# Italy at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

Italy competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from 10 to 18 August in Moscow, Russia. On 23 July 2013 the President of the FIDAL Alfio Giomi announced during the event which took place in Agosto Azzurro in the main hall of CONI that 59 Italian athletes would participate in the world championships in Moscow.

## Medalists

| Athlete | Gendre | Event | Medal |
| Valeria Straneo | Women | Marathon | Silver |
| Elisa Rigaudo | Women | 20 km walk | Bronze |

## Finalists

Italy national athletics team ranked 19th (with seven 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 |
| 19 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 |

### Details

* Valeria Straneo, silver medal in the marathon
* Elisa Rigaudo, bronze medal in the 20 km walk
* Emma Quaglia, 6th in the marathon
* Alessia Trost, 7th in the high jump
* Nicola Vizzoni. 7th in the hammer throww
* Fabrizio Schembri, 8th in the triple jump
* Eleonora Giorgi, 8th in the 20 km walk
** 4×400 metres relay female team, disqualified in final

## Team selection

IAAF entry Standards, to be reach from 1 October 2012 to 29 July 2013 and from 1 January 2012 (10,000 m, Marathon, Race Walks, Relays and Combined Events). In the following list all the qualified athletes to individual level, will be considered also the members of the relay team.

### Athletes who have achieved the standard A
#### Men (27)

| Athlete | Event | Standard | Perf. | Venue | Date | Results | Perf. |
| Enrico Demonte | 200 m | 20.52 | 20.45 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 7 July | 38th Quarter | 21.13 |
| Matteo Galvan | 400 m | 45.60 | 45.59 | Mersin | 28 June | 16th Semi | 45.69 SF; 45.39 QF PB |
| Giordano Benedetti | 800 m | 1:45.40 | 1:44.67 | Rome | 6 June | 20th Semi | 1:48.31 |
| Daniele Meucci | 10,000 m | 27:40.00 | 27:32.86 | Palo Alto | 29 April 2012 | 19th | 28:06.74 SB |
| Patrick Nasti | 3000 m st | 8:32.00 | 8:30.28 | Dessau | 31 May | 33rd Semi | 8:36.42 |
| Jamel Chatbi | 3000 m st | 8:26.00 | 8:25.37 | Rabat | 9 June | - Semi | DQ |
| Yuri Floriani | 3000 m st | 8:26.00 | 8:24.62 | Huelva | 12 June | - Semi | DQ |
| Silvano Chesani | High jump | 2.31 m | 2.33 m (i) | Ancona | 17 February | 16th Qual. | 2.26 m |
| Giuseppe Gibilisco | Pole vault | 5.70 m | 5.70 m | Mersin | 28 June | - Qual. | NM |
| Claudio Stecchi | Pole vault | 5.60 m | 5.60 m | Rieti | 5 July | 28th Qual. | 5.40 m |
| Fabrizio Donato | Triple jump | Qualified as Area Champion | Qualified as Area Champion | Qualified as Area Champion | Qualified as Area Champion | 15th Qual. | 16.53 m |
| Fabrizio Schembri | Triple jump | 16.85 m | 16.85 m | Rome | 6 June | 8th | 16.74 m |
| Daniele Greco | Triple jump | 17.20 m | 17.70 m (i) | Gothenburg | 2 March | - Qual. | NM |
| Giovanni Faloci | Discus throw | 64.00 m | 64.77 m | Tarquinia | 4 June | 27th Qual. | 57.54 m |
| Nicola Vizzoni | Hammer throw | 76.00 m | 76.06 m | Livorno | 6 July | 7th | 77.81 m SB |
| Giorgio Rubino | 20 km walk | 1:24.00 | 1:20.19 | Lugano | 18 March 2012 | 14th | 1:25:45 |
| Matteo Giupponi | 20 km walk | 1:24.00 | 1:20.58 | Taicang | 20 March 2012 | 28th | 1:23:27 SB |
| Federico Tontodonati | 20 km walk | 1:24.00 | 1:22.00 | Lugano | 18 March 2012 | 43rd | 1:29:26 |
| Marco De Luca | 50 km walk | 4:02.00 | 3:47.19 | London | 11 August 2012 | 15th | 3:48:05 SB |
| Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi | 50 km walk | 4:02.00 | 3:56.32 | Dudince | 19 May | 24th | 3:54:00 SB |
| Teodorico Caporaso | 50 km walk | 4:02.00 | 3:56.45 | Dudince | 19 May | 42nd | 4:05:25 |
| Michael Tumi Matteo Galvan Diego Marani Delmas Obou | 4 × 100 m relay | | | | | Semi | 38.49 SB |
| Marco Lorenzi Isalbet Juarez Eusebio Haliti Matteo Galvan | 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | Semi | 3:03.88 SB |

