |
| 2. Sonia O'Sullivan |
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IRL |
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14: 41.02 |
| 3. Gete Wami |
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ETH |
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14: 42.23 |
| 4. Ayelech Worku |
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ETH |
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14: 42.67 |
| 5. Irina Mikitenko |
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GER |
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14: 43.59 |
| 6. Lydia Cheromei |
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KEN |
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14: 47.35 |
| 7. Worknesh Kidane |
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ETH |
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14: 47.40 |
| 8. Olga Yegorova |
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RUS |
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14: 50.31 |
Gabriela is seen here en route to her 5,000 metres gold medal in Seville.
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Women's 5000m. Final.
World Athletics Championships 1999
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| 1. Gabriela SZABO |
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ROM |
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14: 41.82 |
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CR |
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| 2. Zahra Ouaziz |
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MAR |
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14: 43.15 |
| 3. Ayelech Worku |
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ETH |
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14: 44.22 |
| 4. Irina Mikitenko |
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GER |
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14: 50.17 |
| 5. Yelena-Ebru Kopytova-Kavaklioglu |
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TUR |
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14: 51.69 |
| 6. Julia Vaquero |
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ESP |
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14: 56.00 |
| 7. Mariya Pantyukhova |
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RUS |
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14: 58.60 |
| 8. Yamna Oubouhou-Belkacem |
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FRA |
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15: 03.47 |
Szabo is seen above at the 1998 European Championships where she was actually beaten!
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Women's 5000m. Final.
World Athletics Championships 1997
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| 1. Gabriela SZABO |
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ROM |
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14: 57.68 |
| 2. Roberta Brunet |
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ITA |
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14: 58.29 |
| 3. Fernanda Ribeiro |
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POR |
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14: 58.85 |
| 4. Paula Radcliffe |
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GBR |
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15: 01.74 |
| 5. Lydia Cheromei |
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KEN |
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15: 07.88 |
| 6. Jianying Liu |
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CHN |
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15: 10.64 |
| 7. Libbie Johnson-Hickman |
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USA |
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15: 11.15 |
| 8. Harumi Hiroyama |
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JPN |
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15: 21.19 |
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Women's 5000m. final.
European Athletics Championships 1998
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| 1. Sonia O'SULLIVAN |
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IRL |
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15: 06.50 |
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CR |
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| 2. Gabriela SZABO |
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ROM |
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15: 08.31 |
| 3. Marta DOMINGUEZ |
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ESP |
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15: 10.54 |
| 4. Olivera JEVTIC |
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YUG |
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15: 16.61 |
| 5. Annemari SANDELL |
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FIN |
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15: 20.78 |
| 6. Blandine BITZNER-DUCRET |
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FRA |
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15: 38.61 |
| 7. Valerie VAUGHAN |
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IRL |
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15: 39.99 |
| 8. Teresa RECIO |
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ESP |
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15: 40.54 |