Hannah Cooper

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Hannah Cooper
Personal information
NationalityLiberian
Born (1979-06-10) 10 June 1979 (age 46)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event100 metres hurdles

Hannah Gizelle Cooper (born 10 June 1979) is a Liberian hurdler. [1] She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2]

Cooper was born in Liberia; her grandfather was Liberian businessman and government official John Lewis Cooper. [3] She grew up in Hawthorne, California and competed for Hawthorne High School. [4] [5] As a junior in 1996, she had the sixth-fastest 300 meters hurdles prep time in the United States that year. [6]

Cooper was seeded in the fifth 100 metres hurdles heat at the 2000 Olympics. She placed 7th in 13.51 seconds and did not advance. [1]

Cooper attended the University of Colorado at Boulder. She was a multiple-time All-American for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team, placing 7th in the 100 meters hurdles at the 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [7] She met Sultan Tucker at the 2001 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where she told him about Liberia's Olympic team. [8] Her rival was Nichole Denby, who she competed against in the Big 12 Conference. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Hannah Cooper at Olympedia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannah Cooper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Four Classmates of Destiny". liberianobserver.com . Archived from the original on 31 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Plati-'tudes". cubuffs.com .
  5. ↑ "Edmonson and St. Bernard put on eye-opening show". Daily Breeze. 25 May 1997. p. 24. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hawthorne's Cooper gives defending champ a battle". Daily Breeze. 18 May 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "100 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hurdler carrying Liberia's hopes on his shoulders". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 11 August 2004. p. C07. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "UT's Denby has clean start, beats rival in high hurdles". Austin American-Statesman. 5 May 2002. p. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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