Luiza Gega ALB   
Date of birth: 5 November 88
Age: 35 years 173 days
Height: 157 cm
Weight: 51 kg
3000m Steeplechase European Champion 2022
3000m Steeplechase European Silver Medallist 2016
3000m Steeplechase 5th at World Championships 2022
1500m 6th at World Indoor Championships 2014
3000m Steeplechase 8th at World Championships 2023
3000m Steeplechase World Championships finalist 2019
1500m World University Games Champion 2013
17 National Titles
3000m World Alltime no. 389 8:46.61 Elbasan 24 May 2022
1500m World Alltime no. 287 4:02.63 Doha 15 May 2015
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 905 1:10:18 Tirane 23 Oct 2022
5000m World Alltime no. 626 15:16.47 Craiova 19 Jun 2022
10km, Road World Alltime no. 2540 33:43 Tirane 13 Oct 2019
2000m Steeplechase World Alltime no. 6 5:56.79 Zagreb 10 Sep 2023
3000m World Indoor Alltime no. 149 8:44.46 Karlsruhe 31 Jan 2020
5km, Road World Alltime no. 123 15:16 Lille 19 Mar 2023
3000m Steeplechase World Alltime no. 33 9:09.64 Zürich 31 Aug 2023

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  2:11.39w    1Bar1 May
2009  2:09.73w    1Varaždin15 Jul
2010  2:05.84w    1Tirane24 May
2011  2:02.94w   NR 1Tirane7 Jun
2013  2:01.96w   NR 4Mersin29 Jun
2014  2:01.31w   NR 1Tbilisi21 Jun
2015  2:02.36w    2Baku21 Jun
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  2:08.18iw   NR NU23R 5Pireás21 Feb
2011  2:08.75iw    5h1Paris4 Mar
2013  2:02.27iw   NR 1Pireás10 Feb
2014  2:02.27iw   =NR Pireás2 Oct
2016  2:04.29iw   NR 1Istanbul25 Feb
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  4:38.0hw    1Tirane31 Jul
2010  4:23.20w    1Marsa20 Jun
2011  4:14.22w    1Sliven2 Jul
2012  4:09.76w    1Tirane7 Jun
2013  4:05.11w   NR 2Szczecin15 Jun
2014  4:03.12w   NR 3Beijing21 May
2015  4:02.63w   NR 4Doha15 May
2017  4:09.76w    2Bydgoszcz2 Jun
2018  4:15.07w    1Elbasan23 May
2019  4:20.72w    1Shkoder22 Jun
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  4:10.75iw   NR 1Istanbul18 Feb
2013  4:09.90iw   NR 1Pireás16 Feb
2014  4:07.84iw   NR 1Istanbul22 Feb
2016  4:06.89iw   NR 1Istanbul27 Feb
2017  4:06.66iw   NR 1Istanbul17 Feb
2018  4:10.36iw    1Istanbul18 Feb
2019  4:09.58iw    3Istanbul17 Feb
2020  4:13.06iw    1Istanbul16 Feb
2022  4:13.25iw    2Istanbul5 Mar
2024  4:15.84iw    1Istanbul10 Feb
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2022  4:41w    1Biella15 Oct
 
2000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2023  6:17.34+w   NR Chorzów20 Jun
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2004  10:43.39w    7Novi Sad19 Jun
2012  9:09.74w    NR1Bar1 May
2016  8:53.78w   NR 1Elbasan21 May
2019  9:01.99w    1Elbasan24 May
2020  9:04.22w    1Elbasan4 Aug
2021  9:11.50w    1Elbasan21 May
2022  8:46.61w   NR 1Elbasan24 May
2023  9:21.48w    1Kraljevo22 Jul
2024  8:55.86w    1Elbasan26 Jan
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  8:52.53iw   NR 3Eaubonne10 Feb
2018  9:00.67iw    1Istanbul17 Feb
2019  8:56.04iw    1Istanbul16 Feb
2020  8:44.46iw   NR 3Karlsruhe31 Jan
2022  8:47.53iw    2Manchester22 Jan
2023  8:50.94iw    8Rheinstetten27 Jan
2024  8:48.53iw    6Metz3 Feb
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2004  18:43.4hw    7Novi Sad20 Jun
2014  15:46.89w   NR 1Tirane11 Jun
2017  16:26.99w    1Elbasan9 Jun
2019  15:36.62w   NR 1Skopje11 Aug
2021  15:54.24w    1Elbasan20 May
2022  15:16.47w   NR 1Craiova19 Jun
2023  15:32.39w    1Chorzów20 Jun
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  33:31.0hw   NR Elbasan25 Apr
2020  32:31.69w   NR 1Elbasan10 Aug
2021  32:16.25w   NR 6Birmingham5 Jun
2023  35:49.5hw    1Elbasan19 May
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2022  15:39w    1Forlì8 Oct
2023  15:16w    6Lille19 Mar
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  34:05w    1Budapest5 Oct
2019  33:43w    1Tirane13 Oct
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  1:13:12w   NR 1Tirane15 Oct
2022  1:10:18w   NR 1Tirane23 Oct
2023  1:11:17w    12Luzern29 Oct
2024  1:17:12w    1Niksic14 Apr
 
Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2020  2:35:34w   NR 1Skopje4 Oct
2021  2:43:53w    2Tirane17 Oct
 
2000m Steeplechase
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  6:00.07w   NR 3Berlin1 Sep
2023  5:56.79w   NR 4Zagreb10 Sep
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  9:54.72w   NR 1Tirane8 Jun
2016  9:28.52w   NR 2Amsterdam10 Jul
2017  9:26.05w   NR 5Oslo15 Jun
2018  9:22.00w   NR 9Roma31 May
2019  9:19.93w   NR 9Doha30 Sep
2021  9:23.85w    5h2Tokyo1 Aug
2022  9:10.04w   NR 5Eugene OR20 Jul
2023  9:09.64w   NR 4Zürich31 Aug

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
800m
WC 2011: 4h32:03.21
WUG 2011: 7s22:04.13 4h32:04.86
MedG 2013: 42:01.96
1500m
EC 2012: 4s24:12.54
MedG 2013: 24:05.63
WC 2013: 10s14:08.79 7h14:08.76
WUG 2013: 14:08.71 2h24:26.07
EC 2014: 9h24:12.25
WC 2015: 10h34:09.36
10,000m
ECp 2021: 632:16.25
3000m Steeplechase
EC 2016: 29:28.52 1h29:38.87
OG 2016: 16h29:58.49
WC 2017: h2DNS
EC 2018: 49:24.78 2h29:33.11
WC 2019: 99:19.93 5h29:28.32
OG 2021: 139:34.10 5h29:23.85
EC 2022: 19:11.31 1h19:30.93
MedG 2022: 19:14.29
WC 2022: 59:10.04 3h29:14.91
WC 2023: 89:10.27 3h39:17.71
 
Indoor
800m
EC 2011: 5h12:08.75
EC 2013: h3DQ
1500m
WC 2012: 4h14:13.45
WC 2014: 64:08.24 2h34:13.78
WC 2016: 8h24:16.12
EC 2017: 54:11.64 2h34:13.40
WC 2018: 7h14:10.65
EC 2019: h3DNS
3000m
WC 2022: 138:53.14

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
800m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor2:01.31    NRTbilisi21 Jun 2014
Indoor2:02.27    NRPireás10 Feb 2013
 
1500m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor4:02.63    NRDoha15 May 2015
Indoor4:06.66    NRIstanbul17 Feb 2017
 
Mile, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor4:41    Biella15 Oct 2022
 
2000m
Outdoor6:17.34+    NRChorzów20 Jun 2023
 
3000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor8:46.61    NRElbasan24 May 2022
Indoor8:44.46    NRKarlsruhe31 Jan 2020
 
5000m
Winstreak: 4 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor15:16.47    NRCraiova19 Jun 2022
 
10,000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor32:16.25    NRBirmingham5 Jun 2021
 
5km, Road
Outdoor15:16    Lille19 Mar 2023
 
10km, Road
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor33:43    Tirane13 Oct 2019
 
Half Marathon
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor1:10:18    NRTirane23 Oct 2022
 
Marathon
Outdoor2:35:34    NRSkopje4 Oct 2020
 
2000m Steeplechase
Outdoor5:56.79    NRZagreb10 Sep 2023
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor9:09.64    NRZürich31 Aug 2023

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

1500m, 10 best results (legal):
4:02.63   4Doha15 May 2015
4:03.01   8Roma4 Jun 2015
4:03.12   3Beijing21 May 2014
4:03.75   11Saint-Denis5 Jul 2014
4:04.20   2Beijing20 May 2015
4:05.11   2Szczecin15 Jun 2013
4:05.19   1Bar1 May 2013
4:05.63   2Mersin26 Jun 2013
4:05.79   3Rabat9 Jun 2013
4:05.80   1Bar1 May 2014
 
Average: 4:04.4230000000001
 
3000m Steeplechase, 10 best results (legal):
9:09.64   4Zürich31 Aug 2023
9:10.04   5Eugene OR20 Jul 2022
9:10.27   8Budapest27 Aug 2023
9:11.31   1München20 Aug 2022
9:11.94   10Firenze2 Jun 2023
9:14.29   1Oran1 Jul 2022
9:14.41   7Bruxelles2 Sep 2022
9:14.91   3h2Eugene OR16 Jul 2022
9:15.48   2Hengelo6 Jun 2022
9:15.86   1Lucca4 Jun 2023
 
Average: 9:12.815
 
800m, 10 best results (legal):
2:01.31   1Tbilisi21 Jun 2014
2:01.96   4Mersin29 Jun 2013
2:02.27i  1Pireás10 Feb 2013
2:02.27i  Pireás2 Oct 2013
2:02.36   2Baku21 Jun 2015
2:02.94   1Tirane7 Jun 2011
2:03.19   2Montreuil-sous-Bois3 Jun 2013
2:03.21   4h3Daegu1 Sep 2011
2:03.45   2Pitesti1 Aug 2015
2:04.13   7s2Shenzhen17 Aug 2011
 
Average: 2:02.709
 
3000m, 10 best results (legal):
8:44.46i  3Karlsruhe31 Jan 2020
8:46.61   1Elbasan24 May 2022
8:47.53i  2Manchester22 Jan 2022
8:48.53i  6Metz3 Feb 2024
8:50.08i  1Miramas4 Feb 2022
8:50.94i  8Rheinstetten27 Jan 2023
8:52.53i  3Eaubonne10 Feb 2017
8:52.59i  2Dortmund9 Feb 2020
8:53.14i  13Beograd18 Mar 2022
8:53.78   1Elbasan21 May 2016
 
Average: 8:50.019
 

Total results in db: 197

By event:

800m:26
1500m:63
Mile, Road:1
2000m:1
3000m:26
5000m:11
10,000m:4
5km, Road:4
10km, Road:2
Half Marathon:6
Road Race:1
Marathon:2
2000m Steeplechase:2
3000m Steeplechase:46
4 x 400m:1
Cross Country:1

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

1500m
4:15.84iw
SB (94)
1IstanbulIstanbul10 Feb 
3000m
8:55.86iw
WL SB (11)
1NC-wElbasanNC-w, Elbasan26 Jan 
8:48.53iw
SB (42)
6MetzMetz3 Feb 
9:07.03iw
1IstanbulIstanbul10 Feb 
Half Marathon
1:17:12iw
SB (651)
1NiksicNiksic14 Apr 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2011Outdoor3000m Steeplechase729:54.72
2012Outdoor1500m834:08.65 mx
2012Outdoor3000m919:09.74
2012Indoor1500m274:10.75
2013Outdoor800m932:01.96
2013Outdoor1500m314:05.11
2013Indoor800m192:02.27
2013Indoor1500m74:09.90
2014Outdoor800m612:01.31
2014Outdoor1500m194:03.12
2014Indoor1500m124:07.84
2015Outdoor1500m154:02.63
2016Outdoor3000m388:53.78
2016Outdoor3000m Steeplechase269:28.52
2016Indoor800m692:04.29
2016Indoor1500m84:06.89
2017Outdoor3000m Steeplechase279:26.05
2017Indoor1500m104:06.66
2017Indoor3000m208:52.53
2018Outdoor3000m Steeplechase179:22.00
2018Indoor1500m414:10.36
2018Indoor3000m449:00.67
2019Outdoor3000m569:01.99
2019Outdoor2000m Steeplechase36:00.07
2019Outdoor3000m Steeplechase139:19.93
2019Indoor1500m224:09.58
2019Indoor3000m268:56.04
2020Outdoor3000m519:04.22
2020Outdoor10,000m6732:31.69
2020Indoor1500m644:13.06
2020Indoor3000m88:44.46
2021Outdoor3000m Steeplechase259:23.85
2022Outdoor3000m438:46.61
2022Outdoor5000m9415:16.47
2022Outdoor5km, Road5315:39
2022Outdoor3000m Steeplechase149:10.04
2022Indoor1500m654:13.25
2022Indoor3000m308:47.53
2023Outdoor5km, Road3515:16
2023Outdoor2000m Steeplechase45:56.79
2023Outdoor3000m Steeplechase99:09.64
2023Indoor3000m558:50.94
2024Outdoor3000m118:55.86
2024Indoor1500m944:15.84
2024Indoor3000m428:48.53

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 1500m (at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 8 (finals) 31 Jul 2006 -> 18 Feb 2012 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 5000m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 11 Jun 2014 -> 23 Jul 2023 Show/hide