Gloria Hooper (athlete)

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]

Gloria Hooper
Gloria Hooper in 2018
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992
Villafranca di Verona, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
ClubCentro Sportivo Carabinieri
Coached byRenzo Chemello
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.24 (2021)
  • 200 m: 22.89 (2016)
Medal record
World Relays
Gold medal – first place2021 Chorzów4×100 m relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Munich4 × 100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona200 m
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Tampere200 metres
Bronze medal – third place2013 Tampere4 × 100 m relay
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Tallinn4 × 100 m relay

Biography
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
  • 100 metres: 11.24 +1.5 (Italy Rieti, 22 May 2021)[5]
  • 200 metres: 22.89 +1.4 (Italy Rieti, 26 June 2016)

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2010 World Junior Championships Canada Moncton 32nd (h) 200m 24.74(wind: +0.5 m/s)
2011 European Junior Championships Estonia Tallinn 7th 200 m 23.95[6]
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.52 (junior)
2012 European Championships Finland Helsinki Semi-Finals DSQ – [7]
2013 European U23 Championships Finland Tampere 3rd 200m 23.24(wind: -0.5 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.86
2015 World Championships China Beijing 16th (sf) 200 m 22.92
12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.22
2017 European Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade 10th (sf) 60 m 7.34
IAAF World Relays The Bahamas Nassau – 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2019 World Championships Qatar Doha 32nd (heat) 200 m 23.33
7th 4 × 100 m relay 42.98 [8]
2021 World Relays Poland Chorzów 1st 4×100 m relay 43.79 SB

National titles

See also

References
  1. "NOC Medallist by Sport – Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  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.
  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.
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