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Italy at the
1979 Summer Universiade
Italy at the; 1979 Summer Universiade
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 5 Total 10
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)
	1959; 1961; 1963; 1965; 1967; 1970; 1973; 1975; 1977; 1979; 1981; 1983; 1985; 1987; 1989; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2021;

Italy competed at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico and won 10 medals.^[1]

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

Medals

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

Swimming	Marcello Guarducci (100 m freestyle)		Men's 4×200 metres freestyle

Fencing		Squadra fioretto maschile

^ "Medaglie vinte dalle rappresentative italiane alle Universiadi Estive" (PDF) (in Italian). cusi.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2012.