Italy has participated in all editions of the World Athletics Championships, held since the first edition of the 1983 World Athletics Championships, winning 51 podiums, including 13 world titles, 18 silver medals and 20 bronze medals.

Fiona May is the most successful Italian athlete in championships history, she won four medals: two gold, one silver and one bronze in the long jump.

Medal count

EditionCompetitorsMenWomenTotalTot.MenWomenTot.Rank 1983 Helsinki 392712 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 8th 1987 Rome 563521 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 6th 1991 Tokyo 4833 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12th 1993 Stuttgart4429 15 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 21st 1995 Göteborg4930 19 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 3rd= 1997 Athens6640 26 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 14th 1999 Sevilla4330 13 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 4 6th 2001 Edmonton3822 16 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 4 16th 2003 Paris4725 22 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 12th 2005 Helsinki4928 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33rd 2007 Osaka3318 15 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 23rd 2009 Berlin3520 15 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 33rd 2011 Daegu3015 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 23rd 2013 Moscow4827 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 25th 2015 Beijing3114 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2017 London3518 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 38th 2019 Doha6534 31 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 31st2022 Eugene6029 31 100001101219th2023 Budapest784335 120 001 121 4 13th2025 Tokyo884345 112 021 133 7 7th Total 10 12 11 3 9 12 14 21 23 58 16th

Medals awarded years later after doping cases Edition Medal Event Athlete Disqualified athlete (position) Years for decision-making Notes 2009 Berlin Men's 20 km walk Giorgio Rubino Valeriy Borchin (1st) 7 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.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. Women's high jump Antonietta Di Martino Anna Chicherova (2nd) 9 2011 Daegu Women's 20 km walkElisa Rigaudo Olga Kaniskina (1st) 5Elisa 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. Anisya Kirdyapkina (2nd) 8 2013 Moscow Women's 20 km walkElisa Rigaudo Elena Lashmanova (1st) 6 Anisya Kirdyapkina (2nd) 9Elisa Rigaudo became bronze medal in 2022 (9 years after the event) in 20 km walk (she was 5th) after disqualification of Russians Anisya Kirdyapkina in 2019 and Elena Lashmanova in 2022.

Medalists

By athletes Athlete GenderGoldSilverBronze Total Editions Fiona May W 2 1 1 4 1995–2001Maurizio Damilano M 2 0 0 2 1987–1991Francesco Panetta M 1 1 0 2 1987Fabrizio Mori M 1 1 0 2 1999–2001Alberto Cova M 1 0 0 1 1983Michele Didoni M 1 0 0 1 1995Annarita Sidoti W 1 0 0 1 1997Ivano Brugnetti M 1 0 0 1 1999Giuseppe Gibilisco M 1 0 0 1 2003Massimo Stano M 1 0 0 1 2022Gianmarco Tamberi M 1 0 0 1 2023Antonietta Di Martino W 0 1 2 3 2007–2011Pietro Mennea * M 0 1 1 2 1983Elisabetta Perrone W 0 1 1 2 1995–2001Elisa Rigaudo W 0 1 1 2 2011-2013Pierfrancesco Pavoni * M 0 1 0 1 1983Carlo Simionato * M 0 1 0 1 1983Stefano Tilli * M 0 1 0 1 1983Alessandro Andrei M 0 1 0 1 1987Giuseppe D'Urso M 0 1 0 1 1993Giovanni De Benedictis M 0 1 0 1 1993Ileana Salvador W 0 1 0 1 1993Giovanni Perricelli M 0 1 0 1 1995Roberta Brunet W 0 1 0 1 1997Vincenzo Modica M 0 1 0 1 1999Andrew Howe M 0 1 0 1 2007Valeria Straneo W 0 1 0 1 2013Leonardo Fabbri M 0 1 0 1 2023Roberto Rigali * M 0 1 0 1 2023Marcell Jacobs * M 0 1 0 1 2023Lorenzo Patta * M 0 1 0 1 2023Filippo Tortu * M 0 1 0 1 2023Stefano Baldini M 0 0 2 2 2001–2003Alex Schwazer M 0 0 2 2 2005–2007Antonella Palmisano W 0 0 2 2 2017-2023Gelindo Bordin M 0 0 1 1 1987Alessandro Lambruschini M 0 0 1 1 1993Angelo Cipolloni * M 0 0 1 1 1995Sandro Floris * M 0 0 1 1 1995Ezio Madonia * M 0 0 1 1 1995Giovanni Puggioni * M 0 0 1 1 1995Ornella Ferrara W 0 0 1 1 1995Magdelín Martínez W 0 0 1 1 2003Giorgio Rubino M 0 0 1 1 2009Eleonora Giorgi W 0 0 1 1 2019Elena Vallortigara W 0 0 1 1 2022Total 13 24 23 60 * He won a medal with relay team

By events

Placing table

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

Edition45678PtsRankFinalistsMedalsHelsinki 1983111 01260438 123Rome 1987221 21140 616 135Tokyo 1991100 11353 3910 141Stuttgart 1993031 10302 4311 104Göteborg 1995222 12121 636 136Athens 1997111 22045 529 163Seville 1999220 03312 559 134Edmonton 2001112 30002 4412 94Paris 2003102 01411 3913 103Helsinki 2005001 03012 2222 71Osaka 2007021 02011 3116 73Berlin 2009001 10232 2517 91Daegu 2011002 01022 2217 72Moscow 2013011 00212 2319 72Beijing 2015000 11002 1129 40London 2017001 00100 938 21Doha 2019001 00123 1626 71Eugene 2022101 31022 3912 102Budapest 2023121 11232 518 134

Doping disqualifications AthleteSexEventYear(s)ResultNotesRoberto Barbi Men Marathon 2001 60th

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

References

External links Italy at the World Championships (from page 48) at Daeugu 2011 Media Guide by FIDAL