Athletics in Italy explained

Athletics in Italy is the 7th most popular participation sport, practiced by 995,000 people.^[1]

Affiliations

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).

All-time top lists

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.

100 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Marcell Jacobs	align=center	1994	align=center	9.80	Tokyo	1 Aug 2021
2	Chituru Ali	align=center	1999	align=center	9.96		17 June 2024
3	Filippo Tortu	1998	9.99	Madrid	22 Jun 2018
4	Pietro Mennea	align=center	1952	10.01		4 Sept 1979
5	Simone Collio	align=center	1979	align=center	10.06	Rieti	21 Jul 2009
6	Carlo Boccarini	align=center	1976	align=center	10.08	Rieti	9 May 1998
7	Jacques Riparelli	align=center	1983	align=center	10.11	La Chaux-de-Fonds	5 July 2015
8	Matteo Melluzzo	align=center	2002	align=center	10.12		29 June 2024
9	Fabio Cerutti	align=center	1985	align=center	10.13		19 Jul 2008
	Lorenzo Patta	align=center	2000	align=center	10.13	align=left		13 May 2021
	Samuele Ceccarelli	align=center	2000	align=center	10.13	Florence	2 Jun 2023

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Zaynab Dosso	align=center	1999	align=center	11.01		9 Jun 2024
2	Manuela Levorato	align=center	1977	align=center	11.14		4 Jul 2001
3	Irene Siragusa	align=center	1993	11.21	Orvieto	17 Jun 2018
4	Giada Gallina	align=center	1973	align=center	11.23	Milan	4 Jul 1997
5	Gloria Hooper	align=center	1992	align=center	11.24	Rieti	22 May 2021
6	Anita Pistone	align=center	1976	align=center	11.27	Annecy	21 Jun 2008
	Anna Bongiorni	align=center	1993	align=center	11.27	Rovereto	26 Jun 2021
8	Marisa Masullo	align=center	1959	align=center	11.29		24 Jun 1980
9	Arianna De Masi	align=center	1999	align=center	11.35	Florence	13 April 2024
10	Vittoria Fontana	align=center	2000	11.33		12 Jun 2021

200 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Pietro Mennea	1952	19.72	Mexico City	10 September 1979
2	Fausto Desalu	1994	20.08	La Chaux-de-Fonds	14 July 2024
3	Filippo Tortu	align=center	1998	align=center	20.10	Eugene	20 July 2022
4	Andrew Howe	1985	20.28	Grosseto	15 July 2004
5	Andrea Federici	1997	20.35	Sestriere	22 June 2024
6	Diego Marani	1990	20.36	Zürich	14 August 2014
7	Pierfrancesco Pavoni	1963	20.38	Grosseto	10 August 1987
	Marco Torrieri	1978	20.38	Edmonton	20 August 2001
9	Stefano Tilli	1962	20.40	Cagliari	9 September 1984
10	Antonio Infantino	1991	20.41	London	22 May 2019

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Libania Grenot	1983	22.56	Tampa	27 May 2016
2	Manuela Levorato	1977	22.60	Seville	24 August 1999
3	Dalia Kaddari	2001	22.64	Tallinn	10 July 2021
4	Marisa Masullo	1959	22.88	Verona	1º June 1984
5	Gloria Hooper	1992	22.89	Rieti	26 June 2016
6	Irene Siragusa	1993	22.96	Taipei	26 August 2017
7	Vittoria Fontana	2000	22.97	Ostrava	31 May 2022
8	Vincenza Calì	1983	22.98	Rieti	7 September 2008
9	Danielle Perpoli	1968	23.06	Bari	17 June 1997
10	Rossella Tarolo	1964	23.09	Verona	19 June 1986

400 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Luca Sito	2003	44.75	Rome	9 June 2024
2	Davide Re	1993	44.77	La Chaux-de-Fonds	30 June 2019
3	Alessandro Sibilio	1999	45.08	Nocera Inferiore	18 June 2022
4	Matteo Galvan	1988	45.12	Rieti	25 June 2016
5	Andrea Barberi	1979	45.19	Rieti	27 August 2006
6	Edoardo Scotti	2000	45.21	Rome	17 September 2020
7	Claudio Licciardello	1986	45.25	Beijing	18 August 2008
8	Mauro Zuliani	1959	45.26	Rome	5 September 1981
9	Andrea Nuti	1967	45.35	Sestriere	28 July 1993
	Alessandro Attene	1977	45.35	Sydney	23 September 2000

