Italy at the 1979 Summer Universiade

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Italy at the
1979 Summer Universiade
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IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
5
Total
10
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)

Italy competed at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico and won 10 medals.[1]

In this edition Pietro Mennea established the world record of the 200 metres, holder till 1996, when Michael Johnson broke it.

Medals[]

Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tot.
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 2 1 4 7
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing 0 1 0 1
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 1 0 1 2
Total 3 2 5 10

Details[]

Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics
Pietro Mennea (200 m) Mariano Scartezzini (3000 m steeplechase) Michele Cina (3000 m steeplechase)
Luciano Caravani
Giovanni Grazioli
Gianfranco Lazzer
Pietro Mennea
(Men's 4×100 metres relay)		 Roberto Mazzucato (triple jump)

Alfonso Di Guida
Stefano Malinverni
Roberto Tozzi
(Men's 4×400 metres relay)
Sara Simeoni (high jump)
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Marcello Guarducci (100 m freestyle) Men's 4×200 metres freestyle
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing Squadra fioretto maschile

References[]

  1. ^ "Medaglie vinte dalle rappresentative italiane alle Universiadi Estive" (PDF) (in Italian). cusi.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2012.

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