Luiza Gega

Luiza Gega
Personal information
Born	5 November 1988 (age 35); Dibër, Albania
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country	Albania
Sport	Track and field
Event	3000m steeplechase
Medal record
European Championships
Mediterranean Games
Summer Universiade

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
2012	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
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	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
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	11th (h)	1500 m	4:12.25
2015	European Games^[a]	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	800 m	2:02.36
	European Games^[a]	Baku, Azerbaijan	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

800 metres – 2:01.31 (Tbilisi 2014)^[1]
1500 metres – 4:02.63 (Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar, 15 May 2015)^[2]
3000 metres – 8:53.78 (Elbasan 2016)^[1]
5000 metres – 15:46.89 (Tiranë 2014)^[1]
3000 metres steeplechase – 9:26.05 (Oslo 2017)^[1]

Indoor

800 metres – 2:02.27 (Piraeus 2013)
1500 metres – 4:06.66 (Istanbul 2017)
3000 metres – 8:52.53 (Eaubonne 2017)

Notes

^ The third league of the 2015 European Team Championships

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Profile: Luiza Gega". IAAF.
^ "1500m Results". IAAF. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

Luiza Gega at World Athletics

Olympic Games
Preceded by Romela Begaj	Flagbearer for Albania Rio de Janeiro 2016	Succeeded by Incumbent

External links

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[2] The third league of the 2015 European Team Championships

[IAAF_Profile-1] "Profile: Luiza Gega". IAAF.

[3] "1500m Results". IAAF. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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