Glory Alozie Explained

Birth Date:30 December 1977
Birth Place:Amator, Abia State, Nigeria

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

EventTimeDateVenue
100 m10.906 May 1999La Laguna, Spain
200 m23.0914 July 2001La Laguna, Spain
100 m hurdles12.448 August 1998Monaco

International competitions

Representing
1995African Junior ChampionshipsBouaké, Ivory Coast2nd100 m hurdles14.21
1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia2nd100 m hurdles13.30 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
African ChampionshipsYaoundé, Cameroon1st100 m hurdles13.62
1998Grand Prix FinalMoscow, Russia3rd100 m hurdles12.72
African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1st100 m hurdles12.77
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan2nd60 m hurdles7.87
World ChampionshipsSevilla, Spain2nd100 m hurdles12.44
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia2nd100 m hurdles12.68
Grand Prix FinalDoha, Qatar2nd100 m hurdles12.94
Representing
2002World CupMadrid, Spain3rd100 m hurdles12.95
4th100 m11.28
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st100 m hurdles12.73
4th100 m11.32
Grand Prix FinalParis, France4th100 m hurdles12.65
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom2nd60 m hurdles7.90
European Indoor CupLeipzig, Germany1st60 m hurdles7.94
World Athletics FinalMonaco2nd100 m hurdles12.66
World ChampionshipsParis Saint-Denis, France4th100 m hurdles12.75
European CupFlorence, Italy3rd100 m11.29
1st100 m hurdles12.86
2004European Indoor CupLeipzig, Germany2nd60 m hurdles7.99
World Athletics FinalMonaco4th100 m hurdles12.69
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain4th60 m hurdles8.00
World Athletics FinalMonaco5th100 m hurdles12.76
European Cup First League (A)Gävle, Sweden2nd100 m hurdles13.18
1st100 m11.53
Almería, Spainbgcolor=gold1st100 m hurdles12.90
2006Moscow, Russia2nd60 m hurdles7.86
European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th100 m hurdles12.86
2009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy4th100 m hurdles13.42

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/glory-alozie-1.html Glory Alozie
  2. Minshull, Phil (1998). Alozie after further glory on African soil . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-12.