Glory Alozie
Glory Alozie Oluchi (born 30 December 1977 in Amator, Abia State) is a Nigerian-born Spanish track and field athlete competing mostly in hurdling.[1]
Medal record
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The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a global international event (placing second on five occasions). While representing Nigeria she became African champion twice, and she still holds the African record and Commonwealth record at 100 metres hurdles.[2]
On 6 July 2001 she officially became a Spanish citizen and she won the gold medal at the 2002 European Athletics Championships the year after.
Personal bests
Event | Time | Date | Venue |
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100 m | 10.90 | 6 May 1999 | La Laguna, Spain |
200 m | 23.09 | 14 July 2001 | La Laguna, Spain |
100 m hurdles | 12.44 | 8 August 1998 | Monaco |
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Nigeria | |||||
1995 | African Junior Championships | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 14.21 |
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.30 (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
African Championships | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.62 | |
1998 | Grand Prix Final | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.72 |
African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.77 | |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.87 |
World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.44 | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.68 |
Grand Prix Final | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.94 | |
Representing Spain | |||||
2002 | World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 |
4th | 100 m | 11.28 | |||
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.73 | |
4th | 100 m | 11.32 | |||
Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 12.65 | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.90 |
European Indoor Cup | Leipzig, Germany | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.94 | |
World Athletics Final | Monaco | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.66 | |
World Championships | Paris Saint-Denis, France | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 12.75 | |
European Cup | Florence, Italy | 3rd | 100 m | 11.29 | |
1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.86 | |||
2004 | European Indoor Cup | Leipzig, Germany | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.99 |
World Athletics Final | Monaco | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 12.69 | |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 60 m hurdles | 8.00 |
World Athletics Final | Monaco | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.76 | |
European Cup First League (A) | Gävle, Sweden | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.18 | |
1st | 100 m | 11.53 | |||
Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.90 | |
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.86 |
European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 12.86 | |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.42 |
References
- Glory Alozie Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
- Minshull, Phil (1998). Alozie after further glory on African soil Archived 19 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
External links
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Ludmila Engquist |
Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1998 |
Succeeded by Gail Devers |
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