Rome, ItalyThe final composition of the Italian national team for the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Helsinki, Finland (6-14 Aug) was named yesterday by FIDAL Technical Director Nicola Silvaggi.
A group of 56 athletes (32 men, 24 women) will participate at the Championships, including two Olympic champions from Athens 2004 who lead the team: Stefano Baldini (Marathon) and Ivano Brugnetti (20km Race Walk).
In the field events, Italy will also present Paris 2003 World Pole Vault champion Giuseppe Gibilisco (who was also bronze medallist in Athens), former twice women’s World Long Jump champion (1995 and 2001) Fiona May, and the 2003 World bronze medallist in the women’s Triple Jump, Magdelin Martinez.
Italian team list
Event(s)/name/club
MEN
100, 4×100 Simone COLLIO Fiamme Gialle
200, 4×100 Koura FANTONI KABA Fiamme Gialle
200, 4×100 Marco TORRIERI Aeronautica
200 Andrew HOWE Aeronautica
4×100 Luca VERDECCHIA Fiamme Oro
Massimiliano DONATI Fiamme Gialle
400, 4×400 Andrea BARBERI Fiamme Gialle
4×400 Luca GALLETTI Carabinieri
Claudio LICCIARDELLO Libertas Catania
Marco SALVUCCI Carabinieri
Edoardo VALLET Fiamme Oro
110h Andrea GIACONI Fiamme Gialle
400h, 4×400 Gianni CARABELLI Carabinieri
HJ Andrea BETTINELLI Fiamme Gialle
HJ Nicola CIOTTI Carabinieri
Alessandro TALOTTI Carabinieri
PV Giuseppe GIBILISCO Fiamme Gialle
TJ Paolo CAMOSSI* Fiamme Azzurre
HT Nicola VIZZONI Fiamme Gialle
JT Francesco PIGNATA Fiamme Gialle
20Km Walk Ivano BRUGNETTI Fiamme Gialle
20Km Walk Lorenzo CIVALLERO Carabinieri
50km Walk Diego CAFAGNA Carabinieri
50km Walk Marco DE LUCA Fiamme Gialle
50km Walk Alex SCHWAZER Carabinieri
Marathon Ottaviano ANDRIANI Fiamme Oro
Marathon Stefano BALDINI Corradini Excelsior Rubiera
Marathon Alberico DI CECCO Carabinieri
Marathon Danilo GOFFI Carabinieri
Marathon Ruggero PERTILE Assindustria Sport Padova
WOMEN
100, 200, 4×100 Manuela LEVORATO Camelot
4×100 Vincenza CALI’ Fiamme Azzurre
4×100 Manuela GRILLO Forestale
4×100 Elena SORDELLI Camelot
4×100 Giulia ARCIONI Studentesca Ca.Ri.RI
800 Elisa CUSMA Esercito
1500 Eleonora BERLANDA Fuercia Rovereto
400h Benedetta CECCARELLI Fondiaria SAI
400h Monika NIEDERSTAETTER Forestale
LJ Fiona MAY Libertas Cento Torri Pavia
TJ Simona LA MANTIA Fiamme Gialle
TJ Magdelin MARTINEZ Assindustria Sport Padova
SP Cristiana CHECCHI Cus Atletica 2000 Milano
SP Assunta LEGNANTE Camelot
SP Chiara ROSA Fiamme Azzurre
HT Ester BALASSINI Fiamme Gialle
HT Clarissa CLARETTI Aeronautica
JT Claudia COSLOVICH Fondiaria SAI
JT Zhara BANI Cus Cagliari
20km Walk Rossella GIORDANO Fiamme Azzurre
20km Walk Gisella ORSINI Forestale
20km Walk Elisa RIGAUDO Fiamme Gialle
Marathon Rosalba CONSOLE Fiamme Gialle