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Libania Grenot	1983	50.30	Pescara	2 July 2009
2	Alice Mangione	1997	51.07	Paris	6 August 2024
3	Daniela Reina	1981	51.18	Rieti	17 August 2006
4	Virna De Angeli	1976	51.31	Bari	17 June 1997
5	Benedicta Chigbolu	1989	51.67	La Chaux-de-Fonds	5 July 2015
6	Anna Polinari	1999	51.69	Brussels	25 May 2024
7	Patrizia Spuri	1973	51.74	Budapest	20 August 1998
8	Danielle Perpoli	1968	51.85	Annecy	22 June 2002
9	Marta Milani	1987	51.86	Daegu	28 August 2011
10	Ilaria Accame	2001	51.98	Nembro	19 June 2024

800 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Marcello Fiasconaro	1949	1:43.7	Milan	27 Jun 1973
2	Andrea Longo	1975	1:43.74	Rieti	3 Sep 2000
3	Catalin Tecuceanu	1999	1:43.75	Monaco	12 Jul 2024
4	Donato Sabia	1963	1:43.88	Firenze	13 Jun 1984
5	Andrea Benvenuti	1969	1:43.92	Monaco	11 Aug 1992
6	Giuseppe D'Urso	1969	1:43.95	Rome	5 Jun 1996
7	Simone Barontini	1999	1:44.34	Budapest	24 Aug 2023
8	Giordano Benedetti	1989	1:44.67	Rome	6 Jun 2013
9	Andrea Giocondi	1969	1:44.78	Zürich	13 Aug 1996
10	Marco Chiavarini	1972	1:45.05	Rome	8 Jun 1995

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1996	3:58.11		8 August 2024
2	Gabriella Dorio	1957	1:57.66	Pisa	5 Jul 1980
3	Elisa Cusma	1981	1:58.63	Osaka	26 Aug 2007
4		1997	1:58.89		20 Jul 2024
5		1972	1:59.51		11 Jun 1992
6		2000	1:59.61		25 Aug 2023
7		1973	1:59.96		30 Aug 1998
8	Yusneysi Santiusti	1984	2:00.04	Monaco	15 Jul 2016
9		1953	2:00.36		5 Jul 1980
10		1994	2:00.58		7 Sep 2014

1500 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Pietro Arese	1999	3:32.13	Oslo	30 May 2024
2	Gennaro Di Napoli	1968	3:32.78	Rieti	9 Sept. 1990
3	Mohad Abdikadar	1993	3:33.79	Padua	3 Sept. 2023
4	Ossama Meslek	1997	3:33.92	Padua	3 Sept. 2023
5	Federico Riva	1993	3:34.35	Huelva	30 Apr 2024
6	Stefano Mei	1963	3:34.57	Rieti	nowrap	7 Sept. 1986
7	Davide Tirelli	1966	3:34.61	Nice	15 July 1992
8	Yemaneberhan Crippa	1996	3:35.26	Rovereto	5 August 2020
9	Alessandro Lambruschini	1965	3:35.27	Rome	22 July 1987
10	Christian Obrist	1980	3:35.32	Rieti	6 Sept. 2007

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1957	3:58.65		25 August 1982
2		1999	4:01.24		16 July 2023
3		1996	4:01.66		19 August 2023
4		2000	4:01.84		22 August 2023
5		1945	4:02.85		nowrap	9 Sept. 1972
6		1999	4:03.00		20 June 2024
7		2000	4:03.34		3 Sept. 2023
8		1994	4:03.45	align=left nowrap		16 June 2022
9		1972	4:03.82		7 August 1993
10		1953	4:03.88		15 July 1981

3000 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Yemaneberhan Crippa	1996	7:37.90	Gateshead	13 July 2021
2	Gennaro Di Napoli	1968	7:39.54	Formia	18 May 1996
3	Daniele Meucci	1985	7:41.74	Stockholm	19 August 2012
4	Francesco Panetta	1963	7:42.73	Cagliari	16 September 1987
5	Stefano Mei	1963	7:42.85	Nice	15 July 1986
6	Stefano Baldini	1971	7:43.14	Bellinzona	12 July 1996
7	Salvatore Antibo	1962	7:43.57	Trapani	21 September 1991
8	Ossama Meslek	1997	7:43.63	Nembro	2 August 2022
9		1965	7:44.7	Tirrenia	26 July 1997
10	Vittorio Fontanella	1953	7:45.2	Bologna	12 September 1981

