Agnese Possamai

Agnese Possamai (born 17 January 1953 in Lentiai) is a retired middle-distance runner from Italy. Her greatest achievements were the 1985 World Indoor silver medal as well as three European Indoor gold medals.

Agnese Possamai
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1953-01-17) 17 January 1953
Lentiai, Italy
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle distance running
ClubFiamma Belluno
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m: 2:00.36 (1980)
  • 1500 m: 4:05.14 (1984)
  • 3000 m: 8:37.96 (1983)

Biography

She won eleven medals at senior level (9 individual, 2 team) at the international athletics competitions.[1] Her personal best times are 4:08.84 (1500 metres) and 8:37.96 (3000 metres). She has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1988.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1979 Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 2nd 800 m 2:03.73 [3]
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 1st 1500 m 4:07.49
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st 3000 m 8:53.77 CR
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 3000 m 9:04.41
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 1st 1500 m 4:13.58 [3]
1st 3000 m 9:15.64 [3]
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 10th 3000 m 9:10.82
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1st 3000 m 8:55.25
World Indoor Championships Paris France 2nd 3000 m 9:09.66
1987 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 2nd 1500 m 4:13.98 [3]

National titles

Agnese Possamai has won 24 times the individual national championship.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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