Italy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Introduction '''Italy''' competed at the '''2009 World Championships in Athletics''', held from August 15 to August 23.On August 3, the Italian national athletics federation (FIDAL) revealed the final team composed of 40 athletes (24 men and 16 women), but on 8 August, after a last test competition in Grosseto, Andrew Howe, in accordance with FIDAL, decided not to compete in Berlin. Just before publishing the team, Faloci, a discus thrower, also decided not to compete.Italy did not win a single medal in the championships, the first time ever in the history of the World Athletics Championships that Italy have failed to win a medal, the first time since Melbourne 1956 in any major championships (World, Olympics or European), but the medals of some of the athletics world championship races in 2009 were otherwise awarded 24 March 2016 as a result of doping disqualifications. Among these reallocations also the medals of 20 km walk, which saw the Italian Giorgio Rubino, initially 4th, get the bronze medal This fact, 7 years after the event, allowed Italy to clear the zero in the Medal table. On 6 February 2018 IAAF disqualified Anna Chicherova for doping, 2nd in the high jump, so also Antonietta Di Martino was advanced to bronze medal.
Medalists Di Martino in her winning jump during the race.AthleteGendreEventMedalGiorgio Rubino Men 20 Kilometres Race Walk BRONZE Antonietta Di Martino Women High jump BRONZE
Finalists Italy national athletics team ranked 17th (with 9 finalists) in the ''IAAF placing table''. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.RankCountry45678Pts17  Italy001  10232 '''25'''
Results For the Italian national team participated at the events 35 athletes, 20 men and 15 women.===Men (20)===;Track eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank100 mSimone Collio10.494did not advanceFabio Cerutti10.36310.377did not advanceEmanuele Di Gregorio10.35210.264did not advance200 mMatteo GalvanDNSDNSdid not advance400 mMatteo Galvan45.862446.8724did not advance800 mLukas Rifesser1:53.3118did not advance1500 mChristian Obrist3:43:418did not advance5000 mDaniele Meucci13:37:4914did not advance20km walkIvano BrugnettiDNFDNFJean-Jacques Nkouloukidi1:23:0721Giorgio Rubino1:19:50350km walkDiego Cafagna4:08:0428Marco De Luca3:46:317Alex SchwazerDNFDNF4 × 100 m relayItalyRoberto DonatiSimone CollioEmanuele Di GregorioFabio Cerutti38:52138:546;Field eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankPole vaultGiuseppe Gibilisco5.6555.657Triple jumpFabrizio Donato15.8141did not advanceDaniele Greco16.1834did not advanceFabrizio Schembri16.8815did not advanceHigh jumpGiulio Ciotti2.2792.2311Hammer throwNicola Vizzoni76.95773.709===Women (15)===;Track eventsEventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank400 mLibania Grenot51.45250.854did not advance800 mDaniela Reina2:06:305did not advanceElisa Cusma2:02:3312:00:6111:58:8165000 mSilvia Weissteiner15:20:881215:09:7473000 m s'chaseElena Romagnolo9:56:6114did not advance20km WalkElisa Rigaudo1:31:528Valentina Trapletti1:35:33174 × 400 m relayItalyMarta MilaniDaniela ReinaMaria Enrica SpaccaLibania Grenot3:31:055did not advance;Field and combined eventsEventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankHigh jumpAntonietta Di Martino1.9541.993Pole vaultAnna Giordano Bruno4.5013did not advanceTriple jumpMagdelín Martínez13.8721did not advanceHammer throwClarissa Claretti70.011271.568Hammer throwSilvia Salis68.5517did not advanceChiara Rosa17.8916did not advance
References
External links * Official competition website