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Roberta Brunet	1965	8:35.65	Monaco	16 August 1997
2	Agnese Possamai	1953	8:37.96	Helsinki	10 August 1983
3	Nadia Dandolo	1962	8:44.36	Stockholm	3 July 1991
4	Margherita Gargano	1952	8:46.31	Rome	14 September 1982
5	Silvana Cruciata	1953	8:46.31	Rome	25 April 1981
6	Federica Del Buono	1994	8:46.84	Rovereto	6 September 2023
7	Sintayehu Vissa	1996	8:47.40	Rovereto	6 September 2023
8	Silvia Weissteiner	1979	8:48.63	Rovereto	12 September 2007
9	Gabriella Dorio	1957	8:48.65	Rovereto	13 September 1981
10	Elisa Rea	1968	8:48.76		7 July 1999

5000 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Yemaneberhan Crippa	1996	13:02.26	Ostrava	8 September 2020
2	Salvatore Antibo	1962	13:05.59	Bologna	8 June 1990
3	Francesco Panetta	1963	13:06.76	Zürich	4 August 1993
4	Alberto Cova	1958	13:10.06	Oslo	27 July 1985
5	Stefano Mei	1963	13:11.57	Stuttgart	31 August 1986
6	Gennaro Di Napoli	1968	13:17.46	Rome	8 June 1995
7	Daniele Meucci	1985	13:19.00	Heusden-Zolder	7 July 2012
8	Venanzio Ortis	1955	13:19.19	Rieti	9 September 1981
9	Said El Otmani	1991	13:19.30	Rabat	16 June 2019
10	Giuliano Battocletti	1975	13:20.88	Milan	9 June 1999

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Nadia Battocletti	2000	14:31.64	Paris	5 August 2024
2	Roberta Brunet	1965	14:44.50	Cologne	16 August 1996
3	Maria Guida	1966	14:58.84	Rome	5 June 1996
4	Federica Del Buono	1994	15:00.05	Rome	7 July 2024
5	Silvia Weissteiner	1979	15:02.65	Berlin	16 September 2007
6	Elena Romagnolo	1982	15:06.38	London	7 August 2012
7	Ludovica Cavalli	2000	15:08.96	Vienna	17 June 2023
8	Nadia Dandolo	1962	15:11.64	Bologna	18 July 1990
9	Agata Balsamo	1970	15:14.70	Berlin	7 September 1999
10	Anna Incerti	1980	15:15.5	Palermo	1 June 2011

10,000 metres

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1996	27:10.76		6 October 2019
2		1962	27:16.50		29 June 1989
3		1963	27:24.16		29 June 1989
4		1955	27:31.48		29 August 1978
5		1985	27:32.86		29 April 2012
6		1958	27:37.59		30 June 1983
7		1952	27:42.65		30 June 1977
8		1963	27:43.97		5 July 1986
9		1971	27:43.98		29 May 1996
10		1977	27:44.05		6 April 2002

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		2000	30:43.35		9 August 2024
2		1967	31:05.57		5 August 2000
3		1969	31:24.12		5 August 2000
4		1994	31:25.41		11 June 2024
5		1966	31:27.82		9 August 1995
6		1990	31:37.43		6 July 2016
7		1999	31:38.45		11 June 2024
8		1977	31:45.14		3 June 2012
9		1970	31:56.49		31 May 2000
10		1962	32:02.37		31 August 1990

110/100 metres hurdles

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Lorenzo Simonelli	2002	13.05	Rome	8 June 2024
2	Paolo Dal Molin	1987	13.27	Rovereto	26 June 2021
3	Emanuele Abate	1985	13.28	Turin	8 June 2012
4	Andrea Giaconi	1974	13.35	Annecy	23 June 2002
5	Laurent Ottoz	1970	13.42	Berlin	30 August 1994
	Hassane Fofana	1992	13.42	Rovereto	26 June 2021
7	Emiliano Pizzoli	1974	13.43	Milan	10 June 1998
8	Eddy Ottoz	1944	13.46	Mexico City	17 October 1968
	Lorenzo Perini	1994	13.46	Naples	12 July 2019
10	Mauro Rossi	1973	13.48	Rome	23 May 1998

