Italy at the 1979 Summer Universiade
# Italy at the 1979 Summer Universiade

Italy competed at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico and won 10 medals.

In this edition Pietro Mennea established the world record of the 200 metres, holder till 1996, when Michael Johnson broke it.

## Medals

| Sport | | | | Tot. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |

## Details

| Sport | | | |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletics |
| Athletics | Pietro Mennea (200 m) | Mariano Scartezzini (3000 m steeplechase) | Michele Cina (3000 m steeplechase) |
| Athletics | Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Gianfranco Lazzer Pietro Mennea (Men's 4×100 metres relay) | Mariano Scartezzini (3000 m steeplechase) | Roberto Mazzucato (triple jump) |
| Athletics | Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Gianfranco Lazzer Pietro Mennea (Men's 4×100 metres relay) | Mariano Scartezzini (3000 m steeplechase) | Flavio Borghi Alfonso Di Guida Stefano Malinverni Roberto Tozzi (Men's 4×400 metres relay) |
| Athletics | Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Gianfranco Lazzer Pietro Mennea (Men's 4×100 metres relay) | Mariano Scartezzini (3000 m steeplechase) | Sara Simeoni (high jump) |
| Swimming | Marcello Guarducci (100 m freestyle) | | Men's 4×200 metres freestyle |
| Fencing | | Squadra fioretto maschile | |
