Athletics in Italy is the 7th most popular participation sport, practiced by 995,000 people.
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 28-Jun-2026, and regards to the 22 Olympic events.Including former 50 km and new 35 km racewalking that will not be Pan Olympic event in Paris 2024. 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 #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate1Marcell Jacobs19949.80 Tokyo1 Aug 20212Chituru Ali19999.96 Turku 17 Jun 20243Filippo Tortu19989.99 Madrid22 Jun 20184Pietro Mennea195210.01 Mexico City 4 Sep 19795Simone Collio197910.06 Rieti21 Jul 20096Carlo Boccarini197610.08 Rieti9 May 19987Jacques Riparelli198310.11 La Chaux-de-Fonds5 Jul 20158Matteo Melluzzo200210.12 La Spezia 29 Jun 20249Fabio Cerutti198510.13 Cagliari 19 Jul 2008Lorenzo Patta200010.13 Savona 13 May 2021Samuele Ceccarelli200010.13 Florence2 Jun 2023
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate1Zaynab Dosso199911.01 Rome 9 Jun 20242Manuela Levorato197711.14 Lausanne 4 Jul 2001Kelly Doualla200911.14 Rieti 17 Jul 20264Alessia Pavese199811.19 Foligno10 Jul 20265Irene Siragusa199311.21 Orvieto17 Jun 20186Giada Gallina197311.23 Milan4 Jul 19977 Gloria Hooper199211.24 Rieti22 May 20218Arianna De Masi199911.26 Rome18 May 20249Anita Pistone197611.27 Annecy21 Jun 2008Anna Bongiorni199311.27 Rovereto26 Jun 2021
200 metres
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Pietro Mennea 1952 19.72 Mexico City 10 Sep 1979 2 Fausto Desalu 1994 20.08 La Chaux-de-Fonds 14 Jul 2024 3Filippo Tortu 1998 20.10 Eugene20 Jul 2022 4 Andrew Howe 1985 20.28 Grosseto 15 Jul 20045 Andrea Federici 1997 20.35 Sestriere 22 Jun 2024 Filippo Dezza 2005 20.35 Birmingham 13 Aug 2026 7 Diego Marani 1990 20.36 Zurich 14 Aug 20148 Pierfrancesco Pavoni 1963 20.38 Grosseto 10 Aug 1987 Marco Torrieri 1978 20.38 Edmonton 20 Aug 200110 Stefano Tilli 1962 20.40 Cagliari 9 Sep 1984
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Libania Grenot 1983 22.56 Tampa 27 May 2016 2 Manuela Levorato 1977 22.60 Seville 24 Aug 1999 3Dalia Kaddari 2001 22.64 Tallinn 10 Jul 2021 4 Vittoria Fontana 2000 22.79 Bochum 24 Jul 2025 5 Marisa Masullo 1959 22.88 Verona 1 Jun 1984 6 Gloria Hooper 1992 22.89 Rieti 26 Jun 2016 7 Irene Siragusa 1993 22.96 Taipei 26 Aug 2017 8 Vincenza Calì 1983 22.98 Rieti 7 Sep 2008 9 Margherita Castellani 2008 22.99 Eugene 7 Aug 2026 10 Elena Cambiolo 2006 23.05 Molfetta 12 Jul 2026
400 metres
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate1Edoardo Scotti 2000 44.45 Tokyo 14 Sep 20252Luca Sito 2003 44.75 Rome 9 Jun 20243Davide Re 1993 44.77 La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 Jun 20194Alessandro Sibilio 1999 45.08 Nocera Inferiore 18 Jun 20225Mohamed Soudassi 200645.10 Molfetta 11 Jul 20266Matteo Galvan 198845.12 Rieti 25 Jun 20167Andrea Barberi 197945.19 Rieti 27 Aug 20068Lorenzo Benati 2002 45.21 Florence 26 Jul 20269Claudio Licciardello 198645.25 Beijing 18 Aug 200810Mauro Zuliani 195945.26 Rome 5 Sep 1981
