Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
Sporting event delegation
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Italy competed at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018.[1]
Medals
Although in April 2018, before this European Championship race in Berlin 2018, which actually took place on August 11, the Disciplinary Commission of the Czech Athletics Association (CAS) had notified the czech athlete Anežka Drahotová of an irregularity in her biological passport (doping), on 19 July 2021 (three years later), the athlete was cleared[2] and the silver medal she won on the field was reassigned, as also confirmed by the Statistic Handbook published by the EAA on the eve of Roma 2024.[3][4]
But the situation that seemed to be over took a further turn on 15 May 2025, therefore after the publication of the EAA Statistical Handbook of Rome 2024, when WADA's appeal against the acquittal ruling of July 2021 was accepted[5] and at this point the EAA rewrote the competition rankings, once again excluding Drahotova from the rankings.[6]
| Medal | Date | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | 7 August | Men's 10,000 m | Yeman Crippa |
| Bronze | 9 August | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Yohanes Chiappinelli |
 Silver | 11 August | Women's 20 km walk | Antonella Palmisano |
| Bronze | 12 August | Men's marathon | Yassine Rachik |
- Marathon team
The medals won by the marathon team (gold for the men's team and silver for the women's team) at that edition of the championships were not yet counted in the medal table
| Medal | Date | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 12 August | Women's Marathon Cup | Sara Dossena Catherine Bertone Fatna Maraoui Laura Gotti |
 Gold | 12 August | Men's Marathon Cup | Yassine Rachik Eyob Faniel Stefano La Rosa |
Finalists
Italy national athletics team ranked 14th in the EAA placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists (20 athletes or team).[7]
| Rank | Country | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 87 |
Selected athletes
On 24 April 2018 the technical commissioner of the high level of the Italian national team Elio Locatelli, illustrated the composition of the national marathon team,[8] and FIDAL has announced the names of the athletes already selected for the race walk team for the European Championships 2018.[9]
Team
On 19 July 2018, the complete team was announced: 49 men, 40 women, the largest team since the 95 athletes of Munchen 2002.[12] It remains to select a seventh athlete for the men's 4 × 400 m relay.[13] On 27 July 2018 the selection of three other male athletes was announced, the total therefore reaches 92 (52 men and 40 women).[14]
Italy closes with 4 medalists, 18 finalists (excluding teams), and 9 first of those not admitted to the final.[15]