Maria Benedicta Chigbolu (born 27 July 1989)[1] is an Italian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 4 × 400 m relay.[2]
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| Full name | Maria Benedicta Chigbolu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1989 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Esercito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Maria Chiara Milardi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Maria Chigbolu was born in Rome to an Italian mother and a Nigerian father. She has five siblings. Her grandfather Julius Chigbolu was a Nigerian athlete, who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and later became president of Athletics Federation of Nigeria.[1] She is engaged with the Italian sprinter Matteo Galvan.[3]
Career
Besides medals in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relays from the 2013 and 2018 Mediterranean Games, Chigbolu won a bronze in the individual event at the 2016 European Championships.
She was a member of the 2016 Olympics squad, which set the Italian national record at the 4x400 metres with a time of 3:25.16 sec.
Chigbolu took bronze medals at the 2019 World Relays (4x400 m), and at the 2019 European Team Championships (400 m and 4x400 m).
At the Italian Championships, she won 1 time in the 400 metres (2017), 8 times in the 4x400 m relay, and twice in the indoor relays (4x200 m, 4x400 m).
Achievements
International competitions
National individual competitions
- Italian Championships
- 400 m: (1) 2017
See also
References
External links
- Maria Benedicta Chigbolu at World Athletics
- Maria Benedicta Chigbolu at Diamond League
- Maria Benedicta Chigbolu at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Maria Benedicta Chigbolu at Olympedia
- Maria Benedicta Chigbolu at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
