title: Italy at the 1986 European Athletics Championships
text: # Italy at the 1986 European Athletics Championships
  
  Italy competed at the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, from 26 to 31 August 1986.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Athlete | Event |
  | - | - |
  | Stefano Mei | Men's 10,000 m |
  | Gelindo Bordin | Men's marathon |
  | Stefano Mei | Men's 5000 m |
  | Alberto Cova | Men's 10,000 m |
  | Orlando Pizzolato | Men's marathon |
  | Francesco Panetta | Men's 3000 m steeplechase |
  | Maurizio Damilano | Men's 20 km walk |
  | Laura Fogli | Women's marathon |
  | Salvatore Antibo | Men's 10,000 m |
  | Giovanni Evangelisti | Men's Long jump |
  
  ## Top eight
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | 5000 m | 4×100 m relay | 4×400 m relay | 20 km walk | Shot put |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Stefano Mei | | | | | |
  | Alberto Cova | 8 | | | | |
  | Salvatore Antibo | | | | | |
  | Francesco Panetta | | | | | |
  | Relay team Antonio Ullo Carlo Simionato Pierfrancesco Pavoni Stefano Tilli | | 4 | | | |
  | Relay team Giovanni Bongiorni Mauro Zuliani Vito Petrella Roberto Ribaud | | | 6 | | |
  | Gelindo Bordin | | | | | |
  | Orlando Pizzolato | | | | | |
  | Maurizio Damilano | | | | | |
  | Walter Arena | | | | 5 | |
  | Giovanni Evangelisti | | | | | |
  | Alessandro Andrei | | | | | 4 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 10,000 m | 100 m hs | 400 m hs | 4×100 m relay | 4×400 m relay | Marathon | 10 km walk | High jump | Long jump | Shot put | Discus throw | Javelin throw | Heptathlon |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Relay team Marisa Masullo Cosetta Campana Giuseppina Cirulli Erica Rossi | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Laura Fogli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  