Italy national athletics team

The Italy national athletics team represents Italy at the international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or world athletics championships.

Ugo Frigerio, four medals (three gold), at the Olympic Games.

Medal count

When there is Y is update to 13 March 2019

Event Editions 1st edition Last edition Men Women Total Notes
Tot. Tot. Tot.
Olympic Games Y 27 18962016 16 8 22 46 3 7 4 14 19 15 26 60details
World Championships Y 16 19832017 8 9 9 26 3 6 8 15 11 15 17 43details
European Championships 23 19342016 32 36 22 90 8 9 20 37 40 45 42 127details
World Indoor Championships Y 17 19852018 4 3 8 15 2 3 4 9 6 6 12 24 details [1][2]
European Indoor Championships Y 38 19662019 19 21 20 60 13 12 12 37 32 33 32 97details [3]
World Cup Y 13 19772018 1 5 7 13 0 4 1 5 1 9 8 18details
European Cup Y 36[4] 19652017 52 63 74 189 8 15 37 60 60 78 111 249details
Mediterranean Games Y 18 19512018 114 85 74 274 60 69 46 173 174 154 120 448 details
Universiade Y 29 19592017 34 30 45 109 13 16 11 40 47 45 57 149details
Military World Games Y 6 19952015 15 13 8 26 2 6 6 14 17 19 14 40details

Caps

Updated at the 2013 Mediterranean Games (29 June 2013).

   Still active

Men

Vittorio Visini, with 67 caps, is the Italian athlete with most appearances in national team of all-time.[5][6]

Athlete Event Born Period Caps
World Ch. Olympics European Ch. Tot.
1 Vittorio Visini Racewalking 1945 1965–1981 – 3 5 67
2 Alessandro Andrei Shot put 1959 1981–1995 4 2 2 63
3 Maurizio Damilano Racewalking 1957 1977–1991 3 4 4 60
Nicola Vizzoni Hammer throw 1973 1995–2013 9 4 5
5 Giovanni Evangelisti Long jump 1961 1980–1994 3 3 4 59
Marco Montelatici Shot put 1953 1972–1986 – 1 2
7 Paolo Dal Soglio Shot put 1970 1992–2012 5 2 2 58
8 Dario Badinelli Triple jump 1960 1981–1993 1 1 2 56
9 Pietro Mennea Sprint 1952-2013 1969–1988 1 5 4 52
Sergio Liani 110 metres hurdles 1943 1965–1979 – 2 4
Silvano Simeon Discus throw 1945–2010 1966–1982 – 2 4
12 Stefano Tilli Sprint 1962 1983–2000 5 4 4 51
13 Adolfo Consolini Discus throw 1917–1969 1938–1960 – 4 5 50
14 Armando De Vincentiis Discus throw 1943 1969–1983 – 2 3 48
Pierfrancesco Pavoni Sprint 1963 1980–1990 2 2 2 51
16 Silvano Meconi Discus throw 1931 1955–1969 – 3 2 47
Renato Dionisi Pole vault 1947 1964–1978 – 2 2
18 Giuseppe Cindolo Middle distance running 1945 1965–1976 – 4 5 46
19 Fabrizio Donato Triple jump 1976 2000- 4 5 5 45
19 Sergio Bello 400 metres 1942 1961–1972 – 3 4 45
21 Giampaolo Urlando Hammer throw 1945 1965–1984 1 3 2 44
22 Abdon Pamich Racewalking 1933 1954–1973 – 5 6 43
Roberto Ribaud 400 metres 1961 1983–1987 2 1 2
24 Daniele Fontecchio 110 metres hurdles 1960 1980–1986 1 1 2 42
Carlo Lievore Javelin Throw 1937 1956–1971 – 2 3
Stefano Mei Middle distance running 1963 1981–1994 2 2 2
Giovanni De Benedictis Racewalking 1968 1987–2004 6 5 4
28 Livio Berruti Sprint 1939 1957–1968 – 4 3 41
Marco Martino Discus throw 1968 1983–1993 2 1 3
Gennaro Di Napoli Middle distance running 1968 1988–2002 4 3 4
31 Alessandro Lambruschini 3000 metres steeplechase 1951 1985–1998 4 3 4 40
31 Giuseppe Buttari 110 metres hurdles 1951 1971–1980 – 2 2 39
Diego Fortuna Discus throw 1968 1995–2005 4 2 1
Ennio Preatoni Sprint 1944 1963–1972 – 3 3

Women

Marisa Masullo (79) and Agnese Maffeis (73) are the Italian women with more appearances.[7]

Athlete Event Born Period Caps
World Ch. Olympics European Ch. Tot.
1 Marisa Masullo Sprint 1959 1977–1993 3 3 4 79
2 Agnese Maffeis Shot put and Discus throw 1965 1985–2003 2 3 4 73
3 Sara Simeoni High jump 1953 1970–1986 4 – 5 67
Erica Rossi 400 metres 1955 1974–1989 2 2 2
5 Gabriella Dorio 800 m and 1500 m 1957 1973–1991 3 2 3 65
6 Agnese Possamai Middle distance running 1953 1977–1988 – – – 60
7 Antonella Capriotti Long and Triple jump 1962 1980–1997 3 2 – 55
8 Chiara Rosa Shot put 1983 2004-2019 5 2 5 51
Daniela Ferrian Sprint 1961 1982–1993 2 1 1

Multiple medalists

In the table athletes that won at least two gold medals. In bold still active.

