title: Italy at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Italy at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Italy competed at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Sevilla, Spain from 20 to 29 August 1999.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Athlete | Gendre | Event | Medal |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Fabrizio Mori | Men | 400 Metres Hurdles | Gold |
  | Ivano Brugnetti | Men | 50 Kilometres Race Walk | Gold |
  | Vincenzo Modica | Men | Marathon | Silver |
  | Fiona May | Women | Long Jump | Silver |
  
  ## Finalists
  
  The largest team ranked 9th (with 13 finalists) in the IAAF placing table. Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists.
  
  | Rank | Country | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Italy participated with 66 athletes by winning three medals.
  
  ### Men (30)
  
  Track and field events :
  
  | Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 m | Stefano Tilli | Quarter | (5. nel 1qf with 10.26, 4. in 3b with 10.35) |
  | 800 m | Andrea Longo | 6th | with 1:45.33 (2. in 1sf with 1:45.65, 1. in 3b with 1:45.01) |
  | 1500 m | Giuseppe D'Urso | Haat | (13. in 3b with 3:50.71) |
  | 5000 m | Salvatore Vincenti | Haat | (15. in 2b with 14:03.36) |
  | Marathon | Vincenzo Modica | 2nd | with 2h14:03 |
  | Marathon | Danilo Goffi | 5th | with 2h14:50 |
  | Marathon | Daniele Caimmi | 10th | with 2h16:23 |
  | Marathon | Roberto Barbi | 20th | with 2h18:13 |
  | Marathon | Giovanni Ruggiero | 25th | with 2h19:34 |
  | 3000 m st | Giuseppe Maffei | 10th | with 8:22.65 (3. in 3b with 8:15.19) |
  | 110 m hs | Andrea Giocondi | Quarter | (6. nel 4qf with 13.61, 6. in 6b with 13.71) |
  | 110 m hs | Emiliano Pizzoli | Haat | (6. in 4b with 13.79) |
  | 400 m hs | Fabrizio Mori | 1st | with 47.72 (2. in 2sf with 48.29, 1. in 3b with 49.07) |
  | Pole vault | Maurilio Mariani | Qual. | with 5.40 |
  | Long jump | Nicola Trentin | Qual. | with 7.70 |
  | Triple jump | Paolo Camossi | 5th | with 17.29 (16.79 in qual.) |
  | Shot put | Paolo Dal Soglio | Qual. | with 19.48 |
  | Discus throw | Diego Fortuna | Qual. | with 58.52 |
  | Hammer throw | Nicola Vizzoni | 7th | with 78.31 (75.81 in qual.) |
  | Hammer throw | Loris Paoluzzi | Qual. | with 74.26 |
  | 20 km walk | Alessandro Gandellini | 5th | with 1h24:51 |
  | 20 km walk | Giovanni De Benedictis | 8th | with 1h25:33 |
  | 20 km walk | Michele Didoni | 10th | with 1h26:00 |
  | 50 km walk | Ivano Brugnetti | 1st | with 3h47:54 |
  | 50 km walk | Arturo Di Mezza | 6th | with 3h53:50 |
  | 50 km walk | Giovanni Perricelli | DNF | NM |
  | 4 × 100 m relay | National Team Luca Verdecchia Massimiliano Donati Maurizio Checcucci Andrea Colombo | Haat | (3. in 1b with 38.98) |
  
  ### Women (13)
  
  Track and field events :
  
  | Event | Athlete | Result | Performances |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 200 m | Manuela Levorato | Haat | (7. in 1sf with 22.70, 4. nel 2qf with 22.60, 3. in 6b with 22.91) |
  | 400 m | Virna De Angeli | Quarter | 7. nel 3qf with 52.78, 4. in 1b with 52.60) |
  | 800 m | Patrizia Spuri | Haat | (4. in 2b with 2:01.00) |
  | 400 m hs | Monica Niederstatter | Semi | (8. in 2sf with 55.57, 5. in 3b with 55.10) |
  | Long jump | Fiona May | 2nd | with 6.94 (7.04 in qual.) |
  | Shot put | Mara Rosolen | Qual. | with 17.84 |
  | Heptathlon | Gertrud Bacher | 14th | with 6.055 pts |
  | 20 km walk | Erica Alfridi | 6th | with 1h32:04 |
  | 20 km walk | Elisabetta Perrone | 21st | with 1h36:24 |
  | 20 km walk | Rossella Giordano | 27th | with 1h38:06 |
  | 20 km walk | Annarita Sidoti | DNF | NM |
  | 4 × 400 m relay | National Team Virna De Angeli Patrizia Spuri Francesca Carbone Monica Niederstatter Danielle Perpoli | 8th | with 3:29.56 (2. in 3b with 3:31.67) |
  