Athletics in Italy is the 7th most popular participation sport, practiced by 995,000 people.
The governing body of Athletics in Italy is Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera affiliated to European federation, the European Athletic Association (EAA), international federation, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), which in turn is a member of International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The lists are updated to 7-Jun-2025, and regards to the 22 Olympic events. For high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump and shot put performance also affects indoor competitions, measures are identified by (i) in the tables.
<small>(1)</small> Not approved by World Athletics as it was obtained in a regional competition.