| Iaaf: | ITA |
| Fedname: | FIDAL |
| Games: | European Athletics Championships |
| Gold: | 54 |
| Silver: | 53 |
| Bronze: | 57 |
| Rank: | 7 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1934 |
Italy has participated in all editions of the European Athletics Championships, held since the first edition of 1934 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Italians have won 33 titles in the men's field and 7 in the women's field. The men's marathon is a specialty, with five wins in the men's field (two each for the Olympic champions Gelindo Bordin and Stefano Baldini, plus that of Daniele Meucci) and two in the women's field with Maria Guida and Anna Incerti.
Pietro Mennea, Adolfo Consolini and Yemaneberhan Crippa, three times each, are the Blues with the most European titles, while in the women's field Messina Annarita Sidoti and Libania Grenot, with two victories each, hold this record. In Stuttgart 1986 the Italian athletes achieved a historical undertaking by painting the entire podium of blue with Stefano Mei, Alberto Cova and Totò Antibo in the 10,000 meters, a result repeated in the marathon race in Budapest 1998 with Stefano Baldini, Danilo Goffi and Giacomo Modica.
Update to the new medals after doping disqualifications.
| width=14% | Edition | width=5% style="background-color:gold" | Gold | width=5% style="background-color:silver" | Silver | width=5% style="background-color:#cc9966" | Bronze | width=5% | Total | width=5% | Rank | width=40% | Men champions | width=50% | Women champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7th | Beccali (1500 m) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7th | Testoni (80 m hs) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8th | Consolini (discus) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5th | Filiput (400 m hs), Dordoni (50 km walk), Consolini (discus) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8th | Consolini (discus) | ||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11th | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6th | Morale (400 m hs), Pamich (50 km walk) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5th | Ottoz (110 m hs), Frinolli (400 m hs), Pamich (50 km walk) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9th | Ottoz (110 m hs) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9th | Arese (1500 m) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8th | Mennea (200 m) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4th | Mennea (100 m, 200 m), Ortis (5000 m) | Simeoni (high jump) | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6th | Cova (10000 m) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5th | Mei (10000 m), Bordin (marathon) | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4th | Antibo (5000 m, 10000 m), Panetta (3000 m st), Bordin (marathon) | Sidoti (10 km walk) | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8th | Benvenuti (800 m), Lambruschini (3000 m st) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7th | Baldini (marathon) | Sidoti (10 km walk) | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15th | Guida (marathon) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9th | Baldini (marathon), Howe (long jump) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8th | Schwazer (20 km walk) | Incerti (marathon) | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11th | Donato (triple jump) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9th | Meucci (marathon) | Grenot (400 m) | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9th | Tamberi (high jump) | Grenot (400 m) | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16th | Men's marathon team (Yassine Rachik, Eyob Faniel, Stefano La Rosa) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7th | Marcell Jacobs (100 m) Gianmarco Tamberi (high jump) Yeman Crippa (10,000 m) | ||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 1st | Marcell Jacobs (100 m) Lorenzo Simonelli (110 m hs) Leonardo Fabbri (shot put) Yeman Crippa (half maraton), Half maraton team, Gimbo Tamberi (high jump), 4×100 m relay team | Antonella Palmisano (20 km walk) Nadia Battocletti (5000 m, 10,000 m), Sara Fantini (hammer throw) | |||||||||
| Total | 56 | 55 | 58 | 169 | 7th |
| Edition | New medal | Finished | Event | Athlete | Disqualified athlete (position) | Years for decision-making | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 20 km race walk |  Stanislav Emelyanov (original 1st) | 4 | [2] | ||||
 Živilė Balčiūnaitė (original 1st) Nailya Yulamanova (original 2nd) | 1 (became 2nd) 2 (became 1st) | [3] [4] | |||||
| 4th | (original 1st) | 2 | [5] | ||||
| 4th | Tatiana Firova (original 1st) | 9 | [6] |
| Athlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Editions | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1971–1978 | 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m relay | ||
| Yemaneberhan Crippa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2018-2024 | 5,000 m, 10,000 m, half maraton | |
| Gianmarco Tamberi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2016-2024 | high jump | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2022-2024 | 100 m, 4x100 m relay | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1946–1954 | discus throw | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2010-2024 | 10,000 m, Marathon, Half marathon | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1958–1966 | 50 km walk | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1990–1998 | 10 km walk | ||
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2014-2016 | 400 m, 4x400 m relay | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1986–1990 | 5000 m, 10000 m | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2024 | 5000 m, 10,000 m | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1966–1969 | 110 m hs | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1986–1990 | marathon | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1998–2006 | marathon | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1986–1990 | 5000 m, 10000 m | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1990–1998 | 3000 m st | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1950 | 400 m hs, 4x400 m relay | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1978 | 5000 m, 10000 m | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1982–1986 | 10000 m | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1986–1990 | 3000 m st | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1974–1982 | high jump | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1934–1938 | 1500 m | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2018-2024 | 20 km walk | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2018 | Marathon Cup | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1938 | 80 m hs | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1950 | 50 km walk | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1962 | 400 m hs | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1966 | 400 m hs | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 1500 m | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 800 me | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | marathon | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | long jump | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | marathon | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 20 km walk | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | long jump | ||
| Eyob Faniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | marathon | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | 110 m hs | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | shot put | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1946–1954 | discus throw |