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GLORIA HOOPER Athletics

Date of birth: 03/03/1992

Place of Birth: Villafranca di Verona

m.1,75

kg. 63

Speciality 200 m

Biography

Her parents, both originally from Ghana, met in Naples in 1985, but she was born seven years later in the province of Verona. She made her debut in the National team at the European championships Helsinki, in 2012 and in the 200 meter relay race she recorded a 22.95 time, achieving the fourth best Italian performance ever which enabled her to take part in the 2012 London Games. From the end of 2014, the 24-year-old moved to the USA to be trained by Loren Seagrave, temporarily putting on hold her academic studies and her dreams of becoming a biotechnology researcher, to pursue her passion to run like the wind in Rio.

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Palmares

Records and medals in international, national and youth competitions

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Go to the Qualified Athletes List Status: Individual spots 25/09/2015
First Club: Atletica Valpolicella
Club: Forestale
First Coach: Renzo Chemello
Coach: Loren Seagrave
Other sports: Volleyball
Hobby: Music
Relationship Status: Single

Palmares

Olympic Games

29° Londra 2012 - 200 m

World Championship

batt. Mosca 2013
semif. Pechino 2015
batt. Pechino 2015 - 4x100 m

European Championship

semif. Helsinki 2012
batt. Helsinki 2012 4x100 m

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