Luiza Gega

Luiza Gega
Personal information
Born (1988-11-05) November 5, 1988
Dibër, Albania
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 2 12 in)
Weight 45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country  Albania
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 3000m steeplechase

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, and 3000 metres, as well as 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[lower-alpha 1] 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

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes

  1. The third league of the 2015 European Team Championships

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile: Luiza Gega". IAAF.
  2. "1500m Results". IAAF. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Romela Begaj
Flagbearer for  Albania
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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