Italy has participated in all editions of the European Athletics Championships, held since the first edition of 1934 European Athletics Championships.

Summary Italians have won 33 titles in the men's field and 7 in the women's field. The men's marathon is a specialty, with five wins in the men's field (two each for the Olympic champions Gelindo Bordin and Stefano Baldini, plus that of Daniele Meucci) and two in the women's field with Maria Guida and Anna Incerti.

Pietro Mennea, Adolfo Consolini and Yemaneberhan Crippa, three times each, are the Blues with the most European titles, while in the women's field Messina Annarita Sidoti and Libania Grenot, with two victories each, hold this record. In Stuttgart 1986 the Italian athletes achieved a historical undertaking by painting the entire podium of blue with Stefano Mei, Alberto Cova and Totò Antibo in the 10,000 meters, a result repeated in the marathon race in Budapest 1998 with Stefano Baldini, Danilo Goffi and Giacomo Modica.

Medal count

Update to the new medals after doping disqualifications. EditionTeamMenMen championsWomen championsTotalRank1934 Turin 1 2 2 5 7th 1 2 2 Beccali (1500 m) 1938 Paris/Vienna 1 4 3 8 7th 042 Testoni (80 m hs) 1946 Oslo 1 1 2 4 8th 111Consolini (discus) 1950 Brusselsl 3 5 1 9 5th 350Filiput (400 m hs), Dordoni (50 km walk), Consolini (discus)1954 Bern 1 1 1 3 8th 110Consolini (discus) 1958 Stockholm 0 1 0 1 11th 010 1962 Belgrade 2 1 1 4 6th 211Morale (400 m hs), Pamich (50 km walk) 1966 Budapest 3 0 0 3 5th 300Ottoz (110 m hs), Frinolli (400 m hs), Pamich (50 km walk) 1969 Athens 1 0 3 4 9th 102Ottoz (110 m hs) 1971 Helsinki 1 1 3 5 9th 113Arese (1500 m) 1974 Rome 1 2 2 5 8th 121Mennea (200 m) 1978 Prague 4 1 0 5 4th 310Mennea (100 m, 200 m), Ortis (5000 m) Simeoni (high jump)1982 Athens 1 2 2 5 6th 110Cova (10000 m) 1986 Stuttgart 2 6 2 10 5th 252Mei (10000 m), Bordin (marathon) 1990 Split 5 2 5 12 4th 423Antibo (5000 m, 10000 m), Panetta (3000 m st), Bordin (marathon)Sidoti (10 km walk) 1994 Helsinki 2 3 3 8 8th 212Benvenuti (800 m), Lambruschini (3000 m st)1998 Budapest 2 4 3 9 7th 122Baldini (marathon)Sidoti (10 km walk) 2002 München 1 0 3 4 15th 000 Guida (marathon)2006 Göteborg 2 0 1 3 9th 200Baldini (marathon), Howe (long jump) 2 3 3 8 8th 121 Schwazer (20 km walk) Incerti (marathon)2012 Helsinki 1 1 1 3 11th 110 Donato (triple jump) 2014 Zurich 2 1 0 3 9th 100 Meucci (marathon) Grenot (400 m)2016 Amsterdam 2 2 3 7 9th 101 Tamberi (high jump) Grenot (400 m)2018 Berlin 0 1 3 4 16th 003Men's marathon team (Yassine Rachik, Eyob Faniel, Stefano La Rosa)2022 Munich 3 2 5 10 7th 323Marcell Jacobs (100 m) Gianmarco Tamberi (high jump) Yeman Crippa (10,000 m)2024 Rome 11 9 4 24 1st 773Marcell Jacobs (100 m) Lorenzo Simonelli (110 m hs) Leonardo Fabbri (shot put) Yeman Crippa (half maraton), Half maraton team, Gimbo Tamberi (high jump), 4×100 m relay teamAntonella Palmisano (20 km walk) Nadia Battocletti (5000 m, 10,000 m), Sara Fantini (hammer throw)2026 Birmingham 10 6 6 22 1st 550Leonardo Fabbri (shot put), Gianmarco Tamberi (high jump), Andy Díaz (triple jump), Massimo Stano (marathon race walk), 4×400 m relay teamNadia Battocletti (5000 m, 10,000 m), Dariya Derkach (triple jump), Sofia Fiorini (marathon race walk), Larissa Iapichino (long jump) Total 65 61 62 188 6th

