Hannah Cooper
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Liberian |
| Born | 10 June 1979 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 100 metres hurdles |
Hannah Gizelle Cooper (born 10 June 1979) is a Liberian hurdler.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]
Cooper was born in Liberia; her grandfather was Liberian businessman and government official John Lewis Cooper.[3] She grew up in Hawthorne, California and competed for Hawthorne High School.[4][5] As a junior in 1996, she had the sixth-fastest 300 meters hurdles prep time in the United States that year.[6]
Cooper was seeded in the fifth 100 metres hurdles heat at the 2000 Olympics. She placed 7th in 13.51 seconds and did not advance.[1]
Cooper attended the University of Colorado at Boulder. She was a multiple-time All-American for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team, placing 7th in the 100 meters hurdles at the 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[7] She met Sultan Tucker at the 2001 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where she told him about Liberia's Olympic team.[8] Her rival was Nichole Denby, who she competed against in the Big 12 Conference.[9]
References
- ^ a b Hannah Cooper at Olympedia
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannah Cooper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Four Classmates of Destiny". liberianobserver.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Plati-'tudes". cubuffs.com.
- ^ "Edmonson and St. Bernard put on eye-opening show". Daily Breeze. 25 May 1997. p. 24. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Hawthorne's Cooper gives defending champ a battle". Daily Breeze. 18 May 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "100 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Hurdler carrying Liberia's hopes on his shoulders". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 11 August 2004. p. C07. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "UT's Denby has clean start, beats rival in high hurdles". Austin American-Statesman. 5 May 2002. p. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2025.