Italy at the World Athletics Indoor Championships

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Italy at the
World Athletics Indoor Championships
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WA codeITA
National federation FIDAL
Website www.fidal.it
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
7
Silver
6
Bronze
13
Total
26
World Athletics Indoor Championships appearances (overview)

Italy has participated in all the World Athletics Indoor Championships since the beginning in 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games. Italy won a total of 24 medals (6 gold, 6 silver and 12 bronze). [1] Italy is 21st on the all time medal table.

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Medal count

Gennaro Di Napoli, the only Italian athlete to win two gold medals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships. Gennaro Di Napoli.jpg
Gennaro Di Napoli, the only Italian athlete to win two gold medals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

Italy won 26 medals (7 gold) and ranked 21st in the all-time medal table of the championships. [2] [3] [4] In six editions the azzurri team has not won any medals.

EditionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgRank
Flag of France.svg Paris 1985 1219
Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis 1987 01211
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 1989 00321
Flag of Spain.svg Seville 1991 01315
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 1993 10110
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1995 1106
Flag of France.svg Paris 1997 10011
Flag of Japan.svg Maebashi 1999 000-
Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon 2001 10012
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham 2003 000-
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 2004 000-
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow 2006 00128
Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 2008 000-
Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 2010 000-
Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 2012 01017
Flag of Poland.svg Sopot 2014 000-
Flag of the United States.svg Portland 2016 10010
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham 2018 00124
Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 2022 10113
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Medalists

Ileana Salvador and Giovanni Evangelisti, five bronze medals in two, photographed on their return to Italy with the two world bronze medals won in Seville 1991. Ileana Salvador and Giovanni Evangelisti.jpg
Ileana Salvador and Giovanni Evangelisti, five bronze medals in two, photographed on their return to Italy with the two world bronze medals won in Seville 1991.
  Women medalists
  No medals
EditionEventGoldSilverBronze
Flag of France.svg 1985 Paris 3000 metres walk Giuliana Salce
5000 metres walks Maurizio Damilano
3000 metres Agnese Possamai
Long jump Giovanni Evangelisti
Flag of the United States.svg 1987 Indianapolis 3000 metres walk Giuliana Salce
60 metres Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Long jump Giovanni Evangelisti
Flag of Hungary.svg 1989 Budapest 60 metres Pierfrancesco Pavoni
800 metres Tonino Viali
3000 metres walk Ileana Salvador
Flag of Spain.svg 1991 Sevilla 5000 metres walk Giovanni De Benedictis
4×400 metres relay Marco Vaccari,
Vito Petrella,
Alessandro Aimar,
Andrea Nuti
Long jump Giovanni Evangelisti
3000 metres walk Ileana Salvador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1993 Toronto 3000 metres Gennaro Di Napoli
3000 metres walk Ileana Salvador
Flag of Spain.svg 1995 Barcelona 3000 metres Gennaro Di Napoli
4×400 metres relay Fabio Grossi
Andrea Nuti
Roberto Mazzoleni
Ashraf Saber
Flag of France.svg 1997 Paris Long jump Fiona May
Flag of Japan.svg 1999 Maebashi
Flag of Portugal.svg 2001 Lisbon Triple jump Paolo Camossi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2003 Birmingham
Flag of Hungary.svg 2004 Budapest
Flag of Russia.svg 2006 Moscow Long jump Andrew Howe
Flag of Spain.svg 2008 Valencia
Flag of Qatar.svg 2010 Doha
Flag of Turkey.svg 2012 Istanbul High jump Antonietta Di Martino
Flag of Poland.svg 2014 Sopot
Flag of the United States.svg 2016 Portland High jump Gianmarco Tamberi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2018 Birmingham High jump Alessia Trost
Flag of Serbia.svg 2022 Belgrade 60 m Marcell Jacobs
High jump Gianmarco Tamberi
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1985

The racewalker Giuliana Salce, gold medal in 1985. Giuliana Salce.jpg
The racewalker Giuliana Salce, gold medal in 1985.

