Agnese Possamai

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
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
ClubFiamma Belluno
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 2:00.36 (1980)
  • 1500 m: 4:05.14 (1984)
  • 3000 m: 8:37.96 (1983)
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1985 Paris3000 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 Grenoble1500 m
Gold medal – first place1982 Milan3000 m
Gold medal – first place1985 Athens3000 m
Silver medal – second place1983 Budapest3000 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1983 Casablanca1500 m
Gold medal – first place1983 Casablanca3000 m
Silver medal – second place1979 Split800 m
Silver medal – second place1987 Latakia1500 m
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place1982 RomeTeam cross country
Bronze medal – third place1981 MadridTeam cross country

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.

Biography

She won eleven medals at the 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 the 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. 1 2 3 4 "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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