Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

( ITA) has competed at the

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since first edition the 1966 European Indoor Games, Italians athletes have won a total of 100 medals.

Summary

Italians have won 21 titles in the men's field and 13 in the women's field. Men's multiple medallists are:

Eddy Ottoz Eddy Ottoz (born 3 June 1944) is an Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles. Biography Sport career Ottoz competed for Italy in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olym ...

(3 gold); Fabrizio Donato (1 gold, 2 silver);

Giovanni De Benedictis Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at five editions of the Sum ...

(1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze); Giovanni Evangelisti (1 silver, 2 bronze);

Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 m, twice European indoor champion, three-time semi-finalist at the Olympic Games, and was the world record holder in the 200m indoor. Biograph ...

(2 gold);

Claudio Licciardello Claudio Licciardello (born 11 January 1986 in Catania) is a track and field sprinter from Italy, who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.25 seconds, achieved in the heats at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Biography At the ...

(1 gold, 1 silver);

Maurizio Damilano Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walking, race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior (athletics), senior level, at the International athletics championships a ...

and

Gianmarco Tamberi Gianmarco Tamberi (born 1 June 1992) is an Italian high jumper, current Olympic champion (2020 Summer Olympics) and World indoor champion (2016). He won the 2021 Diamond League crown, becoming the first ever Italian to do so, and repeated this ...

(1 gold, 1 silver);

Renato Dionisi Renato Dionisi (born 21 November 1947) is an Italian former pole vaulter. He was born in Riva del Garda. He set a career best of in Rovereto on 25 June 1972. Biography He won five medals at the International athletics competitions. He represent ...

(1 gold, 1 bronze); Pierfrancesco Pavoni (2 silver); Stefano Malinverni and

Paolo Dal Molin Paolo Dal Molin (born 31 July 1987) is an Italian athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 110 m hurdles. Biography Born in Yaou ...

(1 silver, 1 bronze);

Ashraf Saber Ashraf Saber (born 2 April 1973, in Rome) is a former Italian athlete who competed in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles, event at which he was world junior champion in 1992. Biography He was born to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother ...

and Antonio Ullo (1 silver, 1 bronze). Women's multiple medallists are:

Sara Simeoni Sara Simeoni (born 19 April 1953) is an Italian former high jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set a world record in the women's high jump. Biography Sara Simeoni was born in Rivoli Veronese, in the province of V ...

(4 gold);

Agnese Possamai Agnese Possamai (born 17 January 1953 in Lentiai) is a retired middle-distance runner from Italy. Her greatest achievements were the 1985 World Indoor silver medal as well as three European Indoor gold medals. Biography She won eleven medals at ...

(3 gold, 1 silver);

Ileana Salvador Ileana Salvador (born 16 January 1962) is a former Italian race walker who won eight medals at the World Championships and European Championships In 2005 she acquired Swedish citizenship. Biography She won ten medals, to senior level, at the In ...

(3 silver);

Rita Bottiglieri Rita Bottiglieri (born 29 June 1953 in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy) is a former sprinter and pentathlete from Italy. Biography She won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. Rita Bottiglieri, dubbed by the press "the athlete anyw ...

(1 silver, 2 bronze);

Assunta Legnante Assunta Legnante (born 14 May 1978 in Naples) is a visually impaired Italian shot putter. She has competed in both the Olympics and the Paralympics, one of the few athletes to do so. , she is the current F11 shot put world record holder. She ...

and

Antonietta Di Martino Antonietta Di Martino (born 1 June 1978) is a retired Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres for outdoor events and 2.04 metres for indoor events. She also currently holds the women' ...

(1 gold, 1 silver);

Annarita Sidoti Annarita Sidoti (25 July 1969 – 21 May 2015) was an Italian race walker. Biography Annarita Sidoti was born in Gioiosa Marea. She won eleven medals at senior level in international competition. She participated at three editions of the Summer ...

and

Simona La Mantia Simona La Mantia (born 14 April 1983 in Palermo) is an Italian triple jumper. Her best result at international senior level was a gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships. Biography La Mantia's parents were both athletes: her mother ...

(1 gold, 1 bronze);

Carla Barbarino Carla Barbarino ( Lodi, 16 May 1967) is an Italian former sprinter (400 m) and hurdler (400 m hs). Biography She won the national championships four times. She has been the coach of Italian hurdler Manuela Gentili since 2004. National records ...

and

Patrizia Spuri Patrizia Spuri (born 18 February 1973 in Fara in Sabina) is an Italian former sprinter (400 m) and middle distance runner (800 m). In her career she won 9 times the national championships. She's the wife of the triple jumper Fabrizio Donato. ...

(1 silver, 1 bronze).

Medals

Top eight

Incomplete list, to be added first four editions of the

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Oldest competitors

;Men * Fabrizio Donato, 42 years 171 days

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

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;Women *

, 34 years 291 days (4 × 400 metres relay in

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) * Chiara Bazzoni, 34 years, 241 days silver medal (4 × 400 metres relay in

)

References

External links

European Athletic Association

FIDAL - Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera
{{Nations at the European Athletics Championships Athletics in Italy Nations at the European Athletics Indoor Championships

Summary

Medals

Top eight

Oldest competitors

See also

References

External links