Italy participated with 19 competitors, 16 men (but one Roberto Ribaud in 400 m did not stsrt), and 3 women. [4]

  Top eight

Men

Athlete
Antonio Ullo 8
Pierfrancesco Pavoni 14
Stefano Tilli 7
Tonino Viali 6
Riccardo Materazzi 5
Alberto Corvo 6
Stefano Mei 9
Gianni Tozzi 9
Luigi Bertocchi 11
Maurizio Damilano 2
Luca Toso 10
Paolo Borghi 13
Giovanni Evangelisti 3
Mario Lega 10
Marco Montelatici 6

Women

Athlete
Antonella Ratti 6
Agnese Possamai 2
Giuliana Salce 1

1987

Pierfrancesco Pavoni, bronze medal in 60 m at the 1987 edition. Pierfrancesco Pavoni.jpg
Pierfrancesco Pavoni, bronze medal in 60 m at the 1987 edition.

Italy participated with 14 competitors, 9 men and 5 women. [4]

  Top eight

Men

Athlete
Pierfrancesco Pavoni 3
Antonio Ullo 4
Mauro Zuliani 13
Alessandro Lambruschini 8DNF
Luigi Bertocchi 15
Walter Arena 7
Carlo Mattioli 13
Gianni Stecchi 10
Giovanni Evangelisti 3

Women

Athlete
Rossella Tarolo 21
Daniela Ferrian 9
Patrizia Lombardo 11
Antonella Capriotti 8
Giuliana Salce 2

1989

Ileana Salvador, bronze medal in 3000 m race walk at the 1989 edition. Ileana Salvador.jpg
Ileana Salvador, bronze medal in 3000 m race walk at the 1989 edition.

Italy participated with 11 competitors, 8 men and 3 women. [4]

  Top eight

Men

Athlete
Pierfrancesco Pavoni 3
Antonio Ullo 4
Sandro Floris 4
Paolo Catalano 10
Tonino Viali 3
Stefano Mei 8
Giovanni De Benedictis 4
Alessandro Andrei 7

Women

Athlete
Ileana Salvador 3
Antonella Capriotti 5
Agnese Maffeis 12

1991

Giovanni De Benedictis (left), silver medal in 5000 m race walk at the 1991 edition. Giovanni De Benedictis e Michele Didoni 1995.jpg
Giovanni De Benedictis (left), silver medal in 5000 m race walk at the 1991 edition.

Italy participated with 17 competitors, 13 men and 4 women. [4]

  Top eight

Men

Athlete
Antonio Ullo 18
Sandro Floris 7
Paolo Catalano 9
Davide Tirelli 16
Laurent Ottoz 18
Relay team
 Marco Vaccari
 Vito Petrella
 Alessandro Aimar
 Andrea Nuti
3
Giovanni De Benedictis 2
Giovanni Evangelisti 3
Dario Badinelli 7
Alessandro Andrei 14

Women

Athlete
Ileana Salvador 3
Annarita Sidoti DSQ
Antonella Bevilacqua 17
Valentina Uccheddu 7

1993

Antonella Capriotti, fourth place with the national record in the new introduction speciality (first time at this 1993 edition) women's triple jump. Antonella Capriotti 2.jpg
Antonella Capriotti, fourth place with the national record in the new introduction speciality (first time at this 1993 edition) women's triple jump.

Italy participated with 19 competitors, 14 men and 5 women. [4]

  Top eight

Men

Athlete
Stefano Tilli 16
Marco Menchini 13
Marco Vaccari 17
Giuseppe D'Urso 10
Amos Rota 16
Gennaro Di Napoli 1
Relay team
 Andrea Montanari
 Vito Petrella
 Fabio Grossi
 Alessandro Aimar
6 [5]
Roberto Ferrari 15
Andrea Pegoraro 7
Paolo Dal Soglio 5
Luciano Zerbini 6

Women

Athlete
Elisa Rea 11
Ileana Salvador 3
Annarita Sidoti 6
Antonella Bevilacqua 18
Antonella Capriotti 104

1995

Stefano Tilli, semifinalist in 200 m at the 1995 edition. Stefano Tilli.jpg
Stefano Tilli, semifinalist in 200 m at the 1995 edition.

Italy participated with 17 competitors, 13 men and 4 women. [4]

  Top eight

Men

Athlete
Stefano Tilli 9
Angelo Cipolloni 22
Ashraf Saber 7
Andrea Nuti 25
Marco Chiavarini 19
Massimo Pegoretti 18
Andrea Giocondi 20
Gennaro Di Napoli 1
Relay team
 Fabio Grossi
 Andrea Nuti
 Roberto Mazzoleni
 Ashraf Saber
2
Ettore Ceresoli 8
Gianni Iapichino 28
Paolo Dal Soglio 7

Women

Athlete
Donatella Dal Bianco 18
Elisa Rea 4
Carla Tuzzi 13
Barbara Lah 13

2014

Italy at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships competed in Portland from 7 to 9 March, with 12 athletes, 3 men and 9 women. [6]

Men

AthleteEventDate of birthPersonal BestSeason BestResultPerformance
Fabio Cerutti 60 Metres 26 Sep 856.556.65SF6.71 [7]
Paolo Dal Molin 60 Metres Hurdles 31 Jul 877.517.60Heat7.76
Marco Fassinotti High Jump 29 Apr 892.34 m2.34 m6th2.29 m

Women

AthleteEventDate of birthPersonal BestSeason BestResultPerformance
Audrey Alloh 60 Metres 21 Jul 877.307.32Heat7.35
Marzia Caravelli 60 Metres Hurdles 23 Oct 818.038.07SF7.97 PB
Giulia Pennella 27 Oct 898.048.04Heat8.16
Marta Milani 4 x 400 Metres Relay 09 Mar 87SF3:31.99 NR
Maria Enrica Spacca 20 Mar 86
Chiara Bazzoni 05 Jul 84
Elena Maria Bonfanti 09 Jul 88
Margherita Magnani 1500 Metres 26 Feb 874:06.344:09.27 DNS
3000 Metres 8:51.818:51.818th9:10.13 [8]
Chiara Rosa Shot Put 28 Jan 8319.15 m18.23 mQual17.31 m

2016

The gold medal jump of Tamberi, 2.36 m at the first attempt. 582 tamberi over 2m36 (25492492343).jpg
The gold medal jump of Tamberi, 2.36 m at the first attempt.

Italy at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships competed from 17 to 20 March, with 5 athletes, 2 men and 3 women and won a gold medal with Gianmarco Tamberi in the high jump. [9]

Men

AthleteEventDate of birthPersonal BestSeason BestResultPerformance
Marco Fassinotti High Jump 29 Apr 892.35 m2.35 m9th2.25 m
Gianmarco Tamberi 01 Jun 922.38 m2.38 m1st2.36 m

Women

AthleteEventDate of birthPersonal BestSeason BestResultPerformance
Gloria Hooper 60 Metres 03 Mar 927.327.32SF7.28 PB
Chiara Rosa Shot Put 28 Jan 8319.15 m17.90 m11th17.10 m
Alessia Trost High Jump 08 Mar 932.00 m1.95 m7th1.93 m

2018

Alessia Trost, bronze medal in the high jump in 2018 edition. Alessia Trost by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Alessia Trost, bronze medal in the high jump in 2018 edition.

Italy at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships competed in Birmingham from 1 to 4 March, with 13 athletes, 4 men and 9 women. [10]

Men

EventAthleteClubResultPerformanceNotes
Triple jump Fabrizio Donato G.S. Fiamme Gialle 14th15.96 m
60 metres hurdles Paolo Dal Molin G.S. Fiamme Oro Heat7.81
60 metres hurdles Hassane Fofana G.S. Fiamme Oro Heat7.81
3000 metres Yassin Bouih G.S. Fiamme Gialle 11th8:20.84 [11]

Women

EventAthleteClubResultPerformanceNotes
60 metres Anna Bongiorni C.S. Carabinieri Semi7.30 [12]
60 metres hurdles Veronica Borsi ACSI Italia Atletica Heat8.27
60 metres hurdles Elisa Di Lazzaro C.S. Carabinieri Heat8.35
High jump Alessia Trost G.S. Fiamme Gialle 3rd1.93 m SB
400 metres Ayomide Folorunso G.S. Fiamme Oro Heat53.24
400 metres Raphaela Lukudo C.S. Esercito Semi53.18 [13]
4 × 400 m relay Chiara Bazzoni
Marta Milani
Maria Enrica Spacca
Raphaela Lukudo
Ayomide Folorunso
5th3:31.55 NR

2022

Gimbo Tamberi, bronze medal in the high jump in 2022 edition. Gimbo Tamberi (Belgrade 2022).jpg
Gimbo Tamberi, bronze medal in the high jump in 2022 edition.

Medalists

MedalAthleteEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Marcell Jacobs Men's 60 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Gianmarco Tamberi Men's high jump

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  7. He ran a better time, 6.67 in Semi Finals
  8. She ran a better time, 8.58.51 in Semi Finals
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  11. He ran a better time in semi-finals, 7:50.65 his PB
  12. She ran a better time in heat, 7.24 her PB
  13. She ran a better time in heat, 52.98 her PB