Emmanuel Ihemeje Explained

Nationality:Italian
National Team:Italy
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Club:Atletica Estrada[1]
University of Oregon Athletics
Birth Date:1998 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Carrara, Italy
Pb:
    • 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Triplo: l'azzurro Ihemeje exploit a 17,26 negli Usa. fidal.it. it. 14. 13 March 2021. 14 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Emmanuel Ihemeje - Athlete profile. worldathletics.org. 14 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Athletics IHEMEJE Emanuel. dead. 2021-09-20. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20211014022148/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1413422-ihemeje-emanuel.htm.
  4. Web site: Segale da record 7.88 nei 60hs. Chiebuka Ihemeje (di origine nigeriana ma nato a Carrara, abita a Verdellino nel Bergamasco. fidal.it. it. 16 February 2014. 14 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Emmanuel Ihemeje lunare: vince in NCAA, va oltre i 17 metri nel triplo, 3° al mondo nel 2021, minimo olimpico!. atleticalive.it. it. 14. 13 March 2021. 14 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Emmanuel Ihemeje superstar: titolo NCAA col pb outdoor sopra i 17 metri!. atleticalive.it. it. 12 June 2021. 13 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Emmanuel Ihemeje - Personal Bests. worldathletics.org. 14 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Resultat: 24th European Athletics U20 Championships, Grosseto ITA 20‐23.7.17. sv. friidrottsstatistik.se. 1 May 2021.