Gabre Gabric
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Ljubica Gabrić-Calvesi (17 October 1914 – 16 December 2015), known as Gabre Gabric, was a
Biography
Ljubica Gabrić was born in
While many sources give a birth year of 1914 and she competed in masters-level tournaments with this year of birth, Gabrić claimed in an interview that she was born in 1917 and that 1914 was a transcription error:[3] however, this admission is in contradiction with additional sources, including her arrival in the United States at age 9 in 1923, documented by Ellis Island records[4] and the fact that Olympic documents dating to the 1936 and 1948 Olympics establish a birthdate of 17 October 1914, probably originating from her own answers at the time.[2]
In 1936, she finished tenth in the
In 2010, she was still competing in Veterans Athletic Championships
Gabrić died on 16 December 2015, aged 101.[8]
Masters world records
Gabric held four world records in masters W95 category (athletes who have completed the ninety-fifth year of age),
Event | Category | Performance | Date | Venue | Notes |
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Shot put | W 95 | 5.32 m | 23 July 2010 | Nyíregyháza | [11] |
Hammer throw | W 95 | 12.86 m | 21 July 2010 | Nyíregyháza | [11] |
Weight throw | W 95 | 4.67 m | 9 October 2010 | Macerata | [11] |
Throws pentathlon | W 95 | 3.923 pt | 9 October 2010 | Macerata | [11] |
Achievements
- Senior
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Position | Performance | Notes |
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1936 | Olympic Games | Berlin | Discus throw | 10th | 34.31 m | |
1938 | European Championships | Vienna | Discus throw | 6th | 35.53 m | [14] |
1948 | Olympic Games | London | Discus throw | 17th | 34.17 m | |
1950 | European Championships | Brussels | Discus throw | 7th | 37.73 m | [15] |
- Masters
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Position | Performance | Notes |
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2007 | World Masters Championships | Riccione | Shot put W90 | 1st | 4.35 m | [16] |
Discus throw W90 | 1st | 11.45 m | [16] | |||
Javelin throw W90 | 2nd | 6.93 m | [16] | |||
2008 | World Masters Indoor Championships | Clermont-Ferrand | Shot put W90 | 1st | 4.73 m | [17] |
Discus throw W90 | 1st | 11.49 m | [17] | |||
Javelin throw W90 | 1st | 6.87 m | [17] | |||
2009 | World Masters Championships | Lahti | Shot put W90 | 2nd | 4.73 m | [18] |
Discus throw W90 | 2nd | 12.55 m | [18] | |||
Javelin throw W90 | 2nd | 7.36 m | [18] | |||
2008 | European Masters Championships | Ljubljana | Shot put W90 | 1st | 4.73 m | [19] |
Discus throw W90 | 1st | 11.86 m | [19] | |||
Javelin throw W90 | 1st | 7.97 m | [19] | |||
2009 | European Masters Indoor Championships | Ancona | Shot put W90 | 1st | 4.72 m | [20] |
Discus throw W90 | 1st | 12,02 m | [20] | |||
Javelin throw W90 | 1st | 7.85 m | [20] | |||
2010 | European Masters Championships | Nyíregyháza | Shot put W95 | 1st | 5.32 m [21] | WR |
Discus throw W95 | 1st | 12.86 m [21] | WR | |||
Javelin throw W95 | 1st | 7.92 m | [21] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Gabre Gabric-Calvesi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
- ^ i records di gabre gabric Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine atleticanet.it, (in Italian)
- ^ "The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island". Ellisisland.org.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 : Statistics Handbook" (PDF). European-athletics.org. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "16th European Veterans Athletic Championships Ljubljana 2008". Evacs2008.si. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (4 August 2009). "Revenge of the Last of the Class of '36". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Eurovets claim 15 world records at their Hungary championships". Masterstrack.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Macerata, pentalanci tricolore con record mondiale". Iaaf.org (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Records Outdoor Women". World-masters-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Gabre Gabric. Italy - 14. Oct 1914". Mastersathletics.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Tricolore Master: trentesima edizione al via". Fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2013.
Gabre Gabric (Atl. Sandro Calvesi), nata nel 1914
- ^ "1938 Women's European Championships - Women's Discus throw". The-sports.org. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "4th European Athletics Championships, Brussels 1950". Athleticsdb.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "WMA Riccione Results 2007" (PDF). 1 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b c WMA Indoor Championships, Clermont-Ferrand (France) Archived 2011-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c World Masters Athletics - Lahti results Archived 2011-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "16th European Veterans Athletic Championships 2008 : Results" (PDF). Evaa.ch. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "7th European Veterans Athletics Championship : Results" (PDF). Evaa.ch. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "17th EUROPEAN VETERANS' ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS : Results" (PDF). Evaa.ch. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
External links
- Gabre Gabric at World Athletics
- Gabre Gabric at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Gabre Gabric at Olympedia