Donato Sabia

Donato Sabia (born September 11, 1963 in Potenza ; † April 7, 2020 ibid) was an Italian athlete who specialized in sprinting and middle-distance running.

Life

At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983 he was eliminated over 800 m in the preliminary run and came in fifth with the Italian team in the 4 x 400 meter relay .

In 1984 he won gold over 800 m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg . At the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , he was fifth over 800 m and reached the semi-finals in the 4 x 400 meter relay . Also over 800 m he was seventh at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul .

He was Italian champion over 800 m three times (1983, 1984, 1988) and once over 400 m (1984). In 1984 and 1989 he won the national title over 400 m indoors.

He died in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Ospedale San Carlo in Potenza as a result of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Personal bests

400 m: 45.73 s, June 9, 1984, Milan
- Halle: 46.52 s, February 11, 1989, Turin
800 m: 1: 43.88 min, June 13, 1984, Florence
- Hall: 1: 47.77 min, February 11, 1984, Turin

Web links

Donato Sabia in the database of World Athletics (English)
Donato Sabia in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ Gbrathletics: Italian Championships
↑ gbrathletics: Italian Indoor Championships
↑ Il coronavirus stronca Sabia, due volte finalista olimpico negli 800 metri , April 8, 2020, gazzetta.it (Italian)

personal data
SURNAME	Sabia, Donato
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	September 11, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Potenza
DATE OF DEATH	April 7, 2020
Place of death	Potenza

[1] Gbrathletics: Italian Championships

[2] rathletics: Italian Indoor Championships

[3] Il coronavirus stronca Sabia, due volte finalista olimpico negli 800 metri , April 8, 2020, gazzetta.it (Italian)