Gloria “Glory” Alozie Oluchi (born 30 December 1977) is a former track and field athlete competing mostly in hurdling.Glory Alozie . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-12. 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.Minshull, Phil (1998). Alozie after further glory on African soil . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
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 EventTimeDateVenue100 m10.906 May 1999La Laguna, Spain200 m23.0914 July 2001La Laguna, Spain100 m hurdles12.448 August 1998Monaco
International competitions Representing 1995African Junior ChampionshipsBouaké, Ivory Coast2nd100 m hurdles14.211996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia2nd100 m hurdles13.30 (wind: +0.7 m/s)African ChampionshipsYaoundé, Cameroon1st100 m hurdles13.621998Grand Prix FinalMoscow, Russia3rd100 m hurdles12.72 African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1st100 m hurdles12.771999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan2nd60 m hurdles7.87World ChampionshipsSevilla, Spain2nd100 m hurdles12.442000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia2nd100 m hurdles12.68Grand Prix FinalDoha, Qatar2nd100 m hurdles12.94Representing 2002World CupMadrid, Spain3rd100 m hurdles12.954th100 m11.28 European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st100 m hurdles12.734th100 m11.32Grand Prix FinalParis, France4th100 m hurdles12.652003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom2nd60 m hurdles7.90European Indoor CupLeipzig, Germany1st60 m hurdles7.94World Athletics FinalMonaco2nd100 m hurdles12.66World ChampionshipsParis Saint-Denis, France4th100 m hurdles12.75European CupFlorence, Italy3rd100 m11.291st100 m hurdles12.862004European Indoor CupLeipzig, Germany2nd60 m hurdles7.99World Athletics FinalMonaco4th100 m hurdles 12.692005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain4th60 m hurdles8.00World Athletics FinalMonaco5th100 m hurdles12.76 European Cup First League (A)Gävle, Sweden2nd100 m hurdles13.181st100 m11.53Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 1st100 m hurdles12.902006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd60 m hurdles7.86European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th100 m hurdles12.862009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy4th100 m hurdles13.42
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