Gloria Hooper (athlete)

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 x 100 m. 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 x 100 m (in 2024).

Biography

Born in Villafranca di Verona, her parents arrived in Naples from Ghana in 1985. She made her international debut for Italy at the 2012 European Athletics Championships.

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

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

Achievements

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
• 100 metres: 2013, 2015, 2016 (3)
• 200 metres: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 (4)

See also

• 2020 in 100 metres
• Italian all-time lists – 100 metres
• Italian all-time lists – 200 metres
• Italian all-time lists – 4 × 100 metres relay
• Italy at the 2012 European Athletics Championships

References

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