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Glory Alozie

Glory Alozie
Personal information
Born (1977-12-30) 30 December 1977 (age 46)
Amator, Abia State, Nigeria
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Seville 100 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Maebashi 60 m hurdles
Representing  Spain
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Birmingham 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Moscow 60 m hurdles
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Munich 100 m hurdles

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.

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

Event Time Date Venue
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
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

  1. ^ Glory Alozie Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
  2. ^ Minshull, Phil (1998). Alozie after further glory on African soil Archived 19 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1998
Succeeded by
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