Italy at the Olympics
Italy at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | ITA |
NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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1906 Intercalated Games |
Italy has sent athletes to most of the modern Olympic Games held since 1896, outside of not having officially participated (as a national delegation) in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1]
Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 141 medals, and has won 618 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Italy's total of 259 gold medals makes it the sixth most successful country in Olympic history, after the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, Great Britain and France. Italy has the sixth highest medal total of all time with 759. Italy has the third longest medaling streak after Sweden and Finland. It has medaled in 40 straight Olympic Games, starting with the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The Italian National Olympic Committee was created in 1914 and recognised in 1915. As of 2020, Italy is the most successful nation at fencing in Olympic history.
Italy has participated in all Olympic Winter Games from 1924 to 2022, securing a total of 141 medals, including 42 gold medals. The country has excelled in various sports disciplines, with many achievements in cross-country skiing (36 medals, nine of which are gold), Alpine skiing (36 medals, 14 of which are gold) and luge (18 medals, seven of which are gold). Among the Italian Winter Olympians, only Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni have achieved the feat of winning three gold medals in Alpine skiing.[2]
Hosted Games
Italy has hosted the Games on three occasions, with a fourth occasion is planning for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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1956 Winter Olympics | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 26 January – 5 February | 32 | 821 | 24 |
1960 Summer Olympics | Rome | 25 August – 11 September | 83 | 5,338 | 150 |
2006 Winter Olympics | Turin | 10–26 February | 80 | 2,508 | 84 |
2026 Winter Olympics | Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo | 6–22 February | TBD | TBD | 115 |
Medal tables
According to the official count of the International Olympic Committee, Italy has won 618 medals at Summer Olympics.[3]
In the Summer Olympic Games, Italy has finished 2nd in 1932, 3rd in 1960, 4th in 1936, and 5th in 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 and 1984. In the Winter Olympic Games, Italy has finished 4th in 1968 and 1994, and 6th in 1952 and 1992.
Italy ranks 1st all-time in fencing, 2nd in cycling, 3rd in luge, 4th in boxing and shooting, 5th in alpine skiing, and 6th in bobsled, cross-country skiing and short track speed skating.
Host country
Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by Winter Games
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Medals by summer sport Leading in that sport
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Medals by winter sport Leading in that sport
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Athletes with most appearances
Partecip. | Athlete | Born | Edition | Period (age 1st / last) |
Sport | Tot. | |||
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8 | Piero D'Inzeo | 1923 | 1948/1976 | 28 years (25/53) | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Raimondo D'Inzeo | 1925 | 1948/1976 | 28 years (23/51) | Equestrian | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Josefa Idem[5] | 1964 | 1984/2012 | 28 years (20/48) | Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Giovanni Pellielo | 1970 | 1992/2024 | 32 years (22/54) | Shooting | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | Angelo Mazzoni | 1961 | 1980/2000 | 20 years (19/39) | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Andrea Benelli | 1960 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (28/48) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Ilario Di Buò | 1965 | 1984/2008 | 20 years (19/43) | Archery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Marco De Nicolo | 1976 | 2000/2020 | 21 years (22/45) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wilfried Huber | 1970 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (18/36) | Luge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Alessandra Sensini | 1970 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (22/42) | Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Gerda Weissensteiner | 1969 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (19/37) | Luge & Bobsleigh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Armin Zöggeler | 1974 | 1994/2014 | 20 years (20/40) | Luge | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Roland Fischnaller | 1980 | 2002/2022 | 20 years (22/42) | Snowboarding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Natalia Valeeva[6] | 1969 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (23/43) | Archery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes: the names highlighted in pink indicate that they are female athletes. Notes: the names in bold indicate that they are still active.
Athletes with most medals
The Italian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, is the fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti.[7]
Men gold medalist
In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), the men who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics (but also at the World Championships).
