Italy at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics

Italy at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	ITA
National federation	Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera
in Osaka
Competitors	36 (21 men and 15 women)
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 1 3
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Italy was represented by 36 athletes at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.

Their 36-strong delegation was Italy's smallest since 1983. Andrew Howe (long jump), Antonietta Di Martino (high jump) and walkers such as Ivano Brugnetti and Alex Schwazer were the main medal hopes. Howe, Di Martino and Schwazer won Italy's two silver and bronze medals.

Finalists

Italy national athletics team ranked 6th (with 13 finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.^[1]

Rank	Country	01 !	02 !	03 !	4	5	6	7	8	Pts
6	Italy	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	31

Results

Men (21)

Track and road events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes 100 m Simone Collio Quarter 10.31 QF; 10.22 Heat Rosario La Mastra Quarter 10.32 QF; 10.27 Heat PB 400 m Andrea Barberi 33th Quarter 50.35 SF; 49.81 QF SB 1500 m Andrea Barberi 17th Semi 3:42.93 SF; 3:41.74 QF 400 m hs Gianni Carabelli 22th Semi 45.74 4x100 m relay Natonal Team Rosario La Mastra Simone Collio Maurizio Checcucci Jacques Riparelli 10th Semi 38.81 Marathon Migidio Bourifa DNF NM 20 km walk Giorgio Rubino 5h 1:24:39 Alex Schwazer 10th 1:24:39 SB 50 km walk Alex Schwazer 3rd 3:44:38 Diego Cafagna 18th 4:06:03 Marco De Luca DNF NM

Field events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes Triple jump Andrew Howe 2nd 8.47 m F; 8.17 m Q NR Triple jump Fabrizio Donato Qual. 16.20 m

Men

• 100 m, 4x100m: Simone Collio and Rosario La Mastra
• 4x100m: Fabio Cerutti, Maurizio Checcucci, Koura Kaba Fantoni, Rosario La Mastra and Jacques Riparelli
• 400m: Andrea Barberi
• 1500m: Christian Obrist
• 400m hurdles: Gianni Carabelli
• High jump: Andrea Bettinelli and Nicola Ciotti
• Long jump: Andrew Howe
• Triple jump: Fabrizio Donato
• Discus: Hannes Kirchler
• Hammer: Nicola Vizzoni
• 20km walk: Ivano Brugnetti and Giorgio Rubino
• 50km walk: Alex Schwazer, Diego Cafagna and Marco De Luca
• Marathon: Migidio Bourifa

Women

• 400m: Daniela Reina
• 800m, 1500: Elisa Cusma
• 5000m: Silvia Weissteiner
• 3000m steeplechase: Elena Romagnolo
• High jump: Antonietta Di Martino
• Triple jump: Magdelin Martinez
• Shot Put: Assunta Legnante and Chiara Rosa
• Hammer: Clarissa Claretti
• Javelin: Zahra Bani
• 20km walk: Elisa Rigaudo
• Marathon: Lucilla Andreucci, Anna Incerti, Deborah Toniolo and Giovanna Volpato

1. ↑ "IAAF World Championships Rome 1987 - Placing table". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.