Gabriela Szabo
Gabriela Szabo in May 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Gabi |
| Born | 14 November 1975 (age 49) Bistriţa, Romania |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 42 kg (93 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
Medal record | |
Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈela ˈsabo], Hungarian: Szabó Gabriella; born 14 November 1975) is a retired Romanian runner. She competed in the 1500 m and 5000 m events at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal.
Szabo is a three-time world champion. She was named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year in 1999. Throughout her entire career she was coached by Zsolt Gyöngyössy, whom she eventually married. In May 2005 she retired from competitions due to exhaustion. She held the European record in the 3000 m between 2002 and 2019.