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1995	12.75	Tokyo	1 August 2021
2	Veronica Borsi	1987	12.76	Orvieto	2 June 2013
3	Marzia Caravelli	1981	12.85	Montgeron	13 May 2012
4	Giada Carmassi	1994	12.87	La Spezia	29 June 2024
5	Elena Carraro	2001	12.89	Agropoli	17 June 2023
6	Elisa Di Lazzaro	1998	12.90	Savona	13 May 2021
		2002	12.90	Espoo	14 July 2023
8	Carla Tuzzi	1967	12.97	Valencia	12 June 1994
9	Micol Cattaneo	1982	12.98	Annecy	22 June 2008
10		1997	13.02	Oran	2 July 2022

400 metres hurdles

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1999	47.50		11 June 2024
2		1969	47.54		10 August 2001
3		1970	48.52		31 Lug 1996
4		1979	48.84		8 Lug 2005
5		1992	48.91		1 July 2022
6		1992	48.99		13 May 2018
7		1970	49.04		6 June 2001
8		1973	49.08		5 June 1996
9		1940	49.14		14 October 1968
10		1971	49.24		26 May 1996

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Ayomide Folorunso	1996	53.89	Budapest	22 Aug 2023
2	Yadisleidy Pedroso	1987	54.54	Shanghai	18 May 2013
3	Alice Muraro	2000	54.73	Rome	10 June 2024
4	Benedetta Ceccarelli	1980	54.79	Rieti	28 Aug 2005
5	Rebecca Sartori	1997	54.82	Budapest	21 Aug 2023
6	Linda Olivieri	1998	54.99	Rome	10 Jun 2024
7	Monika Niederstätter	1974	55.10	Seville	22 Aug 1999
8	Eleonora Marchiando	1997	55.13	Geneve	10 Jun 2023
9	Irmgard Trojer	1964	55.42	Athens	10 Jul 1991
10	Manuela Gentili	1978	55.54	Lucerna	17 Jul 2012

3000 metres steeplechase

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Francesco Panetta	1963	8:08.57	Rome	5 September 1987
2	Alessandro Lambruschini	1965	8:08.78	Stuttgart	21 August 1993
3	Ahmed Abdelwahed	1996	8:10.29	Rome	9 June 2022
4	Osama Zoghlami	1994	8:11.00	Rome	9 June 2022
5	Giuseppe Maffei	1974	8:11.85	Cologne	8 August 1999
6	Mariano Scartezzini	1954	8:12.5	Rome	5 August 1980
7	Angelo Carosi	1964	8:14.02	Monaco	2 August 1994
8	Ala Zoghlami	1994	8:14.06	Tokyo	30 July 2021
9	Luciano Di Pardo	1969	8:17.32	Nuremberg	13 June 1999
10	Giuseppe Gerbi	1955	8:18.47	Moscow	31 July 1980

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Elena Romagnolo	1982	9:27.48	Beijing	15 August 2008
2	Isabel Mattuzzi	1995	9:34.02	Berlin	10 August 2018
3	Martina Merlo	1993	9:37.72	Nice	12 June 2021
4	Giulia Martinelli	1991	9:39.51	Brussels	16 September 2011
5	Francesca Bertoni	1993	9:43.80	Lille	24 June 2017
6		2000	9:45.86	Bergamo	11 September 2021
7	Emma Quaglia	1980	9:48.33	Paris	9 September 2009
8	Eleonora Curtabbi	1997	9:49.74	Décines-Charpieu	11 June 2022
9	Laura Dalla Montà	1993	9:53.02	Pescara	9 September 2018
10	Valeria Roffino	1990	9:53.82	Rovereto	21 July 2014

Half marathon

Men^{[4] [5]}

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1996	59:26		22 February 2022
2		1997	59:41		22 October 2023
3		1992	1:00:07		28 February 2021
4		1975	1:00:20		13 April 2002
5		1977	1:00:24		13 April 2002
6		1999	1:00:32		12 November 2023
7		1975	1:00:47		29 September 2002
8		1971	1:00:50		17 June 2000
9		1971	1:01:03		3 April 1993
10		1985	1:01:06	New York City	17 March 2013
(6)		1997	1:00:45		9 October 2022

Women^{[6] [7]}

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1977	1:08:27		16 October 2011
2		1994	1:08:56		25 February 2024
3	Valeria Straneo	1976	1:08:48		25 March 2012
4		1966	1:09:00		12 June 2000
5	Maura Viceconte	1967	1:09:19		22 April 2001
6		1979	1:09:25		23 February 2003
7		1968	1:09:34		27 February 2005
8		1977	1:10:08		16 October 2011
9		1980	1:10:10		16 February 2014
		1980	1:10:10		23 September 2018
(1)	Valeria Straneo	1976	1:07:46^[8]		26 February 2012
(2)		1980	1:08:18		26 February 2012
(3)		1994	1:08:49^[9]		5 March 2023
(9)		1962	1:09:38^[10]		20 September 1992

