# Italy at the 2022 World Games

Italy competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022. Athletes representing Italy won 13 gold medals, 24 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. The country finished in 4th place in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Silvia Semeraro | Karate | Women's kumite 68 kg | 9 July |
| Gold | Duccio Marsili | Track speed skating | Men's 1000 m sprint | 9 July |
| Gold | Francesco Ippolito | Lifesaving | Men's 200 m super lifesaver | 10 July |
| Gold | Federica Volpini | Lifesaving | Women's 100 m manikin tow fins | 11 July |
| Gold | Duccio Marsili | Road speed skating | Men's 1 lap | 11 July |
| Gold | Duccio Marsili | Track speed skating | Men's 200 m time trial | 8 July |
| Gold | Carola Garra | Powerlifting | Women's middleweight | 8 July |
| Gold | Chiara Rebagliati | Archery | Women's recurve individual | 12 July |
| Gold | Sara Cutini Matteo Falera Davide Nacci Marcello Patteri Francesco Sebastio | Aerobic gymnastics | Group | 13 July |
| Gold | Sofia Raffaeli | Rhythmic gymnastics | Clubs | 13 July |
| Gold | Cinzia Noziglia | Archery | Women's individual barebow | 15 July |
| Gold | Rebecca Tarlazzi | Artistic roller skating | Women's singles | 17 July |
| Gold | Sveva Melillo | Muaythai | Women's 54 kg | 17 July |
| Silver | Duccio Marsili | Track speed skating | Men's 500 m sprint | 8 July |
| Silver | Asja Varani | Track speed skating | Women's 200 m time trial | 8 July |
| Silver | Debora Pacini Francesco Galuppo | Dancesport | Standard | 9 July |
| Silver | Francesco Ippolito | Lifesaving | Men's 200 m obstacle swim | 10 July |
| Silver | Fabio Pezzotti | Lifesaving | Men's 100 m manikin carry fins | 10 July |
| Silver | Mauro Ferro Simone Locchi Francesco Ippolito Davide Marchese | Lifesaving | Men's 4 × 50 m obstacle relay | 10 July |
| Silver | Anna Pirovano | Lifesaving | Women's 200 m obstacle | 10 July |
| Silver | Paola Lanzilotti | Lifesaving | Women's 200 m super lifesaver | 10 July |
| Silver | Helene Giovanelli | Lifesaving | Women's 50 m manikin carry | 11 July |
| Silver | Mauro Ferro Fabio Pezzotti Francesco Ippolito Simone Locchi | Lifesaving | Men's 4 × 25 m manikin carry relay | 11 July |
| Silver | Davide Marchese Fabio Pezzotti Simone Locchi Francesco Ippolito | Lifesaving | Men's 4 × 50 m medley relay | 11 July |
| Silver | Paola Lanzilotti | Lifesaving | Women's 100 m manikin tow fins | 11 July |
| Silver | Francesco Ippolito | Lifesaving | Men's 50 m manikin carry | 11 July |
| Silver | Andrea Consolini | Parkour | Men's speedrun | 11 July |
| Silver | Sofia Raffaeli | Rhythmic gymnastics | Ball | 12 July |
| Silver | Sofia Raffaeli | Rhythmic gymnastics | Hoop | 12 July |
| Silver | Sara Cutini Davide Nacci Francesco Sebastio | Aerobic gymnastics | Trio | 13 July |
| Silver | Marika Depetris | Boules sports | Women's lyonnaise precision shooting | 13 July |
| Silver | Brando Caruso | Water skiing | Men's slalom | 15 July |
| Silver | Stefano Comollo | Water skiing | Men's wakeboard | 16 July |
| Silver | Alessandro Liberatore | Artistic roller skating | Men's singles | 17 July |
| Silver | Giovanni Piccolantonio Asya Sofia Testoni | Artistic roller skating | Couple dance | 17 July |
| Bronze | Angelo Crescenzo | Karate | Men's kumite 60 kg | 8 July |
| Bronze | Giuseppe Bramante | Track speed skating | Men's 10,000 m elimination race | 10 July |
| Bronze | Enzo Nardozza | Lifesaving | Men's 200 m obstacle swim | 10 July |
| Bronze | Federico Gilardi | Lifesaving | Men's 200 m super lifesaver | 10 July |
| Bronze | Silvia Meschiari | Lifesaving | Women's 200 m super lifesaver | 10 July |
| Bronze | Helene Giovanelli Lucrezia Fabretti Francesca Pasquino Silvia Meschiari | Lifesaving | Women's 4 × 50 m obstacle relay | 10 July |
| Bronze | Helene Giovanelli Lucrezia Fabretti Francesca Pasquino Federica Volpini | Lifesaving | Women's 4 × 50 m medley relay | 11 July |
| Bronze | Francesca Parrello | Powerlifting | Women's heavyweight | 9 July |
| Bronze | Duccio Marsili | Road speed skating | Men's 100 m | 10 July |
| Bronze | Asja Varani | Road speed skating | Women's 100 m | 10 July |
| Bronze | Marco Morello | Archery | Men's recurve individual | 12 July |
| Bronze | Gaia Gamba | Boules sports | Women's lyonnaise progressive shooting | 12 July |

