Italy at the 2022 World Games

Italy competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Italy won 13 gold medals, 24 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. The country finished in 4th place in the medal table.

Italy at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors185 (106 men and 79 women) in 28 sports
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
13
Silver
24
Bronze
12
Total
49
World Games appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Silvia Semeraro Karate Women's kumite 68 kg 9 July
  Gold Duccio Marsili Track speed skating Men's 1000 m sprint 9 July
  Gold Francesco Ippolito Lifesaving Men's 200 m super lifesaver 10 July
  Gold Federica Volpini Lifesaving Women's 100 m manikin tow fins 11 July
  Gold Duccio Marsili Road speed skating Men's 1 lap 11 July
  Gold Duccio Marsili Track speed skating Men's 200 m time trial 8 July
  Gold Carola Garra Powerlifting Women's middleweight 8 July
  Gold Chiara Rebagliati Archery Women's recurve individual 12 July
  Gold Sara Cutini
Matteo Falera
Davide Nacci
Marcello Patteri
Francesco Sebastio
Aerobic gymnastics Group 13 July
  Gold Sofia Raffaeli Rhythmic gymnastics Clubs 13 July
  Gold Cinzia Noziglia Archery Women's individual barebow 15 July
  Gold Rebecca Tarlazzi Artistic roller skating Women's singles 17 July
  Gold Sveva Melillo Muaythai Women's 54 kg 17 July
  Silver Duccio Marsili Track speed skating Men's 500 m sprint 8 July
  Silver Asja Varani Track speed skating Women's 200 m time trial 8 July
  Silver Debora Pacini
Francesco Galuppo
Dancesport Standard 9 July
  Silver Francesco Ippolito Lifesaving Men's 200 m obstacle swim 10 July
  Silver Fabio Pezzotti Lifesaving Men's 100 m manikin carry fins 10 July
  Silver Mauro Ferro
Simone Locchi
Francesco Ippolito
Davide Marchese
Lifesaving Men's 4 × 50 m obstacle relay 10 July
  Silver Anna Pirovano Lifesaving Women's 200 m obstacle 10 July
  Silver Paola Lanzilotti Lifesaving Women's 200 m super lifesaver 10 July
  Silver Helene Giovanelli Lifesaving Women's 50 m manikin carry 11 July
  Silver Mauro Ferro
Fabio Pezzotti
Francesco Ippolito
Simone Locchi
Lifesaving Men's 4 × 25 m manikin carry relay 11 July
  Silver Davide Marchese
Fabio Pezzotti
Simone Locchi
Francesco Ippolito
Lifesaving Men's 4 × 50 m medley relay 11 July
  Silver Paola Lanzilotti Lifesaving Women's 100 m manikin tow fins 11 July
  Silver Francesco Ippolito Lifesaving Men's 50 m manikin carry 11 July
  Silver Andrea Consolini Parkour Men's speedrun 11 July
  Silver Sofia Raffaeli Rhythmic gymnastics Ball 12 July
  Silver Sofia Raffaeli Rhythmic gymnastics Hoop 12 July
  Silver Sara Cutini
Davide Nacci
Francesco Sebastio
Aerobic gymnastics Trio 13 July
  Silver Marika Depetris Boules sports Women's lyonnaise precision shooting 13 July
  Silver Brando Caruso Water skiing Men's slalom 15 July
  Silver Stefano Comollo Water skiing Men's wakeboard 16 July
  Silver Alessandro Liberatore Artistic roller skating Men's singles 17 July
  Silver Giovanni Piccolantonio
Asya Sofia Testoni
Artistic roller skating Couple dance 17 July
  Bronze Angelo Crescenzo Karate Men's kumite 60 kg 8 July
  Bronze Giuseppe Bramante Track speed skating Men's 10,000 m elimination race 10 July
  Bronze Enzo Nardozza Lifesaving Men's 200 m obstacle swim 10 July
  Bronze Federico Gilardi Lifesaving Men's 200 m super lifesaver 10 July
  Bronze Silvia Meschiari Lifesaving Women's 200 m super lifesaver 10 July
  Bronze Helene Giovanelli
Lucrezia Fabretti
Francesca Pasquino
Silvia Meschiari
Lifesaving Women's 4 × 50 m obstacle relay 10 July
  Bronze Helene Giovanelli
Lucrezia Fabretti
Francesca Pasquino
Federica Volpini
Lifesaving Women's 4 × 50 m medley relay 11 July
  Bronze Francesca Parrello Powerlifting Women's heavyweight 9 July
  Bronze Duccio Marsili Road speed skating Men's 100 m 10 July
  Bronze Asja Varani Road speed skating Women's 100 m 10 July
  Bronze Marco Morello Archery Men's recurve individual 12 July
  Bronze Gaia Gamba Boules sports Women's lyonnaise progressive shooting 12 July

