Italy at the 2019 IAAF World Relays explained

Iaaf:	ITA
Fedname:	FIDAL
Year:	2019
Games:	IAAF World Relays
Location:	Yokohama
Competitors:	29 (14 men, 15 women)
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	1
Rank:	13
Appearances:	2014 2015 2017 2019 2021
App Begin Year:	2014

Italy competed at the 2019 IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan, from 11–19 May 2019.

Selected athletes

29 athletes, 14 men and 15 women, was selected for the event.^{[1] [2]}

Men

4x100

• Federico Cattaneo
• Eseosa Desalu
• Marcell Jacobs
• Davide Manenti
• Roberto Rigali
• Filippo Tortu

4x400/4x400 mixed

• Vladimir Aceti
• Daniele Corsa
• Andrew Howe
• Giuseppe Leonardi
• Davide Re
• Edoardo Scotti
• Alessandro Sibilio
• Michele Tricca

Women

4x100

• Anna Bongiorni
• Zaynab Dosso
• Johanelis Herrera Abreu
• Gloria Hooper
• Alessia Pavese
• Irene Siragusa

4x400/4x400 mixed

• Chiara Bazzoni
• Rebecca Borga
• Maria Benedicta Chigbolu
• Ayomide Folorunso
• Raphaela B. Lukudo
• Marta Milani
• Giancarla D. Trevisan
• Virginia Troiani
• Elisabetta Vandi

Composition team and results

On 10 May 2019 Italian Athletics Federation announced the composition of the five national teams to the five competitions in which it will participate.^[3]

	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay	Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
Heats	Fausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu	Johanelis Herrera Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Irene Siragusa	Daniele Corsa Michele Tricca Edoardo Scotti Alessandro Sibilio	Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Ayomide Folorunso Elisabetta Vandi Chiara Bazzoni	Davide Re Giancarla Trevisan Andrew Howe Raphaela Lukudo
	advances to the final with the 3rd crono 38.29 ^[4]	advances to the final with the 6th crono 43.40	access to the final B with the 10th crono 3:03.97	advances to the final with the 6th crono 3:29.08	advances to the final with the 3rd crono 3:16.12
Finals	Fausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu	Johanelis Herrera Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Irene Siragusa	Daniele Corsa Michele Tricca Edoardo Scotti Davide Re	Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Ayomide Folorunso Giancarla Trevisan Raphaela Lukudo	Giuseppe Leonardi Virginia Troiani Chiara Bazzoni Alessandro Sibilio
		5th 44.29	1st 3:02.87	3:27.74	4th 3:20.28

See also

• Italian national track relay team

External links

• IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATHLETES IAAF WORLD RELAYS - ITALY. iaaf.org. 11 May 2019.
2. Web site: Yokohama: 29 azzurri ai Mondiali di staffette. fidal.it. 23 April 2019. it. 11 May 2019.
3. Web site: Yokohama, ecco i quartetti azzurri. fidal.it. 10 May 2019. it. 11 May 2019.
4. Qualified for 2019 World Championships in Athletics.