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Lurdes Gloria Manuel
Czech athlete (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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Personal life
Manuel was born and grew up in the Czech Republic; 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]
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