The Italian Athletics Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera, FIDAL), is the governing body for athletics in Italy since 1906.
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| Sport |  Athletics |
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| Jurisdiction | Italy |
| Abbreviation | FIDAL |
| Founded | 21 October 1906 |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Affiliation date | 1913 |
| Regional affiliation | European Athletics |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| President | Stefano Mei |
| Official website | |
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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
editFIDAL assumed its current name in 1926, previously it was as described in the following table.[1]
| Date | Initials | Full name | English translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1897 | UPT | Unione Podistica Torinese | Turinese Running Union | |
| 1 April 1899 | UPI | Unione Podistica Italiana, then Federazione Podistica Italiana on 21 October 1906[2] |
Italian Running Union | |
| 8 October 1909 | FISA | Federazione Italiana Sports Atletici | Italian Athletic Sports Federation | [3] |
| 12 December 1926 | FIDAL | Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera | Italian Athletics Federation | [4] |
Presidents
edit| Election | Assembly | President |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 - 1927 | Alberto Buriani | |
| 1927 - 1929 | Leandro Arpinati | |
| 1929 - 1930 | Augusto Turati | |
| 1930 - 1943 | Luigi Ridolfi | |
| 1943 | Gaetano Simoni | |
| 1944 | Gaetano Simoni | |
| 1944 | Virgilio Tommasi | |
| 1945 | Angelo Vigani | |
| 18.2.1946 | Assembly of Florence | Bruno Zauli |
| 10.3.1957 | Assembly of Milan | Luigi Ridolfi |
| 31.5.1958 | Vice president | Gaetano Simoni |
| 22.2.1959 | Assembly of Trento | Gaetano Simoni |
| 5.3.1961 | Assembly of Ischia | Giosuè Poli |
| 8.4.1969 | Vice president | Vittorio Brunori |
| 7.12.1969 | Assembly of Rome | Primo Nebiolo |
| 8.2.1989 | Vice president | Adriano Rossi |
| 23.4.1989 | Assembly of Florence | Gianni Gola |
| 29.11.1992 | Assembly of Isernia | Gianni Gola |
| 20.11.1994 | Assembly of Rome | Gianni Gola |
| 17.11.1996 | Assembly of Rimini | Gianni Gola |
| 8.12.1998 | Assembly of Ferrara | Gianni Gola |
| 28.1.2001 | Assembly of Chianciano Terme | Gianni Gola |
| 27.11.2004 | Assembly of Chianciano Terme | Franco Arese |
| 23.11.2008 | Assembly of Turin | Franco Arese |
| 2.12.2012 | Assembly of Milan | Alfio Giomi |
| 31.1.2021 | Assembly of Rome | Stefano Mei[5] |
Technical Directors
editSince 1920 the technical directors of the Italian national team have been the following.[6]
| Period | Men | Women | Only |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Platt Adams | ||
| 1921-1923 | Matilde Candiani | ||
| 1924 | Emilio Lunghi | Anita Podestà Vivarelli | |
| 1925-1926 | Massimo Cartasegna | ||
| 1927-1928 | Jeno Gaspar | ||
| 1932 | Adolfo Contoli | ||
| 1929-1935 | Marina Zanetti | ||
| 1933-1934 | Ove Andersen Martti Jarvinen Paavo Karikko Veikko Renko |
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| 1935-1939 | Boyd Comstock | ||
| 1946-1947 | Lidia Bongiovanni | ||
| 1946-1961 | Giorgio Oberweger | ||
| 1962-1963 | Lauro Bononcini | Augusto Lorenzoni | |
| 1964-1968 | Giorgio Oberweger | ||
| 1969 | Sandro Calvesi | Marcello Pagani | |
| 1970 | Marcello Pagani | ||
| 1971-1974 | Bruno Cacchi | ||
| 1975-1986 | Enzo Rossi | Sandro Giovannelli | |
| 1987-1988 | Enzo Rossi | Elio Locatelli | |
| 1989-1994 | Elio Locatelli | ||
| 1995-2000 | Giampaolo Lenzi | Dino Ponchio | |
| 2001-2004 | Roberto Frinolli | Augusto D'Agostino | |
| 2005-2007 | Nicola Silvaggi | ||
| 2008-2012 | Franceco Uguagliati | ||
| 2013-2016 | Massimo Magnani | ||
| 2017-2018 | Elio Locatelli | ||
| 2019–present | Antonio La Torre |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "La storia della Fidal" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ F.P.I. This year is considered to be the foundation year of the federation, upon the initiative of La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- ^ From 21 December 1924 to 27 May 1925 some sports clubs broke away forming the Unione Italiana Sports Atletici (UISA).
- ^ From 1923 to 1928 the female activity was organized by the Federazione Italiana Atletica Femminile (FIAF).
- ^ "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.