Gloria Hooper

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 . 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 (in 2024).

Career

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)