# Athlete Olympics World Ch. World Indoor Ch. European Ch. European Indoor Ch. Total
1Sara Simeoni 120 –––--- 102400 62210
2Pietro Mennea 102 011000 321100 53412
3Eddy Ottoz 001 –––--- 200300 5016
4Fiona May 020 211100 011100 44210
5Maurizio Damilano 102 200010 010110 4329
6Annarita Sidoti 000 100000 210101 4116
7Adolfo Consolini 110 –––000 300000 4105
8Alberto Cova 100 100000 110000 3205
9Agnese Possamai 000 000010 000310 3205
10Abdon Pamich 101 –––--- 210--- 3115
11Gennaro Di Napoli 000 000200 010100 3104
12Stefano Baldini 100 002000 200000 3026
13Ugo Frigerio 301 –––--- –––--- 3016
14Gelindo Bordin 100 001000 200000 3016
15Gianmarco Tamberi 000 000100 100100 3003
16Fabrizio Donato 001 000000 100120 2215
17Francesco Panetta 000 110000 110000 2204
18Andrew Howe 000 010001 100100 2114
19Salvatore Antibo 010 000000 201000 2114
20Stefano Tilli 000 010000 001200 2114
21Luigi Beccali 101 –––--- 101--- 2024
22Gabriella Dorio 100 000000 001100 2013
23Libania Grenot 000 000000 201000 2013
24Ivano Brugnetti 100 100000 000000 2002
25Pino Dordoni 100 000--- 100--- 2002

Italian podiums in the Diamond League

Italian team have reached 23 podiums, including four victories in the Diamond League.[8]

Gianmarco Tamberi last victory for the team in 2016.
Elena Vallortigara 4th in high jump final standings in 2018.
   Finals
Edition Meeting Gold Silver Bronze
2010 Memorial Van Damme Antonietta Di Martino
(high jump, 1.98 m)
2012 Weltklasse Zürich Fabrizio Donato
(triple jump, 17.29 m)
2013 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Yadisleidy Pedroso
(400 m hs, 54.54)
Golden Gala Daniele Greco
(triple jump, 17.04 m)
Herculis Daniele Greco
(triple jump, 17.25 m)
2015 Bislett Games Marco Fassinotti
(high jump, 2.33 m NR)
London Grand Prix Marco Fassinotti
(high jump, 2.31 m)		 Gianmarco Tamberi
(high jump, 2.28 m)
Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics Gianmarco Tamberi
(high jump, 2.29 m)
2016 Doha Diamond League Marco Fassinotti
(high jump, 2.29 m)
Prefontaine Classic Alessia Trost
(high jump, 1.92 m SB)
Golden Gala Gianmarco Tamberi
(high jump, 2.30 m SB)
Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics Alessia Trost
(high jump, 1.90 m)
Libania Grenot
(400 m, 52.62)
Herculis Gianmarco Tamberi
(high jump, 2.39 m NR)
Meeting de Paris Alessia Trost
(high jump, 1.93 m SB)
2017 Meeting de Rabat Gianmarco Tamberi
(high jump, 2.27 m)
2018 Golden Gala Filippo Tortu
(100 m, 10.04)
Elena Vallortigara
(high jump, 1.94 m)
London Grand Prix Elena Vallortigara
(high jump, 2.02 m PB)
Memorial Van Damme Gianmarco Tamberi
(high jump, 2.31 m)
Yadisleidy Pedroso
(400 m hs, 56.12)
2020 BAUHAUS-galan Luminosa Bogliolo
(100 m ha, 12.88)

Olympic Games

17 of the 60 medals come from race walk, in pink color the women's medals.

Edition Gold Silver Bronze Total
London 1908 800 metres
Emilio Lunghi		 1
Stockholm 1912 10 km walk
Fernando Altimani		 1
Antwerp 1920 3 km walk
Ugo Frigerio		 4
10 km walk
Ugo Frigerio
3000 metres steeplechase
Ernesto Ambrosini
Marathon
Valerio Arri
Paris 1924 3 km walk
Ugo Frigerio		 2
Marathon
Romeo Bertini
Los Angeles 1932 1500 metres
Luigi Beccali		 3
4X100 metres relay
Giuseppe Castelli
Gabriele Salviati
Ruggero Maregatti
Edgardo Toetti
50 km walk
Ugo Frigerio
Berlin 1936 800 metres
Mario Lanzi		 5
1500 metres
Luigi Beccali
4X100 metres relay
Orazio Mariani
Gianni Caldana
Elio Ragni
Tullio Gonnelli
Discus throw
Giorgio Oberweger
100 metres hurdles
Ondina Valla
London 1948 4X100 metres relay
Michele Tito
Enrico Perucconi
Carlo Monti
Antonio Siddi		 5
Discus throw
Adolfo Consolini		Discus throw
Giuseppe Tosi
Shot put
Amelia Piccinini
Discus throw
Edera Cordiale
Helsinki 1952 50 km walk
Pino Dordoni		 2
Discus throw
Adolfo Consolini
Rome 1960 200 metres
Livio Berruti		 3
50 km walk
Abdon Pamich
100 metres
Giuseppina Leone
Tokyo 1964 400 metres hurdles
Salvatore Morale		 2
50 km walk
Abdon Pamich
Mexico City 1968 110 metres hurdles
Eddy Ottoz		 2
Triple jump
Giuseppe Gentile
Munich 1972 200 metres
Pietro Mennea		 2
1500 metres
Paola Pigni
Montreal 1976 High jump
Sara Simeoni		 1
Moscow 1980 200 metres
Pietro Mennea		 4
4x400 metres relay
Roberto Tozzi
Mauro Zuliani
Stefano Malinverni
Pietro Mennea
20 km walk
Maurizio Damilano
High jump
Sara Simeoni
Los Angeles 1984 10000 metres
Alberto Cova		 7
20 km walk
Maurizio Damilano
50 km walk
Sandro Bellucci
Long jump
Giovanni Evangelisti
Shot put
Alessandro Andrei
1500 metres
Gabriella Dorio
High jump
Sara Simeoni
Seul 1988 10000 metres
Salvatore Antibo		 3
Marathon
Gelindo Bordin
20 km walk
Maurizio Damilano
Barcelona 1992 20 km walk
Giovanni De Benedictis		 1
Atlanta 1996 3000 metres steeplechase
Alessandro Lambruschini		 4
5000 metres
Roberta Brunet
10 km walk
Elisabetta Perrone
Long jump
Fiona May
Sydney 2000 Hammer throw
Nicola Vizzoni		 2
Long jump
Fiona May
Athens 2004 Marathon
Stefano Baldini		 3
20 km walk
Ivano Brugnetti
Pole vault
Giuseppe Gibilisco
Beijing 2008 50 km walk
Alex Schwazer		 2
20 km walk
Elisa Rigaudo
London 2012 Triple jump
Fabrizio Donato		 1
19152660

Technic commissioners

This is the list of technic commissioners of Italy national athletics team.[9]

  • 1933/34: Ove Andersen, Martti Jarvinen, Paavo Karikko, Veikko Renko (men)
  • 1935/39: Boyd Comstock (men/women)
  • 1946/47: Lidia Bongiovanni (women)
  • 1946/61: Giorgio Oberweger (men)
  • 1962/63: Lauro Bononcini (men): Augusto Lorenzoni (women)
  • 1964/68: Giorgio Oberweger (men/women)
  • 1969: Alessandro Calvesi (men): Marcello Pagani (women)
  • 1970: Marcello Pagani (men/women)
  • 1971/74: Bruno Cacchi[10] (men/ women)
  • 1975/86: Enzo Rossi (men); Sandro Giovannelli (women)
  • 1987/88: Enzo Rossi (men): Elio Locatelli (women)
  • 1989/94: Elio Locatelli (men/women)
  • 1995/00: Giampaolo Lenzi (men); Dino Ponchio (women)
  • 2001/04: Roberto Frinolli (men); Augusto D’Agostino (women)
  • 2005: Nicola Silvaggi (men/women)
  • 2008/2012 Francesco Uguagliati (men/women)
  • 2013/2016: Massimo Magnani
  • 2017/2018: Elio Locatelli (2)
  • 2019-: Antonio La Torre

See also

References
  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships [1985-2016]" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. "Verso Sopot: il mondiale degli italiani in numeri – I record di Antonio Ullo, Fabrizio Donato e Paolo Dal Soglio" (in Italian). atleticalive.it. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "Annuario 2016 - I campionati Europei indoor" (PDF). fidal.it. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. Participations of Italy at Super League: 25 Men, 13 Women and 7 Unified.
  5. "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  7. "Maffeis, mamma atletica" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. "Diamond League". iaaf.org. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. "Annuario dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. He was the housband of Paola Pigni.
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