Gabriela Szabo

On 5 March 2014, she was appointed Minister of Youth and Sport in the Victor Ponta social-democratic government.

As of 19 August 2013 she held the honorific title of Romanian Tourism Ambassador, together with 7 other cultural and sport personalities of Romania.

Szabo is a three-time world champion. Throughout her entire career she was coached by Zsolt Gyöngyössy, whom she eventually married. In May 2005 she retired from competitions due to exhaustion. She remains the European record holder in the 3000 m.

Szabo is remembered for a collision with Ghanaian runner Kofi Amoah Prah during an indoor meeting at Stuttgart in 2001. Szabo was leaving the track after her competition had finished while Amoah was running for his attempt. Amoah smashed into Szabo, and landed on top of her as Szabo's legs spread from the impact.

Gabriela Szabo (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈela ˈsabo] , born 14 November 1975) is a retired Romanian runner. She competed in the 1500 m and 5000 m events at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. Szabo was born to a Romanian mother and a Hungarian father.