Stefano Baldini - Marathon Gold in Gothenburg (© Getty Images)
The Italian National Olympic Committee announced today that a team of 27 men and 22 women will take part in the athletics event at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Italy’s duo of defending Olympic champions Ivano Brugnetti (20km race walk) and Stefano Baldini (Marathon) will lead the team which also includes 2003 World Pole Vault champion Giuseppe Gibilisco and World silver medallists from Osaka Andrew Howe (Long Jump) and Antonietta Di Martino (High Jump).
Also in the team World bronze medallists Alex Schwazer (50km walk 2007), Olympic silver medallist Nicola Vizzoni (Hammer 2000), World bronze medallist Magdelin Martinez (triple jump 2003), European bronze medallist Elisa Rigaudo (20km walk 2006) and European Indoor champion Assunta Legnante (Shot Put 2007).
The Team
Men
100, 4x100 Fabio Cerutti
Simone Collio
400 Claudio Licciardello
1500 Christian Obrist
3000st Matteo Villani
HJ Andrea Bettinelli
Filippo Campioli
Alessandro Talotti
PV Giuseppe Gibilisco
LJ Andrew Howe
TJ Fabrizio Donato
DT Hannes Kirchler
HT Marco Lingua
Nicola Vizzoni
20km Race Walk Ivano Brugnetti
Giorgio Rubino
Jean Jacques Nkouloukidi
50km Race Walk Diego Cafagna
Marco De Luca
Alex Schwazer
4x100 Emanuele Di Gregorio
Jacques Riparelli
Massimiliano Donati
Maurizio Checcucci
Marathon Ottavio Andriani
Stefano Baldini
Ruggero Pertile
Women
100, 4x100 Anita Pistone
200, 4x100 Vincenza Calì
400 Libania Grenot
800 Elisa Cusma
5000 Silvia Weissteiner
100h Micol Cattaneo
3000st Elena Romagnolo
HJ Antonietta Di Martino
TJ Magdelin Martinez
SP Assunta Legnante
Chiara Rosa
HT Clarissa Claretti
Silvia Salis
JT Zahra Bani
Marathon Bruna Genovese
Anna Incerti
Vincenza Sicari
20km Race WalkElisa Rigaudo
4x100 Audrey Alloh
Giulia Arcioni
Manuela Grillo
Martina Giovanetti
