Agnese Possamai Explained

Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle distance running
Club:Fiamma Belluno
Birth Date:1953 1, df=y
Birth Place:Lentiai, Italy
Weight:53kg (117lb)
Pb:
  • 800 m: 2:00.36 (1980)
  • 1500 m: 4:05.14 (1984)
  • 3000 m: 8:37.96 (1983)
Country: Italy

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 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

1979Split, Yugoslaviabgcolor=silver2nd800 m2:03.73[3]
1981Grenoble, Francebgcolor=gold1st1500 m4:07.49
1982Milan, Italybgcolor=gold1st3000 m8:53.77
1983Budapest, Hungarybgcolor=silver2nd3000 m9:04.41
Casablanca, Moroccobgcolor=gold1st1500 m4:13.58
bgcolor=gold1st3000 m9:15.64
1984Los Angeles, United States10th3000 m9:10.82
1985Athens, Greecebgcolor=gold1st3000 m8:55.25
Paris Francebgcolor=silver2nd3000 m9:09.66
1987Latakia, Syriabgcolor=silver2nd1500 m4:13.98

National titles

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

1978, 1979 (2)

1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 (5)

1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (7)

1980, 1981 (2)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE. sportolimpico.it. 2 December 2012.
  2. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
  3. Web site: MEDITERRANEAN GAMES. gbrathletics.com. 2 December 2012.
  4. Web site: ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 2 December 2012.
  5. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 2 December 2012.