Chituru Ali

Chituru Ali
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	6 April 1999 (age 25); Como, Italy
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached by	Claudio Licciardello
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m: 9.96 (2024);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Italy
European Championships

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.^[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
2022	World Championships	Eugene	heats	100 m	10.40
	World Championships	Eugene	heats	4 × 100 m relay	38.74	SB
	European Championships	Munich	8th	100 m	10.28	^[a]
	European Championships	Munich	heats	4 × 100 m relay	39.02
2024	European Championships	Rome	2nd	100 m	10.05	PB

Notes

^ He ran 10.12 in semifinals

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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

Chituru Ali at World Athletics
Chituru Ali at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)

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[fn1-7] He ran 10.12 in semifinals

[BIO-1] "Chituru Ali Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[2] "Ali Chituru in evidenza a Roma, Meschi: "Grande esposione"". VareseSport.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[RECORD-3] "Doppietta azzurra nei 100 metri: Jacobs 1°, Ali 2°".

[4] "Senior Outdoor 2022 - 100 Metres Men". WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[5] "Final results" (PDF). Munich22.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[6] Sport, Sky (9 June 2024). "Doppietta azzurra nei 100 metri: Jacobs 1°, Ali 2°". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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