Chituru Ali (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːtru ˈaːli]; 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.
Career
On 18th of June 2022 in Madrid, establishing his personal best 10.15 in the 100 metres, he became the 9th Italian athlete in the all-time top lists and 12th in the European 2022 top lists.
At the 2022 European Athletics Championships he has been finalist in the 100 metres.
On 8th of June 2024 he improved his personal best to 10.05 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
See also
- Italian all-time lists - 100 m
Notes
References
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 the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Chituru Ali – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)
