Chituru Ali
Italian sprinter (born 1999)
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Chituru Ali (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːtru ˈaːli];[1] born 6 April 1999) is an Italian athlete who competes as a sprinter. In the 100 metres he won the silver medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.
Ali (right) at Paris 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1999 Como, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Claudio Licciardello[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life
Ali was born in Como, Italy, to a Ghanaian father and a Nigerian mother. He was taken in foster care by the local Mottin family, and was raised in the borough of Albate.[1][2]
Career
On 18th of June 2022 in Madrid, establishing his personal best 10.15 in the 100 metres,[3] he became the 9th Italian athlete in the all-time top lists and 12th in the European 2022 top lists.[4]
At the 2022 European Athletics Championships he has been finalist in the 100 metres.[5]
On 8th of June 2024 he improved his personal best to 10.05[6] in the 100 metres, winning the silver medal at the European championships in Rome.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 9.96 (Turku 2024)
- 200 metres – 20.64 (-0.3 m/s, Grosseto 2022)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.61 (Ancona 2022)
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2022 | World Championships |  Eugene |
heats | 100 m | 10.40 | |
| heats | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.74 | SB | |||
| European Championships |  Munich |
8th | 100 m | 10.28 | [a] | |
| heats | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.02 | ||||
| 2024 | European Championships |  Rome |
2nd | 100 m | 10.05 | PB |
See also
Notes
- He ran 10.12 in semifinals