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Libania Grenot 1983 50.30 Pescara 2 Jul 2009 2 Anna Polinari 1999 50.36 Madrid 16 Jul 2026 3 Virginia Troiani 1996 51.06 Geneva 21 Jun 2025 4 Alice Mangione 1997 51.07 Paris 6 Aug 2024 5 Daniela Reina 1981 51.18 Rieti 17 Aug 2006 6 Alessandra Bonora 2000 51.27 Birmingham 12 Aug 2026 7 Virna De Angeli 1976 51.31 Bari 17 Jun 1997 8 Benedicta Chigbolu 1989 51.67 La Chaux-de-Fonds 5 Jul 2015 9 Patrizia Spuri 1973 51.74 Budapest 20 Aug 199810 Eloisa Coiro 2000 51.79 Savona 20 May 2026
800 metres
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Francesco Pernici 2003 1:43.60 Tomblaine 3 Jul 2026 2 Marcello Fiasconaro 1949 1:43.7 Milan 27 Jun 1973 3 Andrea Longo 1975 1:43.74 Rieti 3 Sep 2000 4 Catalin Tecuceanu 1999 1:43.75 Monaco 12 Jul 2024 5 Donato Sabia 1963 1:43.88 Florence 13 Jun 1984 6 Andrea Benvenuti 1969 1:43.92 Monaco 11 Aug 1992 7 Giuseppe D'Urso 1969 1:43.95 Rome 5 Jun 1996 8 Simone Barontini 1999 1:44.34 Budapest 24 Aug 2023 9 Giovanni Lazzaro 2004 1:44.59 Poznań 28 Jun 2026 10 Giordano Benedetti 1989 1:44.67 Rome 6 Jun 2013
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1Eloisa Coiro 2000 1:57.56 Birmingham 11 Aug 2026 2Gabriella Dorio 1957 1:57.66 Pisa 5 Jul 1980 3Elisa Cusma 1981 1:58.63 Osaka 26 Aug 2007 4Elena Bellò 1997 1:58.89 London 20 Jul 2024 5Marta Zenoni 1999 1:59.45 Brescia 15 Jul 2025 6Fabia Trabaldo 1972 1:59.51 Caserta 11 Jun 1992 7Patrizia Spuri 1973 1:59.96 Rieti 30 Aug 1998 8Yusneysi Santiusti 1984 2:00.04 Monaco 15 Jul 2016 9Agnese Possamai 1953 2:00.36 Pisa 5 Jul 1980 10Federica Del Buono 1994 2:00.58 Rieti 7 Sep 2014
1500 metres
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Pietro Arese 1999 3:30.74 Paris 6 Aug 2024 2 Federico Riva 2000 3:31.42 Rome 6 Jun 2025 3 Ossama Meslek 1997 3:32.77 Paris 4 Aug 2024 4 Gennaro Di Napoli 1968 3:32.78 Rieti 9 Sep 1990 5 Joao Bussotti 1993 3:33.08 Dessau 21 Jun 2025 6 Mohad Abdikadar 1993 3:33.79 Padua 3 Sep 2023 7 Stefano Mei 1963 3:34.57 Rieti7 Sep 1986 8 Davide Tirelli 1966 3:34.61 Nice 15 Jul 1992 9 Yemaneberhan Crippa 1996 3:35.26 Rovereto 5 Aug 2020 10 Alessandro Lambruschini 1965 3:35.27 Rome 22 Jul 1987
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1Nadia Battocletti 2000 3:57.54 Bellinzona 30 Aug 2026 2Sintayehu Vissa 1996 3:58.11 Paris 8 Aug 2024 3Gabriella Dorio 1957 3:58.65 Tirrenia 25 Aug 1982 4Marta Zenoni 1999 3:59.16 London 19 Jul 2025 5Gaia Sabbatini 1999 3:59.49 Budapest 12 Aug 2025 6Ludovica Cavalli 2000 4:01.64 Rome 4 Jun 2026 7Paola Pigni 1945 4:02.85 Munich 9 Sep 1972 8Federica Del Buono 1994 4:03.45 Castellónde la Plana 16 Jun 2022 9Fabia Trabaldo 1972 4:03.82 Monaco 7 Aug 1993 10Silvana Cruciata 1953 4:03.88 Turin 15 Jul 1981
