# Italy at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics

Italy competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland from 7–14 August 1983.

## Medalists

| Athlete | Gendre | Event | Medal |
| Alberto Cova | Men | 10,000 Metres | Gold |
| National Team Stefano Tilli Carlo Simionato Pierfrancesco Pavoni Pietro Mennea | Men | 4x100 Metres Relay | Silver |
| Pietro Mennea | Men | 200 Metres | Bronze |

## Finalists

Italy national athletics team ranked 8th (with 12 finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Score obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.
| Rank | Country | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 43 |

## Results
### Men (27)

Track and road events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances | Notes |
| 100 m | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | Quarter | 10.44 QF; 10.33 Heat | |
| 200 m | Pietro Mennea | 3rd | 20.51 F; 20.69 SF; 20.68 QF; 20.80 Heat | |
| 200 m | Carlo Simionato | 7th | 20.69 F; 20.60 SF; 20.75 QF; 20.76 Heat | |
| 400 m | Roberto Ribaud | Heat | DQ | |
| 800 m | Donato Sabia | Heat | 1:47.62 | |
| 1500 m | Stefano Mei | Semi | 3:39.93 SF; 3:41.78 QF | |
| 1500 m | Claudio Patrignani | Semi | 3:38.36 SF; 3:38.35 QF | |
| 5000 m | Salvatore Antibo | 13th | 13:40.76 F; 13:33.12 SF; 13:44.05 QF | |
| 10,000 m | Alberto Cova | 1st | 28:01.04 | |
| 110 m hs | Daniele Fontecchio | Quarter | 14.05 | |
| 3000 m st | Mariano Scartezzini | 9th | 8:21.17 F; 8:23.30 SF; 8:28.27 QF | |
| 4x100 m relay | National Team Stefano Tilli Carlo Simionato Pierfrancesco Pavoni Pietro Mennea | 2nd | 38.37 F; 38.74 SF; 39:40 QF | NR |
| 4x400 m relay | National Team Stefano Malinverni Donato Sabia Mauro Zuliani Roberto Ribaud | 5th | 3:05.10 F; 3:05.70 SF; 3:07.90 QF | |
| Marathon | Gianni Poli | 7h | 2:11:05 | NR |
| Marathon | Marco Marchei | 13th | 2:11:47 | |
| Marathon | Giampaolo Messina | DNF | NM | |
| 20 km walk | Maurizio Damilano | 7h | 1:21:57 | NR |
| 20 km walk | Carlo Mattioli | 18th | 1:25:53 | |
| 20 km walk | Alessandro Pezzatini | 24th | 1:27:15 | |
| 50 km walk | Sandro Bellucci | 7h | 3:55:38 | |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
| Long jump | Giovanni Evangelisti | Qual. | 7.70 m |
| Long jump | Marco Piochi | Qual. | 7.52 m |
| High jump | Luca Toso | 10th | 2.26 F; 2.21 m Q |
| High jump | Gianni Davito | Qual. | 2.10 m |
| Shot put | Alessandro Andrei | 7th | 20.07 m F; 19.57 m Q |
| Hammer throw | Giampaolo Urlando | Qual. | 72.06 m |

### Women (12)

Track and road events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances | Notes |
| 200 m | Marisa Masullo | Semi | 23.36 SF; 23.58 QF; 23.37 Heat | |
| 400 m | Erica Rossi | Quarter | 53.88 QF; 53.51 Heat | |
| 1500 m | Gabriella Dorio | 7th | 4:04.73 F; 4:09.75 SF | |
| 3000 m | Agnese Possamai | 6th | 8:37.96 F; 8:46.68 SF | NR |
| 400 m hs | Giuseppina Cirulli | Quarter | 57.43 | |
| 4x100 m relay | National Team Carla Mercurio Erica Rossi Daniela Ferrian Marisa Masullo | Semi | 44.46 | |
| Marathon | Laura Fogli | 6h | 2:33:31 | |
| Marathon | Rita Marchisio | 11th | 2:35:08 | |
| Marathon | Alba Milana | DNF | NM | |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances | Notes |
| High jump | Sara Simeoni | Qual. | 1.84 m | |
| Javelin throw | Fausta Quintavalla | Qual. | 59.34 m | |