Fabé Dia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 14 February 1977 Creil, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Medal record | |
Amy Fabé Dia Longo (born 14 February 1977) is a French-Italian sprint athlete who specializes in the 200 metres.
She became an Italian citizen on 12 May 2009 through her marriage to Italian middle-distance runner Andrea Longo.[1]
Biography[edit]
Dia won the silver medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships.[2] She competed at the 1995 World Indoor Championships,[3] the 1998 European Championships,[4] the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final. Then, she finally reached the final at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and finished sixth.[3] She won the silver medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.[5]
In the 4 × 100 metres relay she finished fourth at the 2000 Olympic Games, and fourth at the 2005 World Championships.[6] At the 1999 World Championships she ran in the heats, but not in the final.[7]
Her personal best times are 7.33 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in January 2000 in Eaubonne; 11.54 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Firenze; and 23.02 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Transfers of Allegiance". iaaf.org. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "European Junior Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Fabé Dia at World Athletics
- ^ "Women 200m European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 2005 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 1999 Sevilla (ESP)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
External links[edit]
- Fabé Dia at World Athletics
- Fabé Dia at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Fabé Dia at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Fabé Dia at Olympedia
- 1977 births
- Living people
- French female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- Italian female sprinters
- French emigrants to Italy
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- People from Creil
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Sportspeople from Oise
- Athletes from Hauts-de-France
- French Athletics Championships winners