Italy at the World Athletics Championships

Italy has participated in all editions of the World Athletics Championships, held since the first edition of 1983 World Athletics Championships,[1] winning 43 podiums, including 11 world titles, 15 silver medals and 17 bronze medals.

Italy at the
World Championships in Athletics
IAAF codeITA
National federationFIDAL
Websitewww.fidal.it
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
11
Silver
16
Bronze
17
Total
44
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)

Medal count

Elisa Rigaudo, 4th at the arrival af 20km racewalk at Daegu 2011 advanced to bronze, in 2016, and to silver, in 2019, for IAAF decision per Russian doping scandal.

When there is Y is updated after medals awarded subsequently

Edition Competitors Men Women Total
Tot. Men Women Tot. Rank
1983 Helsinki 392712 11100011138th
1987 Rome 563521 22100022156th
1991 Tokyo 483315 100000100112th
1993 Stuttgart 442915 021010031421st
1995 Göteborg 493019 11111122263rd=
1997 Athens 664026 000111111314th
1999 Sevilla 433013 21001022046th
2001 Edmonton 382216 011101112416th
2003 Paris 472522 101001102312th
2005 Helsinki 492821 001000001133rd
2007 Osaka 331815 011010021323rd
2009 Berlin Y 352015 001001002233rd
2011 Daegu Y 301515 000011011223rd
2013 Moscow 482721 000010010126th
2015 Beijing 311417 0000000000-
2017 London 351817 000001001138th
2019 Doha 653431 000001001131st
Total 89937101116174417th

Medals awarded years later after doping cases

EditionMedalEventAthleteDisqualified athlete (position)Years for decision-makingNotes
2009 Berlin Men's 20 km walk Giorgio Rubino Valeriy Borchin (1st) 7 [2][3][4]
Women's high jump Antonietta Di Martino Anna Chicherova (2nd)9 [5]
2011 Daegu Women's 20 km walk Elisa Rigaudo Olga Kaniskina (1st) 5 [6][4]
Anisya Kirdyapkina (2nd) 8 [7][8]

Medalists

Placing table

Fiona May, two gold medals at the WC

In the IAAF placing table the score is obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.[9]

Edition45678PtsRankFinalistsMedals
Helsinki 198311101260438123
Rome 198722121140616135
Tokyo 1991100113533910141
Stuttgart 1993031103024311104
Göteborg 199522212121636136
Athens 199711122045529163
Seville 199922003312559134
Edmonton 200111230002441294
Paris 2003102014113913103
Helsinki 200500103012222271
Osaka 200702102011311673
Berlin 200900110232251791
Daegu 201100201022221772
Moscow 201301001121191961
Beijing 201500011002112940
London 20170010010093821
Doha 201900100123162671

Doping disqualifications

Athlete Sex Event Year(s) Result Notes
Roberto BarbiMenMarathon200160th

See also

References

  1. "MANIFESTAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI ITALIANI SUL PODIO – 1908 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. Giorgio Rubino became bronze medal on 24 March 2016 (7 years after the event) in 20 km walk (he was 4th) after disqualification of Russian Valeriy Borchin who originally had run the race.
  3. The medals of some of the athletics world championship races in 2009 were otherwise awarded 24 March 2016 as a result of doping disqualifications. Among these reallocations also the medals of 20 km walk, which saw the Italian Giorgio Rubino, initially 4th, get the bronze medal This fact, 7 years after the event, allowed Italy to clear the zero in the Medal table.
  4. "GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AFFECTED BY THE 24 MARCH 2016 CAS DECISION". iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2017. Now disqualified by doping violation: Valeriy Borchin (RUS) originally 1st, 1:18:41
  5. "Sanctions for anti-doping rule violations in athletics as of 29 January 2018". iaaf.org. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018. CHICHEROVA Anna (Date of birth 22.07.82) RUS In competition, “XXIX Olympic Games”, Beijing, CHN 24.08.08 2 years ineligibility 01.07.16-30.06.18 From 24.08.08 to 23.08.10
  6. Elisa Rigaudo became bronze medal on 24 March 2016 (5 years after the event) in 20 km walk (she was 4th) after disqualification of Russian Olga Kaniskina who originally had run the race.
  7. "20 KILOMETRES RACE WALK WOMEN 13TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS - ADAEGU (DS), KOREA 27 AUG 2011 - 04 SEP 2011". iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. "Squalificata Anisja Kirdyapkina, per Elisa Rigaudo argento nella 20 km di marcia dei Mondiali di Daegu 2011" (in Italian). cuneodice.it. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. "IAAF World Championships Rome 1983 - placing table". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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