# Italy at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics

Italy competed at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan from 23 August to 1 September 1991.

## Medalists

| Athlete | Gendre | Event | Medal |
| Maurizio Damilano | Men | 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Gold |

## Finalists

Italy national athletics team ranked 6th (with 14 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 |
| 10 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 39 |

## Results

Italy participated with 48 athletes by winning a medal.

### Men (33)

Track and road events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances | Notes |
| 100 m | Ezio Madonia | Semi | 10.38 SF; 10.24 QF; 10.43 Heat | |
| 200 m | Stefano Tilli | Quarter | 20.92 QF; 20.89 Heat | |
| 200 m | Sandro Floris | Heat | 21.10 | |
| 400 m | Andrea Nuti | Quarter | DSQ QF; 46.80 Heat | |
| 800 m | Giuseppe D'Urso | Quarter | 1:46.82 | |
| 1500 m | Gennaro Di Napoli | 8th | 3:36.56 F; 3.40.34 SF; 3:38.63 QF | |
| 1500 m | Davide Tirelli | Semi | 3:43.08 SF; 3:41.77 QF | |
| 5000 m | Stefano Mei | Final | DNF F; 13:54.35 SF | |
| 10,000 m | Salvatore Antibo | 20th | 28:52.41 F; 28:26.72 SF | |
| 400 m hs | Fabrizio Mori | Semi | 48.92 QF | |
| 400 m hs | Paolo Bellino | Quarter | 50.74 | |
| 3000 m st | Angelo Carosi | 7th | 8:20.80 F; 8:28.35 SF | |
| 3000 m st | Francesco Panetta | 8th | 8:26.79 F; 8:27.25 SF | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | National Team Mario Longo Ezio Madonia Sandro Floris Stefano Tilli | 5th | 38.52 F; 38.74 SF | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | National Team Fabio Grossi Marco Vaccari Alessandro Aimar Andrea Nuti | Semi | 3:02.72 | |
| Marathon | Salvatore Bettiol | 6th | 2:15:58 | |
| Marathon | Gelindo Bordin | 8th | 2:17:03 | |
| Marathon | Alessio Faustini | 1DNF | NM | |
| 20 km walk | |Maurizio Damilano | 1st | 1:19.37 | CR; PB |
| 20 km walk | Giovanni De Benedictis | 4th | 1:20:29 | |
| 20 km walk | Walter Arena | 7th | 1:21:01 | |
| 50 km walk | Giuseppe De Gaetano | 6th | 4:03:43 | |
| 50 km walk | Sandro Bellucci | DNF | NM | |
| 50 km walk | Giovanni Perricelli | DNF | NM | |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
| Long jump | Giovanni Evangelisti | 7th | 8.01 m F; 8.03 m Q |
| Long jump | Fausto Frigerio | Qual. | 7.88 m |
| Shot put | Alessandro Andrei | 11th | 18.73 m F; 19.00 m Q |
| Discus throw | Marco Martino | Qual. | 60.34 m |
| Discus throw | Luciano Zerbini | Qual. | 58.34 m |
| Hammer throw | Enrico Sgrulletti | Qual. | 72.40 m |
| Decathlon | Marco Baffi | 22nd | 6209 pts |

### Women (15)

Track and road events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
| 100 m | Rossella Tarolo | Quarter | 11.75 QF; 11.54 Heat |
| 200 m | Marisa Masullo | Quarter | 23.70 QF; 23.75 Heat |
| 800 m | Gabriella Dorio | Quarter | 2:07.54 |
| 3000 m | Roberta Brunet | 6th | 8:42.64 F; 8:51.41 SF |
| 10,000 m | Rosanna Munerotto | Semi | 32:44,43 F; 32:05.75 SF |
| 400 m hs | Irmgard Trojer | Semi | 55.66 SF; 55.77 QF |
| 4 × 100 m relay | National Team Marisa Masullo Donatella Dal Bianco Daniela Ferrian Rossella Tarolo | 7th | 43.76 F;43.71 SF |
| Marathon | Laura Fogli | DNF | NM |
| Marathon | Anna Villani | DNF | NM |
| 10 km walk | Annarita Sidoti | 7h | 44:09 |
| 10 km walk | Ileana Salvador | 9th | 44:18 |
Field events :
| Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
| Long jump | Valentina Uccheddu | Qual. | 6.48 m |
| Shot put | Agnese Maffeis | Qual. | 16.99 m |
| Discus throw | Agnese Maffeis | Qual. | 56.36 m |
| Heptathlon | Ifeoma Ozoeze | 15th | 6056 ptsNM |