# Italy at the World Athletics Relays

Italy has competed at the World Athletics Relays since first edition held in 2014, Italian teams have won a bronze medal in 2019.

## Medals

| Edition | | | | Event | Team |
| 2014 Nassau | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2015 Nassau | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2017 Nassau | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2019 Yokohama | 0 | 0 | 1 | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Ayomide Folorunso Giancarla Trevisan Raphaela Lukudo Chiara Bazzoni Elisabetta Vandi |
| 2021 Silesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | Edoardo Scotti Giancarla Trevisan Alice Mangione Davide Re |
| 2021 Silesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | Irene Siragusa Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Vittoria Fontana Johanelis Herrera |
| 2021 Silesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | Fausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu |
| | 3 | 0 | 1 | | |

## Nassau 2014

Italy competed at the first edition of the World Athletics Relays (at what time still known as IAAF World Relays) in Nassau, Bahamas, from 24 to 25 May 2014.

### Selected athletes

In this first edition national relay team was made up of only the women's 4x400m team, only five athletes.
| Athlete | Women's 4x400 |
| Libania Grenot | x |
| Chiara Bazzoni | x |
| Maria Enrica Spacca | x |
| Elena Maria Bonfanti | x |
| Ylenia Vitale | x |

### Results

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Chiara Bazzoni Maria Enrica Spacca Elena Maria Bonfanti Libania Grenot | Heats | 8th | 3:30.67 | SB |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Chiara Bazzoni Maria Enrica Spacca Elena Maria Bonfanti Libania Grenot | Final | 6th | 3:27.44 | SB |

## Nassau 2015

Italy competed at the 2015 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, from 2 to 3 May 2015.

### Selected athletes

17 athletes, 6 men and 11 women, was selected for the event, for the composition of four teams: the 4x100 m men and women, the 4x400 m women. The 4x200 m men did not start.
| Athlete | Men's 4x100 | Men's 4x200 | Women's 4x100 | Women's 4x400 |
| Fabio Cerutti | x | | | |
| Fausto Desalu | x | x | | |
| Diego Marani | x | x | | |
| Delmas Obou | x | x | | |
| Davide Re | | x | | |
| Giulia Riva | | | x | |
| Audrey Alloh | | | x | |
| Gloria Hooper | | | x | |
| Irene Siragusa | | | x | |
| Ilenia Draisci | | | x | |
| Libania Grenot | | | | x |
| Chiara Bazzoni | | | | x |
| Libania Grenot | | | | x |
| Elena Maria Bonfanti | | | | x |
| Maria Benedicta Chigbolu | | | | x |
| Marta Milani | | | | x |

### Results
#### Men

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Fabio Cerutti Fausto Desalu Diego Marani Delmas Obou | Heats | 10th | 38.84 | SB |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Fabio Cerutti Eseosa Desalu Matteo Galvan Delmas Obou | Final B | 5th | 39.23 | |

#### Women

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Chiara Bazzoni Libania Grenot Elena Maria Bonfanti Maria Benedicta Chigbolu | Heats | DSQ | No time | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Giulia Riva Gloria Hooper Irene Siragusa Audrey Alloh | Heats | DNF | No time | |

## Nassau 2017

Italy competed at the 2017 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, from 22 to 23 April 2017.

### Selected athletes

11 athletes, 6 men and 5 women, was selected for the event for the composition of two teams: the 4x100 m men and the 4x100 m women.
| Athlete | Men's 4x100 | Women's 4x100 |
| Federico Cattaneo | x | |
| Fabio Cerutti | x | |
| Fausto Desalu | x | |
| Marcell Jacobs | x | |
| Davide Manenti | x | |
| Filippo Tortu | x | |
| Audrey Alloh | | x |
| Anna Bongiorni | | x |
| Libania Grenot | | x |
| Gloria Hooper | | x |
| Irene Siragusa | | x |

### Results
#### Men

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Fabio Cerutti Fausto Desalu Federico Cattaneo Filippo Tortu | Heats | DSQ | No time | |

#### Women

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Libania Grenot Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Audrey Alloh | Heats | DSQ | No time | |

## Yokohama 2019

Italy competed at the 2019 IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan, from 11 to 19 May 2019, participating in five of the ten scheduled competitions.

### Selected athletes

29 athletes, 14 men and 15 women, was selected for the event.
| Athlete | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Athlete | 4x100 | 4x400/4x400 mixed | 4x100 | 4x400/4x400 mixed |
| Federico Cattaneo | x | | | |
| Fausto Desalu | x | | | |
| Marcell Jacobs | x | | | |
| Davide Manenti | x | | | |
| Roberto Rigali | x | | | |
| Filippo Tortu | x | | | |
| Vladimir Aceti | | x | | |
| Daniele Corsa | | x | | |
| Andrew Howe | | x | | |
| Giuseppe Leonardi | | x | | |
| Davide Re | | x | | |
| Edoardo Scotti | | x | | |
| Alessandro Sibilio | | x | | |
| Michele Tricca | | x | | |
| Anna Bongiorni | | | x | |
| Zaynab Dosso | | | x | |
| Johanelis Herrera Abreu | | | x | |
| Gloria Hooper | | | x | |
| Alessia Pavese | | | x | |
| Irene Siragusa | | | x | |
| Chiara Bazzoni | | | | x |
| Rebecca Borga | | | | x |
| Maria Benedicta Chigbolu | | | | x |
| Ayomide Folorunso | | | | x |
| Raphaela Lukudo | | | | x |
| Marta Milani | | | | x |
| Giancarla Trevisan | | | | x |
| Virginia Troiani | | | | x |
| Elisabetta Vandi | | | | x |

