Gloria Hooper (athlete)

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Gloria Hooper
Gloria Hooper 2018.jpg
Gloria Hooper in 2018
Personal information
National team Italy
Born (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 31)
Villafranca di Verona, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Club Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
Coached byRenzo Chemello
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 11.24 (2021)
  • 200 m: 22.89 (2016)
Medal record
World Relays
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Munich 4 × 100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 200 m
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Tampere 200 metres
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Tampere 4 × 100 m relay
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Tallinn 4 × 100 m relay

Gloria Hooper (born 3 March 1992) is an Italian sprinter who won a silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. [1] She won seven times the national championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m. [2]

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Biography

Hooper at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Gloria Hooper 2019.jpg
Hooper at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

Born in Villafranca di Verona, her parents arrived in Italy from Ghana in Naples in 1985. [3]

National records

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2010 World Junior Championships Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Moncton 32nd (h)200m 24.74 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2011 European Junior Championships Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn 7th200 m23.95 [6]
2nd4 × 100 m relay44.52 Sport records icon NR.svg (junior)
2012 European Championships Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki Semi-FinalsDSQ [7]
2013 European U23 Championships Flag of Finland.svg Tampere 3rd200m 23.24 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay 43.86
2015 World Championships Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 16th (sf)200 m 22.92
12th (h)4 × 100 m relay 43.22
2017 European Indoor Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 10th (sf)60 m 7.34
IAAF World Relays Flag of the Bahamas.svg Nassau 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2019 World Championships Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 32nd (heat)200 m 23.33
7th4 × 100 m relay 42.98 [8]
2021 World Relays Flag of Poland.svg Chorzów 1st4×100 m relay 43.79 SB

National titles

See also

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References

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  2. "Athletics - HOOPER Gloria". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. "LA SQUADRA ITALIANA – CAMPIONATI MONDIALI JUNIORES 2010 - Gloria Hooper" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale" (in Italian). fidal.it. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. "Rieti: clamoroso PB di Hooper (-10 cc!) sui 100 metri e anche Bongiorni vola" (in Italian). atleticalive.it. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. "21st European Athletics Junior Championships – All results". tilastopaja.org. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  7. She ran 22.95, her personal best and A-standard for 2012 Olympic Games, in heats.
  8. She ran with the team 42.90 NR in semifinal.