GEGA Luiza

Date of Birth: 5 Nov 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: DIBER

Birth Country:

Albania

Place of residence : TIRANA

Residence Country:

Albania

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	13

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	3000m SC
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (9:58.49)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m	1500m	3000m SC
2019	Doha, QAT	-	-	9th (9:19.93)
2017	London, GBR	-	-	Heats (DNS)
2015	Beijing, CHN	-	Heats (4:09.36)	-
2013	Moscow, RUS	-	SF (4:08.79)	-
2011	Daegu, KOR	Heats (2:03.21)	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2018	Berlin, GER	4th (9:24.78)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	3000m SC
2021	1 x 11th
2019	1 x 10th
2018	1 x 9th
2017	1 x 5th, 1 x 13th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
5	2017	3000m Steeplechase	Oslo, NOR	9:26.05
9	2018	3000m Steeplechase	Rome, ITA	9:22.00
10	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Shanghai, CHN	9:34.94
11	2021	3000m Steeplechase	Doha, QAT	9:34.20
13	2017	3000m Steeplechase	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	9:36.11

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2019	2000m Steeplechase	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	6:00.07

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	1500m
2018	Birmingham, GBR	Heats (4:10.65)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Armed Forces, Athlete

Sports University of Tirana, Albania

Languages spoken:

Albanian, English

Tirana [Albania]

Taulant Stermasi [personal], ALB

She took up athletics at age 14. (shekulli.com.al, 04 Jul 2015)

To finish in the top six at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mod.gov.al, 18 Feb 2020)

She was flag bearer for Albania at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (top-channel.tv, 28 Apr 2016)

General Interest

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as an ambassador for World Vision Albania, an organisation dedicated to improving life opportunities for children. (wvi.org, 01 Jan 2019)

Milestones

She became the first competitor representing Albania to win a medal in athletics at the European championships by claiming silver in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2016 edition of the tournament in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Jul 2020; tiranatimes.com, 11 Jul 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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