Naturalized athletes of Italy

Fiona May, the born British two-time world champion in long jump, Italian naturalized for marriage.

The Naturalized athletes of Italy are those naturalized citizens who are part, or have been part, of the Italy national athletics team.[1]

The rules

Main article: Italian nationality law

The Italian Government and consequently FIDAL firstly,[2] and than the IAAF, grants Italian citizenship, than the Italian passport, therefore the naturalization, to those citizens of foreign origin born in Italy (Italians therefore of second generation), or who have contracted marriage with an Italian citizen for the following reasons.[3]

  • Automatically
    • Ius sanguinis: for birth;
    • If an Italian citizen recognizes, at a time after birth, a minor child;
    • For adoption;
    • To obtain or re-obtain from a parent.
  • Following declaration
    • By descent;
    • Ius soli: by birth or descent in Italy;
  • By marriage or naturalization
    • By marriage: the foreign or stateless spouse of an Italian citizen may acquire Italian citizenship after two years of legal residence in Italy or, if residing abroad, after three years from the date of marriage;
    • By naturalization: the foreigner can apply for Italian citizenship after ten years of legal residence in Italy, reduced to five years for those who have been recognized as stateless or refugee and four years for citizens of countries of the European Community.

The list

  Italian citizen since birth

(However, in the case of children born in Italy from foreign parents, citizenship is obtained by the eighteenth birthday).[4]

When there is Green tickY is last update verified naturalization.

