Glory Alozie

Glory Alozie
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  Nigeria /  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver 2000 Sydney 100 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver 1999 Sevilla 100 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Silver 1999 Maebashi 60 m hurdles
Silver 2003 Birmingham 60 m hurdles
Silver 2006 Moscow 60 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold 2002 Munchen 100 m hurdles

Glory Alozie Oluchi (born December 30, 1977 in Amator, Nigeria) is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event. While representing Nigeria she became African champion twice, and she still holds the African record and Commonwealth record at 100 metres hurdles.

On July 6, 2001 she officially became a Spanish citizen.

Personal bests

Date Event Venue Time
May 6, 1999 100 m La Laguna, Mexico 10.90
July 14, 2001 200 m La Laguna, Mexico 23.09
August 8, 1998 100 m hurdles Monaco 12.44

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1995 African Junior Championships 2nd 100 m hurdles
1996 IAAF World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 2nd 100 m hurdles
1996 African Championships 1st 100 m hurdles
1998 IAAF Golden League / Grand Prix Final Moscow, Russia 3rd 100 m hurdles
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st 100 m hurdles
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 2nd 60 m hurdles
1999 IAAF World Championships Sevilla, Spain 2nd 100 m hurdles
2000 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 2nd 100 m hurdles
2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final Doha, Qatar 2nd 100 m hurdles
2002 IAAF World Cup Madrid, Spain 5th 100 m
2002 European Championships in Athletics Munich, Germany 4th 100 m
2002 IAAF World Cup Madrid, Spain 3rd 100 m hurdles
2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final Paris, France 4th 100 m hurdles
2002 European Championships in Athletics Munich, Germany 1st 100 m hurdles
2003 SPAR European Cup Florence, Italy 3rd 100 m
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama 2nd 60 m hurdles
2003 European Indoor Cup Leipzig, Germany 1st 60 m hurdles
2003 IAAF World Athletics Final Monaco 2nd 100 m hurdles
2003 IAAF World Championships Paris Saint-Denis, France 4th 100 m hurdles
2003 SPAR European Cup Florence, Italy 1st 100 m hurdles
2004 European Indoor Cup Leipzig, Germany 2nd 60 m hurdles
2004 IAAF World Athletics Final Monaco 4th 100 m hurdles
2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships Madrid, Spain 4th 60 m hurdles
2005 European Cup First League Group A Gävle, Sweden 1st 100 m
2005 IAAF World Athletics Final Monaco 5th 100 m hurdles
2005 European Cup First League Group A Gävle, Sweden 2nd 100 m hurdles
2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 1st 100 m hurdles
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 60 m hurdles
2006 European Championships in Athletics Gothenburg, Sweden 4th 100 m hurdles
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 4th 100 m hurdles

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ludmila Engquist		 Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1998		 Succeeded by
Gail Devers


  • 1965: 80 m hurdles
  • 1973 – present: 100 m hurdles
After the 1967 Mediterranean Games the 80 m Hurdles was scratched and replaced by the 100 m Hurdles
  • 1967: Carla Panerai (ITA)
  • 1971: Milena Leskovac (YUG)
  • 1975: Nadine Fricault (FRA)
  • 1979: Laurence Elloy (FRA)
  • 1983: Michèle Chardonnet (FRA)
  • 1987: Patrizia Lombardo (ITA)
  • 1991: Anne Piquereau (FRA)
  • 1993: Brigita Bukovec (SLO)
  • 1997 – 2001: Patricia Girard (FRA)
  • 2005: Glory Alozie (ESP)
  • 2009: Nevin Yanıt (TUR)