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Italy at the 2026 European Athletics Championships

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Italy competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 10 to 16 August 2026.[1][2]

WA codeITA
Competitors132 (70 men, 62 women) in 50/50 events
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
10
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
22
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Italy at the
2026 European Athletics Championships
WA codeITA
in United Kingdom Birmingham
10 August 2026 (2026-08-10) – 16 August 2026 (2026-08-16)
Competitors132 (70 men, 62 women) in 50/50 events
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
10
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
22
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Italy topped the medal table at the championships for the second consecutive edition, winning a total of 22 medals, including 10 gold, 6 silver, and 6 bronze. Italy also topped the placing table for the second consecutive edition, accumulating 226 points and securing 45 top-eight finishes throughout the championships.

Stars of the team

The 2026 European Athletics Championships featured many of Italy's leading athletes, including Olympic, world and European champions. Among the biggest stars were sprinter and former Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, distance runner Nadia Battocletti, high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi, triple jumper Andy Diaz, long jumper Larissa Iapichino, shot putter Leonardo Fabbri, and world indoor champion Zaynab Dosso. The championships also showcased several emerging talents who make their debut at the European Athletics Championships.[1]

The Stars

Eleven gold medals to defend

Italy enters the 2026 European Athletics Championships as the defending champion nation after winning a record 11 gold medals at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. One of those titles, however, will not be defended, as reigning men's 110 metres hurdles champion Lorenzo Simonelli was not selected because of injury.[3]

Jacobs, Simonelli, Battocletti and Crippa, all won golds for Italy team at Rome 2024.
More information Event, 2024 champion(s) ...
Event2024 champion(s)Status
Women's 20 km walk Antonella Palmisano Defending champion
Women's 5000 metres Nadia Battocletti Defending champion
Men's 110 metres hurdles Lorenzo Simonelli Absent (injury)
Men's shot put Leonardo Fabbri Defending champion
Men's 100 metres Marcell Jacobs Defending champion
Men's half marathon Yemaneberhan Crippa Defending champion
Men's half marathon team Yemaneberhan Crippa
Pietro Riva
Pasquale Selvarolo
Eyob Faniel
Yohanes Chiappinelli
Daniele Meucci		 Three athletes selected
Women's hammer throw Sara Fantini Defending champion
Women's 10,000 metres Nadia Battocletti Defending champion
Men's high jump Gianmarco Tamberi Defending champion
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Matteo Melluzzo
Marcell Jacobs
Lorenzo Patta
Filippo Tortu		 Defending champions
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Medallists

Sofia Fiorini gold medal and world record in the marathon race walk.
Alessandra Bonora, Ilaria Accame, Sara Cirillo celebrate the 4 × 400 m relay medal at Casa Atletica.
More information Medal, Athlete ...
MedalAthleteEventResultDate
1st place, gold medalist(s)Leonardo FabbriMen's shot put22.3110 August[4]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Nadia BattoclettiWomen's 10,000 metres31:41.1714 August[5]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gianmarco TamberiMen's high jump2.3214 August[6]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Andy DíazMen's triple jump18.1515 August[7]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Nadia BattoclettiWomen's 5000 metres15:37.8411 August[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Dariya DerkachWomen's triple jump14.6013 August[9]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Massimo StanoMen's marathon race walk2.56:4915 August[10]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sofia FioriniWomen's marathon race walk3:15:1115 August[10]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Larissa IapichinoWomen's long jump7.0016 August[11]
1st place, gold medalist(s)Edoardo Scotti
Lorenzo Benati
Luca Sito
Mohamed Soudassi		Men's 4 × 400 metres relay2:59.1616 August[12]
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alexandrina MihaiWomen's half marathon race walk1:31:0415 August[13]
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Zane WeirMen's shot put21.1210 August[14]
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Sara FantiniWomen's hammer throw74.3512 August[15]
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Pietro RivaMen's marathon2:09:1816 August[16]
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Francesco FortunatoMen's half marathon race walk1:23:3615 August[13]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Micol MajoriWomen's 5000 metres15:40.6511 August[17]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Andrea DallavalleMen's triple jump17.3715 August[18]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Andrea CosiMen's half marathon race walk1:23:4915 August[13]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Matteo SioliMen's high jump2.2714 August[19]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Alice Mangione
Eloisa Coiro
Anna Polinari
Alessandra Bonora		Women's 4 × 400 metres relay3:23.5716 August[20]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Fausto DesaluMen's 200 metres20.2614 August[21]
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Team and results

File:Yaremchuk and Lonedo 7th and 6th respectively in the women's marathon, both winners of the team silver medal.
Paola Padovan, 7th in the javelin throw final with her personal best 58.91 m.
Simone Biasutti, who had brilliantly qualified for the triple jump final with the third measurement and the large Q, was injured in the final after the first jump.