3000 metres
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Yemaneberhan Crippa 1996 7:37.90 Gateshead 13 Jul 2021 2 Gennaro Di Napoli 1968 7:39.54 Formia 18 May 1996 3 Daniele Meucci 1985 7:41.74 Stockholm 19 Aug 2012 4 Francesco Panetta 1963 7:42.73 Cagliari 16 Sep 1987 5 Stefano Mei 1963 7:42.85 Nice 15 Jul 1986 6 Stefano Baldini 1971 7:43.14 Bellinzona 12 Jul 1996 7 Salvatore Antibo 1962 7:43.57 Trapani 21 Sep 1991 8 Ossama Meslek 1997 7:43.63 Nembro 2 Aug 2022 9 1965 7:44.7 Tirrenia 26 Jul 1997 10 Vittorio Fontanella 1953 7:45.2 Bologna 12 Sep 1981
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Nadia Battocletti 2000 8:26.27 Rabat 25 May 2025 2 Roberta Brunet 1965 8:35.65 Monaco 16 Aug 1997 3 Agnese Possamai 1953 8:37.96 Helsinki 10 Aug 1983 4 Sintayehu Vissa 1996 8:40.81 Rovereto 3 Sep 2024 5 Marta Zenoni 1999 8:41.72 Stockholm 15 Jun 2025 6 Nadia Dandolo 1962 8:44.36 Stockholm 3 Jul 1991 7 Margherita Gargano 1952 8:46.31 Rome 14 Sep 1982 8 Silvana Cruciata 1953 8:46.8 Rome 25 Apr 1981 9 Federica Del Buono 1994 8:46.84 Rovereto 6 Sep 2023 10 Micol Majori 1998 8:47.00 Marseille 10 Jun 2026
5000 metres
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Yemaneberhan Crippa 1996 13:02.26 Ostrava 8 Sep 2020 2 Salvatore Antibo 1962 13:05.59 Bologna 8 Jun 1990 3 Francesco Panetta 1963 13:06.76 Zurich 4 Aug 1993 4 Alberto Cova 1958 13:10.06 Oslo 27 Jul 1985 5 Stefano Mei 1963 13:11.57 Stuttgart 31 Aug 1986 6 Gennaro Di Napoli 1968 13:17.46 Rome 8 Jun 1995 7 Pietro Riva 1997 13:18.29 Maisons-Laffitte 6 Jul 2024 8 Daniele Meucci 1985 13:19.00 Heusden-Zolder 7 Jul 2012 9 Venanzio Ortis 1955 13:19.19 Rieti 9 Sep 1981 10 Said El Otmani 1991 13:19.30 Rabat 16 Jun 2019
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1Nadia Battocletti 2000 14:23.15 Rome 6 Jun 2025 2Roberta Brunet 1965 14:44.50 Cologne 16 Aug 1996 3Elisa Palmero 1999 14:57.87 Oordegem 9 Aug 2025 4Maria Guida 1966 14:58.84 Rome 5 Jun 1996 5Federica Del Buono 1994 15:00.05 Rome 7 Jul 2024 6Silvia Weissteiner 1979 15:02.65 Berlin 16 Sep 2007 7Micol Majori 1998 15:04.32 Caorle 2 Aug 20258Ludovica Cavalli 2000 15:05.39 Bruxelles 23 May 2026 9Elena Romagnolo 1982 15:06.38 London 7 Aug 2012 10Nadia Dandolo 1962 15:11.64 Bologna 18 Jul 1990
10,000 metres
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1Yemaneberhan Crippa 1996 27:10.76 Doha 6 October 2019 2Salvatore Antibo 1962 27:16.50 Helsinki 29 June 1989 3Francesco Panetta 1963 27:24.16 Helsinki 29 June 1989 4Venanzio Ortis 1955 27:31.48 Prague 29 August 1978 5Daniele Meucci 1985 27:32.86 Stanford 29 April 2012 6Alberto Cova 1958 27:37.59 Lausanne 30 June 1983 7Franco Fava 1952 27:42.65 Helsinki 30 June 1977 8Stefano Mei 1963 27:43.97 Oslo 5 July 1986 9Stefano Baldini 1971 27:43.98 Bratislava 29 May 1996 10Marco Mazza 1977 27:44.05 Camaiore 6 April 2002
