Raphaela Lukudo
Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo is an Italian sprinter, who won a gold medal, with the national track relay team at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Biography
Born in Aversa to Sudanese parents, she moved to Modena at the age of two. In 2006, she started to practice athletics with Mollificio Modenese Cittadella under the guidance of Mario Romano. She took part in the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, for her first time with the Italy national athletics team, in Lille conquering the 400-meter semi-final despite an injury close to the competition. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Achievements
;Senior levelYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 400 m | 53.18 | ||
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:31.55 | |
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:28.08 | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:31.90 |
National records
- 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55, Birmingham, England, 4 March 2018 - current holder
- Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay: 3:16.15, Yokohama, 11 May 2019 ; current holder
National titles
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- * 400 metres: 2018, 2019