Italy competed at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018.
Medals
Although in April 2018, before this European Championship race in Berlin 2018, which actually took place on August 11, the Disciplinary Commission of the Czech Athletics Association (CAS) had notified the czech athlete Anežka Drahotová of an irregularity in her biological passport (doping), on 19 July 2021 (three years later), the athlete was cleared and the silver medal she won on the field was reassigned, as also confirmed by the Statistic Handbook published by the EAA on the eve of Roma 2024.
But the situation that seemed to be over took a further turn on 15 May 2025, therefore after the publication of the EAA Statistical Handbook of Rome 2024, when WADA's appeal against the acquittal ruling of July 2021 was accepted and at this point the EAA rewrote the competition rankings, once again excluding Drahotova from the rankings.
MedalDateEventAthlete 7 August Men's 10,000 m Yeman Crippa 9 August Men's 3000 m steeplechase Yohanes Chiappinelli 11 August Women's 20 km walk Antonella Palmisano 12 August Men's marathon Yassine Rachik
Marathon team The medals won by the marathon team (gold for the men's team and silver for the women's team) at that edition of the championships were not yet counted in the medal table
MedalDateEventAthlete 12 August Women's Marathon Cup Sara DossenaCatherine BertoneFatna MaraouiLaura Gotti 12 August Men's Marathon Cup Yassine RachikEyob FanielStefano La Rosa
Finalists Italy national athletics team ranked 14th in the EAA placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists (20 athletes or team).
RankCountry45678Pts6 Italy114 35312 87
Selected athletes On 24 April 2018 the technical commissioner of the high level of the Italian national team Elio Locatelli, illustrated the composition of the national marathon team, and FIDAL has announced the names of the athletes already selected for the race walk team for the European Championships 2018. Event Men WomenMarathonDaniele MeucciForced to give up because of an injury.Stefano La RosaEyob FanielYassine RachikCatherine BertoneSara DossenaValeria StraneoGiovanna EpisFatna MaraouiLaura GottiAnna Incerti (reserve)Race walkMarco De LucaAntonella Palmisano
Team On 19 July 2018, the complete team was announced: 49 men, 40 women, the largest team since the 95 athletes of Munich 2002. It remains to select a seventh athlete for the men's 4 × 400 m relay. On 27 July 2018 the selection of three other male athletes was announced, the total therefore reaches 92 (52 men and 40 women).
Italy closes with 4 medalists, 18 finalists (excluding teams), and 9 first of those not admitted to the final.
Men Event Athlete Result100 mFilippo Tortu 5thMarcel Jacobs (11th)Federico Cattaneo (20th)200 mEseosa Desalu 6thAndrew Howe (17th)Davide Manenti (19th)4 × 100 m relayFederico Cattaneo () Eseosa DesaluDavide ManentiFilippo TortuRoberto Rigali (reserve) 400 mMatteo Galvan (9th)Davide Re (14th)4 × 400 m relayVladimir AcetiRan in semi-finals 6thMatteo GalvanDavide ReEdoardo ScottiMichele TriccaMattia Casarico (reserve)Daniele Corsa (reserve)Francesco Cappellin (reserve)800 m Simone Barontini (24th)1500 m Mohad Abdikadar 10thJoao Bussotti 11th5.000 mYemaneberhan Crippa 4th10,000 m Yemaneberhan CrippaLorenzo Dini 13th110 m hsLorenzo Perini (10th)Hassane Fofana (11th)Paolo Dal Molin (18th)400 m hs Lorenzo Vergani (12th)José Bencosme (16th)Mario Lambrughi3000 m st Yohannes ChiappinelliAhmed Abdelwahed 13thOsama Zoghlami (21st)High Jump Gianmarco Tamberi 4thMarco Fassinotti (13th)Long jump Kevin Ojiaku 11thTriple Jump Simone Forte (13th)Fabrizio Donato (20th)Pole vault Claudio Stecchi 11thShot put Leonardo Fabbri (29th)Discus throw Hannes Kirchler (18th)Giovanni Faloci (21st)Nazzareno Di Marco (23rd)Hammer throw Marco Lingua (13th)Simone Falloni (21st)Javelin throw Roberto Bertolini (26th)MarathonYassine RachikEyob Faniel 5thStefano La Rosa 12thRace walk 20 kmMassimo Stano 4thFrancesco Fortunato 16thGiorgio Rubino Race walk 50 kmMarco De Luca 10thAndrea Agrusti 11thMichele Antonelli Decathlon Simone Cairoli 10th
Women Event Athlete Result100 mIrene Siragusa (23rd)Anna Bongiorni (24th)200 mIrene Siragusa (15th)Gloria Hooper (18th)4 × 100 m relayAudrey Alloh 7thJohanelis Herrera AbreuGloria HooperIrene SiragusaAnna Bongiorni Jessica Paoletta (reserve) 400 m Libania Grenot (9th)Maria Benedicta Chigbolu (19th)4 × 400 m relayMaria Benedicta Chigbolu 5thLibania GrenotAyomide FolorunsoRaphaela LukudoMaria Enrica Spacca (reserve)Giancarla Trevisan (reserve)Elisabetta Vandi (reserve)800 m Elena Bellò (27th)Yusneysi Santiusti (31st)100 m hs Luminosa Bogliolo (15th)Elisa Maria Di Lazzaro (28th)400 m hsYadisleidy Pedroso 5thAyomide Folorunso (9th)Linda Olivieri (31st)3000 m st Isabel Mattuzzi 15thMartina Merlo (16th)Francesca Bertoni (22nd)High Jump Alessia Trost 8thElena Vallortigara (13th)Desirée Rossit (18th)Long Jump Laura Strati (13th)Triple Jump Ottavia Cestonaro ()Dariya Derkach ()Discus throw Daisy Osakue 5thValentina Aniballi (17th)Marathon Sara Dossena 6thCatherine Bertone 8thFatna Maraoui 14thLaura Gotti 46thGiovanna Epis Race walk 20 kmAntonella Palmisano Valentina Trapletti 9thEleonora Giorgi Race walk 50 km Mariavittoria Becchetti 10thNicole Colombi
See also Italy national athletics team Italy at the 2018 European Championships
References
External links EAA official site Profiles of athletes of the Italian team