Italian Athletics Federation

The Italian Athletics Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, FIDAL), is the governing body for athletics in Italy since 1906.

Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera
Sport Athletics
JurisdictionItaly
AbbreviationFIDAL
Founded1906 (1906)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date1913
Regional affiliationEuropean Athletics
HeadquartersRome
PresidentStefano Mei
Official website
www.fidal.it

The Italian Federation has been recognised by World Athletics, originally known as the IAAF, since the Berlin Congress in 1913.

History

FIDAL assumed its current name in 1926, previously it was as described in the following table.[1]

DateInitialsFull nameEnglish translationNotes
4 August 1897UPTUnione Podistica TorineseTurinese Running Union
1 April 1899UPIUnione Podistica ItalianaItalian Running Union
8 October 1909FISAFederazione Italiana Sports AtleticiItalian Athletic Sports Federation[2]
12 December 1926FIDALFederazione Italiana di Atletica LeggeraItalian Athletics Federation[3]

Presidents
ElectionAssemblyPresident
1926 - 1927Alberto Buriani
1927 - 1929Leandro Arpinati
1929 - 1930Augusto Turati
1930 - 1943Luigi Ridolfi
1943Gaetano Simoni
1944Gaetano Simoni
1944Virgilio Tommasi
1945Angelo Vigani
18.2.1946Assembly of FlorenceBruno Zauli
10.3.1957Assembly of MilanLuigi Ridolfi
31.5.1958Vice presidentGaetano Simoni
22.2.1959Assembly of TrentoGaetano Simoni
5.3.1961Assembly of IschiaGiosuè Poli
8.4.1969Vice presidentVittorio Brunori
7.12.1969Assembly of RomePrimo Nebiolo
8.2.1989Vice presidentAdriano Rossi
23.4.1989Assembly of FlorenceGianni Gola
29.11.1992Assembly of IserniaGianni Gola
20.11.1994Assembly of RomeGianni Gola
17.11.1996Assembly of RiminiGianni Gola
8.12.1998Assembly of FerraraGianni Gola
28.1.2001Assembly of Chianciano TermeGianni Gola
27.11.2004Assembly of Chianciano TermeFranco Arese
23.11.2008Assembly of TurinFranco Arese
2.12.2012Assembly of MilanAlfio Giomi
31.1.2021Assembly of RomeStefano Mei[4]

References
  1. "La storia della Fidal" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. From 21 December 1924 to 27 May 1925 some sports clubs broke away forming the Unione Italiana Sports Atletici (UISA).
  3. From 1923 to 1928 the female activity was organized by the Federazione Italiana Atletica Femminile (FIAF).
  4. "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

See also
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