| Host City: | Rome |
| Dates: | 23–25 September |
| Stadium: | Olympic Stadium |
| Events: | 37 (25 men, 12 women) |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 1958 |
| Next: | 1960 |
The 1959 Italian Athletics Championships was the 49th edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and were held in Rome (main event) from 23 to 25 September.[1] [2]
| align=center colspan=5 | Track events | ||||
| Event | Men | Performance | Women | Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.5 | 11.7 | |||
| 200 m | 21.0 | 24.8 | |||
| 400 m | 47.5 | 56.7 | |||
| 800 m | 1:51.9 | 2:14.6 | |||
| 1500 m | 3:51.0 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| 5000 m | 14:24.0 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| 10,000 m | 30.05.8 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| 110/80 m hs | 14.3 | 11.4 | |||
| 400 m hs | 51.6 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| 3000 m st | 9:21.5 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| 10,000 m walk | 46:14:0 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| align=center colspan=5 | Field events | ||||
| High jump | 1.97 m | 1.61 m | |||
| Pole vault | 4.20 m | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| Long jump | 7.30 m | 5.60 m | |||
| Triple jump | 15.68 m | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| Shot put | 17.88 m | 12.63 m | |||
| Discus throw | 52.63 m | 45.23 m | |||
| Hammer throw | 58.65 m | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| Javelin throw | 75.14 m | 42.44 m | |||
| align=center colspan=5 | Combined | ||||
| Decathlon/Pentathlon | 6733 pts | 3945 pts | |||
| align=center colspan=5 | Road events | ||||
| Half marathon (20 km) | 1:06:04.6 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| Marathon | 2:39:20.0 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| 20 km walk | 1:35:44.0 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| 50 km walk | 4:26:57.0 | align=left bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2 | |||
| align=center colspan=5 | Cross country | ||||
| Cross (8 km/1.2 km) | 25:16.0 | 4:21.2 |