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Luiza Gega
Personal information
Born (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 35)
Dibër, Albania
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+12 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country Albania
SportTrack and field
Event3000m steeplechase
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam 3000m s'chase
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona 3000m s'chase
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 1500m
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan 1500m

Luiza Gega (born 5 November 1988) is an Albanian athlete specializing in middle-distance running.[1] She is the Albanian record holder in the 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 metres, Half-Marathon and Marathon distances as well as the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Albania
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 17th (h) 800 m 2:08.75
Universiade Shenzhen, China 7th (sf) 800 m 2:04.13
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 28th (h) 800 m 2:03.21
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 13th (h) 1500 m 4:13.45
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (h) 1500 m 4:12.54
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 800 m DQ
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4th 800 m 2:01.96
2nd 1500 m 4:05.63
Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 1500 m 4:08.71
World Championships Moscow, Russia 19th (sf) 1500 m 4:08.79
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 1500 m 4:08.24
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th (h) 1500 m 4:12.25
2015 European Games[a] Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd 800 m 2:02.36
1st 1500 m 4:11.58
World Championships Beijing, China 21st (h) 1500 m 4:09.36
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 16th (h) 1500 m 4:16.12
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 3000 m s'chase 9:28.52
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 48th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:58.49
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5th 1500 m 4:11.64
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 17th (h) 1500 m 4:10.65
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:27.73
European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:24.78
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th 3000 m s'chase 9:19.93

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes

  1. ^ The third league of the 2015 European Team Championships

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Profile: Luiza Gega". IAAF.
  2. ^ "1500m Results". IAAF. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Albania
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent

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