The IAAF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the Italian Athletics Federation (Italian : Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, FIDAL) in 2012. The FIDAL Hall of Fame includes Italian athletes who have excelled in the history of athletics and who meet certain criteria. [1]
The minimum criteria for an athlete to qualify for membership in the Hall of Fame are. [1]
Still-active athletes are not included; gold medals won at the World Athletics Indoor Championships and European Athletics Indoor Championships are also not included. The only athlete included unconditionally is marathon runner Dorando Pietri.[ citation needed ]
As of 26 August 2018, there are 42 members: 34 men and 8 women. [2]
| Athlete | OG | WC | EC | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Cova | • | • | • | |
| Luigi Beccali | • | • | • | |
| Adolfo Consolini | • | • | • | |
| Pietro Mennea | • | • | • | |
| Sara Simeoni | • | • | • | |
| Ivano Brugnetti | • | • | ||
| Maurizio Damilano | • | • | ||
| Stefano Baldini | • | • | ||
| Gelindo Bordin | • | • | ||
| Abdon Pamich | • | • | ||
| Francesco Panetta | • | • | ||
| Annarita Sidoti | • | • | ||
| Alessandro Andrei | • | • | ||
| Livio Berruti | • | • | ||
| Ondina Valla | • | • | ||
| Gabriella Dorio | • | |||
| Ugo Frigerio | • | |||
| Giuseppe Gibilisco | • | |||
| Michele Didoni | • | |||
| Fiona May | • | |||
| Fabrizio Mori | • | |||
| Gennaro Di Napoli | • (i) | |||
| Paolo Camossi | • (i) | |||
| Salvatore Morale | • | • | ||
| Claudia Testoni | • | • | ||
| Armando Filiput | • | • | ||
| Salvatore Antibo | • | |||
| Franco Arese | • | |||
| Andrea Benvenuti | • | |||
| Pino Dordoni | • | |||
| Roberto Frinolli | • | |||
| Maria Guida | • | |||
| Alessandro Lambruschini | • | |||
| Stefano Mei | • | |||
| Venanzio Ortis | • | |||
| Eddy Ottoz | • | |||
| Ernesto Ambrosini | • | |||
| Marcello Fiasconaro | • | |||
| Giuseppe Gentile | • | |||
| Carlo Lievore | • | |||
| Paola Pigni | • | |||
| Dorando Pietri [3] |
These athletes match the criteria, but at the moment they are not included because they are still active.
| Athlete | OG | WC | EC | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Schwazer | • | |||
| Andrew Howe | • | |||
| Daniele Meucci | • | |||
| Fabrizio Donato | • | |||
| Anna Incerti | • | |||
| Gianmarco Tamberi | • | |||
| Libania Grenot | • |
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