| Italy at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | ITA |
| National federation | FIDAL |
| Website | www |
| in Daegu | |
| Competitors | 30 (15 men, 15 women) |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
Italy competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
| Athlete | Gendre | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisa Rigaudo | Women | 20 km walk | Silver |
| Antonietta Di Martino | Women | High jump | Bronze |
Italy national athletics team ranked 17th (with 7 finalists) in the IAAF placing table. [1] Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists. [2]
Advanced after Russian doping scandal, Elisa Rigaudo (from 4th to 2nd), Alex Schwazer (from 9th to 7th) and Silvia Salis (from 9th to 8th). [3]
| Rank | Country |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
The Italian Federation has announced a team of 33 athletes for the forthcoming event. The captain of this team is Nicola Vizzoni, at his eight consecutive participations to Worlds Championships. The team will be led by Olympic 50 km Race walk champion Alex Schwazer and European Indoor champions Antonietta Di Martino (High Jump) and Simona La Mantia (Triple Jump). [4] [5]
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, [5] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, [6] resulting in a total number of 30 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 4 x 100 metres relay | Matteo Galvan |
| Jacques Riparelli | ||
| Women | 4 x 400 metres relay | Manuela Gentili |
| Elena Bonfanti |
For the Italian national team participated at the events 30 athletes, 15 men and 15 women. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Daniele Meucci | 5000 metres | 13:39:90 q | 13 | 13:29:11 | 10 | ||||
| Daniele Meucci | 10,000 metres | 28:50.28 | 12 | ||||||
| Ruggero Pertile | Marathon | 2:11:57 | 8 | ||||||
| Emanuele Abate | 110 m hurdles | 13.63 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Michael Tumi Simone Collio Emanuele Di Gregorio Fabio Cerutti | 4 x 100 metres relay | 38:41 (SB) | 7 | 38:96 | 5 | ||||
| Alex Schwazer | 20 kilometres walk | 1:21:50 (SB) | 6 [3] | ||||||
| Giorgio Rubino | 20 kilometres walk | DSQ | |||||||
| Marco De Luca | 50 kilometres walk | 3:49:40 (SB) | 12 | ||||||
| Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi | 50 kilometres walk | 3:52:35 (PB) | 16 | ||||||
| Fabrizio Donato | Triple jump | 16.88 q | 10 | 16.77 | 10 | ||||
| Fabrizio Schembri | Triple jump | 16.71 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Silvano Chesani | High jump | 2.25 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nicola Vizzoni | Hammer throw | 76.74 q | 8 | 77.04 | 8 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | ||
| Marta Milani | 400 metres | 51.94 Q, SB | 12 | 51.86 PB | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Marzia Caravelli | 100 m hurdles | 13.29 | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
| Manuela Gentili | 400 m hurdles | 56.71 | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chiara Bazzoni Maria Enrica Spacca Libania Grenot Marta Milani | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:26.48 SB | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
| Elisa Rigaudo | 20 kilometres walk | 1:30:44 SB | 2 [3] | ||||||
| Simona La Mantia | Triple jump | 14.06 | 15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Antonietta Di Martino | High jump | 1.95 Q | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | ||||
| Raffaella Lamera | High jump | 1.85 | 25 | Did not advance | |||||
| Anna Giordano Bruno | Pole vault | 4.40 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chiara Rosa | Shot put | 18.28 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Silvia Salis | Hammer throw | 69.82 q | 10 | 69:88 | 8 [3] | ||||
| Zahra Bani | Javelin throw | 58.92 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
Heptathlon
| Athlete | Heptathlon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Results | Points | Rank | |
| Francesca Doveri | 100 m hurdles | 13.44 SB | 1059 | 11 |
| High jump | 1.71 SB | 867 | 25 | |
| Shot put | 11.76 | 645 | 24 | |
| 200 m | 25.45 | 846 | 20 | |
| Long jump | 6.09 | 877 | 15 | |
| Javelin throw | 35.09 SB | 573 | 26 | |
| 800 m | 2:13.14 | 919 | 9 | |
| Total | 5786 | 23 | ||
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