Italy at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Italy at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	ITA
National federation	FIDAL
Website	www.fidal.it
in Daegu
Competitors	30
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

Italy competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

The Italian Federation has announced a team of 33 athletes for the forthcoming event. The captain of this team is Nicola Vizzoni, at his eight consecutive participations to Worlds Championships. The team will be led by Olympic 50 km Race walk champion Alex Schwazer and European Indoor champions Antonietta Di Martino (High Jump) and Simona La Mantia (Triple Jump).

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 30 competitors:

KEY:

Did not participate

Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	4 x 100 metres relay	Matteo Galvan
		Jacques Riparelli
Women	4 x 400 metres relay	Manuela Gentili
		Elena Bonfanti

Medalists

The following competitor from Italy won a medal at the Championships

Antonietta Di Martino won a bronze medal in Women's High Jump at this year's championships (foto archived from Berlin 2010)

Medal	Athlete	Event
Bronze	Antonietta Di Martino	High jump

Results

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Daniele Meucci	5000 metres			13:39:90 q	13			13:29:11	10
Daniele Meucci	10,000 metres							28:50.28	12
Ruggero Pertile	Marathon							2:11:57	8
Emanuele Abate	110 m hurdles			13.63	21	Did not advance
Michael Tumi Simone Collio Emanuele Di Gregorio Fabio Cerutti	4 x 100 metres relay			38:41 (SB)	7			38:96	5
Alex Schwazer	20 kilometres walk							1:21:50 (SB)	9
Giorgio Rubino	20 kilometres walk							DSQ
Marco De Luca	50 kilometres walk							3:49:40 (SB)	12
Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi	50 kilometres walk							3:52:35 (PB)	16
Fabrizio Donato	Triple jump	16.88 q	10					16.77	10
Fabrizio Schembri	Triple jump	16.71	14					Did not advance
Silvano Chesani	High jump	2.25	22					Did not advance
Nicola Vizzoni	Hammer throw	76.74 q	8					77.04	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Marta Milani	400 metres			51.94 Q, SB	12	51.86 PB	13	Did not advance
Marzia Caravelli	100 m hurdles			13.29	26	Did not advance
Manuela Gentili	400 m hurdles			56.71	25	Did not advance
Chiara Bazzoni Maria Enrica Spacca Libania Grenot Marta Milani	4 x 400 metres relay			3:26.48 SB	9			Did not advance
Elisa Rigaudo	20 kilometres walk							1:30:44 SB	4
Simona La Mantia	Triple jump	14.06	15					Did not advance
Antonietta Di Martino	High jump	1.95 Q	1					2.00
Raffaella Lamera	High jump	1.85	25					Did not advance
Anna Giordano Bruno	Pole vault	4.40	22					Did not advance
Chiara Rosa	Shot put	18.28	14					Did not advance
Silvia Salis	Hammer throw	69.82 q	10					69:88	9
Zahra Bani	Javelin throw	58.92	14					Did not advance

Heptathlon

Francesca Doveri	Heptathlon
	Event	Results	Points	Rank
	100 m hurdles	13.44 SB	1059	11
	High jump	1.71 SB	867	25
	Shot put	11.76	645	24
	200 m	25.45	846	20
	Long jump	6.09	877	15
	Javelin throw	35.09 SB	573	26
	800 m	2:13.14	919	9
Total			5786	23

References

External links

• Official local organising committee website
• Official IAAF competition website