 Ali (right) at Paris 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-04-06) 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 Gialle1 | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Claudio Licciardello1 | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.12
Career
On 18 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 8 June 2024 he improved his personal best to 10.056 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
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heats | 100 m | 10.40 | |
| heats | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.74 | SB | |||
| European Championships |  Munich
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8th | 100 m | 10.28 | a | |
| heats | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.02 | ||||
| 2024 | European Championships |  Rome
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2nd | 100 m | 10.05 | PB |
Notes
Notes
- He ran 10.12 in semifinals
References
References
- "Chituru Ali Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- "Ali Chituru in evidenza a Roma, Meschi: "Grande esposione"". VareseSport.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- "Doppietta azzurra nei 100 metri: Jacobs 1°, Ali 2°".
- "Senior Outdoor 2022 - 100 Metres Men". WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- "Final results" (PDF). Munich22.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- Sport, Sky (9 June 2024). "Doppietta azzurra nei 100 metri: Jacobs 1°, Ali 2°". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
External links
- Chituru Ali at World Athletics
- Chituru Ali at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Chituru Ali at Olympics.com
- Chituru Ali at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Chituru Ali at Olympedia
- Chituru Ali at InterSportStats
- Chituru Ali at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Chituru Ali – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)