Raphaela Lukudo

Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo (born 29 July 1994) is an Italian sprinter specialized in the 400 m, who won four medals at international senior level with Italian national track relay team of the 4 × 400 m relay.^[2]

Raphaela Lukudo

Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Raphaela Boaheng Lukudo
National team	Italy
Born	(1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 31) Aversa, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	C.S. Esercito
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 52.65 (2018)
Medal record IAAF World Relays 2019 Yokohama 4 × 400 m relay European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay European Team Championships 2021 Silesia 4 × 400 m relay Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 4 × 400 m relay 2022 Oran 4 × 400 m relay

Biography

Born in Aversa, Italy 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.^[3] 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.^[4] She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.^[5] Than, always in 2018 she won a gold medal, with the national track relay team at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.^[6]

Achievements

Senior level

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham	Semi	400 m	53.18	[7]
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.55	NR
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.08	GR
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.90
	IAAF World Relays	Yokohama	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.64	SB
2021	European Team Championships (SL)	Chorzów	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.05

National records

• 4 × 400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 (Birmingham, England, 4 March 2018 with Ayomide Folorunso, Chiara Bazzoni, Maria Enrica Spacca)^[8]
• Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay: 3:16.15 (Yokohama, Japan, 11 May 2019 with Davide Re, Giancarla Trevisan, Andrew Howe); current holder^[9]

National titles

• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • 400 metres: 2018, 2019

See also

• List of Italian records in athletics
• List of Mediterranean Games records in athletics
• Naturalized athletes of Italy
• Italian national track relay team