Overview of Athletics practiced in Italy
Siragusa , Bongiorni , Hooper , Herrera , the former national record of the 4 × 100 m relay .
Athletics in Italy is the 7th most popular participation sport, practiced by 995,000 people.[ 1]
The governing body of Athletics in Italy is Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera affiliated to European federation, the European Athletic Association (EAA), international federation, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), which in turn is a member of International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The lists are updated to 1 May 2024,[ 2] and regards to the 22 Olympic events .[ 3] For high jump , pole vault , long jump , triple jump and shot put performance also affects indoor competitions, measures are identified by (i) in the tables.
Performance achieved in the season 2024 outdoor and indoor
110/100 metres hurdles[ edit ]
3000 metres steeplechase [ edit ]
Not recognized performance
Decathlon/Heptathlon[ edit ]
Men
#
Athlete
Born
Performance
Venue
Date
1
Dario Dester
2000
8,235
Rome
11 June 2024
2
Beniamino Poserina
1970
8,169
Formia
6 October 1996
3
Lorenzo Naidon [it ]
1999
8,090
Molfetta
30 July 2023
4
Paolo Casarsa
1975
8,056
Vienna
6 June 2004
5
William Frullani
1979
7,984
Götzis
2 June 2002
6
Simone Cairoli
1990
7,949
Berlin
8 August 2018
7
Ubaldo Ranzi
1970
7,930
Formia
6 October 1996
8
Marzio Viti
1973
7,861
Viareggio
20 July 2002
9
Luciano Asta
1969
7,824
Desenzano
18 May 1997
10
Stefano Cellario
1972
7,804
Oristano
31 May 1998
Women
#
Athlete
Born
Performance
Venue
Date
1
Sveva Gerevini
1996
6,379
Rome
8 June 2024
2
Gertrud Bacher
1971
6,185
Desenzano
9 May 1999
3
Giuliana Spada
1971
6,135
Cesano Maderno
28 May 1995
4
Karin Periginelli
1970
6,059
Bologna
26 May 1996
5
Ifeoma Ozoeze
1971
6,056
Tokyo
27 August 1991
6
Francesca Doveri
1982
5,988
Desenzano
8 May 2011
7
Corinne Schneider
1962
5,957
Duisburg
29 August 1989
8
Silvia Dalla Piana
1975
5,920
Desenzano
25 July 2004
9
Elisa Trevisan
1980
5,844
Desenzano
25 July 2004
10
Alessandra Becatti
1965
5,785
Götzis
24 May 1987
4 × 100 metres relay[ edit ]
Men
#
Team
Time
Venue
Date
1
Patta , Jacobs , Desalu , Tortu
37.50
Tokyo
6 Aug 2021
2
Rigali , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu
37.62
Budapest
26 Aug 2023
3
Rigali , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu
37.65
Budapest
25 Aug 2023
4
Melluzzo , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu
37.68
Paris
9 Aug 2024
5
Melluzzo , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu
37.82
Rome
12 June 2024
6
Patta , Jacobs , Desalu , Tortu
37.95
Tokyo
5 Aug 2021
7
Rigali , Tortu , Patta , Ceccarelli
38.04
Grosseto
21 July 2023
4
Melluzzo , Jacobs , Desalu , Tortu
38.07
Paris
8 Aug 2024
9
Cattaneo , Jacobs , Manenti , Tortu
38.11
Doha
4 Oct 2019
10
Rigali , Patta , Jacobs , Tortu
38.14
Nassau
5 May 2024
Women
#
!Team
Time
Venue
Date
1
Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Pavese
42.14
Budapest
25 Aug 2023
2
Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Pavese
42.49
Budapest
26 Aug 2023
3
Dosso , Kaddari , Siragusa , De Masi
42.60
Nassau
5 May 2024
4
Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Fontana
42.71
Eugene
22 Jul 2022
5
Siragusa , Hooper , Bongiorni , Fontana
42.84
Tokyo
5 Aug 2021
Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Pavese
42.84
Munich
21 Aug 2022
7
Herrera , Hooper , Bongiorni , Siragusa
42.90
Doha
4 Oct 2019
8
Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Fontana
42.92
Eugene
23 Jul 2022
9
Herrera , Hooper , Bongiorni , Siragusa
42.98
Doha
5 Oct 2019
10
Pistone , Calì , Arcioni , Alloh
43.04
Annecy
21 Jun 2008
4 × 400 metres relay[ edit ]
Men
#
Team
Time
Venue
Date
1
Re , Aceti , Scotti , Sibilio
2:58.81
Tokyo
7 Aug 2021
2
Sibilio , Aceti , Scotti , Re
2:58.91
Tokyo
6 Aug 2021
3
Sito , Aceti , Scotti , Sibilio
2:59.72
Paris
10 Aug 2024
4
Sito , Aceti , Sibilio , Scotti
3:00.26
Paris
9 Aug 2024
5
Sito , Aceti , Meli , Scotti
3:00.81
Rome
12 June 2024
6
Bongiorni , Zuliani , Petrella , Ribaud
3:01.37
Stuttgart
31 Aug 1986
7
Malinverni , Di Guida , Ribaud , Zuliani
3:01.42
Zagreb
16 Aug 1981
8
Tozzi , Nocco , Ribaud , Mennea
3:01.44
Los Angeles
11 Aug 1984
9
Saber , Vaccari , Nuti , Mori
3:01.52
Athens
10 Aug 1997
10
Scotti , Aceti , Galvan , Re
3:01.60
Doha
5 Oct 2019
Sito , Aceti , Scotti , Re
3:01.60
Nassau
5 May 2024
Women
#
Team
Time
Venue
Date
1
Accame , Trevisan , Polinari , Mangione
3:23.40
Rome
12 June 2024
2
Mangione , Folorunso , Bonora , Trevisan
3:23.86
Budapest
26 Aug 2023
3
Chigbolu , Spacca , Folorunso , Grenot
3:25.16
Rio de Janeiro
19 Aug 2016
4
Accame , Trevisan , Borga , Polinari
3:25.28
Rome
11 June 2024
5
Bazzoni , Milani , Spacca , Grenot
3:25.71
Barcelona
1 Aug 2010
6
Borga , Folorunso , Trevisan , Mangione
3:26.28
Nassau
4 May 2024
7
Polinari , Troiani , Folorunso , Mangione
3:26.45
Eugene
24 Jul 2022
8
Bazzoni , Milani , Spacca , Grenot
3:26.48
Daegu
2 Sep 2011
9
Perpoli , Spuri , Carbone , De Angeli
3:26.69
Paris
20 Jun 1999
10
Chigbolu , Spacca , Folorunso , Grenot
3:27.05
Rio de Janeiro
20 Aug 2016
Mixed
The Italian Federation decided that the first National record of the mixed relay should be quicker than 3:16s. So the best performance of 3:16.12 by Italian team of Davide Re (M), Giancarla Trevisan (W), Andrew Howe (M), Raphaela Lukudo (W) (3h3) at World Athletics Relays , International, in Yokohama (JPN), on 11 May 2019 was not considered as a NR.