Men | Event | Athlete | Performance | | 100 metres | Ennio Preatoni | 10.6 | | 200 metres | Giacomo Puosi | 21.2 | | 400 metres | Furio Fusi | 47.0 | | 800 metres | Gianni Del Buono | 1:49.0 | | 1500 metres | Francesco Arese | 3:44.3 | | 5000 metres | Giuseppe Ardizzone | 14:06.0 | | 10,000 metres | Giuseppe Cindolo | 30:07.4 | | 110 metres hurdles | Sergio Liani | 14.2 | | 400 metres hurdles | Sergio Bello | 50.7 | | 3000 metres steeplechase | Umberto Risi | 8:42.2 | | High jump | Erminio Azzaro | 2.13 | | Pole vault | Renato Dionisi | 5.35 | | Long jump | Domenico Fontanella | 7.50w | | Triple jump | Giuseppe Gentile | 16.15 | | Shot put | Renato Bergonzoni | 17.39 | | Discus throw | Silvano Simeon | 58.54 | | Hammer throw | Mario Vecchiato | 68.40 | | Javelin throw | Renzo Cramerotti | 79.78* | | Decathlon | Sergio Rossetti | 6495 | | Half Marathon | Giocchino De Palma | 1:04:11# | | Marathon | Toni Ritsch | 02:26:58 | | 10,000 metres track walk | - | - | | 20 km road walk | Vittorio Visini | 01:25:26 | | 50 km road walk | Vittorio Visini | 04:30:54 | | Cross country (long course) | Giovanni Pizzi | | | Cross country (short course) | Francesco Arese | | | Women | Event | Athlete | Performance | | 100 metres | Cecilia Molinari | 12.3 | | 200 metres | Maria Bruni | 25.0 | | 400 metres | Armida Giumanini | 55.7 | | 800 metres | Donata Govoni | 2:07.2 | | 1500 metres | Paola Pigni | 4:16.8 | | 3000 metres | - | - | | 100 metres hurdles | Antonella Battaglia | 14.3 | | 400 metres hurdles | - | - | | 3000 metres steeplechase | - | - | | High jump | Sara Simeoni | 1.73 | | Pole vault | - | - | | Long jump | Mariella Baucia | 5.82 | | Triple jump | - | - | | Shot put | Silvana Forcellini | 13.92 | | Discus throw | Roberta Grottini | 47.76 | | Hammer throw | - | - | | Javelin throw | Giuliana Amici | 44.02* | | Pentathlon | Magaly Vettorazzo | 4342p | | Marathon | - | - | | Cross country (long course) | Paola Pigni | | |
