Donato Sabia – an Italian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres – died on 7 April,2020 due to COVID-19.
Donato Sabia was born in Potenza and won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions, one of these with national relay team. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984, 1988), reaching, in both cases, the Olympic 800 metres final; he had 17 caps in national team from 1982 to 1988.
His personal best time was 1:43.88 minutes, achieved in June 1984 in Florence. In the 400 metres he had 45.73 seconds, achieved in June 1984 in Milan.
Donato Sabia died on 7 April 2020 in San Carlo Hospital, in Potenza, from COVID-19, He was 56.