Gloria “Glory” Alozie Oluchi (born 30 December 1977) is a former track and field athlete competing mostly in hurdling.[1] Born in Nigeria, she represented her country of birth and Spain.
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| Born | 30 December 1977 Amator, Abia State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 was at a time the African record and Commonwealth record holder at 100 metres hurdles.[2]
On 6 July 2001 she officially became a Spanish citizen. She won the gold medal at the 2002 European Athletics Championships the year after. In the 60 meter hurdles, she won the silver medal first at the World Indoor Championships and in 2003 and again in 2006.
Personal bests
edit| 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria
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| 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
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| 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
edit- ^ 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.
