Italy was represented by 73 athletes (44 men and 29 women) at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain. It is the third most important team selection, after those of Munich 2002 and Göteborg 2006. The standard-bearer will be Antonietta Di Martino.
| Italy at the 2010 European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | ITA |
in  Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 73 |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
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| Medal | Athlete | Event |
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Alex Schwazer | Men's 20 km walk |
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Anna Incerti | Women's marathon |
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Roberto Donati Simone Collio Emanuele Di Gregorio Maurizio Checcucci |
Men's 4 × 100 m relay |
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Nicola Vizzoni | Men's hammer throw |
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Simona La Mantia | Women's triple jump |
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Daniele Meucci | Men's 10,000 m |
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Libania Grenot | Women's 400 m |
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Chiara Bazzoni Marta Milani Maria Enrica Spacca Libania Grenot |
Women's 4 × 400 m relay |
Medals awarded years later after doping cases
editIncerti, third at the finish line, won gold medal after the disqualification of first two athletes two years later. Živilė Balčiūnaitė of Lithuania originally won the marathon and was awarded the gold medal, but was disqualified for doping after she tested positive for testosterone.[1][2] Nailiya Yulamanova of Russia originally came second, and was set to be upgraded to gold winner after Živilė Balčiūnaitė was disqualified. However, in July 2012, Yulamanova was also disqualified for doping, as her results from 20 August 2009 onwards were annulled due to abnormalities in her biological passport profile.[3] Anna Incerti (gold), Tetyana Filonyuk (silver) and Isabellah Andersson (bronze) received the medals by mail.
| Edition | New medal | Finished | Event | Athlete | Disqualified athlete (position) | Years for decision-making | Notes |
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| 2010 Barcelona
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Men's 20 km race walk | Alex Schwazer |  Stanislav Emelyanov (original 1st)
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4 | [4] |
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Women's marathon | Anna Incerti |  Živilė Balčiūnaitė (original 1st) Nailya Yulamanova (original 2nd)
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1 (became 2nd) 2 (became 1st) |
[5] [6] | |
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4th | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | Chiara Bazzoni Marta Milani Maria Enrica Spacca Libania Grenot |
Russia (original 1st)
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2 | [7] | |
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4th | Women's 400 m | Libania Grenot | Tatiana Firova (original 1st)
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9 | [8] |
Participants
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ European marathon champion Balciunaite given doping ban, bbc.com, 5 April 2011
- ^ Associated Press: Zivile Balciunaite loses appeal, espn.com, 4 February 2012
- ^ London 2012 Olympics: Russian athletics trio banned for doping offences. Daily Telegraph (3 July 2012). Retrieved on 17 July 2014
- ^ "Atletica, Schwazer oro europeo dopo 4 anni. Dopato il trionfatore di Barcellona" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "European marathon champion Balciunaite given doping ban". bbc.com. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Russian athletics trio banned for doping offences". telegraph.co.uk. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "2010 European Athletics Championships - 4 x 400m Women - Final". european-athletics.org. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
DQ IAAF Rule 32.2.a
- ^ "A Grenot il bronzo europeo di Barcellona 2010" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 22 September 2019.