History of FIH

Costitution

Having joined the Italian Roller Skating Federation in1936, this discipline reached its technical-organisational autonomy within Federpattinaggio following the Spoleto Assembly in February 1957 with the constitution of a special National Commission for Field Hockey (which was active up to 1960). The Commission was presided over by Giovanni Battista Brinchi Giusti.

In the Fifties, the arrival of foreign technicians, following an initiative by Mario Zovato, favoured a growth at a technical level which brought the national team to take part in the Olympic Games in 1952 and 1960. The body changed name from 1967 to 1970 – always within the Hockey and Skating Federation – to the Field Hockey Commission and from 29 Jabuary 1970 to 1973 into Italian Field Hockey Commission. Recognised by CONI as an "adhering" member on 29 September 1973 as Federazione Italiana Hockey su Prato (Italian Field Hockey Federation), becoming effective as of 18 January 1978.

Denomination

Following recognition by CONI: from 1973 Federazione Italiana Hockey su Prato (FIHSP or Italian Field Hockey Federation) and from 18 November 1984 Federazione Italiana Hockey (FIH or Italian Hockey Federation).

Federal Office

Rome from the beginning.

First National Championships

1937 (men); 1942 (women).

First time at the Olympic Games

1952 Helsinki.

Presidents

NATIONAL FIELD HOCKEY COMMISSION

1957 -1960 Giovanni Battista Brinchi Giusti

FIELD HOCKEY COMMISSION

1967 -1970 Antonio Triglia

ITALIAN FIELD HOCKEY COMMISSION

1971 - 1973 Antonio Triglia

ITALIAN FIELD HOCKEY FEDERATION

1973 - 1985 Antonio Triglia

ITALIAN HOCKEY FEDERATION

1973 - 1985 Antonio Triglia 

1985 - 2001 Sergio Melai 

2001- 2014 Luca Di Mauro

2014 - Ugo Claudio Matteoli (commissioner)

2015-2020 Sergio Mignardi

2020-2021 Carlo Mornati (commissioner)

2021- Sergio Mignardi

Secretaries

1957 - 1960 Sergio Baroni 

1967 - 1971 Luigi Corbò 

1971 - 1978 Enzo Alfier 

1978 - 1979 Roberto Fabbricini (ad interim) 

1979 - 1983 Giampiero Paolini 

1983 - 1985 Enzo Alfier 

1985 - 1991 Alessandro Aramu 

1991 - 1999 Cipriano Zino 

1999 - 2001 Carla Varese 

2001 - 2002 Carmelo Cernigliaro 

2002 - 2004 Angelo De Ambroggi

2004 Riccardo Giorgini (ad interim)

2004 Cristina Vicinanza (ad interim)

2004 - 2008 Vincenzo Ciampà

2008 - 2013 Fabio Pagliara

2013-2015 - Cristina Vicinanza

2015 - 2016 Cinzia Profeta (ad interim)

2016 - 2019 Francesca Vici

2019 - Cinzia Profeta (ad interim)