Italy at the
1979 Summer Universiade
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.
Athletics2147
Fencing0101
Swimming1012
Total 32510

Details

Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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)
Flavio Borghi
Alfonso Di Guida
Stefano Malinverni
Roberto Tozzi
(Men's 4×400 metres relay)
Sara Simeoni (high jump)
Swimming Marcello Guarducci (100 m freestyle)Men's 4×200 metres freestyle
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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