Justin Francis Rigali is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Philadelphia, having previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1994 to 2003, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. Following a sex abuse probe into the Catholic Church, Cardinal Rigali resigned in 2011.
Italy competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 231 competitors, 208 men and 23 women, took part in 114 events in 19 sports.
Italy was the host nation for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It was the first time that the nation had hosted the Summer Games, and the second time overall. It also hosted the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome – the inaugural Paralympic Games.
Mauro Zuliani is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Stefano Malinverni was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Roberto Tozzi was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Ernesto Nocco is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Roberto Ribaud is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 meter dash.
Andrea Montanari is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won one medal, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.
Maurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
Roberto Donati is an Italian sprinter.
Massimiliano Donati is an Italian former sprinter.
Alfonso Di Guida is an Italian former sprinter. He was italian record holder with the 4x400 metres relay national team.
Giorgio "Tito" Frinolii is a former Italian hurdler. He is the son of the 1966 European champion, Roberto Frinolli, and the coach of the Italian sprinter Jessica Paoletta.
Eseosa Fostine "Fausto" Desalu is an Italian sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres winning a silver medal in that event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and a gold medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Filippo Tortu is an Italian sprinter with a personal best in the 100 metres of 9.99, the first Italian in history to break the 10 seconds barrier, and the second fastest Italian in history following Marcell Jacobs. He won the gold medal in 100 metres at the 2017 European U20 Championships and the silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships. He ran the anchor leg in the 4×100m relay of the Italian team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2024 European Championships, and the silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
John E. Rigali was an Italian-American from the Tuscan town of Barga. He was the President of the Daprato Statuary Company from 1890 until his death in 1936.
Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. is an Italian track and field sprinter and former long jumper. He is the 2020 Olympic 100 metres champion, the 2022 60 metres world champion, the 2022 and 2024 European 100 metres champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2020 Olympics. He currently holds the 100 metres European record, the 60 metres European record, and is the first person to ever qualify for and win the men's 100 metres Olympic final for Italy.
Antonio Baldassare Infantino is an Italian sprinter who has won two national titles at the senior level. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m.
Diego Aldo Pettorossi is an Italian sprinter.
