Italy competed at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico and won 10 medals.[1]
| Italy at the 1979 Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| in Mexico City | |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
In this edition Pietro Mennea established the world record of the 200 metres, holder till 1996, when Michael Johnson broke it.
Medals edit
| Sport | 
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Tot. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 Fencing |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Swimming |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Details edit
| Sport |
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| Athletics
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| 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
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Marcello Guarducci (100 m freestyle) | Men's 4×200 metres freestyle | |
| Fencing
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Squadra fioretto maschile | ||
References edit
- ^ "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.