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Luiza Gega
Personal information
Born	5 November 1982 (age 42); Mirditë, Albania
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Military career
Allegiance	Albania
Service / branch	Albanian Armed Forces
Years of service	2022–
Rank	Colonel
Sport
Country	Albania
Sport	Track and field
Event	3000m steeplechase
Coached by	Taulant Stërmasi
Medal record
European Championships
Mediterranean Games
Summer Universiade

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Luiza Gega (born 5 November 1988) is an Albanian athlete specializing in middle-distance running.^[3]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 3000 m steeplechase.^[4]^[5]^[6]

She competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing 9th, and in the 2022 World Athletics Championships, finishing 5th, both in 3000 metres steeplechase. In 2022 she also became European Champion in that discipline, where previously, in 2016, she had been runner-up.

Gega is the Albanian record holder in the 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 metres, 10km, 20 km, Half-Marathon and Marathon distances as well as the 2000 and 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	2nd	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
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	13th	3000 m s'chase	9:34.10
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	13th	3000 m	8:53.14
	Balkan Championships	Craiova, Romania	1st	5000 m	15:16.47
	Balkan Championships	Craiova, Romania	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:17.89
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:14.29
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	5th	3000 m s'chase	9:10.04
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:11.31

Personal bests

Outdoor

800 metres – 2:01.31 (Tbilisi 2014)^[3]
1500 metres – 4:02.63 (Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar, 15 May 2015)^[7]
3000 metres – 8:53.78 (Elbasan 2016)^[3]
5000 metres – 15:46.89 (Tirana 2014)^[3]
3000 metres steeplechase – 9:10.03 (Eugene 2022) NR^[3]

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

^ "Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik" [The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis] (in Albanian). Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 25 August 2022. Sportistët e punësuar aktualisht pranë Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes, që do të përfitojnë nga ky ligj gradën e kolonelit janë: 1. Luiza GEGA – "Kolonel", 2. Briken CALJA – "Kolonel", 3. Nora GJAKOVA – "Kolonel", 4. Distria KRASNIQI – "Kolonel"
^ https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/Kazan_2013SU_Updated_final_results_Women_1500m.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Profile: Luiza Gega". IAAF.
^ "Athletics GEGA Luiza - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
^ "Athlete Luiza Gega crosses the 3000 m steeplechase final". Oculus News. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
^ Anonym. "Albanian athlete Luiza Gega finishes 13th in the world in the 3000m hurdles final | txtreport.com". www.txtreport.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
^ "1500m Results". IAAF. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links

Luiza Gega at World Athletics

Olympic Games
Preceded by Romela Begaj	Flagbearer for Albania Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tokyo 2020	Succeeded by Incumbent

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

[1] "Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik" [The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis] (in Albanian). Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 25 August 2022. Sportistët e punësuar aktualisht pranë Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes, që do të përfitojnë nga ky ligj gradën e kolonelit janë: 1. Luiza GEGA – "Kolonel", 2. Briken CALJA – "Kolonel", 3. Nora GJAKOVA – "Kolonel", 4. Distria KRASNIQI – "Kolonel"

[2] ttps://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/Kazan_2013SU_Updated_final_results_Women_1500m.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[IAAF_Profile-3] "Profile: Luiza Gega". IAAF.

[4] "Athletics GEGA Luiza - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

[5] "Athlete Luiza Gega crosses the 3000 m steeplechase final". Oculus News. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

[6] Anonym. "Albanian athlete Luiza Gega finishes 13th in the world in the 3000m hurdles final | txtreport.com". www.txtreport.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

[8] "1500m Results". IAAF. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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 * [[1500 metres]] – 4:02.63 ([[Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix]], [[Qatar SC Stadium|Doha]], Qatar, 15 May 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=1500m Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2015/doha-diamond-league-5648/women/1500-metres/final/result|publisher=[[IAAF]] | date=15 May 2015|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref>
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 * [[3000 metres steeplechase]] – 9:10.03 (Eugene 2022) NR<ref name="IAAF Profile" />