Marathon

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1996	2:06:06		18 February 2024
2		1992	2:07:09		18 February 2024
3		1995	2:07:16		19 March 2023
4		1971	2:07:22		23 April 2006
5		1994	2:07:35		3 December 2023
6		1985	2:07:49		18 February 2024
7		1971	2:07:52		4 March 2001
8		1974	2:08:02		13 March 2005
9		1993	2:08:05		28 April 2019
10		1959	2:08:19		16 April 1990

Women^[11]

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1994	2:23:16		3 December 2023
2	Valeria Straneo	1976	2:23:44		15 April 2012
3		1988	2:23:46		23 April 2023
4	Maura Viceconte	1967	2:23:47		21 May 2000
5		1984	2:24:00		10 March 2019
6		1965	2:25:17		1 November 1998
7		1976	2:25:28		17 April 2006
8		1980	2:25:32	Berlin	25 September 2011
9		1966	2:25:57		10 October 1999
10		1979	2:26:10		25 September 2011

20 km walk

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1^[12]		1992	1:17:45		8 June 2019
2		1984	1:18:24		14 March 2010
3		1957	1:18:54		6 June 1992
4		1994	1:18:59		21 May 2023
5		1976	1:19:36		20 May 2007
6		1986	1:19:37		4 April 2009
7		1974	1:19:49^[13]		7 April 2002
8		1988	1:19:58		10 October 2020
9		1974	1:19:59		6 August 1995
10		1989	1:20:12		7 March 2021

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1989	1:26:17		17 May 2015
2		1991	1.26:36	London	13 August 2017
3		1968	1:27:09		19 May 2001
4		1980	1:27:12		21 August 2008
5		1968	1:27:29		19 May 2001
6		1969	1:28:38		17 June 2000
7		1972	1:29:12		9 March 1997
8		1985	1:29:47		1 May 2022
9		1994	1:30:05		7 March 2021
10		1995	1:30:24		24 October 2021

35 km walk

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1992	2:23:14		24 July 2022
2		1984	2:26:16		24 January 2010
3		1981	2:28:53		24 January 2010
4		1995	2:30:16		21 May 2023
5		1988	2:30:34		16 August 2022
6		2000	2:30:38		21 May 2023
7		1986	2:30:50		28 January 2018
8		1987	2:32:19		23 April 2022
9		1974	2:32:36		6 August 1995
10		1989	1:20:12		24 October 2021

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1989	2:43:43		26 January 2020
2		1992	2.49:39		21 May 2023
3		1997	2:51:50		16 May 2021
4		1995	2:52:13		21 May 2023
5		1996	2:54:06		29 January 2023
6		1998	3:04:04		16 May 2021
7		2000	3:04:42		16 January 2022
8		1988	3:07:25		26 January 2020
9		1998	3:10:53		16 January 2022
10		2001	3:11:02		16 January 2022

50 km walk

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1984	3:36:04		11 February 2007
2		1967	3:43:55		13 August 1994
3		1962	3:44:27		17 April 1988
4		1981	3:44:47	Rome	8 May 2016
5		1969	3:44:52		2 August 1996
6		1974	3:45:55		3 March 2002
7		1957	3:46:51		25 March 1990
8		1976	3:47:54		25 August 1999
9		1968	3:48:06		3 March 2002
10		1955	3:48:08		17 April 1988

Women^[14]

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1989	4:04:50		19 May 2019
2		1994	4:26:10		19 May 2019
3		1995	4:27:38		27 January 2019
4		1973	4:29:56		27 October 2002
5		1992	4:30:17		19 May 2019

High jump

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1992	2.39 m		15 July 2016
2		1989	2.35 m (i)		4 February 2016
3		1964	2.33 m		12 September 1989
		1988	2.33 m (i)		17 February 2013
		1998	2.33 m		28 July 2019
6		1964	2.32 m		21 July 1988
		1980	2.32 m (i)		29 January 2005
8		1978	2.31 m		3 August 2003
		1976	2.31 m (i)		21 January 2006
		1976	2.31 m (i)		21 January 2006

