Gloria Hooper (athlete)
Gloria Hooper 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 and the 4 x 100 m.
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, she ran second leg in the team with Johanelis Herrera, Anna Bongiorni, Irene Siragusa – current holder
Personal bests
- 100 metres: 11.24 +1.5
- 200 metres: 22.89 +1.4