### Composition team and results

On 10 May 2019 Italian Athletics Federation announced the composition of the five national teams to the five competitions in which it will participate.
| | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Heats | Fausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu | Johanelis Herrera Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Irene Siragusa | Daniele Corsa Michele Tricca Edoardo Scotti Alessandro Sibilio | Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Ayomide Folorunso Elisabetta Vandi Chiara Bazzoni | Davide Re Giancarla Trevisan Andrew Howe Raphaela Lukudo |
| Heats | advances to the final with the 3rd crono 38.29 SB | advances to the final with the 6th crono 43.40 SB | access to the final B with the 10th crono 3:03.97 SB | advances to the final with the 6th crono 3:29.08 SB | advances to the final with the 3rd crono 3:16.12 NR |
| Finals | Fausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu | Johanelis Herrera Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Irene Siragusa | Daniele Corsa Michele Tricca Edoardo Scotti Davide Re | Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Ayomide Folorunso Giancarla Trevisan Raphaela Lukudo | Giuseppe Leonardi Virginia Troiani Chiara Bazzoni Alessandro Sibilio |
| Finals | DNF | 5th 44.29 | 1st 3:02.87 SB | 3:27.74 SB | 4th 3:20.28 |

## Silesia 2021

Italy competed at the 2021 World Athletics Relays in Silesia, Poland, from 1 to 2 May 2021, participating in five of the ten scheduled competitions.

### Selected athletes

30 athletes, 16 men and 14 women, was selected for the event, but there were two forfais.
| Athlete | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Athlete | 4x100 | 4x400/4x400 mixed | 4x100 | 4x400/4x400 mixed |
| Marcell Jacobs | x | | | |
| Davide Manenti | x | | | |
| Federico Cattaneo | x | | | |
| Fausto Desalu | x | | | |
| Filippo Tortu | x | | | |
| Antonio Infantino | x | | | |
| Roberto Rigali | x | | | |
| Davide Re | | x | | |
| Vladimir Aceti | | x | | |
| Edoardo Scotti | | x | | |
| Alessandro Sibilio | | x | | |
| Brayan Lopez | | x | | |
| Lorenzo Benati | | x | | |
| Mattia Cesarico | | x | | |
| Irene Siragusa | | | x | |
| Anna Bongiorni | | | x | |
| Johanelis Herrera Abreu | | | x | |
| Gloria Hooper | | | x | |
| Vittoria Fontana | | | x | |
| Dalia Kaddari | | | x | |
| Chiara Melon | | | x | |
| Maria Benedicta Chigbolu | | | | x |
| Ayomide Folorunso | | | | x |
| Raphaela Lukudo | | | | x |
| Giancarla Trevisan | | | | x |
| Alice Mangione | | | | x |
| Rebecca Borga | | | | x |
| Eleonora Marchiando | | | | x |
| Virginia Troiani | | | | x |
| Petra Nardelli | | | | x |

### Results

In the heats all five teams qualified for the final, the three who did not yet have the Olympic pass (Men's 4x100 m, Woman 4x400 m and Mixed 4x400 m), got it.

#### Men

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Fausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu | Heats | 1st Q | 38.45 | EL, SB, OG, WC |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Fausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu | Final | 1st | 39.21 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Lorenzo Benati Alessandro Sibilio Brayan Lopez Vladimir Aceti | Heats | 8th Q | 3:04.81 | SB |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Lorenzo Benati Alessandro Sibilio Brayan Lopez Vladimir Aceti | Final | 4th | 3:05.11 | |

#### Women

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Johanelis Herrera Abreu Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Irene Siragusa | Heats | 6th Q | 44.02 | SB |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Irene Siragusa Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Vittoria Fontana | Final | 1st | 43.79 | SB |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Raphaela Lukudo Eleonora Marchiando Petra Nardelli Ayomide Folorunso | Heats | 7th q | 44.02 | SB, OG, WC |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Raphaela Lukudo Eleonora Marchiando Petra Nardelli Ayomide Folorunso | Final | 5th | 3:32.69 | |

#### Mixed

| Event | Team | Round | Rank | Time | Notes |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Edoardo Scotti Giancarla Trevisan Alice Mangione Davide Re | Heats | 1st Q | 3:16.52 | WL, SB, OG, WC |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Edoardo Scotti Giancarla Trevisan Alice Mangione Davide Re | Filnal | 1st | 3:16.60 | |