Italian Athletics Federation

{{Short description|Governing body for athletics in Italy}}

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

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.coni.it/it/federazioni-sportive-nazionali/federazione-italiana-atletica-leggera-fidal.html|title=La storia della Fidal|publisher=coni.it|language=it|access-date=20 September 2018}}

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!Date !!Initials !!Full name !!English translation !! Notes

4 August 1897UPTUnione Podistica TorineseTurinese Running Union
1 April 1899UPIUnione Podistica Italiana,
then Federazione Podistica Italiana
on 21 October 1906F.P.I. This year is considered to be the foundation year of the federation, upon the initiative of La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Italian Running Union
8 October 1909FISAFederazione Italiana Sports AtleticiItalian Athletic Sports FederationFrom 21 December 1924 to 27 May 1925 some sports clubs broke away forming the Unione Italiana Sports Atletici (UISA).
12 December 1926FIDALFederazione Italiana di Atletica LeggeraItalian Athletics FederationFrom 1923 to 1928 the female activity was organized by the Federazione Italiana Atletica Femminile (FIAF).

Presidents

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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{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/31-01-2021/fidal-stefano-mei-nuovo-presidente-l-atletica-gioia-ora-discontinuita-400294536569.shtml|title=Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"|publisher=gazzetta.it|language=it|date=31 January 2021|accessdate=2 February 2021}}

Technical Directors

Since 1920 the technical directors of the Italian national team have been the following.{{cite web|url=http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf|title=Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010|publisher=asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com|language=it|accessdate=4 April 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828003321/http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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

See also

References

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