Julia Ituma
| Julia Ituma | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 8 October 2004 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 13 April 2023 (aged 18) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Hometown | Italy |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Volleyball information | |
| Position | Diagonal attack/ Opposite hitter |
Julia Ituma (8 October 2004 – 13 April 2023) was an Italian volleyball player who played for AGIL Volley.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Milan from Nigerian parents, Ituma played three seasons in A2 volleyball league before making her debut in Serie A1 in 2022 with Igor Volley Novara.[1] Often compared to Paola Egonu, in 2022 she won the Gold Medal at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival and the Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship with the Italian national team, scoring 21 points in the final.[1]
Ituma committed suicide on 13 April 2023, aged 18, by jumping from a window on the sixth floor of a hotel in Istanbul, where her club was staying for a Champions League semi-final match.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Redazione (13 April 2023). "Chi era Julia Ituma, giovane promessa del volley precipitata dal sesto piano di un hotel a Istanbul". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "18 Jahre alte Volleyballerin Julia Ituma aus Italien stirbt in Türkei". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Julia Ituma, smentita notizia di un messaggio di saluto in chat". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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