Raphaela Lukudo
Italian sprinter (born 1994)
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Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo (born 29 July 1994) is an Italian sprinter specialized in the 400 m, who won four medals at international senior level with Italian national track relay team of the 4 × 400 m relay.[2]
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Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1994 Aversa, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Esercito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in Aversa, Italy to Sudanese parents, she moved to Modena at the age of two. In 2006, she started to practice athletics with Mollificio Modenese Cittadella under the guidance of Mario Romano.[3] She took part in the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, for her first time with the Italy national athletics team, in Lille conquering the 400-meter semi-final despite an injury close to the competition.[4] She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[5] Than, always in 2018 she won a gold medal, with the national track relay team at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[6]
Achievements
- Senior level
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2018 | World Indoor Championships |  Birmingham |
Semi | 400 m | 53.18 | [7] |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.55 | NR | |||
| Mediterranean Games |  Tarragona |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.08 | GR | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.90 | |
| IAAF World Relays |  Yokohama |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.64 | SB | |
| 2021 | European Team Championships (SL) |  Chorzów |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.05 |
National records
- 4 × 400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 (Birmingham, England, 4 March 2018 with Ayomide Folorunso, Chiara Bazzoni, Maria Enrica Spacca)[8]
- Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay: 3:16.15 (Yokohama, Japan, 11 May 2019 with Davide Re, Giancarla Trevisan, Andrew Howe); current holder[9]
