Chituru Ali

Chituru Ali
	Ali (right) at Paris 2024
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	6 April 1999 (age 27); 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]; 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 18 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 8 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

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
	European Championships	Munich	heats	4 × 100 m relay	39.02
2024	European Championships	Rome	2nd	100 m	10.05	PB