#### Women (21)

| Athlete | Event | Standard | Perf. | Venue | Date | Results | Perf. |
| Libania Grenot | 400 m | 51.55 | 51.53 | Lignano | 16 July | 9th Semi | 50.47 SF; 51.43 QF SB |
| Chiara Bazzoni | 400 m | 52.35 | 52.06 | Mersin | 28 June | 18th Semi | 52.11 SF; 52.14 QF |
| Marta Milani | 800 m | 2.01.50 | 2.01.40 | Lignano | 16 July | 27th Quarter | 2:02.41 |
| Margherita Magnani | 1500 metres | 4:09.00 | 4:06.34 | Mersin | 26 June | 28th Quarter | 4:11.15 |
| Marzia Caravelli | 100 m hs | 13.10 | 12.95 | Bellinzona | 11 June | 18th Semi | 13.06 SF; 13.07 QF |
| Veronica Borsi | 100 m hs | 12.94 | 12.76 | Orvieto | 2 June | 29th Quarter | 13.35 |
| Jennifer Rockwell | 400 m hs | 56.55 | 55.70 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 7 July | 19th Quarter | 56.53 |
| Alessia Trost | High jump | 1.95 m | 2.00 m (i) | Třinec | 20 January | 7th | 1.93 m |
| Dariya Derkach | Long jump | 6.65 m | 6.67 m | Rieti | 15 June | 22nd Qual. | 6.16 m |
| Simona La Mantia | Triple jump | 14.20 m | 14.26 m (i) | Gothenburg | 3 March | 14th Qual. | 13.80 m |
| Chiara Rosa | Shot put | 18.30 m | 18.37 m (i) | Gothenburg | 3 March | 22nd Qual. | 17.18 m |
| Valeria Straneo | Marathon | 2:30.00 | 2:23.44 | Rotterdam | 15 April 2012 | 2nd | 2:25:58 SB |
| Emma Quaglia | Marathon | 2:30.00 | 2:28.15 | Turin | 18 November 2012 | 6th | 2:34:16 SB |
| Elisa Rigaudo | 20 km walk | 1:36.00 | 1:30.49 | Lugano | 17 March | 3rd | 1:28:41 |
| Eleonora Giorgi | 20 km walk | 1:36.00 | 1:32.09 | Dudince | 19 May | 8th | 1:30:01 SB |
| Antonella Palmisano | 20 km walk | 1:36.00 | 1:32.36 | Poděbrady | 13 April | 13th | 1:30:50 PB |
| Audrey Alloh Marzia Caravelli Ilenia Draisci Martina Amidei | 4x100 m relay | | | | | Semi | 44.05 |
| Chiara Bazzoni Marta Milani Maria Enrica Spacca Libania Grenot Maria Benedicta Chigbolu | 4x400 m relay | | | | | 7th | DSQ F; 3:29.62 SF SB |

### Athletes not selected

Athletes who have achieved the standard B or standard A but they did not participate.
(*): not selected. (**): selected but renounces.
| Athlete | Event | Standard | Performance | Venue | Date |
| Roberta Bruni** | Pole valt | 4.60 m | 4.60 m (i) | Ancona | 17 February |
| Ruggero Pertile* | Marathon | 2:12.00 | 2:10.06 | Ōtsu | 4 March 2012 |
| Anna Incerti* | Marathon | 2:30:00 | 2:29.38 | London | 5 August 2012 |
| Michael Tumi* | 100 metres | 10.21 | 10.19 | Gavardo | 19 May |
| Davide Manenti* | 200 metres | 20.60 | 20.60 | Rieti | 1 June |
| Libania Grenot | 200 metres | 23.30 | 23.17 | Saint Martin | 11 May |
| Nadia Ejjafini** | 10,000 metres | 32:05.00 | 31:45.14 | Bilbao | 3 June 2012 |
| Emanuele Abate* | 110 metres hurdles | 13.50 | 13.49 | Gateshead | 23 June |
| Micol Cattaneo | 100 metres hurdles | 13.10 | 13.02 | Lodi | 11 May |
| Manuela Gentili** | 400 metres hurdles | 56.55 | 55.89 | Mersin | 27 June |
| Gianmarco Tamberi* | High Jump | 2.28 m | 2.30 m (i) | Banská Bystrica | 6 February |
| Silvia Salis** | Hammer Throw | 69.50 m | 69.69 m | Halle | 25 May |