Gloria Hooper (athlete)
 Gloria Hooper in 2018
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| National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
3 March 1992 Villafranca di Verona, Italy |
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| 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. She won seven times the national championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m.
Biography
Born in Villafranca di Verona, her parents arrived in Italy from Ghana in Naples in 1985.
National records
- 4 × 100 m relay: 42.90 ( Doha, 4 October 2019), she ran second leg in the team with Johanelis Herrera, Anna Bongiorni, Irene Siragusa – current holder
Personal bests
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton | 32nd (h) | 200m | 24.74 | (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn | 7th | 200 m | 23.95 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.52 |
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| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki | Semi-Finals | DSQ | – | |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere | 3rd | 200m | 23.24 | (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.86 | ||||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 22.92 | |
| 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.22 | ||||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade | 10th (sf) | 60 m | 7.34 | |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | ||
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha | 32nd (heat) | 200 m | 23.33 | |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.98 | ||||
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 43.79 | SB |
National titles
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Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 metres: 2013, 2015, 2016 (3)
- 200 metres: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 (4)