Chituru Ali (; 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 EventTime Notes2022World Championships Eugene 100 m 10.40 relay 38.74 European Championships Munich 8th 100 m 10.28 relay 39.02 2024European Championships Rome2nd 100 m 10.05
See also Italian all-time lists - 100 m
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Chituru Ali at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Chituru Ali – CONI – Paris 2024