disco

Borrowed from Latin discus. Doublet of desco, which was inherited.


fondo

→ Ottoman Turkish: فوندو (fondo)


heptathlon

(athletics) Alternative spelling of eptathlon


corsa

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of correre (“to run”).


asta

(athletics) the pole used in pole-vaulting


mezza maratona

it-noun

mezza maratona f (plural mezze maratone)


frazione

Borrowed from Latin frāctiōnem (“the act of breaking”).


asticella

From asta + -icella (diminutive suffix).

(athletics) bar (in high jump and pole vault)


marciatore

it-noun

marciatore m (plural marciatori, feminine marciatrice)

marciatori (plural)
marciatrice (feminine)


centometrista

centometrista m or f by sense (masculine plural centometristi, feminine plural centometriste)

centometristi (masculine plural)
centometriste (feminine plural)

(athletics, swimming) an athlete who specializes in the 100 metres


atletica leggera

atletica leggera f (plural atletiche leggere)

(athletics) athletics (British), track and field (US)


eptathlon

eptatlon (alternative)
heptathlon (alternative)


mezzofondo

middle-distance running
middle-distance running


mezzofondista

mezzofondista m or f by sense (masculine plural mezzofondisti, feminine plural mezzofondiste)

mezzofondisti (masculine plural)
mezzofondiste (feminine plural)

middle-distance runner
middle-distance runner


ostacolista

ostacolista m or f by sense (masculine plural ostacolisti, feminine plural ostacoliste)

ostacolisti (masculine plural)
ostacoliste (feminine plural)


salto in lungo

salto in lungo m (plural salti in lungo)


salto con l'asta

salto con l'asta m (plural salti con l'asta)


siepista

siepista m or f by sense (masculine plural siepisti, feminine plural siepiste)

siepisti (masculine plural)
siepiste (feminine plural)


fondista

fondista m or f by sense (masculine plural fondisti, feminine plural fondiste)

fondisti (masculine plural)
fondiste (feminine plural)

long-distance runner
long-distance runner


lancio del peso

lancio del peso m (plural lanci del peso)


getto del peso

getto del peso m (plural getti del peso)


lancio del disco

lancio del disco m (plural lanci del disco)


lancio del martello

lancio del martello m (plural lanci del martello)


lancio del giavellotto

lancio del giavellotto m (plural lanci del giavellotto)


decatleta

decatleta m or f by sense (masculine plural decatleti, feminine plural decatlete)

decatleti (masculine plural)
decatlete (feminine plural)
decatloneta (alternative)
decathloneta (alternative)


lanciatore

lanciatore m (plural lanciatori, feminine lanciatrice)

lanciatori (plural)
lanciatrice (feminine)


saltatore

saltatore m (plural saltatori, feminine saltatrice)

saltatori (plural)
saltatrice (feminine)


frazionista

frazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural frazionisti, feminine plural frazioniste)

frazionisti (masculine plural)
frazioniste (feminine plural)