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Who is the greatest Italian athlete of all time?

By YPB Team

Across tennis, motorsport, cycling, skiing, swimming and the track, Italy has produced champions who became national icons. Which azzurro stands tallest of all? Cast your vote!

  1. Valentino Rossi — ranked #11
    Valentino Rossi
    Nine-time Grand Prix motorcycling world champion and one of MotoGP's most iconic figures.
    1000pts
  2. Marcell Jacobs — ranked #22
    Marcell Jacobs
    Olympic 100m champion who stunned the world with sprint gold at Tokyo 2020.
    718pts
  3. Federica Pellegrini — ranked #33
    Federica Pellegrini
    Olympic champion swimmer and long-time world-record holder in the 200m freestyle.
    621pts
  4. Jannik Sinner — ranked #44
    Jannik Sinner
    Tennis world No. 1 and multiple Grand Slam champion, the standout Italian sportsman of his generation.
    440pts
  5. Marco Pantani — ranked #55
    Marco Pantani
    Charismatic climber who won the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the same 1998 season.
    440pts
  6. Pietro Mennea — ranked #66
    Pietro Mennea
    Olympic 200m champion whose sprint world record stood for almost 17 years.
    440pts
  7. Francesco Totti — ranked #77
    Francesco Totti
    One-club football icon of AS Roma and a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006.
    440pts
  8. Gino Bartali — ranked #88
    Gino Bartali
    Cycling great and multiple Grand Tour winner, later honoured for wartime heroism.
    440pts
  9. Alberto Tomba — ranked #99
    Alberto Tomba
    Alpine skiing legend with three Olympic golds who dominated slalom in the late 1980s and 1990s.
    440pts
  10. Sara Simeoni — ranked #1010
    Sara Simeoni
    Olympic high-jump champion and former world-record holder of the 1970s and 80s.
    179pts

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Comments

Davis Cups in 2023, 2024 and 2025 are the team trophy he brings to a field of Rossi, Tomba and Pantani: https://youpick.best/articles/jannik-sinner-ranked-many-ways

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