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. 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.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1979Mediterranean GamesSplit, Yugoslavia2nd800 m2:03.73
1981European Indoor ChampionshipsGrenoble, France1st1500 m4:07.49
1982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy1st3000 m8:53.77CR
1983European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd3000 m9:04.41
Mediterranean GamesCasablanca, Morocco1st1500 m4:13.58
1st3000 m9:15.64
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States10th3000 m9:10.82
1985European Indoor ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st3000 m8:55.25
World Indoor ChampionshipsParis France2nd3000 m9:09.66
1987Mediterranean GamesLatakia, Syria2nd1500 m4:13.98

National titles

Agnese Possamai has won 24 times the individual national championship.

See also

  • Italy national athletics team - Multiple medalists
  • Italian Athletics Championships - Women multi winners
  • Italy national athletics team - Women's more caps
  • Italian all-time top lists - 800 m
  • Italian all-time top lists - 1500 m

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