Emmanuel Ihemeje
{{Short description|Italian triple jumper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| full_name = {{nowrap|Chiebuka Emmanuel Ihemeje}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|9}}
| birth_place = Carrara, Italy
| height = 1.86 m
| weight = 82 kg
| country = Italy
| sport = Athletics
| event = Triple jump
| club = Atletica Estrada{{cite web |url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Triplo-l%E2%80%99azzurro-Ihemeje-exploit-a-17-26-negli-Usa/131546 |title=Triplo: l'azzurro Ihemeje exploit a 17,26 negli Usa |website=fidal.it |language=it |page=14 |date=13 March 2021 |accessdate=14 March 2021}}
University of Oregon Athletics
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- {{nowrap|Triple jump outdoor: 17.14 m (2021)}}
- Triple jump indoor: 17.26 m (2021)
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Chiebuka Emmanuel Ihemeje (born 9 October 1998) is an Italian triple jumper.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/italy/chiebuka-emmanuel-ihemeje-14629166 |title=Emmanuel Ihemeje - Athlete profile |website=worldathletics.org |accessdate=14 March 2021}} He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Triple jump.{{Cite web |title=Athletics IHEMEJE Emanuel |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1413422-ihemeje-emanuel.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-09-20 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-date=2021-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014022148/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1413422-ihemeje-emanuel.htm}}
Biography
Ihemeje was born in Carrara, Tuscany to Nigerian parents but lives in Verdellino near Bergamo.{{cite web |url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Segale-da-record-7-88-nei-60hs/52679 |title=Segale da record 7.88 nei 60hs |quote=Chiebuka Ihemeje (di origine nigeriana ma nato a Carrara, abita a Verdellino nel Bergamasco |website=fidal.it |language=it |date=16 February 2014 |accessdate=14 March 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.atleticalive.it/emmanuel-ihemeje-lunare-oltre-i-17-metri-nel-triplo-3-al-mondo-nel-2021/ |title=Emmanuel Ihemeje lunare: vince in NCAA, va oltre i 17 metri nel triplo, 3° al mondo nel 2021, minimo olimpico! |website=atleticalive.it |language=it |page=14 |date=13 March 2021 |accessdate=14 March 2021}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.atleticalive.it/emmanuel-ihemeje-superstar-titolo-ncaa-col-pb-outdoor-sopra-i-17-metri/ |title=Emmanuel Ihemeje superstar: titolo NCAA col pb outdoor sopra i 17 metri! |website=atleticalive.it |language=it |date=12 June 2021 |access-date=13 June 2021}}
Personal bests
- Triple jump outdoor: 17.14 m ({{flagicon|USA}} Eugene, 11 June 2021){{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/italy/chiebuka-emmanuel-ihemeje-14629166 |title=Emmanuel Ihemeje - Personal Bests |website=worldathletics.org |accessdate=14 March 2021}}
- Triple jump indoor: 17.26 m ({{flagicon|USA}} Fayetteville, 13 March 2021)
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Measure | Notes |
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| 2017
| align=left|European U20 Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Grosseto | 6th | Triple jump | 15.84 m |
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/emmanuel-ihemeje_1552380 Emmanuel Ihemeje] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- [https://parigi2024.coni.it/it/italia-team/gli-azzurri/scheda_atleta/132:CHIEBUKA_EMMANUEL__IHEMEJE.html Chiebuka Emmanuel Ihemeje – CONI – Paris 2024] {{in lang|it}}
{{Footer Italy athletics team at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Italian male triple jumpers
Category:Italian people of Nigerian descent
Category:Sportspeople from Carrara
Category:Athletes from Tuscany
Category:Athletes from the Province of Bergamo
Category:Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Italy
Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics