Gloria Hooper (athlete)
Italian sprinter (born 1992)
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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 × 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 × 100 m (in 2024).[3][4]
NationalteamItaly
Born3 March 1992
Villafranca di Verona, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
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| National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1992 Villafranca di Verona, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Career
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]
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[7]
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 | [9] |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.52 |  (junior) | |||
| 2012 | European Championships |  Helsinki |
Semi-Finals | DSQ | – | [10] |
| 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 | [11] | |||
| 2021 | World Relays |  Chorzów |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 43.79 | SB |
National titles
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 metres: 2013, 2015, 2016 (3)
- 200 metres: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 (4)
