![]() Gloria Hooper in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Villafranca di Verona, Italy | 3 March 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Centro Sportivo Carabinieri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Renzo Chemello | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Gloria Hooper (born 3 March 1992) is an Italian sprinter who won a silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, and a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships in the 4 x 100 m. [1] [2] She won seven times the national championships. She competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2024 Summer Olympics, in 200 m (in 2012 and 2016) and the 4 x 100 m (in 2024). [3] [4]
Born in Villafranca di Verona, her parents arrived in Naples from Ghana in 1985. [5] She made her international debut for Italy at the 2012 European Athletics Championships. [6]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2010 | World Junior Championships | ![]() | 32nd (h) | 200m | 24.74 | (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
2011 | European Junior Championships | ![]() | 7th | 200 m | 23.95 | [9] |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.52 | ![]() | |||
2012 | European Championships | ![]() | Semi-Finals | DSQ | – | [10] |
2013 | European U23 Championships | ![]() | 3rd | 200m | 23.24 | (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.86 | ||||
2015 | World Championships | ![]() | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 22.92 | |
12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.22 | ||||
2017 | European Indoor Championships | ![]() | 10th (sf) | 60 m | 7.34 | |
IAAF World Relays | ![]() | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | ||
2019 | World Championships | ![]() | 32nd (heat) | 200 m | 23.33 | |
7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.98 | [11] | |||
2021 | World Relays | ![]() | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 43.79 | SB |