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1978	2.04 m (i)		9 February 2011
2		1991	2.02 m	London	22 July 2018
3		1953	2.01 m		4 August 1978
4		1993	2.00 m (i)		29 January 2013
5		1971	1.98 m		28 February 1994
6		1994	1.97 m		10 June 2016
7		1973	1.95 m		23 May 1998
		1983	1.95 m		5 June 2010
9	Erika Furlani	1996	1.94 m		11 July 2020
10		1958	1.92 m		4 June 1981
		1977	1.92 m		3 July 1999
		1983	1.92 m		8 August 2006
		2005	1.92 m (i)		18 February 2024
		2002	1.92 m		14 July 2024

Pole vault

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	align=left	Giuseppe Gibilisco	1979	5.90 m	Paris	28 August 2003
2	align=left	Claudio Stecchi	1991	5.82 m	Chiari	8 September 2020
3	align=left	Fabio Pizzolato	1967	5.75 m	Milan	6 July 1995
4	align=left	Gianni Iapichino	1969	5.70 m		31 July 1994
	align=left	Maurilio Mariani	1973	5.70 m	Padova	26 June 1999
6	align=left	Marco Andreini	1961	5.68 m	Siderno	23 September 1990
7	align=left	Andrea Pegoraro	1966	5.65 m	Foggia	18 June 1992
	align=left	Andrea Giannini	1976	5.65 m	Milan	6 June 1997
	Alberto Giacchetto	1973	5.65 m (i)	Castellanza	24 February 1998
10	align=left	Max Mandusic	1998	5.61 m		24 May 2022
	align=left	Simone Bertelli	2004	5.61 m	Asti	23 May 2024

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1994	4.73 m		4 Sept. 2023
2		1994	4.70 m		7 August 2024
3		1980	4.60 m		2 August 2009
4		1994	4.52 m		19 July 2024
5		1998	4.45 m		4 Sept. 2023
		2004	4.45 m (i)		17 February 2024
7			2001		4.42 m (i)			19 February 2023
		1996	4.42 m		16 April 2021
		1976	4.42 m		21 Sept. 2008
10		1989	4.40 m (i)		17 February 2013
		1987	4.40 m (i)		6 February 2010
		2000	4.40 m (i)		28 January 2024

Long jump

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Andrew Howe	1985	8.47 m	Osaka	30 August 2007
2	Giovanni Evangelisti	1961	8.43 m	San Giovanni V.	16 May 1987
3	Mattia Furlani	2005	8.38 m	Rome	8 June 2024
4	Simone Bianchi	1963	8.25 m	Madrid	1º June 1996
5	Nicola Trentin	1974	8.20 m	Padua	6 July 2003
	Kevin Ojiaku	1989	8.20 m	Turin	21 May 2017
7	Stefano Dacastello	1980	8.17 m	Florence	10 July 2004
8	Paolo Camossi	1974	8.16 m	Padua	7 June 1998
9	Fausto Frigerio	1966	8.15 m	Cagliari	5 July 1990
10	Milko Campus	1969	8.13 m	Formia	5 June 1994
11	Filippo Randazzo	1996	8.12 m	Savona	16 July 2020-->

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1969	7.11 m		22 August 1998
2		2002	6.97 m (i)		5 March 2023
3		1966	6.80 m		31 July 1994
4		1990	6.72 m		15 July 2017
		1962	6.72 m (i)		24 February 1988
6		1986	6.68 m (i)		2 March 2019
7	Dariya Derkach	1993	6.67 m	Rieti	15 June 2013
		1976	6.67 m		5 September 2004
9		1982	6.56 m		7 July 2007
10		1981	6.55 m		31 July 1998
		2002	6.55 m		13 June 2021

Triple jump

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Andy Díaz	1995	17.75 m	Florence	2 June 2023
2	Fabrizio Donato	1976	17.73 m (i)	Paris	6 March 2011
3	Daniele Greco	1989	17.70 m (i)	Göteborg	3 March 2013
4	Paolo Camossi	1974	17.45 m	Milan	7 June 2000
5		1999	17.35 m		12 June 2021
6	Emmanuel Ihemeje	1998	17.29 m (i)	Walnut	15 April 2023
7	Fabrizio Schembri	1981	17.27 m	Turin	4 June 2009
8		1997	17.26 m		14 June 2023
9	Giuseppe Gentile	1943	17.22 m	Mexico City	14 October 1968
10	Dario Badinelli	1960	17.12 m	Cagliari	14 September 1986

