Italian Athletics Federation

The Italian Athletics Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, FIDAL), is the governing body for athletics in Italy since 1906.

Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera
Sport Athletics
JurisdictionItaly
AbbreviationFIDAL
Founded21 October 1906 (21 October 1906)
AffiliationWorld Athletics
Affiliation date1913
Regional affiliationEuropean Athletics
HeadquartersRome
PresidentStefano Mei
Official website
www.fidal.it
Italy

The Italian Federation, founded on 21 October 1906, on initiative of La Gazzetta dello Sport, as Federazione Podistica Italiana (FPI), has been recognised by International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), now World Athletics, since its Berlin Congress in 1913.

History

FIDAL assumed its current name in 1926, previously it was as described in the following table.[1]

DateInitialsFull nameEnglish translationNotes
4 August 1897UPTUnione Podistica TorineseTurinese Running Union
1 April 1899UPIUnione Podistica Italiana,
then Federazione Podistica Italiana
on 21 October 1906[2]		 Italian Running Union
8 October 1909FISAFederazione Italiana Sports AtleticiItalian Athletic Sports Federation[3]
12 December 1926FIDALFederazione Italiana di Atletica LeggeraItalian Athletics Federation[4]

Presidents
ElectionAssemblyPresident
1926 - 1927Alberto Buriani
1927 - 1929Leandro Arpinati
1929 - 1930Augusto Turati
1930 - 1943Luigi Ridolfi
1943Gaetano Simoni
1944Gaetano Simoni
1944Virgilio Tommasi
1945Angelo Vigani
18.2.1946Assembly of FlorenceBruno Zauli
10.3.1957Assembly of MilanLuigi Ridolfi
31.5.1958Vice presidentGaetano Simoni
22.2.1959Assembly of TrentoGaetano Simoni
5.3.1961Assembly of IschiaGiosuè Poli
8.4.1969Vice presidentVittorio Brunori
7.12.1969Assembly of RomePrimo Nebiolo
8.2.1989Vice presidentAdriano Rossi
23.4.1989Assembly of FlorenceGianni Gola
29.11.1992Assembly of IserniaGianni Gola
20.11.1994Assembly of RomeGianni Gola
17.11.1996Assembly of RiminiGianni Gola
8.12.1998Assembly of FerraraGianni Gola
28.1.2001Assembly of Chianciano TermeGianni Gola
27.11.2004Assembly of Chianciano TermeFranco Arese
23.11.2008Assembly of TurinFranco Arese
2.12.2012Assembly of MilanAlfio Giomi
31.1.2021Assembly of RomeStefano Mei[5]

Technical Directors

Since 1920 the technical directors of the Italian national team have been the following.[6]

PeriodMenWomenOnly
1920Platt Adams
1921-1923Matilde Candiani
1924Emilio LunghiAnita Podestà Vivarelli
1925-1926Massimo Cartasegna
1927-1928Jeno Gaspar
1932Adolfo Contoli
1929-1935Marina Zanetti
1933-1934Ove Andersen
Martti Jarvinen
Paavo Karikko
Veikko Renko
1935-1939Boyd Comstock
1946-1947Lidia Bongiovanni
1946-1961Giorgio Oberweger
1962-1963Lauro BononciniAugusto Lorenzoni
1964-1968Giorgio Oberweger
1969Sandro CalvesiMarcello Pagani
1970Marcello Pagani
1971-1974Bruno Cacchi
1975-1986Enzo RossiSandro Giovannelli
1987-1988Enzo RossiElio Locatelli
1989-1994Elio Locatelli
1995-2000Giampaolo LenziDino Ponchio
2001-2004Roberto FrinolliAugusto D'Agostino
2005-2007Nicola Silvaggi
2008-2012Franceco Uguagliati
2013-2016Massimo Magnani
2017-2018Elio Locatelli
2019–presentAntonio La Torre

See also

References
  1. "La storia della Fidal" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. F.P.I. This year is considered to be the foundation year of the federation, upon the initiative of La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  3. From 21 December 1924 to 27 May 1925 some sports clubs broke away forming the Unione Italiana Sports Atletici (UISA).
  4. From 1923 to 1928 the female activity was organized by the Federazione Italiana Atletica Femminile (FIAF).
  5. "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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