Italy competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from 10 to 18 August in Moscow, Russia. On 23 July 2013 the President of the FIDAL Alfio Giomi announced during the event which took place in Agosto Azzurro in the main hall of CONI that 59 Italian athletes would participate in the world championships in Moscow.
Medalists AthleteGendreEventMedalValeria Straneo Women Marathon Elisa Rigaudo Women 20 km walk
Finalists Italy national athletics team ranked 19th (with seven finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.
RankCountry45678Pts19 Italy 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 22
Details Valeria Straneo, silver medal in the marathon Elisa Rigaudo, bronze medal in the 20 km walk Emma Quaglia, 6th in the marathon Alessia Trost, 7th in the high jump Nicola Vizzoni. 7th in the hammer throww Fabrizio Schembri, 8th in the triple jump Eleonora Giorgi, 8th in the 20 km walk 4×400 metres relay female team, disqualified in final
Team selection
IAAF entry Standards, to be reach from 1 October 2012 to 29 July 2013 and from 1 January 2012 (10,000 m, Marathon, Race Walks, Relays and Combined Events). In the following list all the qualified athletes to individual level, will be considered also the members of the relay team.
Athletes who have achieved the standard A
Men (27) Athlete Event Standard Perf. Venue DateResultsPerf.Enrico Demonte200 m20.5220.45 La Chaux-de-Fonds7 July38th 21.13Matteo Galvan400 m45.6045.59 Mersin28 June16th 45.69 SF; 45.39 QF Giordano Benedetti800 m1:45.401:44.67 Rome6 June20th 1:48.31He ran faster in QF 1:47.90Daniele Meucci10,000 m27:40.0027:32.86 Palo Alto29 April 201219th 28:06.74 Patrick Nasti3000 m st8:32.00B standard8:30.28 Dessau31 May 33rd 8:36.42 Jamel Chatbi8:26.008:25.37 Rabat 9 June - DQ Yuri Floriani8:24.62 Huelva12 June - DQ Silvano ChesaniHigh jump2.31 m2.33 m (i) Ancona17 February16th 2.26 m Giuseppe GibiliscoPole vault5.70 m5.70 m Mersin28 June - NM Claudio Stecchi5.60 m5.60 m Rieti5 July28th 5.40 m Fabrizio DonatoTriple jumpQualified as Area Champion 15th 16.53 m Fabrizio Schembri16.85 m16.85 m Rome6 June8th 16.74 mHe jumped better (16.83 m) in qualificationDaniele Greco17.20 m17.70 m (i) Gothenburg2 March - NM Giovanni FalociDiscus throw64.00 m64.77 m Tarquinia4 June 27th 57.54 m Nicola VizzoniHammer throw76.00 m76.06 m Livorno6 July7th 77.81 m Giorgio Rubino20 km walk1:24.001:20.19 Lugano18 March 2012 14th 1:25:45 Matteo Giupponi1:20.58 Taicang20 March 2012 28th 1:23:27 Federico Tontodonati1:22.00 Lugano18 March 2012 43rd 1:29:26 Marco De Luca50 km walk4:02.003:47.19 London11 August 2012 15th 3:48:05 Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi3:56.32 Dudince19 May 24th 3:54:00 Teodorico Caporaso3:56.45 Dudince19 May 42nd 4:05:25 Michael TumiMatteo GalvanDiego MaraniDelmas Obou relay 38.49 Marco LorenziIsalbet JuarezEusebio HalitiMatteo Galvan relay 3:03.88
Women (21) Athlete Event Standard Perf. Venue DateResultsPerf.Libania Grenot400 m51.5551.53 Lignano16 July9th 50.47 SF; 51.43 QF Chiara Bazzoni52.3552.06 Mersin28 June18th 52.11 SF; 52.14 QF Marta Milani800 m2.01.502.01.40 Lignano16 July27th 2:02.41 Margherita Magnani1500 metres4:09.004:06.34 Mersin26 June28th 4:11.15 Marzia Caravelli100 m hs13.1012.95 Bellinzona11 June18th 13.06 SF; 13.07 QF Veronica Borsi12.9412.76 Orvieto2 June29th 13.35 Jennifer Rockwell400 m hs56.5555.70 La Chaux-de-Fonds7 July19th 56.53 Alessia TrostHigh jump1.95 m2.00 m (i) Třinec20 January7th 1.93 m Dariya DerkachLong jump6.65 m6.67 m Rieti15 June22nd 6.16 m Simona La MantiaTriple jump14.20 m14.26 m (i) Gothenburg3 March14th 13.80 m Chiara RosaShot put18.30 m18.37 m (i) Gothenburg3 March22nd 17.18 m Valeria StraneoMarathon2:30.002:23.44 Rotterdam15 April 20122nd 2:25:58 Emma Quaglia2:28.15 Turin18 November 20126th 2:34:16 Elisa Rigaudo20 km walk1:36.001:30.49 Lugano17 March3rd 1:28:41 Eleonora Giorgi 1:32.09 Dudince19 May8th 1:30:01 Antonella Palmisano1:32.36 Poděbrady13 April 13th 1:30:50 Audrey AllohMarzia CaravelliIlenia DraisciMartina Amidei4x100 m relay 44.05 Chiara BazzoniMarta MilaniMaria Enrica SpaccaLibania GrenotMaria Benedicta ChigboluRan the semi-finals4x400 m relay7th DSQ F; 3:29.62 SF
Athletes not selected Athletes who have achieved the standard B or standard A but they did not participate.
(*): not selected. (**): selected but renounces. Athlete Event Standard Performance Venue DateRoberta Bruni**Pole valt4.60 m4.60 m (i) Ancona17 FebruaryRuggero Pertile*Marathon2:12.00FIDAL standard, more selective of the IAAF standard.2:10.06 Ōtsu4 March 2012Anna Incerti*2:30:002:29.38 London5 August 2012Michael Tumi*100 metres10.2110.19 Gavardo19 MayDavide Manenti*200 metres20.6020.60 Rieti1 JuneLibania Grenot200 metres23.3023.17 Saint Martin11 MayNadia Ejjafini**10,000 metres32:05.0031:45.14 Bilbao3 June 2012Emanuele Abate*110 metres hurdles13.5013.49 Gateshead23 JuneMicol Cattaneo100 metres hurdles13.1013.02 Lodi11 MayManuela Gentili**400 metres hurdles56.5555.89 Mersin27 JuneGianmarco Tamberi*High Jump2.28 m2.30 m (i) Banská Bystrica6 FebruarySilvia Salis**Hammer Throw69.50 m69.69 m Halle25 May
See also Athletics in Italy
References
External links ATHLETES 14TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – COUNTRY ITALY