Paola Pigni was an Italian middle- and long-distance runner. She was a three-time world champion in cross country and held the world record over five distance running events on the track, from 1500m to 10,000m.
Maria Curatolo is a former Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.
Nadia Dandolo is a former Italian long-distance runner, two-time it the top eight at European Championships and one at the European Indoor Championships (1991).
Cosimo Caliandro was an Italian middle distance runner who won a gold medal at the 2007 European Indoor Championships.
Stefano La Rosa is an Italian long distance runner. He is a five-time Italian champion.
Andrea Lalli is an Italian long distance runner.
Elena Romagnolo is an Italian steeplechaser, middle and long-distance runner. She is the national record holder in the 3000 metres steeplechase, but now competes mainly in the 5000 metres.
Kate Avery is a British long-distance runner. She competes in track and road competitions but specialises in cross country running. She was twice silver medallist at the 2014 European Cross Country Championships and 2015, and also a gold medallist on both occasions as part of the Great Britain women's senior team. She became the first British woman to win the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship in 2014, running for Iona College.
Federica Del Buono is an Italian middle-distance runner who competes mainly in track events. She was the bronze medallist in the 1500 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2015. She has a personal best of 4:03.45 minutes for the event. She won the 2014 Italian national title and represented Italy at the 2014 European Athletics Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the 1500 m.
Veronica Inglese is an Italian long-distance runner. She won a silver medal at the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
The 2016 European Cross Country Championships was the 23rd edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was hosted in Chia, Italy.
Federica Dal Ri is an Italian female long-distance runner who won a gold medal at the World Military Track and Field Championships.
Giulia Aprile is an Italian middle-distance runner who competed at one edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at senior level (2017).
Martin Dematteis is an Italian male mountain runner and sky runner, one time senior individual European champion at European Mountain Running Championships (2016).
Marta Zenoni is an Italian middle-distance runner who won six national titles at senior level.
Gaia Sabbatini is an Italian middle distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships. Sabbatini is the Italian indoor record holder for the 1000 metres.
Nadia Battocletti is an Italian female middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal for the 5000 metres at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships. Battocletti earned four individual gold medals in the U20 and U23 age groups at the European Cross Country Championships. She is the Italian record holder for the indoor 3000 metres and 5 km road race.
Angela Ramello was an Italian female middle-distance runner and cross-country runner who competed at individual senior level at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships (1975).
Giuseppe Ardizzone was an Italian long-distance runner, who was 6th in the 5000 m at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.
Nekagenet Crippa is an Ethiopian-born Italian middle distance runner and cross-country runner who won a national title in 2019 and at senior level.
