Szabo, Gabriela (1975–)

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Szabo, Gabriela (1975–)

Romanian runner. Born Nov 14, 1975, in Bistrita, Romania.

Won a silver medal for 1,500 meters at Atlanta Olympics (1996); won a gold medal for 5,000 meters and a bronze for 1,500 meters at Sydney Olympics (2002); at World championships, won gold medals for the 5,000 meters (1997, 1999, 2001); at Europeans, won silver medals for the 5,000 (1998) and 1,500 (2002).

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