Italy at The 1972 Summer Olympics - Athletics

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Franco Arese
  • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Franco Arese
  • Heat — 3:44.0
  • Semifinals — 3:41.1 (→ did not advance)

• Gianni del Buono
  • Heat — 3:40.8
  • Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, and Pietro Mennea
  • Heat — 39.29s
  • Semifinals — 39.21s
  • Final — 39.14s (→ 8th place)

Men's High Jump

• Enzo del Forno
  • Qualifying Round — 2.15m
  • Final — 2.15m (→ 10th place)

• Marco Schivo
  • Qualifying Round — 2.15m
  • Final — 2.10m (→ 17th place)