| Italy at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | ITA |
| National federation | FIDAL |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Italy has participated in all editions of the European Athletics Championships, held since the first edition of 1934 European Athletics Championships. [1]
Italians have won 33 titles in the men's field and 7 in the women's field. The men's marathon is a specialty, with five wins in the men's field (two each for the Olympic champions Gelindo Bordin and Stefano Baldini, plus that of Daniele Meucci) and two in the women's field with Maria Guida and Anna Incerti.
Pietro Mennea, Adolfo Consolini and Yemaneberhan Crippa, three times each, are the Blues with the most European titles, while in the women's field Messina Annarita Sidoti and Libania Grenot, with two victories each, hold this record. In Stuttgart 1986 the Italian athletes achieved a historical undertaking by painting the entire podium of blue with Stefano Mei, Alberto Cova and Totò Antibo in the 10,000 meters, a result repeated in the marathon race in Budapest 1998 with Stefano Baldini, Danilo Goffi and Giacomo Modica.
Update to the new medals after doping disqualifications.
| Edition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Men champions | Women champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Turin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7th | Beccali (1500 m) | |
| 1938 Paris/Vienna | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7th | Testoni (80 m hs) | |
| 1946 Oslo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8th | Consolini (discus) | |
| 1950 Brusselsl | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5th | Filiput (400 m hs), Dordoni (50 km walk), Consolini (discus) | |
| 1954 Bern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8th | Consolini (discus) | |
| 1958 Stockholm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11th | ||
| 1962 Belgrade | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6th | Morale (400 m hs), Pamich (50 km walk) | |
| 1966 Budapest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5th | Ottoz (110 m hs), Frinolli (400 m hs), Pamich (50 km walk) | |
| 1969 Athens | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9th | Ottoz (110 m hs) | |
| 1971 Helsinki | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9th | Arese (1500 m) | |
| 1974 Rome | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8th | Mennea (200 m) | |
| 1978 Prague | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4th | Mennea (100 m, 200 m), Ortis (5000 m) | Simeoni (high jump) |
| 1982 Athens | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6th | Cova (10000 m) | |
| 1986 Stuttgart | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5th | Mei (10000 m), Bordin (marathon) | |
| 1990 Split | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4th | Antibo (5000 m, 10000 m), Panetta (3000 m st), Bordin (marathon) | Sidoti (10 km walk) |
| 1994 Helsinki | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8th | Benvenuti (800 m), Lambruschini (3000 m st) | |
| 1998 Budapest | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7th | Baldini (marathon) | Sidoti (10 km walk) |
| 2002 München | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15th | Guida (marathon) | |
| 2006 Göteborg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9th | Baldini (marathon), Howe (long jump) | |
| 2010 Barcelona | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8th | Schwazer (20 km walk) | Incerti (marathon) |
| 2012 Helsinki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11th | Donato (triple jump) | |
| 2014 Zurich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9th | Meucci (marathon) | Grenot (400 m) |
| 2016 Amsterdam | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9th | Tamberi (high jump) | Grenot (400 m) |
| 2018 Berlin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16th | Men's marathon team (Yassine Rachik, Eyob Faniel, Stefano La Rosa) | |
| 2022 Munich | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7th | Marcell Jacobs (100 m) Gianmarco Tamberi (high jump) Yeman Crippa (10,000 m) | |
| 2024 Rome | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 1st | Marcell Jacobs (100 m) Lorenzo Simonelli (110 m hs) Leonardo Fabbri (shot put) Yeman Crippa (half maraton), Half maraton team, Gimbo Tamberi (high jump), 4×100 m relay team | Antonella Palmisano (20 km walk) Nadia Battocletti (5000 m, 10,000 m), Sara Fantini (hammer throw) |
| Total | 56 | 55 | 58 | 169 | 7th |
| Edition | New medal | Finished | Event | Athlete | Disqualified athlete (position) | Years for decision-making | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 Barcelona |  |  | Men's 20 km race walk | Alex Schwazer |  Stanislav Emelyanov (original 1st) | 4 | [2] |
|  | Women's marathon | Anna Incerti |  Živilė Balčiūnaitė (original 1st) Nailya Yulamanova (original 2nd) | 1 (became 2nd) 2 (became 1st) | [3] [4] | |
| 4th | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | Chiara Bazzoni Marta Milani Maria Enrica Spacca Libania Grenot | Russia (original 1st) | 2 | [5] | |
| 4th | Women's 400 m | Libania Grenot | Tatiana Firova (original 1st) | 9 | [6] |
| Athlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Editions | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Mennea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1971–1978 | 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m relay |
| Yemaneberhan Crippa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2018-2024 | 5,000 m, 10,000 m, half maraton |
| Gianmarco Tamberi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2016-2024 | high jump |
| Marcell Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2022-2024 | 100 m, 4x100 m relay |
| Adolfo Consolini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1946–1954 | discus throw |
| Daniele Meucci | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2010-2024 | 10,000 m, Marathon, Half marathon |
| Abdon Pamich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1958–1966 | 50 km walk |
| Annarita Sidoti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1990–1998 | 10 km walk |
| Libania Grenot | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2014-2016 | 400 m, 4x400 m relay |
| Salvatore Antibo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1986–1990 | 5000 m, 10000 m |
| Nadia Battocletti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2024 | 5000 m, 10,000 m |
| Eddy Ottoz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1966–1969 | 110 m hs |
| Gelindo Bordin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1986–1990 | marathon |
| Stefano Baldini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1998–2006 | marathon |
| Stefano Mei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1986–1990 | 5000 m, 10000 m |
| Alessandro Lambruschini | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1990–1998 | 3000 m st |
| Armando Filiput | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1950 | 400 m hs, 4x400 m relay |
| Venanzio Ortis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1978 | 5000 m, 10000 m |
| Alberto Cova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1982–1986 | 10000 m |
| Francesco Panetta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1986–1990 | 3000 m st |
| Sara Simeoni | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1974–1982 | high jump |
| Luigi Beccali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1934–1938 | 1500 m |
| Antonella Palmisano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2018-2024 | 20 km walk |
| Yassine Rachik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2018 | Marathon Cup |
| Claudia Testoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1938 | 80 m hs |
| Giuseppe Dordoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1950 | 50 km walk |
| Salvatore Morale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1962 | 400 m hs |
| Roberto Frinolli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1966 | 400 m hs |
| Franco Arese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 1500 m |
| Andrea Benvenuti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 800 me |
| Maria Guida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | marathon |
| Andrew Howe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | long jump |
| Anna Incerti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | marathon |
| Alex Schwazer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 20 km walk |
| Fabrizio Donato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | long jump |
| Eyob Faniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | marathon |
| Lorenzo Simonelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | 110 m hs |
| Leonardo Fabbri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | shot put |
| Giuseppe Tosi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1946–1954 | discus throw |
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