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Italy at the 1978 European Athletics Championships

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Italy at the
1978 European Athletics Championships
WA codeITA
in Czechoslovakia Prague
Competitors43
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
5
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

Italy took 43 competitors to the 1978 European Athletics Championships which took place 29 August–3 September 1978 in Prague. Italy took five medals during the championships.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Event
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pietro Mennea Men's 100m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pietro Mennea Men's 200m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Venanzio Ortis Men's 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sara Simeoni Women's high jump
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Venanzio Ortis Men's 10,000m

Top eight

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Men

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Athlete
100 m
Pietro Mennea 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Venanzio Ortis 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Giuseppe Buttari 4
Relay team
 Giovanni Grazioli
 Luciano Caravani
 Stefano Curini
 Pietro Mennea
5
Relay team
 Roberto Tozzi
 Daniele Zanini
 Stefano Malinverni
 Pietro Mennea
7
Massimo Magnani 6
Maurizio Damilano 6
Roberto Buccione 8
Vittorio Visini 6
Sandro Bellucci 7
Edoardo Podberscek 7
Giampaolo Urlando 8

Women

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Athlete
Gabriella Dorio 6
Sara Simeoni 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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  • EAA official site