Gloria Asumnu
Appearance
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Born | 22 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gloria Asumnu (born 22 May 1985) is a Nigerian sprinter. As she was born in the United States, she previously represented them in international competitions, before switching to represent Nigeria. She changed nationality in 2011, on her second application, the first having been denied by the IAAF.[1]
She was born in Houston, Texas, ran for Alief Elsik High School and Tulane University.[2]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Nigeria | |||||
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.93 |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 3rd | 100 m | 11.26 | |
5th | 200 m | 23.81 | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m | 43.34 | |||
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th | 60 m | 7.22 |
African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | 100 m | 11.28 | |
1st | 200 m | 22.93 | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.21 | |||
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 23rd (sf) | 100 m | 11.44 |
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 7th | 60 m | 7.18 |
IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.67 | |
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 100 m | 11.41 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.92 | |||
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 100 m | 11.49 | |
5th | 200 m | 23.31 | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.56 | |||
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 16th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.89 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 4th | 100 m | 11.45 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 38th (h) | 100 m | 11.55 | |
8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.21 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Gloria Asumnu Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Gloria Asumnu - Track".
External links
[edit]- Gloria Asumnu at World Athletics
- Maputo 2011: Nigeria Grabs Sprint Relay, Hurdles Gold, this day life, 2011-09-14.
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Nigerian female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Olympic female sprinters
- 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Tulane Green Wave women's track and field athletes
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs