| Italy at the 1954 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | ITA |
in  Bern 25 August 1954 – 29 August 1954 | |
| Competitors | 24 |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Italy competed at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern, Switzerland, from 25 to 29 August 1954. [1]
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
|---|---|---|
 | Adolfo Consolini | Men's discus throw |
 | Giuseppe Tosi | Men's discus throw |
 | Maria Musso Giuseppina Leone Letizia Bertoni Milena Greppi | Women's 4×100 metres relay |
| Athlete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vincenzo Lombardo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armando Filiput | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relay team Wolfgango Montanari Sergio D'Asnasch Lucio Sangermano Luigi Gnocchi | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abdon Pamich | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attilio Bravi | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adolfo Consolini | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giuseppe Tosi | |
| Athlete | ||||||||||
| Giusy Leone | 4 | |||||||||
| Relay team Maria Musso Giusy Leone Letizia Bertoni Milena Greppi | |
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