| Rk |
Event |
Participants |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Top Medalist(s) |
| 1 |
Men's 100 metres |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
Men's 200 metres |
28 |
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
Pietro Mennea (2 medals) |
| 3 |
Men's 400 metres |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 4 |
Men's 800 metres |
23 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
Mario Lanzi and Emilio Lunghi (1 medal) |
| 5 |
Men's 1,500 metres |
24 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
Luigi Beccali (2 medals) |
| 6 |
Men's 5,000 metres |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
Men's 5 mile |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 8 |
Men's 10,000 metres |
16 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Salvatore Antibo and Alberto Cova (1 medal) |
| 9 |
Men's Marathon |
52 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 athletes with 1 medal |
| 10 |
Men's 110 metres Hurdles |
18 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Eddy Ottoz (1 medal) |
| 11 |
Men's 400 metres Hurdles |
15 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Salvatore Morale (1 medal) |
| 12 |
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase |
18 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
Ernesto Ambrosini and Alessandro Lambruschini (1 medal) |
| 13 |
Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 14 |
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay |
59 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
12 athletes with 1 medal |
| 15 |
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay |
45 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
4 athletes with 1 medal |
| 16 |
Men's 3,000 metres, Team |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 |
Men's 3 mile, Team |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 18 |
Men's 3,000 metres Walk |
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
Ugo Frigerio (1 medal) |
| 19 |
Men's 10 kilometres Walk |
9 |
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
Ugo Frigerio (2 medals) |
| 20 |
Men's 20 kilometres Walk |
22 |
2 |
|
3 |
5 |
Maurizio Damilano (3 medals) |
| 21 |
Men's 50 kilometres Walk |
25 |
3 |
|
3 |
6 |
Abdon Pamich (2 medals) |
| 22 |
Men's Cross-Country, Individual |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 23 |
Men's Cross-Country, Team |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 24 |
Men's High Jump |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 25 |
Men's Pole Vault |
8 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Giuseppe Gibilisco (1 medal) |
| 26 |
Men's Long Jump |
15 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Giovanni Evangelisti (1 medal) |
| 27 |
Men's Standing Long Jump |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 28 |
Men's Triple Jump |
9 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
Giuseppe Gentile and Fabrizio Donato (1 medal) |
| 29 |
Men's Shot Put |
10 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
Alessandro Andrei (1 medal) |
| 30 |
Men's Discus Throw |
18 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Adolfo Consolini (2 medals) |
| 31 |
Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 32 |
Men's Hammer Throw |
16 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
Nicola Vizzoni (1 medal) |
| 33 |
Men's Javelin Throw |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 34 |
Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 35 |
Men's Pentathlon |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 36 |
Men's Pentathlon (Ancient) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 37 |
Men's Decathlon |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 38 |
Women's 100 metres |
14 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Giuseppina Leone (1 medal) |
| 39 |
Women's 200 metres |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 40 |
Women's 400 metres |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 41 |
Women's 800 metres |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 42 |
Women's 1,500 metres |
6 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
Gabriella Dorio and Paola Pigni (1 medal) |
| 43 |
Women's 3,000 metres |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 44 |
Women's 5,000 metres |
5 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Roberta Brunet (1 medal) |
| 45 |
Women's 10,000 metres |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 46 |
Women's Marathon |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 47 |
Women's 80 metres Hurdles |
6 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
Ondina Valla (1 medal) |
| 48 |
Women's 100 metres Hurdles |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 49 |
Women's 400 metres Hurdles |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 50 |
Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 51 |
Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 52 |
Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 53 |
Women's 10 kilometres Walk |
4 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
Elisabetta Perrone (1 medal) |
| 54 |
Women's 20 kilometres Walk |
6 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Elisa Rigaudo (1 medal) |
| 55 |
Women's High Jump |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Sara Simeoni (3 medals) |
| 56 |
Women's Long Jump |
6 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
Fiona May (2 medals) |
| 57 |
Women's Triple Jump |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 58 |
Women's Shot Put |
5 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
Amelia Piccinini (1 medal) |
| 59 |
Women's Discus Throw |
6 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
Edera Cordiale-Gentile (1 medal) |
| 60 |
Women's Hammer Throw |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 61 |
Women's Javelin Throw |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 62 |
Women's Pentathlon |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 63 |
Women's Heptathlon |
2 |
|
|
|
|
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