Italy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Italy competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, held from August 15 to August 23. On August 3, the Italian national athletics federation (FIDAL) revealed the final team composed of 40 athletes (24 men and 16 women),[1] but on 8 August, after a last test competition in Grosseto, Andrew Howe, in accordance with FIDAL, decided not to compete in Berlin. Just before publishing the team, Faloci, a discus thrower, also decided not to compete.
Italy did not win a single medal in the championships, the first time ever in the history of the World Athletics Championships that Italy have failed to win a medal, the first time since Melbourne 1956 in any major championships (World, Olympics or European).
Team selection
- Track and road events
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- Field and combined events
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Results
Men
- Track events
Event |
Athletes |
Heat Round 1 |
Heat Round 2 |
Semifinal |
Final |
Result |
Rank |
Result |
Rank |
Result |
Rank |
Result |
Rank |
100 m |
Simone Collio |
10.49 |
4 |
Did not advance |
100 m |
Fabio Cerutti |
10.36 |
3 |
10.37 |
7 |
Did not advance |
100 m |
Emanuele di Gregorio |
10.35 |
2 |
10.26 |
4 |
Did not advance |
200 m |
Matteo Galvan |
DNS |
DNS |
Did not advance |
400 m |
Matteo Galvan |
45.86 |
24 |
- |
46.87 |
24 |
Did not advance |
800 m |
Lucas Rifesser |
1:53.31 |
18 |
Did not advance |
1500 m |
Christian Obrist |
3:43:41 |
8 |
- |
Did not advance |
5000 m |
Daniele Meucci |
13:37:49 |
14 |
- |
Did not advance |
20km Walk |
Ivan Brugnetti |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
20km Walk |
Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi |
- |
- |
1:23:07 |
21 |
20km Walk |
Giorgio Rubino |
- |
- |
1:19:50 |
4 |
50km Walk |
Diego Cafagna |
- |
- |
4:08:04 |
28 |
50km Walk |
Marco de Luca |
- |
- |
3:46:31 |
8 |
50km Walk |
Alex Schwazer |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
4 × 100 m relay |
Italy |
38:52 |
1 |
- |
38:54 |
6 |
- Field events
Women
- Track events
Event |
Athletes |
Heat Round 1 |
Heat Round 2 |
Semifinal |
Final |
Result |
Rank |
Result |
Rank |
Result |
Rank |
Result |
Rank |
400 m |
Libania Grenot |
51.45 |
2 |
- |
50.85 |
4 |
Did not advance |
800 m |
Daniela Reina |
2:06:30 |
5 |
- |
Did not advance |
800 m |
Elisa Cusma Piccione |
2:02:33 |
1 |
- |
2:00:61 |
1 |
1:58:81 |
6 |
1500 m |
Elisa Cusma Piccione |
DNS |
DNS |
Did not advance |
5000 m |
Silvia Weissteiner |
15:20:88 |
12 |
- |
15:09:74 |
7 |
20km Walk |
Elisa Rigaudo |
- |
- |
1:31:52 |
9 |
20km Walk |
Valentina Trapletti |
- |
- |
1:35:33 |
17 |
4 × 400 m relay |
Italy |
3:31:05 |
5 |
- |
Did not advance |
- Field and combined events
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