Lurdes Gloria Manuel
Lurdes Gloria Manuel during the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | 12 July 2005 Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 200m : 23.63 (Prague, 2024) 300m: 37.31 (Prague, 2024) AU20R 400m: 50.52 (Rome, 2024) Indoors 400m: 51.15 (Toruń, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Lurdes Gloria Manuel (born 12 July 2005) is a Czech sprinter. In 2024, she became Czech national indoor champion over 200 metres and set a European U20 indoor record over 300 metres.[1]
Career
She was a silver medalist in the 400 metres at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem.[2]
At the Czech Championships in 2023 she finished second with a personal best of 51.23, a Czech age-group record.[3][4] She won gold in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5][6] At the same championships she was a bronze medalist in the women's 4x400 metres relay.[7]
2024
In January 2024, she set a new European U20 indoor record over 300 metres in Prague.[8][9] In February 2024, she became Czech national indoor champion over 200 metres in Ostrava.[10]
In May 2024, she lowered her own national under-20 record as she ran 50.59 for the 400 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike event to meet the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11][12] She lowered her personal best to 50.52 seconds in placing fourth overall in the final of the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome on 10 June 2024.[13]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-final.[14]
She qualified fastest for the final of the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru and went on to win gold in the final with a time of 51.29 seconds.[15][16]
2025
She ran an indoor personal best of 51.19 at the Copernicus Cup on 16 February 2025.[17] She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, Netherlands.[18] She won a bronze medal with the Czech women's 4 x 400 metres relay team at the Championships.[19]
Personal life
She was born and grew up in the Czech Republic, but her father is from Angola and her mother is from Russia. She has a younger brother Christian Teca, and younger sister Angela Linda. She is a member of TJ VS Tábor. Her nickname is Lu.[20][21]
References
- ^ "Lurdes Gloria Manuel". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Tucker, Craig (15 July 2022). "Charlotte Henrich from Canterbury defies odds to win European Under-18 400m title in Jerusalem". Kent online. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Novotný, Milan (24 January 2024). "Lu se pokusí o olympijský limit. Jsem na sebe zvědavá, říká česká rekordmanka". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Ten storylines to follow at Jerusalem 2023". European Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Angelina Topic wins an unprecedented high jump/long jump double at Jerusalem 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships". Africasport.net. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Rising Stars: Five Outstanding Athletes Who Shined at the European Athletics U20 Championships". Watch Athletics. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Open public competition Atletická hala Otakara Jandery, Praha". World Athletics. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Úterní mládežnické zápisy v českých halách". Atletika.cz (in Czech). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Ostrava results 400m". Results.onlinesystem.cz. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Duplantis and Caudery defy conditions, De Grasse does double in Ostrava". World Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Women 400m Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Tsegay rebounds with No.2 all time indoor 1500m in Torun". World Athletics. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Defending medalists and promising debutants. The Czech nomination for the European Indoor Championships includes 26 athletes". Idnesit. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (Mar 9, 2025). "Five gold medals! Super Sunday as Dutch close Apeldoorn 2025 with glorious finale". European Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Čas je víc než výsledek, olympiádu bere osmnáctiletá běžkyně jako sen". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Hašek, Martin. "Zázrak Lu! Česká čtvrtkařka (16) s krví z Angoly rychle dohání hvězdy". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 28 May 2024.