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Magdelín Martínez	1976	15.03 m	Rome	26 June 2004
2	Simona La Mantia	1983	14.69 m	Palermo	22 May 2005
3	Fiona May	1969	14.65 m	Saint Petersburg	27 June 1998
4	Dariya Derkach	1993	14.52 m	Eugene	16 September 2023
5	Barbara Lah	1972	14.38 m	Paris	26 August 2003
6	Maria Costanza Moroni	1969	14.25 m	Formia	12 July 1998
7		1995	14.22 m		8 June 2022
8		1962	14.18 m		21 August 1993
9		1974	14.15 m		7 July 2001
10		1976	13.97 m		10 June 2005

Shot put

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Leonardo Fabbri	1997	22.98 m	Brussels	14 Sep 2024
2	Alessandro Andrei	1959	22.91 m	Viareggio	12 Aug 1987
3	Zane Weir	1995	22.44 m	Padua	3 Sep 2023
4	Nick Ponzio	1995	21.83 m	Leiria	13 Mar 2022
5	Paolo Dal Soglio	1970	21.23 m	Grosseto	11 Sep 1996
6	Riccardo Ferrara	2001	20.98 m	Pergine Valsugana	6 July 2024
7	Marco Montelatici	1953	20.90 m	Milan	26 May 1985
8	Corrado Fantini	1967	20.78 m	Rieti	1 Sep 1996
9	Luciano Zerbini	1960	20.54 m	Parma	23 Jul 1992
10	Sebastiano Bianchetti	1996	20.41 m	Spoleto	22 Jul 2022

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1978	19.20 m (i)		16 Feb 2002
2		1983	19.15 m		19 Jun 2007
3		1965	18.89 m (i)		16 Feb 1997
4		1955	18.74 m		4 Jun 1980
5		1977	18.64 m (i)		13 Feb 2003
6		1988	17.97 m (i)		27 Jan 2015
7		1965	17.76 m		9 Jun 1998
8		1958	17.74 m		12 Oct 1986
9		1968	17.04 m (i)		6 Feb 1995
10		1968	16.87 m		1 Aug 1994

Discus throw

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1960	67.62 m		28 May 1989
2		1985	67.36 m		29 June 2021
3		1960	66.96 m		30 June 1984
4		1945	65.10 m		27 May 1976
5		1978	65.01 m		4 June 2007
6		1985	64.93 m		6 July 2019
7		1968	64.69 m		24 June 2000
8		1973	64.49 m		6 May 2003
9		1943	64.48 m		27 May 1976
10		1960	64.26 m		2 August 1993

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1996	64.57 m		11 June 2023
2		1965	63.66 m		12 June 1996
3		1989	59.80 m		6 July 2016
4		1977	59.74 m		23 June 2007
5		1989	59.50 m		15 May 2012
6		1981	59.21 m		24 February 2008
7		1984	59.12 m		13 June 2018
8		1948	57.54 m		14 May 1972
9		1961	57.54 m		19 June 1986
10		2002	57.11 m		14 July 2023

Hammer throw

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Enrico Sgrulletti	1965	81.64 m	Ostia	9 Match 1997
2	Loris Paoluzzi	1974	80.98 m	Pescara	4 July 1999
3	Nicola Vizzoni	1973	80.50 m	Formia	14 July 2001
4	Marco Lingua	1978	79.97 m	Bydgoszcz	1 July 2008
5	Lorenzo Povegliano	1984	79.08 m	Codroipo	12 May 2012
6	Giampaolo Urlando	1945	78.16 m	Walnut	25 July 1984
7	Lucio Serrani	1961	78.02 m	Milan	6 September 1988
8	Orlando Bianchini	1955	77.94 m	Milan	27 June 1984
9	Giuliano Zanello	1963	77.48 m	Mereto	25 May 1986
10	Simone Falloni	1991	76.33 m	Rieti	23 April 2021

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1997	75.77 m		18 June 2022
2		1977	73.59 m		25 June 2005
3		1980	72.46 m		19 July 2008
4		1985	71.93 m		18 May 2011
5		2003	69.04 m		30 June 2024
6		1983	67.33 m		25 June 2011
7		1986	66.90 m		5 April 2008
8		1999	66.72 m		28 May 2022
9		1996	66.56 m		29 April 2022
10		1988	66.24 m		19 July 2014

