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.
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. 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.Start list Than, always in 2018 she won a gold medal, with the national track relay team at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Achievements Senior level Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes2018World Indoor Championships Birmingham 400 m 53.18 In heats she ran a better crono, her Personal Best 52.98 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.55 Mediterranean Games Tarragona1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.08 2019European Indoor Championships Glasgow3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.90IAAF World Relays Yokohama3rd4 × 400 m relay3:27.642021European Team Championships (SL) Chorzów3rd4 × 400 m relay3:29.05
National records 4 × 400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 (Birmingham, England, 4 March 2018 with Ayomide Folorunso, Chiara Bazzoni, Maria Enrica Spacca) Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay: 3:16.15 (Yokohama, Japan, 11 May 2019 with Davide Re, Giancarla Trevisan, Andrew Howe); current holder
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
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