On 30 July 2026, the technical commissioner of the Italian national team Antonio La Torre issued the list of the athletes called up for the Birmingham European Championships, 132 athletes (70 men and 32 women).[1][22]

Legend

  Athletes who defected before the start of the competition
  Top eight

SF Athlete eliminated in SemiFinals
Qual Athlete eliminated in qualification

Men

More information Event, Athlete ...
EventAthleteResult
Sprint events
100 m Chituru Ali 6
Marcell Jacobs 7
Samuele Ceccarelli R1
Filippo Randazzo R1
200 m Fausto Desalu 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Filippo Dezza 7
Eduardo Longobardi SF
400 m Edoardo Scotti SF
Lorenzo Benati R1
Luca Sito
Mohamed Soudassi
4 × 100 m relay Eric Marek DNF
Fausto Desalu DNF
Lorenzo Patta DNF
Samuele Ceccarelli DNF
Eduardo Longobardi —
Chituru Ali
Filippo Randazzo
Filippo Dezza
Roberto Rigali
Filippo Tortu
Marcell Jacobs
4 × 400 m relay Lorenzo Benati 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Edoardo Scotti 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Luca Sito 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mohamed Soudassi 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Vanni Picco Akwannor —
Riccardo Meli —
Vladimir Aceti —
Federico Falsetti —
Matteo Raimondi —
Middle and long-distance events
800 m Francesco Pernici 5
Giovanni Lazzaro SF
Catalin Tecuceanu R1
1500 m Pietro Arese 11
João Bussotti R1
5000 m Francesco Guerra 16
Konjoneh Maggi 19
Sebastiano Parolini 20
10000 m Yemaneberhan Crippa 4
Pasquale Selvarolo 20
Francesco Guerra DNF
3000 m steeplechase Osama Zoghlami 11
Ala Zoghlami 13
Yassin Bouih 16
Hurdles events
110 m hurdles Oliver Mulas R1
400 m hurdles Alessandro Sibilio 8
Alessio Sommacal SF
Giacomo Bertoncelli SF
Field and combined events
High jump Gianmarco Tamberi 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Matteo Sioli 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Christian Falocchi 8
Edoardo Stronati 13
Pole vault Matteo Oliveri 13
Simone Bertelli Qual
Long jump Francesco Inzoli 6
Mattia Furlani Qual-
Triple jump Andy Diaz 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Andrea Dallavalle 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Simone Biasutti NM
Shot put Leonardo Fabbri 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Zane Weir 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nick Ponzio 6
Riccardo Ferrara Qual
Discus throw Alessio Mannucci Qual
Carmelo Musci Qual
Enrico Saccomano Qual
Hammer throw Giorgio Olivieri Qual
Javelin throw Giovanni Frattini 11
Michele Fina Qual
Decathlon Dario Dester 11
Alberto Nonino 20
Road events
Marathon Pietro Riva 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ahmed Ouhda 18
Daniele Meucci 23
Xavier Chevrier 32
Badr Jaafari DNF
Half marathon racewalk Andrea Cosi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Francesco Fortunato 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gianluca Picchiottino 15
Marathon racewalk Massimo Stano 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Riccardo Orsoni 5
Andrea Agrusti DNF
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Women

More information Event, Athlete ...
EventAthleteResult
Sprint events
100 m Zaynab Dosso 7
Gloria Hooper SF
200 m Elena Cambiolo SF
Vittoria Fontana SF
Dalia Kaddari SF
4 × 100 m relay Zaynab Dosso 4
Gloria Hooper 4
Dalia Kaddari 4
Alessia Pavese 4
Alice Pagliarini 4
Vittoria Fontana
Aurora Berton
Rachele Torchio
Elena Cambiolo
400 m Alessandra Bonora SF
Alice Mangione SF
Anna Polinari SF
4 × 400 m relay Alessandra Bonora 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alice Mangione 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Anna Polinari 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Eloisa Coiro 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ilaria Accame 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sara Cirillo 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rebecca Borga —
Ginevra Ricci —
Virginia Troiani —
Middle and long-distance events
800 m Eloisa Coiro 6
1500 m Ludovica Cavalli 12
Gaia Sabbatini SF
Marta Zenoni DNS
5000 m Nadia Battocletti 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Micol Majori 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Federica Del Buono 1
Elisa Palmero 10
10000 m Nadia Battocletti 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Elisa Palmero 5
Federica Del Buono 6
3000 m steeplechase Gaia Colli 33
Hurdles events
100 m hurdles Giada Carmassi SF
Elena Carraro SF
Celeste Polzonetti SF
400 m hurdles Ayomide Folorunso 5
Alice Muraro SF
Rebecca Sartori SF
Field and combined events
High jump Asia Tavernini 7
Idea Pieroni 13
Marta Morara Qual
Pole vault Sonia Malavisi Qual
Elisa Molinarolo Qual
Virginia Scardanzan Qual
Long jump Larissa Iapichino 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Triple jump Dariya Derkach 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Erika Saraceni 12
Shot put Anna Musci Qual
Sara Verteramo Qual
Discus throw Benedetta Benedetti Qual
Emily Conte Qual
Daisy Osakue Qual
Hammer throw Sara Fantini 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rachele Mori Qual
Javelin throw Paola Padovan Qual
Heptathlon Sveva Gerevini 9
Road events
Marathon Rebecca Lonedo 6 (ind.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (team)
Sofiia Yaremchuk 7 (ind.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (team)
Giovanna Epis 21 (ind.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (team)
Alessia Tuccitto 31 (ind.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (team)
Half marathon racewalk Michelle Canto 16
Nicole Colombi 11
Alexandrina Mihai 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Antonella Palmisano 5
Marathon racewalk Federica Curiazzi DNF
Sofia Fiorini 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eleonora Giorgi DNF
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Placing table

Italy won the placing table for the second edition in a row.[23]

More information Rank, Nation ...
RankNation 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th Total
PlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPts
1 Italy 108064263621062472161222 226
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