Antonietta Di Martino jumps in Padua at the Italian Champs (© Giancarlo Colombo)
Rome, ItalyThe Italian athletics Federation’s Technical Director Nicola Silvaggi has announced the names of 37 athletes (21 men, 16 women) who will represent Italy for the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan (25 Aug - 2 Sep).
Medal hopes are carried by European outdoor and indoor Long Jump champion Andrew Howe, Italian high jump outdoor and indoor record holder Antonietta Di Martino (second in the world seasonal list with 2.03) and the Race Walkers Alex Schwazer (2005 World 50km bronze medallist), Ivano Brugnetti (Olympic 20km champion) and Elisa Rigaudo (2006 European women’s 20km bronze medallist).
Men:
100m and 4x100m: Simone Collio (Fiamme Gialle)
4x100m: Fabio Cerutti (Riccardi Milano)
Maurizio Checcucci (Fiamme Oro)
Koura Kaba Fantoni (Fiamme Gialle)
Rosario La Mastra (Carabinieri)
Jacques Riparelli (Aeronautica)
400m: Andrea Barberi (Fiamme Gialle)
1500m: Christian Obrist (Carabinieri)
400m Hurdles: Gianni Carabelli (Carabinieri)
High Jump: Andrea Bettinelli (Fiamme Gialle)
Nicola Ciotti (Carabinieri)
Long Jump: Andrew Howe (Aeronautica)
Triple Jump: Fabrizio Donato (Fiamme Gialle)
Discus Throw: Hannes Kirchler (Carabinieri)
Hammer Throw: Nicola Vizzoni (Fiamme Gialle)
20km Race Walk: Ivano Brugnetti (Fiamme Gialle)
Giorgio Rubino (Fiamme Gialle)
50km Race Walk:
Alex Schwazer (Carabinieri
Diego Cafagna (Carabinieri)
Marco De Luca (Fiamme Gialle)
Marathon: Migidio Bourifa (Atl. Valle Brembana)
Women:
400m: Daniela Reina (Fiamme Azzurre)
800m, 1500: Elisa Cusma (Esercito)
5000m: Silvia Weissteiner (SV Sterzing Latella)
3000m Steeplechase: Elena Romagnolo (Esercito)
High Jump: Antonietta Di Martino (Fiamme Gialle)
Triple Jump: Magdelin Martinez (Assindustria)
Shot Put:
Assunta Legnante (Camelot)
Chiara Rosa (Fiamme Azzurre)
Hammer Throw:
Ester Balassini (Fiamme Gialle)
Clarissa Claretti (Aeronautica)
Javelin Throw: Zahra Bani (Fiamme Azzurre)
20km Race Walking: Elisa Rigaudo (Fiamme Gialle)
Marathon:
Lucilla Andreucci (Forestale)
Anna Incerti (Fiamme Azzurre)
Deborah Toniolo (Forestale)
Giovanna Volpato (Assindustria Padova)
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Diego Sampaolo for the IAAF
