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.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1953 Lentiai, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamma Belluno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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| 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]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 800 metres: 1978, 1979 (2)
- 3000 metres: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 (5)
- 1500 metres indoor: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986 (5)
- 3000 metres indoor: 1982, 1983, 1984 (3)
- cross country running: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (7)
- Italian Mountain Running Championships
- Mountain running: 1980, 1981 (2)
See also
References
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
External links
- Agnese Possamai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Agnese Possamai at World Athletics
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