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By Patrick Lujan
For us in the Guam sporting community who pays enough attention to detail, you may have noticed a slight difference in name spelling for one of our most decorated athletes.
GSPN doesn’t use the phrase super athlete too often, but when we do, it’s for someone like Gabe Lombardi.
No spell check needed.
Gabe legally changed his last name to Lombardi.
“I legally changed it a few months back,” Lombardi said. “My grandfather dropped the “i” during World War II to sound more ‘American’ as he was establishing his medical practice. I always wanted to take it back, now I did.”
As for the multi-sport athlete, his newest adventure (other than starting up compression company Batskin), is taking up the latest rage in Crossfit.
Lombardi competed in this past weekend’s Trench Throwdown at Chamorri Crossfit in Tamuning where he finished a respectable 8th place in the men’s division.

Division I basketball player, National Triathlon Champion and now Top 10 Crossfitter – Gabe Lombardi. (courtesy photo)
“I always appreciated mixing up workouts,” Lombardi stated in his Facebook page. “But nothing, absolutely nothing compares to the test of fitness, strength, endurance, mobility and agility than what I just experienced this weekend. Congrats to everyone who competed this weekend. The body is an incredible machine. As a former personal trainer with a degree in exercise science, as a former D1/D2 basketball player, as a half Ironman finisher … I have never felt so simultaneously wrecked and happy in my life. I didn’t finish the last round by one rope climb, but to be in the company of 10 of the fittest dudes on Guam was an honor in itself.”
He was 8th out of 38 male competitors.
OTHER SPORTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2012-14 XTERRA World Championship Qualifier
2013-14 XTERRA Guam Age Group Champion
2013 Pacific Island Triathlon Championship gold medalist
2013 Guam International Marathon 5K Champion (17:33)
Perimeter Relay Record Holding Team
2012 Guam National Triathlon Champion
2002/3 – University of Hawaii Men’s Basketball Western Athletic Conference Champion
2001/2 – University of Hawaii Men’s Basketball team member
2001 – St. John’s High School Basketball (led league in scoring 28.8 ppg)
1998-2001 – All-Island High School Basketball Team


GPS Sports Calendar
March 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for February
28th
Events for March
2nd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
Events for March
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
ISA GIRLS SOCCER FINALS
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL FINALS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL FINALS
Events for March
4th
35th RAINBOWS FOR ALL CHILDREN 3.5 MILER
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE FINALS
Events for March
5th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 3
Events for March
5th
Events for March
6th
Events for March
7th
Events for March
9th
Events for March
11th
GSPN PRESEASON BOYS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT DAY 1
Bank of Guam Block Party 5K
Events for March
12th
Events for March
13th
Events for March
14th
Events for March
15th
Events for March
17th
World Athletics Indoor Championships
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
18th
PAY-LESS KICK THE FAT 5K/10K
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Events for March
19th
Events for March
21st
Events for March
25th
MARIANAS OPEN PRO JAPAN TOURNAMENT
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
26th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 4
Events for March
28th
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
30th
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
31st
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

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