Not only Sinner, not only Antonelli, there are two other Italian athletes on the top of the world: Leonardo Fabbri in the shot put and Larissa Iapichino in the long jump

The list of Italians at the top of sport continues to grow, our athletes are increasingly higher in the international rankings: now Larissa Iapichino is the new world number 1 in the long jump and Leonardo Fabbri in the shot put. Great, we are proud of you!

Larissa Iapichino world number 1 in the long jump

Larissa Iapichino is truly in the history of Italian sport: with her victories, including the triumph at the European Championships in Birmingham, the Italian athlete has been number 1 in the world in the women’s long jump since 15 October, in the ranking drawn up by World Athletics.

The Italian record holder (7.12 metres) has in fact overtaken Tara Davis-Woodhall with an average of 1,358 points based on the 5 best results of the season (two first places and three seconds), thus closing a fairytale 2026 in the best possible way.

Leonardo Fabbri world number 1 in the shot put

Just a day later, yesterday 16 October, the world ranking of the men’s shot put was also updated, with our immense Leonardo Fabbri, already a double European champion, in first place.

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The blue now leads the ranking World Athletics with 1400 points, ahead of the Jamaican Rajindra Campbell (1397 points) and the American Jordan Geist (1370 points).

Sources: World Athletics/women’s long jump rankings / World Athletics/men’s shot put rankings / Firenze Atletica/Instagram