Javelin throw

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1972	84.60 m		8 May 1999
2		1993	81.79 m		24 February 2019
3		1985	81.68 m		7 July 2017
4		1978	81.67 m		19 June 2005
5		1973	80.80 m		19 May 2001
6		1985	80.37 m		22 June 2014
7		1996	80.35 m		26 June 2021
8		1972	80.25 m		18 September 1999
9		1966	79.30 m		26 July 1989
10		1990	78.61 m		13 March 2010

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1972	65.30 m		10 June 2000
2		1979	62.75 m		14 August 2005
3		1977	61.77 m		5 June 2004
4		1999	58.62 m		10 March 2019
5		2000	58.47 m		28 July 2019
6		1997	58.41 m		16 February 2020
7		1992	58.19 m		9 September 2018
8		2001	57.81 m		12 May 2023
9		1978	57.42 m		1 March 2003
10		1995	57.41 m		19 May 2018

Decathlon/Heptathlon

Men

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		2000	8,235		11 June 2024
2		1970	8,169		6 October 1996
3		1999	8,090		30 July 2023
4		1975	8,056		6 June 2004
5		1979	7,984		2 June 2002
6		1990	7,949	Berlin	8 August 2018
7		1970	7,930		6 October 1996
8		1973	7,861		20 July 2002
9		1969	7,824		18 May 1997
10		1972	7,804		31 May 1998

Women

	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1		1996	6,379		8 June 2024
2		1971	6,185		9 May 1999
3		1971	6,135		28 May 1995
4		1970	6,059		26 May 1996
5		1971	6,056	Tokyo	27 August 1991
6		1982	5,988		8 May 2011
7		1962	5,957		29 August 1989
8		1975	5,920		25 July 2004
9		1980	5,844		25 July 2004
10		1965	5,785		24 May 1987

4 × 100 metres relay

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

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

MixedThe 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.

See also

• Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera
• Italy national athletics team
• Naturalized athletes of Italy
• Italian records in athletics
• Italian Athletics Championships

External links

• Italian Athletics Federation official site
• TOP TEN ALL-TIME – MEN (update 4 July 2018)
• TOP TEN ALL-TIME – WOMEN (update 5 July 2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Graduatoria degli sport più praticati in Italia. coni.it. it. 10 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120524230300/http://www.coni.it/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/mondo_sportivo/osservatori/documenti/M5-Lista_primi_25_Sport_in_word_12-05-04.pdf. 2012-05-24. dead.
2. Web site: LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME. fidal.it. it. 6 June 2017. 9 June 2017.
3. Including former 50 km and new 35 km racewalking that will not be Pan Olympic event in Paris 2024.
4. Web site: HALF MARATHON – MEN – SENIOR – OUTDOOR. worldathletics.org. 2 July 2023.
5. Web site: Liste italiane all-time mezza maratona uomini. marathonworld.it. it. 2 July 2023.
6. Web site: HALF MARATHON – WOMEN – SENIOR – OUTDOOR. worldathletics.org. 2 July 2023.
7. Web site: Liste italiane all-time mezza maratona donne. marathonworld.it. it. 2 July 2023.
8. News: Mezza maratona, nella Roma-Ostia stabilito il nuovo record italiano . 26 February 2012. 2 July 2023 . repubblica.it.
9. Web site: Sofiia Yaremchuk - Personal bests. worldathletics.org. 2 July 2023.
10. Web site: Rosanna Munerotto - Personal bests. worldathletics.org. 2 July 2023.
11. Web site: MARATONA – DONNE Tutte le prestazioni fino a 2h39’59” (Aggiornamento: 1° Gen 2013) . sportolimpico.it . 4 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221084418/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/219/MARATONA.pdf . 21 February 2014 .
12. Web site: Stano primatista italiano dei 20 km di marcia. fidal.it. Annullati tutti risultati conseguiti da Alex Schwazer a far data dal 18 marzo 2012. L’1h17:45 ottenuto dall'azzurro delle Fiamme Oro sabato scorso a La Coruna è record nazionale assoluto. it. 12 June 2019. 15 June 2019.
13. Web site: LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME al 26 giugno 2022. fidal.it. it. 26 June 2022. 28 June 2022.
14. Web site: All time Top lists – 50 kilometres race walk women. worldathletics.org. 5 April 2021.
15. Web site: European champions! Inspired Ireland storm to inaugural mixed 4x400m title. European Athletics. Mike Rowbottom. 8 June 2024. 8 June 2024.