Italy at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics

Italy competed at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy from 7–14 August 1987.

Italy at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	ITA
National federation	FIDAL
Website	www.fidal.it
in Rome
Competitors	56 (35 men, 21 women)
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 5
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Medalists

Athlete	Gendre	Event	Medal
Francesco Panetta	Men	3000 Metres Steeplechase	Gold
Maurizio Damilano	Men	20 Kilometres Race Walk	Gold
Francesco Panetta	Men	10,000 Metres	Silver
Alessandro Andrei	Men	Shot Put	Silver
Gelindo Bordin	Men	Marathon	Bronze

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				4	5	6	7	8	Pts
6	Italy	2	2	1	2	1	1	4	0	61

Results

  Finalists (first eight positions)

Men (35)

Track and road events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes 100 m Pierfrancesco Pavoni 7th 16.23 F; 10.33 SF; 10.28 QF; 10.24 Heat 200 m 7th 20.45 F; 20.78 SF; 20.65 QF; 20.80 Heat Stefano Tilli Semi 20.86 SF; 20.89 QF; 21.01 Heat 400 m Roberto Ribaud Quarter 46.68 QF; 46.37 Heat 10,000 m Salvatore Antibo 16th 28:33.77 Francesco Panetta 2nd 27:48.98 3000 m st 1st 8:08.57 F; 8:16.08 SF CR; NR Alessandro Lambruschini 9th 8:24.25 F; 8:21.21 SF Franco Boffi 13th (8:43.60 F, 8:21.69 SF 110 m hs Gianni Tozzi Quarter 13.87 Luigi Bertocchi Quarter 14.02 400 m hs Angelo Locci Quarter 51.15 4x100 m relay National Team Ezio Madonia Stefano Tilli Paolo Catalano Pierfrancesco Pavoni Domenico Gorla 7th 39.62 F; 39.52 SF; 39.58 QF [2] 4x400 m relay National Team Marcello Pantone Vito Petrella Andrea Montanari Roberto Ribaud Tiziano Gemelli Semi 3:03.91 SF; 3:04.64 QF [3] Marathon Gelindo Bordin 3rd 2:12:40 Orlando Pizzolato 7th 2:14:03 Salvatore Bettiol 13th 2:17:45 20 km walk |Maurizio Damilano 1st 1:20.45 CR; SB Carlo Mattioli 18th 1:22:53 Walter Arena DQ NM 50 km walk Raffaello Ducceschi 4th 3:47.49 Sandro Bellucci 6th 3:48.52 Giacomo Poggi DQ NM

Field events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes Long jump Giovanni Evangelisti 4th 8.19 m F; 7.97 m Q Triple jump Dario Badinelli 11th 16.63 m F; 16.64 m Q High jump Luca Toso Qual. 2.24 m Pole vault Gianni Stecchi 11th 5.40 m F; 5.40 m Q Shot put Alessandro Andrei 2nd 21.88 m F; 21.57 m Q Discus throw Marco Martino 12th 60.60 m F; 62.26 m Q Javelin throw Fabio De Gaspari Qual. 70.76 m Hammer throw Lucio Serrani Qual. 74.00 m Decathlon Marco Rossi DNF NM

Women (21)

Track and road events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes 100 m Marisa Masullo Quarter 11.62 QF; 11.71 Heat 1500 m Agnese Possamai Semi 4:08.84 3000 m Semi 8:57.85 10,000 m Maria Curatolo Semi NM Cristina Tomasini Semi NM 100 m hs Patrizia Lombardo Semi 13.38 SF; 13.25 QF 400 m hs Irmgard Trojer Semi 57.76 SF; 57.09 QF 4x100 m relay National Team Rita Angotzi Patrizia Lombardo Annarita Balzani Marisa Masullo Semi 44.49 4x400 m relay National Team Rossana Morabito Cosetta Campana Nevia Pistrino Erica Rossi Semi 3:31.72 Marathon Antonella Bizioli 12h 2:38:52 Emma Scaunich 20th 2:44.32 Rita Marchisio DNF NM 10 km walk Giuliana Salce 18h 47:28 Maria Grazia Orsani DNF NM

Field events Event Athlete Result Performances Notes Long jump Antonella Capriotti Qual. 6.31 m High jump Alessandra Bonfiglioli Qual. 1.85 m Discus throw Maria Marello Qual. 52.74 m Heptathlon Alessandra Becatti DNF NM

References

1. "IAAF World Championships Rome 1987 - placing table". iaaf.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
2. Gorla ran the final in substitution for Tilli injured.
3. Gemelli ran the final in substitution for Montanari.

External links

• 2ND IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS