Italy at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

Italy competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.

Italy at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	ITA
National federation	FIDAL
Website	www.fidal.it
in Beijing
Competitors	31 (14 men, 17 women)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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Finalists

Italy national athletics team ranked 29th (with only four finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.

Rank	Country				4	5	6	7	8	Pts
29	Italy	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	11

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

  Finalists (first eight positions)

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jacques Riparelli	100 metres	10.41	40	did not advance
Giordano Benedetti	800 metres	1:48.15	27	did not advance
Jamel Chatbi	3000 metres steeplechase	8:47.30	23	did not advance
Daniele Meucci	Marathon	—				2:14:53	8
Ruggero Pertile		—				2:14:22 SB	4
Giorgio Rubino	20 kilometres walk	—				1:23:23	20
Federico Tontodonati		—				1:24:33	27
Massimo Stano		—				1:22:53	19
Teodorico Caporaso	50 kilometres walk	—				3:56:58	25
Marco De Luca		—				3:53:02	16
Matteo Giupponi		—				3:53:23	17

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Marco Fassinotti	High jump	DNS		did not advance
Gianmarco Tamberi		2.29	=10 q	2.25	8
Marco Lingua	Hammer throw	72.85	19	did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gloria Hooper	200 metres	22.99 SB	17 Q	22.92 PB	16	did not advance
Maria Benedicta Chigbolu	400 metres	52.48	35	did not advance
Libania Grenot		51.64	22 q	51.14	14	did not advance
Margherita Magnani	1500 metres	4:09.06	19	did not advance
Yadisleidy Pedroso	400 metres hurdles	1:25.15	36	did not advance
Anna Bongiorni Gloria Hooper Giulia Riva Irene Siragusa	4 × 100 metres relay	43.22 SB	12	—		did not advance
Chiara Bazzoni Elena Maria Bonfanti Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Ayomide Folorunso	4 × 400 metres relay	3:27.07 SB	9	—		did not advance
Eleonora Giorgi	20 kilometres walk	—				DQ
Antonella Palmisano		—				1:29:34	5
Elisa Rigaudo		—				DQ

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Simona La Mantia	Triple jump	13.77	14	did not advance
Chiara Rosa	Shot put	17.54	14	did not advance
Silvia Salis	Hammer throw	66.80	24	did not advance

External links

• ITALY - 15TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS