Gloria Hooper (athlete)

Gloria Hooper

Hooper (right) at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	March 3, 1992 Villafranca di Verona, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	G.S. Forestale
Coached by	Renzo Chemello
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.56 (2012) 200 m: 22.95 (2012)
Medal record European U23 Championships 2013 Tampere 200 metres 2013 Tampere 4×100 m relay European Junior Championships 2011 Tallinn 4x100 m relay

Gloria Hooper (born 3 March 1992) is an Italian sprinter.

Biography

Born in Villafranca di Verona, her parents arrived in Italy from Ghana in Naples in 1985.^[1]

Personal bests

• 200 metres: 22.95 ( Helsinki, 29 June 2012)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	32nd (h)	200m	24.74 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn	7th	200 metres	23.95 [2]
			2nd	4x100 metres relay	44.52 (junior)
2012	European Championships	Helsinki	Semi-Finals	DSQ	- [3]
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	3rd	200m	23.24 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.86
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	16th (sf)	200 m	22.92
			12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.22

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
• Italy at the 2012 European Athletics Championships

References

1. "LA SQUADRA ITALIANA – CAMPIONATI MONDIALI JUNIORES 2010 - Gloria Hooper" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
2. "21st European Athletics Junior Championships - All results". tilastopaja.org. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
3. She ran 23.95, her personal best and standard A for 2012 Olympic Games, in heats.

External links

• Gloria Hooper profile at IAAF
• Athlete profile at FIDAL web site