Italy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Italy competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, held from August 15 to August 23. On August 3, the Italian national athletics federation (FIDAL) revealed the final team composed of 40 athletes (24 men and 16 women), but on 8 August, after a last test competition in Grosseto, Andrew Howe, in accordance with FIDAL, decided not to compete in Berlin. Just before publishing the team, Faloci, a discus thrower, also decided not to compete.

Italy did not win a single medal in the championships, the first time ever in the history of the World Athletics Championships that Italy have failed to win a medal, the first time since Melbourne 1956 in any major championships (World, Olympics or European), but the medals of some of the athletics world championship races in 2009 were otherwise awarded 24 March 2016 as a result of doping disqualifications. Among these reallocations also the medals of 20 km walk, which saw the Italian Giorgio Rubino, initially 4th, get the bronze medal This fact, 7 years after the event, allowed Italy to clear the zero in the Medal table. On 6 February 2018 IAAF disqualified Anna Chicherova for doping, 2nd in the high jump, so also Antonietta Di Martino was advanced to bronze medal.

Medalists

AthleteGendreEventMedalGiorgio Rubino Men 20 Kilometres Race Walk BRONZE Antonietta Di Martino Women High jump BRONZE

Finalists Italy national athletics team ranked 17th (with 9 finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.

RankCountry45678Pts17 Italy001 10232 25

Results For the Italian national team participated at the events 35 athletes, 20 men and 15 women.

Men (20) Track events EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank100 mSimone Collio10.494did not advanceFabio Cerutti10.36310.377did not advanceEmanuele Di Gregorio10.35210.264did not advance200 mMatteo GalvanDNSDNSdid not advance400 mMatteo Galvan45.8624-46.8724did not advance800 mLukas Rifesser1:53.3118did not advance1500 mChristian Obrist3:43:418-did not advance5000 mDaniele Meucci13:37:4914-did not advance20km walkIvano Brugnetti--DNFDNFJean-Jacques Nkouloukidi--1:23:0721Giorgio Rubino--1:19:50350km walkDiego Cafagna--4:08:0428Marco De Luca--3:46:317Alex Schwazer--DNFDNF4 × 100 m relayItalyRoberto DonatiSimone CollioEmanuele Di GregorioFabio Cerutti38:521-38:546

Field events EventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankPole vaultGiuseppe Gibilisco5.6555.657Triple jumpFabrizio Donato15.8141did not advanceDaniele Greco16.1834did not advanceFabrizio Schembri16.8815did not advanceHigh jumpGiulio Ciotti2.2792.2311Hammer throwNicola Vizzoni76.95773.709

Women (15) Track events EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank400 mLibania Grenot51.452-50.854did not advance800 mDaniela Reina2:06:305-did not advanceElisa Cusma2:02:331-2:00:6111:58:8165000 mSilvia Weissteiner15:20:8812-15:09:7473000 m s'chaseElena Romagnolo9:56:6114-did not advance20km WalkElisa Rigaudo--1:31:528Valentina Trapletti--1:35:33174 × 400 m relayItalyMarta MilaniDaniela ReinaMaria Enrica SpaccaLibania Grenot3:31:055-did not advance

Field and combined events EventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankHigh jumpAntonietta Di Martino1.9541.993Pole vaultAnna Giordano Bruno4.5013did not advanceTriple jumpMagdelín Martínez13.8721did not advanceHammer throwClarissa Claretti70.011271.568Hammer throwSilvia Salis68.5517did not advanceChiara Rosa17.8916did not advance

References

External links Official competition website