Emmanuel Ihemeje

Emmanuel Ihemeje
Personal information
Full nameChiebuka Emmanuel Ihemeje
Born (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26)
Carrara, Italy[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
ClubAtletica Estrada[1]
University of Oregon Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Triple jump outdoor: 17.14 m (2021)
  • Triple jump indoor: 17.26 m (2021)

Chiebuka Emmanuel Ihemeje (born 9 October 1998) is an Italian triple jumper.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Triple jump.[3]

Biography

Ihemeje was born in Carrara, Tuscany to Nigerian parents but lives in Verdellino near Bergamo.[4] He jumped to the honors of the international sports news on 13 March 2021 when, winning the triple jump race at the NCCA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas with the measure of 17.26 m, he established the fourth best Italian indoor all-time performance (fifth overall considering also the you turned out to be outdoor), the minimum for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and the third best performance in the seasonal world lists.[5]

He start the 2021 outdoor season winning the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships triple jump with his outdoor best of 17.14 m.[6]

Personal bests

Achievements

Youth level
Year Competition Venue Rank Event Measure Notes
2017 European U20 Championships Italy Grosseto 6th Triple jump 15.84 m [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Triplo: l'azzurro Ihemeje exploit a 17,26 negli Usa". fidal.it (in Italian). 13 March 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Emmanuel Ihemeje - Athlete profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletics IHEMEJE Emanuel". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Segale da record 7.88 nei 60hs". fidal.it (in Italian). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2021. Chiebuka Ihemeje (di origine nigeriana ma nato a Carrara, abita a Verdellino nel Bergamasco
  5. ^ "Emmanuel Ihemeje lunare: vince in NCAA, va oltre i 17 metri nel triplo, 3° al mondo nel 2021, minimo olimpico!". atleticalive.it (in Italian). 13 March 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Emmanuel Ihemeje superstar: titolo NCAA col pb outdoor sopra i 17 metri!". atleticalive.it (in Italian). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Emmanuel Ihemeje - Personal Bests". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Resultat: 24th European Athletics U20 Championships, Grosseto ITA 20-23.7.17". friidrottsstatistik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.