Gloria Hooper (born 3 March 1992) is an Italian sprinter who won a silver medal at the

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. She won seven times the

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. She competed at the

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, in 200 m.

Biography

Born in

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, her parents arrived in Italy from

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in 1985.

National records

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: 42.90 (

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, 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

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**100 metres: 2013, 2015, 2016 (3) **200 metres: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 (4)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooper, Gloria 1992 births Italian female sprinters Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy People from Villafranca di Verona Italian people of Ghanaian descent Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Forestale Naturalised citizens of Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic female sprinters Sportspeople from the Province of Verona Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games European Athletics Championships medalists 21st-century Italian women