Continent Country of origin Athlete Born Reasons
Africa
 Tanzania Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli Green tickY 2002 Born in Dodoma, Tanzania to an Italian father (anthropologist and researcher) and a Tanzanian mother, he moved with his family to Rome at the age of 5.[5]
Rwanda Dominique Rovetta Gasigwa 1993 Born in Rwanda, adopted by a Brescian family at the age of 6 months.[6]
Eritrea Eyob Faniel Green tickY 1992 Born in Eritrea, came in Italy in 2004, he was naturalized in 2005 at 23.[7]
Cameroon Jacques Riparelli Green tickY 1983 His family (Italian father and Camerounese mother), came in Italy when he was 3.[8][9]
Paolo Dal Molin Green tickY 1987 Born in Cameroun from Camerounese father and Italian mother, came in Italy when he was 10.[10][9]
Sudan Raphaela Lukudo Green tickY 1979 Born in Italy.[11]
Somalia Zahra Bani Green tickY 1979 Of Italian father.[9]
Mohad Abdikadar Green tickY 1993 Born in Somalia, arrived in Italy in 2006 as a refugee, he is an Italian citizen since 2011.[12]
South Africa Marcello Fiasconaro Green tickY 1949 Of Italian father, became Italian citizen in 1971.[13]
Zane Weir Green tickY 1995 Weir is Italian thanks to the roots of his maternal grandfather, from Trieste.[14]
Nigeria Desola Oki Green tickY 1999 Born in Italy from Nigerian parents.[15]
Emmanuel Ihemeje Green tickY 1998 He born in Carrara, Tuscany from Nigerian parents but lives in Verdellino near Bergamo.[16]
Daisy Osakue Green tickY 1996 Born in Italy, but naturalized at 18.[17]
Ayomide Folorunso Green tickY 1996 Her parents live in Italy from long time. She became Italian from the age of 18.[18]
Kevin Ojiaku Green tickY 1989 Born in Italy from Nigerian father already Italian citizen.[19]
Eseosa Desalu Green tickY 1994 Born in Italy from Nigerian parents, he acquires Italian citizenship at the age of 18.[20]
Benedicta Chigbolu Green tickY 1989 Of Italian mother.[21]
Côte d'Ivoire Zaynab Dosso Green tickY 1999 Italian citizen from 2016.[22]
Moillet Kouakou Green tickY 1999 Italian citizen from 2017.[23]
Audrey Alloh Green tickY 1987 Her parents live in Italy from long time. She became Italian from the age of 18.[9]
Hassane Fofana Green tickY 1992 Born in Italy from Ivorian parents, became Italian when he was eighteen.[24]
Delmas Obou Green tickY 1991 His Ivorian parents came in Italy in 1993, he came in 1999 and became Italian when he was eighteen.[25]
Franck Brice Koua Green tickY 2001 His Ivorian parents came in Italy.
Ghana Gloria Hooper Green tickY 1992 Born in Italy.[9]
Ethiopia Merihun Crespi Green tickY 1988 Born in Blaten, Ethiopia, adopted when he was 3 by Italian family.[26]
Yemaneberhan Crippa Green tickY 1996 Born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, adopted when he was 7 by Italian family, he became Italian at 18.[12]
Yohanes Chiappinelli Green tickY 1997 Born in Ethiopia, adopted by Italian family, he became Italian at 18.[12]
Tunisia Ala Zoghlami Green tickY 1994 Zoghlami twins come in Italy at the age of two, but became Italian just nineteeners.[27]
Osama Zoghlami Green tickY 1994
Mozambique Joao Bussotti Green tickY 1993 Adopted by Italian father. He became Italian in from the age of 18.[28]
Senegal Erika Furlani Green tickY 1996 Born in Italy from Italian father.[29]
Morocco Kaddour Slimani Green tickY 1984 Become Italian citizen in 2007, at 28, per married with Wilma Biancossi.[30]
Yassin Bouih Green tickY 1996 Born in Italy from Moroccan parents become Italian at 18.[31]
Laila Soufyane Green tickY 1983 She married an Italian citizen.[32]
Mohamed Laqouahi Green tickY 1988 Became Italian in 2013.[33]
Marco Najibe Salami Green tickY 1988 Born in Italy from Moroccan father, became Italian in 2004.[34]
Marouan Razine Green tickY 1991 Arrived in Italy in 2000 at the age of 6, he was naturalized Italian at 22.[35]
Yassine Rachik Green tickY 1993 Italian citizen from 2015.[36]
Fatna Maraoui Green tickY 1977 Naturalized by marriage from 2003.[37]
Nadia Ejjafini Green tickY 1977 By marriage,[9]
Abdoullah Bamoussa Green tickY 1986 He became Italian from 2015.[1]
Migidio Bourifa Green tickY 1971 The father, of Moroccan origins, led him to be born in Morocco to provide him with a double passport.[38]
Mostafa Errebbah Green tickY 1971 [39]
Abdellah Haidane Green tickY 1989 [9]
Jamel Chatbi Green tickY 1984 He was a Moroccan athlete since 2009.[40]
Ahmed El Mazoury Green tickY 1990 Arrived in Italy at the age of 5, he was a naturalized Italian at 18.[41]
Touria Samiri Green tickY 1988 She became Italian from 2008 at 20.[42]
Egypt Ashraf Saber Green tickY 1973 Born in Italy to an Egyptian father and a Sicilian mother.[43]
Ahmed Abdelwahed Green tickY 1996 Born in Rome to Egyptian parents, he became Italian at 18.[12]
Republic of the Congo Koura Kaba Fantoni Green tickY 1984 He became an Italian citizen in 2002, following the adoption by the family of his trainer Milvio Fantoni.[44]
Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi Green tickY 1982 Born in Rome from a family of Congolese origins (from a father), he became Italian at 18.[45]
North America
 United States Andrew Howe Green tickY 1985 His mother married an Italian in second marriage, then he became Italian at 5 in 1990.[46]
Jennifer Rockwell Green tickY 1983 His grandfather was Italian. She has a double passport since the age of 29.[47]
Marcell Jacobs Green tickY 1994 Born in the USA from a Texan father, his mother is an Italian from Italy.[48]
Giancarla Trevisan Green tickY 1993 His father is Italian migrated in USA. Opted for Italian citizenship from 2017.[49]
Nick Ponzio Green tickY 1995 Born in San Diego in a family of Italian descent (his great-grandfather was Sicilian). Opted for Italian citizenship in 2021.[50]
Cuba Libania Grenot Green tickY 1983 By marriage.[9]
Magdelín Martínez Green tickY 1976 She started to compete with Cuba, she became Italian by marriage in 1999.[51]
Thaimi O’Reilly Causse Green tickY 1976 Born in Cuba, she moved to Italy in 1999 and in 2001 she acquired citizenship by marriage.[52]
Yusneysi Santiusti Green tickY 1984 She came in Italy by marriage in 2007, but was naturalized only in 2013.[53]
Yadisleidy Pedroso Green tickY 1987 By marriage. She is an Italian citizen since 7 February 2013.[54]
Isalbet Juarez Green tickY 1984 His parents live in Italy from long time. She became Italian from the age of 18.[9]
Dominican Republic José Bencosme Green tickY 1992 Arrived in Italy with his mother at the age of one. He became Italian from the age of 17.[9]
Robel Garcia Green tickY 1993 Married a Dominican-Italian and naturalized through marriage.
Johanelis Herrera Green tickY 1995 Born in Santo Domingo, she came in Italy in 2003 and start to run for this country in 2013.[55]
Europe
 France Fabe Dia Green tickY 1977 She changed nationality on 2009 by marriage with the middle-distance runner Andrea Longo.[56]
Turkey Catherine Bertone Green tickY 1972 Born in Turkey from Italian father and French mother.[1]
United Kingdom Fiona May Green tickY 1969 By marriage with Gianni Iapichino, became an Italian citizen in 1994.[57]
Antonio Infantino Green tickY 1969 Born in England to his Avellinese mother and his father from Agrigento, became an Italian citizen in 2016.[58]
Ukraine Dariya Derkach Green tickY 1993 Her parents live in Italy from long time. She became Italian from the age of 20.[9]
Albania Eusebio Haliti Green tickY 1991 He became Italian from 2012 (21 years old).[9]
Hungary Judit Varga Green tickY 1976 [56]
Russia Vladimir Aceti Green tickY 1998 Adopted when he was 5 by an Italian family.[59]
Oceania
 Australia Danielle Perpoli Green tickY 1968 Born in Australia, she began to care in this country before moving permanently to Tuscany and opting for Italian citizenship.[60]

See also

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