title: Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
text: # Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
  
  Italy competed at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018.
  
  ## Medals
  
  | Medal | Date | Event | Athlete |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | 7 August | Men's 10,000 m | Yeman Crippa |
  | Bronze | 9 August | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Yohanes Chiappinelli |
  | Bronze | 11 August | Women's 20 km walk | Antonella Palmisano |
  | Silver | 12 August | Women's Marathon Cup | Sara Dossena Catherine Bertone Fatna Maraoui Laura Gotti |
  | Bronze | 12 August | Men's marathon | Yassine Rachik |
  | 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).
  
  | 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, and FIDAL has announced the names of the athletes already selected for the race walk team for the European Championships 2018.
  
  | Event | Men | Women |
  | - | - | - |
  | Marathon | Daniele Meucci Stefano La Rosa Eyob Faniel Yassine Rachik | Catherine Bertone Sara Dossena Valeria Straneo Giovanna Epis Fatna Maraoui Laura Gotti Anna Incerti (reserve) |
  | Race walk | Marco De Luca | Antonella Palmisano |
  
  ## Team
  
  On 19 July 2018, the complete team was announced: 49 men, 40 women, the largest team since the 95 athletes of Munchen 2002. It remains to select a seventh athlete for the men's 4 × 400 m relay. On 27 July 2018 the selection of three other male athletes was announced, the total therefore reaches 92 (52 men and 40 women).
  
  Italy closes with 4 medalists, 18 finalists (excluding teams), and 9 first of those not admitted to the final.
  
  