Invitational sports

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Alfonso Barbarisi Wushu Men's jianshu & qiangshu 13 July
  Silver Men's team Flag football Men's tournament July 14

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Aerobic gymnastics 6 8 14
Air sports 5 0 5
Archery 2 2 4
Artistic roller skating 2 3 5
Boules sports 0 2 2
Bowling 2 0 2
Canoe marathon 1 1 2
Canoe polo 8 8 16
Cue sports 1 0 1
Dancesport 4 6 10
Finswimming 1 0 1
Fistball 10 0 10
Flag football 12 12 24
Inline hockey 14 0 14
Ju-jitsu 1 0 1
Karate 3 2 5
Kickboxing 1 0 1
Lifesaving 9 8 17
Muaythai 1 1 2
Parkour 1 0 1
Powerlifting 2 3 5
Rhythmic gymnastics 2 2
Road speed skating
Track speed skating
2 2 4
Softball 0 13 13
Tug of war 12 4 16
Water skiing 4 2 6
Wushu 2 0 2
Total 106 79 185

Aerobic gymnastics

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Italy won two medals in aerobic gymnastics.[2][3]

Air sports

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Italy competed in air sports and drone racing.[4][5]

Archery

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Italy won three medals in archery.[6][7][8]

Artistic roller skating

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Italy won three medals in artistic roller skating.[9][10]

Boules sports

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Italy won two medals in boules sports.[11]

Bowling

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Italy competed in bowling.[12]

Canoe marathon

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Italy competed in canoe marathon.[13]

Canoe polo

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Italy competed in canoe polo.[14]

Cue sports

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Italy competed in cue sports.[15]

Dancesport

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Italy won one silver medal in dancesport.[16]

Finswimming

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Italy competed in finswimming.[17]

Fistball

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Italy competed in fistball.[18]

Flag football

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Italy won one silver medal in flag football.[19][20]

Inline hockey

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Italy competed in the inline hockey tournament.[21]

Ju-jitsu

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Italy competed in ju-jitsu.[22]

Karate

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Italy won two medals in karate.[23][24][25]

Men
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mattia Busato Men's kata   Ujihara (SUI)
W 24.98–24.20
  Díaz (VEN)
W 25.38–24.48
  Quintero (ESP)
L 25.12–26.08
2 Q   Moto (JPN)
L 25.52–27.12
  Tozaki (USA)
L 25.92–26.20
4
Angelo Crescenzo Men's kumite 60 kg   Ayoub Anis (ALG)
L 1–1
  Ruiz (USA)
W 5–1
  Assadilov (KAZ)
D 0–0
2 Q   Brose (BRA)
L 2–4
  Shaaban (KUW)
W 1–1
 
Luca Maresca Men's kumite 67 kg   Tadissi (HUN)
W 1–0
  Velozo (CHI)
W 1–0
  Hernandez (USA)
W 9–1
1 Q   Figueira (BRA)
L 0–1
  Xenos (GRE)
L 0–1
4
Women
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carola Casale Women's kata   Jüttner (GER)
W 24.34–23.60
  Anacan (NZL)
W 24.66–23.58
  Sánchez (ESP)
L 25.00–26.40
2 Q   Ono (JPN)
L 25.08–26.34
  Lau (HKG)
L 25.54–26.28
4
Silvia Semeraro Women's kumite 68 kg   Buchinger (AUT)
W 4–2
  Bratic (CAN)
W 4–0
  Lingl (USA)
W 3–0
1 Q   Zaretska (AZE)
W 3–1
  Buchinger (AUT)
W 4–1
 

Kickboxing

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Italy competed in kickboxing.[26]

Athlete Category Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/Bronze medal bout
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alessio Zeloni Men's 75 kg   Pečnik (SLO)
W 3–0
  Moshe (ISR)
L 1–2
  Dvořáček (CZE)
L WO
4

Lifesaving

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Italy won 17 medals in lifesaving.[27]

Muaythai

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Italy won one gold medal in muaythai.[28]

Parkour

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Italy won one silver medal in parkour.[29][30]

Powerlifting

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Italy won two medals in powerlifting.[31]

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Italy won three medals in rhythmic gymnastics.[6][32]

Road speed skating

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Italy won three medals in road speed skating.[33]

Softball

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Italy finished in 7th place in the softball tournament.[34]

Track speed skating

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Italy won five medals in track speed skating.[35]

Tug of war

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Italy competed in tug of war.[36]

Water skiing

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Italy won two medals in water skiing / wakeboarding.[7][37]

Wushu

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Italy won one silver medal in wushu.[38]

References

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