# Italy at the World Athletics Championships

Italy has participated in all editions of the World Athletics Championships, held since the first edition of 1983 World Athletics Championships, winning 51 podiums, including 13 world titles, 18 silver medals and 20 bronze medals.
Fiona May is the most successful Italian athlete in championships history, she won four medals: two gold, one silver and one bronze in the long jump.

## Medal count

| Edition | Competitors | Competitors | Competitors | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Edition | Tot. | Men | Women | | | | | | | | | | Tot. | Rank |
| 1983 Helsinki | 39 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8th |
| 1987 Rome | 56 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6th |
| 1991 Tokyo | 48 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12th |
| 1993 Stuttgart | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21st |
| 1995 Göteborg | 49 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3rd= |
| 1997 Athens | 66 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14th |
| 1999 Sevilla | 43 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6th |
| 2001 Edmonton | 38 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16th |
| 2003 Paris | 47 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12th |
| 2005 Helsinki | 49 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33rd |
| 2007 Osaka | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2009 Berlin | 35 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33rd |
| 2011 Daegu | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23rd |
| 2013 Moscow | 48 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25th |
| 2015 Beijing | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 London | 35 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38th |
| 2019 Doha | 65 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31st |
| 2022 Eugene | 60 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19th |
| 2023 Budapest | 78 | 43 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13th |
| Total | | | | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 51 | 16th |

### Medals awarded years later after doping cases

| Edition | Event | Athlete | Disqualified athlete (position) | Years for decision-making |
| 2009 Berlin | Men's 20 km walk | Giorgio Rubino | Valeriy Borchin (1st) | 7 |
| 2009 Berlin | Women's high jump | Antonietta Di Martino | Anna Chicherova (2nd) | 9 |
| 2011 Daegu | Women's 20 km walk | Elisa Rigaudo | Olga Kaniskina (1st) | 5 |
| 2011 Daegu | Women's 20 km walk | Elisa Rigaudo | Anisya Kirdyapkina (2nd) | 8 |
| 2013 Moscow | Women's 20 km walk | Elisa Rigaudo | Elena Lashmanova (1st) | 6 |
| 2013 Moscow | Women's 20 km walk | Elisa Rigaudo | Anisya Kirdyapkina (2nd) | 9 |

## Placing table

In the IAAF placing table the score is obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.
| Edition | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | Rank | Finalists | Medals |
| Helsinki 1983 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| Rome 1987 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| Tokyo 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| Stuttgart 1993 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Göteborg 1995 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Athens 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Seville 1999 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Edmonton 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| Paris 2003 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Helsinki 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| Osaka 2007 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| Berlin 2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| Daegu 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| Moscow 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| Beijing 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| London 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| Doha 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| Eugene 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Budapest 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 13 | 4 |

## Doping disqualifications

| Athlete | Sex | Event | Year(s) | Result | Notes |
| Roberto Barbi | Men | Marathon | 2001 | 60th | |