# 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.

## 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.
| Rank | Country | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61 |

## Results
### 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 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | 7th | 20.45 F; 20.78 SF; 20.65 QF; 20.80 Heat | |
| 200 m | 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 | |
| 10,000 m | Francesco Panetta | 2nd | 27:48.98 | |
| 3000 m st | Francesco Panetta | 1st | 8:08.57 F; 8:16.08 SF | CR; NR |
| 3000 m st | Alessandro Lambruschini | 9th | 8:24.25 F; 8:21.21 SF | |
| 3000 m st | Franco Boffi | 13th | (8:43.60 F, 8:21.69 SF | |
| 110 m hs | Gianni Tozzi | Quarter | 13.87 | |
| 110 m hs | 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 | |
| 4x400 m relay | National Team Marcello Pantone Vito Petrella Andrea Montanari Roberto Ribaud Tiziano Gemelli | Semi | 3:03.91 SF; 3:04.64 QF | |
| Marathon | Gelindo Bordin | 3rd | 2:12:40 | |
| Marathon | Orlando Pizzolato | 7th | 2:14:03 | |
| Marathon | Salvatore Bettiol | 13th | 2:17:45 | |
| 20 km walk | |Maurizio Damilano | 1st | 1:20.45 | CR; SB |
| 20 km walk | Carlo Mattioli | 18th | 1:22:53 | |
| 20 km walk | Walter Arena | DQ | NM | |
| 50 km walk | Raffaello Ducceschi | 4th | 3:47.49 | |
| 50 km walk | Sandro Bellucci | 6th | 3:48.52 | |
| 50 km walk | Giacomo Poggi | DQ | NM | |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
| 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 |
| 100 m | Marisa Masullo | Quarter | 11.62 QF; 11.71 Heat |
| 1500 m | Agnese Possamai | Semi | 4:08.84 |
| 3000 m | Agnese Possamai | Semi | 8:57.85 |
| 10,000 m | Maria Curatolo | Semi | NM |
| 10,000 m | 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 |
| Marathon | Emma Scaunich | 20th | 2:44.32 |
| Marathon | Rita Marchisio | DNF | NM |
| 10 km walk | Giuliana Salce | 18h | 47:28 |
| 10 km walk | Maria Grazia Orsani | DNF | NM |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
| 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 |