Maria Benedicta Chigbolu
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||
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Rome, Italy | 27 July 1989|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Esercito | |||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Maria Chiara Milardi | |||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Benedicta Chigbolu (born 27 July 1989) is an Italian sprinter, born in Rome to a Nigerian father and an Italian mother.[1]
Biography
Maria Benedicta Chigbolu won a medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. She has several caps in national team from 2012.[2] She is engaged with the Italian sprinter Matteo Galvan.[3]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2013 | Mediterranean Games | 2nd | 400 metres | 52.66 | ||
1st | 4×400 m relay | 3.32.44 | ||||
2016 | European Championships | 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:27.49 | ||
Olympic Games | 6th | 4×400 m relay | 3.27.05 | [4] | ||
2017 | World Championships | 40th (h) | 400 m | 53.00 | ||
2018 | Mediterranean Games | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:28.08 | GR |
See also
References
- ↑ "Maria Benedicta Chigbolu". FIDAL. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2013. FIDAL. 2013.
- ↑ "Giochi del Mediterraneo, chi sono le ragazze medaglia d'oro nella staffetta 4×400 diventate un simbolo sui social" (in Italian). ilfattoquotidiano.it. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
Reclutata nell’Esercito, ora si allena a Rieti ed è fidanzata con un quattrocentista, Matteo Galvan.
- ↑ Italy ran a better crono, 3:25.16 (National record) in semi-finals.
External links
- Maria Benedicta Chigbolu at IAAF
- Maria Benedicta Chigbolu profile at FIDAL web site (in Italian)
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