| Italy at the Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ITA |
| National federation | Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Italy has participated in all editions of the Summer Universiade held since the first edition of 1959 Summer Universiade. [1]
Italy won 641 medals at the Summer Universiade. [2]
Host nation
| Edition |  |  |  |  | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turin 1959 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 1 | details |
 Sofia 1961 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | details |
 Porto Alegre 1963 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | details |
 Budapest 1965 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | details |
 Tokyo 1967 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6 | details |
| Turin 1970 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | details |
 Moscow 1973 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | details |
| Rome 1975 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | details |
| Sofia 1977 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | details |
 Mexico City 1979 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | details |
 Bucarest 1981 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | details |
 Edmonton 1983 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 4 | details |
| Kobe 1985 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | details |
 Zagreb 1987 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 4 | details |
 Duisburg 1989 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 4 | details |
 Sheffield 1991 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 5 | details |
 Buffalo 1993 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 9 | details |
| Fukuoka 1995 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 12 | details |
| Sicily 1997 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 6 | details |
 Palma de Mallorca 1999 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 10 | details |
 Beijing 2001 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 6 | details |
 Daegu 2003 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | details |
 Ízmir 2005 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 10 | details |
 Bangkok 2007 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 10 | details |
 Belgrade 2009 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 8 | details |
| Shenzhen 2011 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 6 | details |
 Kazan 2013 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 44 | 9 | details |
| Gwangju 2015 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 7 | details |
 Taipei 2017 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 8 | details |
| Naples 2019 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 6 | details |
| Chengdu 2021 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 55 | 4 | details |
| Total | 211 | 226 | 279 | 716 | 7 |
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Italy won 47 gold medals, 45 silver and 57 bronze until 2017 Summer Universiade. [3]
| Edition | Event |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Belgrade | 4x100 metres relay | Audrey Alloh Doris Tomasini Giulia Arcioni Maria Aurora Salvagno | ||
| Pole vault | Giorgio Piantella | |||
| Shot put | Chiara Rosa | |||
| 3000 metres hurdles | Emanuele Abate | |||
| Half marathon | Francesco Bona | |||
| 2011 Shenzhen | 1500 metres steeplechase | Stefano La Rosa | ||
| Hammer thow | Lorenzo Povegliano | |||
| 2013 Kazan | Discus throw | Giovanni Faloci | ||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Patrick Nasti | |||
| 1500 metres | Margherita Magnani | |||
| 2015 Gwangju | Discus throw | Stefania Strumillo | ||
| Taipei 2017 | Women's 100 m | Irene Siragusa | ||
| Women's 100 m | Irene Siragusa | Anna Bongiorni | ||
| Women's 400 m hs | Ayomide Folorunso | |||
| Men's high jump | Marco Fassinotti | |||
| Men's pole vault | Claudio Stecchi | |||
| 47 | 45 | 57 | ||
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