Diego Nappi

Diego Nappi (born 10 August 2007) is an Italian sprinter. He won the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships and 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships titles over 200 metres.

Career From Sardinia, he is a member of Porto Torres AC. He ran a personal best 20.79 seconds for the 200 metres in Molfetta in July 2024, bettering the Italian U18 record held previously by Filippo Tortu. He was a gold medalist over 200 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, in 20.81 seconds, a championship record.

In August 2025, he won the gold medal over 200 metres for the Italian team at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, winning ahead of Pedro Afonso of Portugal with 20.77 into a strong headwind (-2.9). This came after he won his heat in 20.95 seconds (+0.01) and his semi-final in a personal best 20.76 seconds (+1.9).

In August 2026, he was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.