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{{short description|Italian athlete}}
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| nationality = [[Italia]]n
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[Middle distance running]]
| club = Iveco Torino
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1957|6|27}}
| birth_place = [[Veggiano]], Italy
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| height = {{height|m=1.67}}
| weight = {{convert|55|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| pb = 
*800 m: 1:57.66 (1980)
*1500 m: 3:58.65 (1982)
| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy national athletics team|Italy]]
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]]|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|1500 metres]]}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1982 European Athletics Championships|1982 Athens]]|1500 metres}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1982 Milan]]|1500 metres}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1976 Chepstow]]|[[1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race#Teams|Team]]}} 
{{MedalSilver|[[1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1982 Rome]]|[[1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race#Teams|Team]]}}
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'''Gabriella Dorio''' (born 27 June 1957 in [[Veggiano]], [[Veneto]]) is an Italian former athlete and Olympic gold winner. She won two medals, at senior level, at the [[International athletics championships and games|International athletics competitions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE-D-1908-2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=2 December 2012}}</ref>

==Biography==
She first participated in the [[1976 Summer Olympics]], placing sixth in the 1500 metres race then ran the same event and placed fifth in Summer Olympics 4 years later. She won the gold medal at the [[1982 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|1982 European Indoor Championships]], the bronze medal at the [[1982 European Championships in Athletics|1982 European Championships]], and finally the gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]], beating the [[Romania]]ns [[Doina Melinte]] (silver) and [[Maricica Puică]] (bronze).

She has 65 caps in [[Italy national athletics team|national team]] from 1973 to 1991.<ref>{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=[[Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera|FIDAL]]}}</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
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|1973
|[[1973 European Junior Championships in Athletics|European Junior Championships]]
|
|8th
|800 m
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|-
|1974
|[[1974 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] 
|[[Rome, Italy]]
|9th
|1,500 m
|
|-
|1975
|[[1975 European Junior Championships in Athletics|European Junior Championships]]
|
|bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd
|1,500 m
|
|-
|1976
|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Montreal, Canada]]
|align="center" | 6th
|1,500 m
|
|-
|1978
|[[1978 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] 
|[[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
|align="center" | 6th
|1,500 m
|
|-
|1979
|[[1979 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[Yugoslavia]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|800 m
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1980
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres|800 m]]
|
|-
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres|1,500 m]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1982
|[[1982 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Milan]], Italy
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|1,500 m
|
|-
|[[1982 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|1,500 m
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1983
|[[1983 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest]], Hungary
|4th
|1,500 m
|
|-
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|7th
|1,500 m
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1984
|[[1984 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|8th
|1,500 m
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Los Angeles California]], United States
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres|800 m]]
|
|-
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres|1,500 m]]
|
|}

==National titles==
Gabriella Dorio has won '''23''' times the individual [[Italian Athletics Championships|national championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm|title=ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|access-date=2 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm|title=ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|access-date=2 December 2012}}</ref>
*'''7 wins''' in the [[800 metres]] (1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
*'''10 wins''' in the [[1500 metres]] (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
*'''2 wins''' in the 800 metres indoor (1978, 1979)
*'''2 wins''' in the 1500 metres indoor (1981, 1983)
*'''2 wins''' in the [[cross country running]] (1976, 1983)

==See also==
* [[Italian Athletics Championships#Multi winners|Italian Athletics Championships - Women multi winners]]
* [[Italy national athletics team#Women|Italy national athletics team - Women's more caps]]
* [[Athletics in Italy#800 metres|Italian all-time top lists - 800 m]]
* [[Athletics in Italy#1500 metres|Italian all-time top lists - 1500 m]]
* [[FIDAL Hall of Fame]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

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