Italy at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:	ITA
Fedname:	FIDAL
Year:	1987
Games:	World Championships in Athletics
Location:	Rome
Competitors:	56 (35 men, 21 women)
Gold:	2
Silver:	2
Bronze:	1
Rank:	6
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1983

Italy competed at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy from 7–14 August 1987.

Medalists

Athlete	Gendre	Event	Medal
	Men	3000 Metres Steeplechase	bgcolor=gold	Gold
	Men	20 Kilometres Race Walk	bgcolor=gold	Gold
	Men	10,000 Metres	bgcolor=silver	Silver
	Men	Shot Put	bgcolor=silver	Silver
	Men		Bronze

Finalists

Italy national athletics team ranked 6th (with 13 finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.^[1]

Results

Men (35)

Track and road events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes 100 m 7th align=center rowspan=2 200 m 7th 400 m align=center rowspan=2 10,000 m 16th bgcolor=lightblue rowspan=2 align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd align=center rowspan=3 3000 m st align=center bgcolor=gold 1st 8:08.57 F; 8:16.08 SF 9th 8:24.25 F; 8:21.21 SF 13th (8:43.60 F, 8:21.69 SF align=center rowspan=2 110 m hs 400 m hs 4x100 m relay bgcolor=lightblue National Team Ezio Madonia Stefano Tilli Paolo Catalano Pierfrancesco Pavoni Domenico Gorla 7th 39.62 F; 39.52 SF; 39.58 QF ^[2] 4x400 m relay National Team Marcello Pantone Vito Petrella Andrea Montanari Roberto Ribaud Tiziano Gemelli 3:03.91 SF; 3:04.64 QF ^[3] align=center rowspan=3 Marathon bgcolor=lightblue align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3rd bgcolor=lightblue 7th 13th align=center rowspan=3 20 km walk bgcolor=lightblue align=center bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=lightblue 18th align=center rowspan=3 50 km walk bgcolor=lightblue 4th bgcolor=lightblue 6th

Field events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes Long jump bgcolor=lightblue 4th 8.19 m F; 7.97 m Q Triple jump 11th 16.63 m F; 16.64 m Q High jump 2.24 m Pole vault 11th 5.40 m F; 5.40 m Q Shot put bgcolor=lightblue align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd Discus throw 12th 60.60 m F; 62.26 m Q Javelin throw 70.76 m Hammer throw 74.00 m Decathlon NM

Women (21)

Track and road events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes 100 m 11.62 QF; 11.71 Heat 1500 m 3000 m align=center rowspan=2 10,000 m 100 m hs 13.38 SF; 13.25 QF 400 m hs 57.76 SF; 57.09 QF 4x100 m relay National Team Rita Angotzi Patrizia Lombardo Annarita Balzani Marisa Masullo 4x400 m relay National Team Rossana Morabito Cosetta Campana Nevia Pistrino Erica Rossi align=center rowspan=3 Marathon 12h 20th align=center rowspan=2 10 km walk 18h

Field events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes Long jump 6.31 m High jump 1.85 m Discus throw 52.74 m Heptathlon NM

External links

• 2ND IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS

Notes and References

1. Web site: IAAF World Championships Rome 1987 - placing table. iaaf.org. 10 August 2017.
2. Gorla ran the final in substitution for Tilli injured.
3. Gemelli ran the final in substitution for Montanari.