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1Nadia Battocletti 2000 30:38.23 Tokyo 13 September 2025 2Maura Viceconte 1967 31:05.57 Heusden 5 August 2000 3Elisa Palmero 1999 31:18.03 Birmingham 15 June 2025 4Silvia Sommaggio 1969 31:24.12 Heusden 5 August 2000 5Federica Del Buono 1994 31:25.41 Rome 11 June 2024 6Maria Guida 1966 31:27.82 Gothenburg 9 August 1995 7Veronica Inglese 1990 31:37.43 Amsterdam 6 July 2016 8Anna Arnaudo 2000 31:39.86 London 18 May 2024 9Nadia Ejjafini 1977 31:45.14 Bilbao 3 June 2012 10Agata Balsamo 1970 31:56.49 Trento 31 May 2000
110/100 metres hurdles
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Lorenzo Simonelli 2002 13.05 Rome 8 Jun 2024 2 Paolo Dal Molin 1987 13.27 Rovereto 26 Jun 2021 3 Emanuele Abate 1985 13.28 Turin 8 Jun 2012 4 Andrea Giaconi 1974 13.35 Annecy 23 Jun 20025 Laurent Ottoz 1970 13.42 Berlin 30 Aug 1994 Hassane Fofana 1992 13.42 Rovereto 26 Jun 2021 7 Emiliano Pizzoli 1974 13.43 Milan 10 Jun 19988 Eddy Ottoz 1944 13.46 Mexico City 17 Oct 1968 Lorenzo Perini 1994 13.46 Naples 12 Jul 2019 10 Mauro Rossi 1973 13.48 Rome 23 May 1998
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Giada Carmassi 1994 12.69 Stockholm 15 Jun 2025 2 Celeste Polzonetti 2005 12.74 Eugene 11 Jun 2026 3 Luminosa Bogliolo 1995 12.75 Tokyo 1 Aug 2021 4 Veronica Borsi 1987 12.76 Orvieto 2 Jun 2013 5 Elena Carraro 2001 12.79 Tokyo 15 Sep 2025 6 Marzia Caravelli 1981 12.85 Montgeron 13 May 2012 7 2002 12.88 Trieste 26 Jul 2025 8 Elisa Di Lazzaro 1998 12.90 Savona 13 May 2021 9 Carla Tuzzi 1967 12.97 Valencia 12 Jun 199410 Micol Cattaneo 1982 12.98 Annecy 22 Jun 2008 Angelika Węgierska 1994 12.98 La Chaux-de-Fonds 14 Jul 2024
400 metres hurdles
Men #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1Alessandro Sibilio 1999 47.50 Rome 11 Jun 2024 2Fabrizio Mori 1969 47.54 Edmonton 10 Aug 2001 3Laurent Ottoz 1970 48.52 Atlanta 31 Jul 1996 4Gianni Carabelli 1979 48.84 Rome 8 Jul 2005 5José Bencosme 1992 48.91 Oran 1 Jul 2022 6Mario Lambrughi 1992 48.99 Rieti 13 May 2018 7Giorgio Frinolli 1970 49.04 Milan 6 Jun 2001 8Ashraf Saber 1973 49.08 Rome 5 Jun 1996 9Roberto Frinolli 1940 49.14 Mexico City 14 Oct 1968 10Gabriele Montefalcone 1997 49.15 Chengdu 3 Aug 2023
Women #AthleteBornPerformanceVenueDate 1 Ayomide Folorunso 1996 53.89 Budapest 22 Aug 2023 2 Alice Muraro 2000 54.36 Tokyo 15 Sep 2025 3 Yadisleidy Pedroso 1987 54.54 Shanghai 18 May 2013 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 Geneva 10 Jun 2023 9 Irmgard Trojer 1964 55.42 Athens 10 Jul 1991 10 Manuela Gentili 1978 55.54 Lucerne 17 Jul 2012
3000 metres steeplechase
Men