Agnese Possamai
# Agnese Possamai

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

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:03.73 | |
| 1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 1st | 1500 m | 4:07.49 | |
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 1st | 3000 m | 8:53.77 | CR |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:04.41 | |
| 1983 | Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | 1500 m | 4:13.58 | |
| 1983 | Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | 3000 m | 9:15.64 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 10th | 3000 m | 9:10.82 | |
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 3000 m | 8:55.25 | |
| 1985 | World Indoor Championships | Paris France | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:09.66 | |
| 1987 | Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:13.98 | |

## National titles

Agnese Possamai has won 24 times the individual national championship.

* Italian Athletics Championships
   * 800 metres: 1978, 1979 (2)
   * 3000 metres: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 (5)
   * 1500 metres indoor: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986 (5)
   * 3000 metres indoor: 1982, 1983, 1984 (3)
   * cross country running: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (7)
* Italian Mountain Running Championships
   * Mountain running: 1980, 1981 (2)