Medals awarded years later after doping cases 2010 Edition New medal Finished Event Athlete Disqualified athlete (position) Years for decision-making Notes Men's 20 km race walk Alex Schwazer Stanislav Emelyanov (original 1st) 4 Women's marathon Anna Incerti Živilė Balčiūnaitė (original 1st) Nailya Yulamanova (original 2nd) 1 (became 2nd) 2 (became 1st) 4th Chiara BazzoniMarta MilaniLibania Grenot (original 1st) 2 4th Women's 400 m Libania Grenot Tatiana Firova (original 1st) 9

2018 Although in April 2018, before this European Championship race in Berlin 2018, which actually took place on August 11, the Disciplinary Commission of the Czech Athletics Association (CAS) had notified the czech athlete Anežka Drahotová of an irregularity in her biological passport (doping), on 19 July 2021 (three years later), the athlete was cleared and the silver medal she won on the field was reassigned, as also confirmed by the Statistic Handbook published by the EAA on the eve of Roma 2024.

But the situation that seemed to be over took a further turn on 15 May 2025, therefore after the publication of the EAA Statistical Handbook of Rome 2024, when WADA's appeal against the acquittal ruling of July 2021 was accepted and at this point the EAA rewrote the competition rankings, once again excluding Drahotova from the rankings. As a result, the Italian Antonella Palmisano moves from bronze to silver while the bronze medal is awarded to the Lithuanian Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė who came in 4th.

2022 The finish order of the 3000 metres steeplechase was rewritten by the EAA on 14 December 2023, following the doping disqualification of Italian Ahmed Abdelwahed, who had finished second.

As a result, Italian Osama Zoghlami moved up from bronze to silver, while the silver medal was awarded to Spanish Daniel Arce, who had finished fourth.

Medalists Updated after Roma 2024 and not included Amsterdam 2016 half marathon team medals.

Athlete GoldSilverBronze Total Editions Events Pietro Mennea 3 2 1 6 1971–1978 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m relayYemaneberhan Crippa 3 0 2 5 2018-2024 5,000 m, 10,000 m, half maratonGianmarco Tamberi 3 0 0 3 2016-2024 high jumpMarcell Jacobs 3 0 0 3 2022-2024 100 m, 4x100 m relay Adolfo Consolini 3 0 0 3 1946–1954 discus throwDaniele Meucci 2 1 2 5 2010-2024 10,000 m, Marathon, Half marathon Abdon Pamich 2 1 0 3 1958–1966 50 km walk Annarita Sidoti 2 1 0 3 1990–1998 10 km walk Libania Grenot 2 0 3 5 2014-2016 400 m, 4x400 m relay Salvatore Antibo 2 0 1 3 1986–1990 5000 m, 10000 mNadia Battocletti 2 0 0 2 2024 5000 m, 10,000 m Eddy Ottoz 2 0 0 2 1966–1969 110 m hs Gelindo Bordin 2 0 0 2 1986–1990 marathon Stefano Baldini 2 0 0 2 1998–2006 marathon Stefano Mei 1 1 1 3 1986–1990 5000 m, 10000 m Alessandro Lambruschini 1 1 1 3 1990–1998 3000 m st Armando Filiput 1 1 0 2 1950 400 m hs, 4x400 m relay Venanzio Ortis 1 1 0 2 1978 5000 m, 10000 m Alberto Cova 1 1 0 2 1982–1986 10000 m Francesco Panetta 1 1 0 2 1986–1990 3000 m st Sara Simeoni 1 0 2 3 1974–1982 high jump Luigi Beccali 1 0 1 2 1934–1938 1500 mAntonella Palmisano 1 0 1 2 2018-2024 20 km walkYassine Rachik 1 0 1 2 2018 Marathon Cup Claudia Testoni 1 0 0 1 1938 80 m hs Giuseppe Dordoni 1 0 0 1 1950 50 km walk Salvatore Morale 1 0 0 1 1962 400 m hs Roberto Frinolli 1 0 0 1 1966 400 m hs Franco Arese 1 0 0 1 1971 1500 m Andrea Benvenuti 1 0 0 1 1994 800 me Maria Guida 1 0 0 1 2002 marathon Andrew Howe 1 0 0 1 2006 long jump Anna Incerti 1 0 0 1 2010 marathon Alex Schwazer 1 0 0 1 2010 20 km walk Fabrizio Donato 1 0 0 1 2012 long jumpEyob Faniel 1 0 0 1 2018 marathon Lorenzo Simonelli 1 0 0 1 2024 110 m hsLeonardo Fabbri 1 0 0 1 2024 shot put Giuseppe Tosi 0 3 0 3 1946–1954 discus throw

See also Athletics in Italy Italy national athletics team Italy at the World Championships in Athletics Italy at the European Athletics Indoor Championships

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References

External links European Athletic Association FIDAL - Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera