Italy at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

Italy at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	ITA
National federation	FIDAL
Website	www.fidal.it
in Moscow
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1

Valeria Straneo, first Italian medal at Moscow 2013.

Italy will compete at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from 10 to 18 August in Moscow, Russia. On 23 July 2013 the President of the FIDAL Alfio Giomi, announced during the event which took place in Augosto Azzurro in the main hall of CONI, which are 59 Italian athletes who will participate in the world championships in Moscow.^[1]

Medalists

The following competitors from Italy won medals at the Championships

Medal	Athlete	Event
Silver	Valeria Straneo	Marathon

Finalists

Italy national athletics team ranked 19th (with only six finalist) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.^[2]

Rank	Country				4	5	6	7	8	Pts
19	Italy	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	19

Details

• Valeria Straneo, silver medal in the marathon
• Elisa Rigaudo, 5th in the 20 km walk
• Emma Quaglia, 6th in the marathon
• Alessia Trost, 7th in the high jump
• Nicola Vizzoni. 7th in the hammer throww
• Fabrizio Schembri, 8th in the triple jump
  • 4×400 metres relay female team, disqualified in final

Team selection

Veronica Borsi 12.76 in 100 m hs, new Italian record and standard A.

IAAF entry Standards, to be reach from 1 October 2012 to 29 July 2013 and from 1 January 2012 (10,000 m, Marathon, Race Walks, Relays and Combined Events).^[3][4][5] In the following list all the qualified athletes to individual level, will be considered also the members of the relay team.

Athletes who have achieved the standard A

Athlete	Event	Standard	Performance	Venue	Date
Enrico Demonte	200 metres	20.52	20.45	La Chaux-de-Fonds	7 July
Libania Grenot	400 metres	51.55	51.53	Lignano	16 July
Giordano Benedetti	800 metres	1:45.40	1:44.67	Rome	6 June
Daniele Meucci	10,000 metres	27:40.00	27:32.86	Palo Alto	29 April 2012
Veronica Borsi	100 metres hurdles	12.94	12.76	Orvieto	2 June
Jamel Chatbi	3000 meters steeplechase	8:26.00	8:25.37	Rabat	9 June
Yuri Floriani	3000 metres steeplechase	8:24.62	8:26.00	Huelva	12 June
Silvano Chesani	High jump	2.31 m	2.33 m (i)	Ancona	17 February
Alessia Trost	High jump	1.95 m	2.00 m (i)	Třinec	20 January
Giuseppe Gibilisco	Pole vault	5.70 m	5.70 m	Mersin	28 June
Roberta Bruni**	Pole vault	4.60 m	4.60 m (i)	Ancona	17 February
Daniele Greco	Triple jump	17.20 m	17.70 m (i)	Gothenburg	2 March
Chiara Rosa	Shot put	18.30 m	18.37 m (i)	Gothenburg	3 March
Ruggero Pertile*	Marathon	2:12.00[6]	2:10.06	Ōtsu	4 March 2012
Valeria Straneo	Marathon	2:30.00[6]	2:23.44	Rotterdam	15 April 2012
Emma Quaglia			2:28.15	Turin	18 November 2012
Anna Incerti*			2:29.38	London	5 August 2012
Giorgio Rubino	20 km walk	1:24.00	1:20.19	Lugano	18 March 2012
Matteo Giupponi			1:20.58	Taicang	20 March 2012
Federico Tontodonati			1:22.00	Lugano	18 March 2012
Elisa Rigaudo	20 km walk	1:36.00	1:30.49	Lugano	17 March
Eleonora Giorgi			1:32.09	Dudince	19 May
Antonella Palmisano			1:32.36	Podebrady	13 April
Marco De Luca	50 km walk	4:02.00	3:47.19	London	11 August 2012
Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi			3:56.32	Dudince	19 May
Teodorico Caporaso			3:56.45	Dudince	19 May

(*): not selected.
(**): selected but renounces.

Qualified as Area Champion

• Fabrizio Donato (triple jump)

Athletes who have achieved the standard B

Athlete	Event	Standard	Performance	Venue	Date
Michael Tumi*	100 metres	10.21	10.19	Gavardo	19 May
Davide Manenti*	200 metres	20.60	20.60	Rieti	1 June
Matteo Galvan	400 metres	45.60	45.59	Mersin	28 June
Libania Grenot	200 metres	23.30	23.17	Saint Martin	11 May
Chiara Bazzoni	400 metres	52.35	52.06	Mersin	28 June
Marta Milani	800 metres	2.01.50	2.01.40	Lignano	16 July
Margherita Magnani	1500 metres	4:09.00	4:06.34	Mersin	26 June
Patrick Nasti	3000 metres steeplechase	8:32.62	8:30.28	Dessau	31 May
Nadia Ejjafini**	10,000 metres	32:05.00	31:45.14	Bilbao	3 June 2012
Emanuele Abate*	110 metres hurdles	13.50	13.49	Gateshead	23 June
Marzia Caravelli	100 metres hurdles	13.10	12.95	Bellinzona	11 June
Micol Cattaneo			13.02	Lodi	11 May
Jennifer Rockwell	400 metres hurdles	56.55	55.70	La Chaux-de-Fonds	7 July
Manuela Gentili**			55.89	Mersin	27 June
Dariya Derkach	Long jump	6.65 m	6.67 m	Rieti	15 June
Simona La Mantia	Triple jump	14.20 m	14.26 m (i)	Gothenburg	3 March
Claudio Michel Stecchi	Pole Vault	5.60 m	5.60 m	Rieti	5 July
Gianmarco Tamberi*	High Jump	2.28 m	2.30 m (i)	Banska Bystrica	6 February
Fabrizio Schembri	Triple jump	16.85 m	16.85 m	Rome	6 June
Fabrizio Donato			16.86 m	Lausanne	4 July
Giovanni Faloci	Discus throw	64.00 m	64.77 m	Tarquinia	4 June
Nicola Vizzoni	Hammer Throw	76.00 m	76.06 m	Livorno	6 July
Silvia Salis**	Hammer Throw	69.50 m	69.69 m	Halle	25 May

(*): selected but renounce (**): not selected

See also

• Athletics in Italy

References

1. "Nazionale per Mosca ad Agosto Azzurro" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. "Placing table" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
3. "IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MOSCOW 2013 10 AUGUST – 18 AUGUST 2013 – ENTRY STANDARDS" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
4. "CAMPIONATI DEL MONDO 2013 MOSCA 10 – 18 agosto – STANDARD DI ISCRIZIONE" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
5. "GRADUATORIE ITALIANE 2013 – 2013 ITALIAN LISTS OUTDOOR" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
6. FIDAL standard, more selective of the IAAF standard.

External links

• Official IAAF competition website