Donato Sabia
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National team | Italy: 17 caps (1982-1988)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1963 Potenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 2020 (aged 56) Potenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pro Patria Milano | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal bests |
| |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||
Donato Sabia (11 September 1963 – 7 April 2020) was an Italian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Biography[edit]
Donato Sabia was born in Potenza and won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions, one of these with national relay team.[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984, 1988), reaching, in both cases, the Olympic 800 metres final; he had 17 caps in national team from 1982 to 1988.
His personal best time was 1:43.88 minutes, achieved in June 1984 in Florence.[3] In the 400 metres he had 45.73 seconds, achieved in June 1984 in Milan.[4]
Donato Sabia died on 7 April 2020, in San Carlo Hospital, in Potenza, from COVID-19, having on 31 March 2020 also lost his father to the same disease.[5] He was 56.
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Result | Event | time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.54 | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.10 | ||
| 1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.05 | [6] |
| Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 5th | 800 m | 1:44.53 | ||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 7th | 800 m | 1:48.03 | [7] |
National titles[edit]
Sabia won six individual national championships.[8][9]
- 1 win in the 400 metres (1984)
- 3 wins in the 800 metres (1983, 1984, 1988)
- 2 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1983, 1988)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Italy Team Guide" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 800 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- ^ "Coronavirus, morto Donato Sabia: fu due volte finalista alle Olimpiadi". Corriere Della Sera. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "15th indoor european athletics championships 1984 Gothenburg Sweden". athleticsdb.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ He ran in a better crono (1:44.90) in semi-finals.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links[edit]
| Men's track & road athletes |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| Men's field athletes | ||
| Women's track & road athletes | ||
| Women's field athletes | ||
| Men's track & road athletes |
| |
|---|---|---|
| Men's field athletes | ||
| Women's track & road athletes | ||
| Women's field athletes | ||
