# Italy at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics

Italy competed at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, France from 23 to 31 August 2003.

## Medalists

| Athlete | Gendre | Event | Medal |
| Giuseppe Gibilisco | Men | Pole vault | Gold |
| Stefano Baldini | Men | Marathon | Bronze |
| Magdelín Martínez | Women | Triple jump | Bronze |
| Medal not included in the medal table ||||
| Italy national athletics team | Men | Marathon | Silver |

## Finalists

The team ranked 13th (with 10 finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists (four men and five women).
| Rank | Country | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts |
| 13 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 |

## Results

Italy participated with 47 athletes by winning three medals and placing nine finalists.

### Men (25)

Track and road events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances | Notes |
| 200 m | Alessandro Cavallaro | Semi | 20.59 (7th SF2), 20.47 (2nd QF2), 20.42 (2nd H4) | |
| 400 m | Andrea Barberi | Heat | 45.87 (5th 4H) | |
| 800 m | Andrea Longo | 5th | 1:45.43; 1:46.26 (1st SF3), 1:46.26 (1st H7) | |
| 1500 m | Christian Obrist | Semi | 3:41.88 (9th SF1), 3:43.01 (5th H2) | |
| 110 m hs | Andrea Giaconi | Semi | 13.84 (7th SF2), 13.69 (6th H1) | |
| 3000 m st | Angelo Iannelli | Heat | 8:36.08 (11th H2) | |
| Marathon | Stefano Baldini | 3rd | 2:09:14 | |
| Marathon | Daniele Caimmi | 6th | 2:09:29 | SB |
| Marathon | Alberico Di Cecco | 22nd | 2:13:36 | |
| Marathon | Ruggero Pertile | 23rd | 2:13:45 | |
| 20 km walk | Lorenzo Civallero | 11th | 1:20:34 | PB |
| 20 km walk | Michele Didoni | 16th | 1:21:23 | SB |
| 20 km walk | Alessandro Gandellini | 21st | 1:24:45 | |
| 50 km walk | Marco Giungi | DQ | NM | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | National Team Francesco Scuderi Simone Collio Massimiliano Donati Alessandro Cavallaro | Semi | 38.93 (8th in SF1), 38.63 (1st in H4) | |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances | Notes |
| High jump | Andrea Bettinelli | Qual. | 2.25 m (9th group A) | |
| High jump | Alessandro Talotti | Qual. | 2.25 m (11th group B) | |
| High jump | Nicola Ciotti | Qual. | 2.20 m (15th group B) | |
| Pole vault | Giuseppe Gibilisco | 1st | 5.90 m | NR |
| Long jump | Nicola Trentin | Qual. | 4.85 m (6th in group B) | |
| Triple jump | Fabrizio Donato | Qual. | 16.63 m (6th in group B) | |
| Discus throw | Diego Fortuna | Qual. | 61.46 m (7th group B) | |
| Hammer throw | Nicola Vizzoni | Qual. | 79.76 m (9th in group A) | |

### Women (22)

Track and road events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
| 400 m hs | Monica Niederstatter | Heat | 56.62 (6th H1) |
| Marathon | Lucilla Andreucci | 41st | 2:38:22 |
| Marathon | Gloria Marconi | 42nd | 2:38:26 |
| Marathon | Giovanna Volpato | 43rd | 2:38:38 |
| Marathon | Simona Viola | 58th | 2:54:27 |
| Marathon | Rosaria Console | DNF | NM |
| 20 km walk | Rossella Giordano | 6th | 1:29:14 |
| 20 km walk | Elisa Rigaudo | 10th | 1:30:34 |
| 20 km walk | Elisabetta Perrone | DNF | NM |
| 4 × 400 m relay | National Team Danielle Perpoli Monica Niederstatter Maria Teresa Schutzmann Virna De Angeli | Heat | 3.32.00 (5th in H2) |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances | Notes |
| High jump | Antonella Bevilacqua | Qual. | 1.85 m (9th in group B) | |
| Long jump | Fiona May | 9th | 6.46 m, Qual. 6.57 m (4th in group B) | |
| Triple jump | Magdelín Martínez | 3rd | 14.90 m; Qual. 14.73 m (1st in group A) | NR |
| Triple jump | Barbara Lah | Qual. | 14.38 m (5th in group B) | |
| Triple jump | Simona La Mantia | Qual. | 14.05 m (9th in group B) | |
| Shot put | Assunta Legnante | 8th | 18.28 m, Qual. 17.97 m (6th group B) | |
| Hammer throw | Ester Balassini | Qual. | 64.67 m (10th group B) | |
| Hammer throw | Clarissa Claretti | Qual. | 62.19 m (11th group A) | |
| Javelin throw | Claudia Coslovich | 7th | 59.64 m, Qual. 59.57 m (4th group B) | |
| Heptathlon | Gertrud Bacher | 6th | 6166 pts | |