### Invitational sports

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Alfonso Barbarisi | Wushu | Men's jianshu & qiangshu | 13 July |
| Silver | Men's team | Flag football | Men's tournament | July 14 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Aerobic gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Air sports | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Archery | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Artistic roller skating | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Boules sports | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bowling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoe marathon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoe polo | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Cue sports | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dancesport | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Finswimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fistball | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Flag football | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Inline hockey | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Ju-jitsu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Kickboxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lifesaving | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Muaythai | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Parkour | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Rhythmic gymnastics | — | 2 | 2 |
| Road speed skatingTrack speed skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Softball | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Tug of war | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Water skiing | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Wushu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 106 | 79 | 185 |

## Aerobic gymnastics

Italy won two medals in aerobic gymnastics.

## Air sports

Italy competed in air sports and drone racing.

## Archery

Italy won three medals in archery.

## Artistic roller skating

Italy won three medals in artistic roller skating.

## Boules sports

Italy won two medals in boules sports.

## Bowling

Italy competed in bowling.

## Canoe marathon

Italy competed in canoe marathon.

## Canoe polo

Italy competed in canoe polo.

## Cue sports

Italy competed in cue sports.

## Dancesport

Italy won one silver medal in dancesport.

## Finswimming

Italy competed in finswimming.

## Fistball

Italy competed in fistball.

## Flag football

Italy won one silver medal in flag football.

## Inline hockey

Italy competed in the inline hockey tournament.

## Ju-jitsu

Italy competed in ju-jitsu.

## Karate

Italy won two medals in karate.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mattia Busato | Men's kata | Ujihara (SUI) W 24.98–24.20 | Díaz (VEN) W 25.38–24.48 | Quintero (ESP) L 25.12–26.08 | 2 Q | Moto (JPN) L 25.52–27.12 | Tozaki (USA) L 25.92–26.20 | 4 |
| Angelo Crescenzo | Men's kumite 60 kg | Ayoub Anis (ALG) L 1–1 | Ruiz (USA) W 5–1 | Assadilov (KAZ) D 0–0 | 2 Q | Brose (BRA) L 2–4 | Shaaban (KUW) W 1–1 | |
| Luca Maresca | Men's kumite 67 kg | Tadissi (HUN) W 1–0 | Velozo (CHI) W 1–0 | Hernandez (USA) W 9–1 | 1 Q | Figueira (BRA) L 0–1 | Xenos (GRE) L 0–1 | 4 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Carola Casale | Women's kata | Jüttner (GER) W 24.34–23.60 | Anacan (NZL) W 24.66–23.58 | Sánchez (ESP) L 25.00–26.40 | 2 Q | Ono (JPN) L 25.08–26.34 | Lau (HKG) L 25.54–26.28 | 4 |
| Silvia Semeraro | Women's kumite 68 kg | Buchinger (AUT) W 4–2 | Bratic (CAN) W 4–0 | Lingl (USA) W 3–0 | 1 Q | Zaretska (AZE) W 3–1 | Buchinger (AUT) W 4–1 | |

## Kickboxing

Italy competed in kickboxing.
| Athlete | Category | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/Bronze medal bout | Final/Bronze medal bout |
| Athlete | Category | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alessio Zeloni | Men's 75 kg | Pečnik (SLO) W 3–0 | Moshe (ISR) L 1–2 | Dvořáček (CZE) L WO | 4 |

## Lifesaving

Italy won 17 medals in lifesaving.

## Muaythai

Italy won one gold medal in muaythai.

## Parkour

Italy won one silver medal in parkour.

## Powerlifting

Italy won two medals in powerlifting.

## Rhythmic gymnastics

Italy won three medals in rhythmic gymnastics.

## Road speed skating

Italy won three medals in road speed skating.

## Softball

Italy finished in 7th place in the softball tournament.

## Track speed skating

Italy won five medals in track speed skating.

## Tug of war

Italy competed in tug of war.

## Water skiing

Italy won two medals in water skiing / wakeboarding.

## Wushu

Italy won one silver medal in wushu.