Siragusa , Bongiorni , Hooper , Herrera , the former national record of the 4 × 100 m relay . Athletics in Italy is the 7th most popular participation sport, practiced by 995,000 people.[ 1]
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 7-Jun-2025,[ 2] and regards to the 22 Olympic events .[ 3] 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.
Performance achieved in the season 2025 outdoor and indoor
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
110/100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
Half marathon Not recognized performance
Marathon
20 km walk
35 km walk
50 km walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw Men Women (1) Not approved by World Athletics as it was obtained in a regional competition.
Decathlon/Heptathlon Men # Athlete Born Performance Venue Date 1 Dario Dester 2000 8,235 Rome 11 June 2024 2 Beniamino Poserina 1970 8,169 Formia 6 October 1996 3 Lorenzo Naidon 1999 8,090 Molfetta 30 July 2023 4 Paolo Casarsa 1975 8,056 Vienna 6 June 2004 5 William Frullani 1979 7,984 Götzis 2 June 2002 6 Simone Cairoli 1990 7,949 Berlin 8 August 2018 7 Ubaldo Ranzi 1970 7,930 Formia 6 October 1996 8 Marzio Viti 1973 7,861 Viareggio 20 July 2002 9 Luciano Asta 1969 7,824 Desenzano 18 May 1997 10 Stefano Cellario 1972 7,804 Oristano 31 May 1998
Women # Athlete Born Performance Venue Date 1 Sveva Gerevini 1996 6,379 Rome 8 June 2024 2 Gertrud Bacher 1971 6,185 Desenzano 9 May 1999 3 Giuliana Spada 1971 6,135 Cesano Maderno 28 May 1995 4 Karin Periginelli 1970 6,059 Bologna 26 May 1996 5 Ifeoma Ozoeze 1971 6,056 Tokyo 27 August 1991 6 Francesca Doveri 1982 5,988 Desenzano 8 May 2011 7 Corinne Schneider 1962 5,957 Duisburg 29 August 1989 8 Silvia Dalla Piana 1975 5,920 Desenzano 25 July 2004 9 Elisa Trevisan 1980 5,844 Desenzano 25 July 2004 10 Alessandra Becatti 1965 5,785 Götzis 24 May 1987
4 × 100 metres relay Men # Team Time Venue Date 1 Patta , Jacobs , Desalu , Tortu 37.50 Tokyo 6 Aug 2021 2 Rigali , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu 37.62 Budapest 26 Aug 2023 3 Rigali , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu 37.65 Budapest 25 Aug 2023 4 Melluzzo , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu 37.68 Paris 9 Aug 2024 5 Melluzzo , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu 37.82 Rome 12 June 2024 6 Patta , Jacobs , Desalu , Tortu 37.95 Tokyo 5 Aug 2021 7 Rigali , Tortu , Patta , Ceccarelli 38.04 Grosseto 21 July 2023 4 Melluzzo , Jacobs , Desalu , Tortu 38.07 Paris 8 Aug 2024 9 Cattaneo , Jacobs , Manenti , Tortu 38.11 Doha 4 Oct 2019 10 Rigali , Patta , Jacobs , Tortu 38.14 Nassau 5 May 2024
Women # !Team Time Venue Date 1 Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Pavese 42.14 Budapest 25 Aug 2023 2 Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Pavese 42.49 Budapest 26 Aug 2023 3 Fontana , Hooper , Kaddari , Dosso 42.58 Madrid 28 June 2025 4 Dosso , Kaddari , Siragusa , De Masi 42.60 Nassau 5 May 2024 5 Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Fontana 42.71 Eugene 22 Jul 2022 6 Siragusa , Hooper , Bongiorni , Fontana 42.84 Tokyo 5 Aug 2021 Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Pavese 42.84 Munich 21 Aug 2022 8 Herrera , Hooper , Bongiorni , Siragusa 42.90 Doha 4 Oct 2019 9 Dosso , Kaddari , Bongiorni , Fontana 42.92 Eugene 23 Jul 2022 10 Herrera , Hooper , Bongiorni , Siragusa 42.98 Doha 5 Oct 2019
4 × 400 metres relay Men # Team Time Venue Date 1 Re , Aceti , Scotti , Sibilio 2:58.81 Tokyo 7 Aug 2021 2 Sibilio , Aceti , Scotti , Re 2:58.91 Tokyo 6 Aug 2021 3 Sito , Aceti , Scotti , Sibilio 2:59.72 Paris 10 Aug 2024 4 Re , Scotti , Benati , Sibilio 3:00.14 Budapest 26 Aug 2023 5 Sito , Aceti , Sibilio , Scotti 3:00.26 Paris 9 Aug 2024 6 Sito , Aceti , Meli , Scotti 3:00.81 Rome 12 June 2024 7 Scotti , Meli , Benati , Re 3:01.23 Budapest 26 Aug 2023 8 Bongiorni , Zuliani , Petrella , Ribaud 3:01.37 Stuttgart 31 Aug 1986 9 Malinverni , Di Guida , Ribaud , Zuliani 3:01.42 Zagreb 16 Aug 1981 10 Tozzi , Nocco , Ribaud , Mennea 3:01.44 Los Angeles 11 Aug 1984
Women # Team Time Venue Date 1 Accame , Trevisan , Polinari , Mangione 3:23.40 Rome 12 June 2024 2 Mangione , Folorunso , Bonora , Trevisan 3:23.86 Budapest 26 Aug 2023 3 Mangione , Polinari , Bonora , Trevisan 3:24.98 Budapest 27 Aug 2023 4 Chigbolu , Spacca , Folorunso , Grenot 3:25.16 Rio de Janeiro 19 Aug 2016 5 Accame , Trevisan , Borga , Polinari 3:25.28 Rome 11 June 2024 6 Bazzoni , Milani , Spacca , Grenot 3:25.71 Barcelona 1 Aug 2010 7 Borga , Folorunso , Trevisan , Mangione 3:26.28 Nassau 4 May 2024 8 Accame , Polinari , Bonora , Borga 3:26.40 Guangdong 11 May 2025 9 Polinari , Troiani , Folorunso , Mangione 3:26.45 Eugene 24 Jul 2022 10 Bazzoni , Milani , Spacca , Grenot 3:26.48 Daegu 2 Sep 2011
4 × 400 metres Mixed # Team Time Venue Date 1 Scotti , Troiani , Aceti , Mangione 3:09.66 Madrid 29 June 2025 2 Sito , Polinari , Scotti , Mangione 3:10.69 Rome 7 June 2024 3 Sito , Polinari , Scotti , Mangione 3:11.59 Paris 2 August 2024 4 Sito , Trevisan , Scotti , Mangione 3:11.84 Paris 3 August 2024 5 Scotti , Troiani , Aceti , Mangione 3:12.53 Guangzhou 11 May 2025 6 Scotti , Mangione , Borga , Aceti 3:13.51 Tokyo 30 July 2021 7 Scotti , Folorunso , Sibilio , Polinari 3:13.56 Chorzów 25 June 2023 8 Benati , Folorunso , Lopez , Mangione 3:13.89 Eugene 15 July 2022 9 Benati , Folorunso , Meli , Mangione 3:14.56 Budapest 19 August 2023 10 Bianciardi, Borga , Raimondi, Troiani 3:15.64 Guangzhou 10 May 2025
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