Athlete | Sport | Born | Period | Individual | Team | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympics | World Ch. | Olympics | World Ch. | Individual | Team | Individual + Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Gregorio Paltrinieri[8] | Swimming | 1994 | 2013-active | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
2 | Armin Zöggeler | Luge | 1974 | 1994–2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
3 | Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | 1969 | 1989–2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Klaus Dibiasi | Diving | 1946 | 1964–1976 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | 1966 | 1987–1996 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
6 | Gustav Thöni | Alpine skiing | 1951 | 1972–1976 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
7 | Giorgio Zampori | Gymnastics | 1887 | 1909–1913 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
8 | Leandro Faggin | Cycling | 1933 | 1956–1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
9 | Vincenzo Maenza | Wrestling | 1962 | 1982–1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
10 | Niccolò Campriani | Shooting | 1987 | 2010-2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
11 | Thomas Ceccon[9] | Swimming | 2000 | 2021-active | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
12 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | Fencing | 1919 | 1936–1960 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 39 |
13 | Luigi Busà | Karate | 1987 | 2010–active | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
14 | Sante Gaiardoni | Cycling | 1939 | 1960–1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
15 | Raimondo D'Inzeo | Equestrian | 1925 | 1955–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
16 | Elia Viviani | Cycling | 1989 | 2011-active | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
17 | Andrea Benelli | Shooting | 1960 | 1981–2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Roberto Cammarelle | Boxing | 1980 | 2004–2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
19 | Paolo Bettini | Cycling | 1974 | 2001–2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Zeno Colò | Alpine skiing | 1920 | 1950–1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
21 | Maurizio Damilano | Athletics | 1957 | 1980–1991 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Ercole Baldini | Cycling | 1933 | 1956–1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
23 | Silvio Martinello | Cycling | 1963 | 1995–2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Ennio Mattarelli | Shooting | 1928 | 1961–1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Gianmarco Tamberi[10] | Athletics | 1991 | 2016–active | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
26 | Luciano Giovannetti | Shooting | 1945 | 1979–1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
27 | Nicolò Martinenghi[11] | Swimming | 1999 | 2021-active | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
28 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Swimming | 1978 | 1998–2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
29 | Carlo Pavesi | Fencing | 1923 | 1950–1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Daniele Masala | Modern pentathlon | 1955 | 1979–1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
31 | Mauro Numa | Fencing | 1961 | 1979–1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
Paul Hildgartner | Luge | 1952 | 1972-1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
33 | Aldo Montano | Fencing | 1978 | 2002–2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
34 | Vito Dell'Aquila | Taekwondo | 2000 | 2017–active | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Gabriele Rossetti | Shooting | 2000 | 2017–active | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
36 | Daniele Molmenti | Canoeing | 1984 | 2005–2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Alberto Cova | Athletics | 1958 | 1983–1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ivano Brugnetti | Athletics | 1976 | 1999–2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Massimo Stano | Athletics | 1992 | 2021–active | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Athletes in team sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Eugenio Monti | Bobsleigh | 1928 | 1956–1968 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
2 | Carmine Abbagnale | Rowing | 1962 | 1981–1993 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
3 | Giuseppe Abbagnale | Rowing | 1959 | 1981–1993 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
4 | Antonio Rossi | Canoeing | 1968 | 1992–2004 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
5 | Agostino Straulino | Sailing | 1914 | 1939–1965 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
6 | Rossano Galtarossa | Rowing | 1972 | 1992–2012 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
7 | Agostino Abbagnale | Rowing | 1962 | 1985–2002 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity. For cycling was considered for world championships, only professional events.
Women gold medalist
In this table, the women who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics and also at the World Championships. Updated to 14 September 2024.
# | Athlete | Sport | Born | Period | Olympics | World Ch. | Total | |||||||||
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Tot. | Tot. | Tot. | ||||||||||||||
1 | Valentina Vezzali[12] | Fencing | 1974 | 1994–2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
2 | Federica Pellegrini[13] | Swimming | 1988 | 2004–2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
3 | Josefa Idem[14] | Canoeing | 1964 | 1990–2009 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
4 | Stefania Belmondo[15] | Cross-country skiing | 1969 | 1992–2002 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
5 | Deborah Compagnoni | Alpine skiing | 1970 | 1992–1998 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
6 | Alessandra Sensini | Windsurf | 1970 | 1996–2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
7 | Paola Pezzo[16] | Mountain bike | 1969 | 1993–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Jessica Rossi | Shooting | 1992 | 2009–2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Arianna Fontana | Short track | 1990 | 2006–2024 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
10 | Giovanna Trillini[17] | Fencing | 1970 | 1992–2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
11 | Diana Bacosi | Shooting | 1983 | 2016–2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Elisa Di Francisca | Fencing | 1982 | 2009–2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
13 | Gerda Weissensteiner[18][19] | Luge | 1969 | 1993–2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
14 | Irene Camber[20] | Fencing | 1926 | 1952–1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Others notables (at least one gold medal at the Olympics or World Championships and at least one medal in the other competition) | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Sofia Raffaeli | Artistic gymnastics | 2004 | 2022–2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
16 | Deborah Gelisio | Shooting | 1976 | 1993–2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
17 | Dorothea Wierer | Biathlon | 1990 | 2014–2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
18 | Simona Quadarella | Swimming | 1998 | 2017-2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
19 | Arianna Errigo | Fencing | 1988 | 2009-2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
20 | Manuela Di Centa[21][22] | Cross-country skiing | 1964 | 1991–1995 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
21 | Fiona May[23] | Athletics | 1969 | 1995–2001 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
22 | Isolde Kostner | Alpine skiing | 1975 | 1994–2002 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
23 | Antonella Bellutti | Track cycling | 1968 | 1995–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
24 | Rossella Fiamingo | Fencing | 1991 | 2014-2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
25 | Emanuela Pierantozzi | Judo | 1968 | 1989-2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
26 | Federica Brignone | Alpine skiing | 1990 | 2011-2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
27 | Carolina Kostner | Figure skating | 1987 | 2002-2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
28 | Vanessa Ferrari | Artistic gymnastics | 1990 | 2006-2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
29 | Sofia Goggia | Alpine skiing | 1992 | 2017-2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Chiara Cainero[24] | Shooting | 1978 | 2006–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
31 | Sara Simeoni[25][26] | Athletics | 1953 | 1976–1984 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
32 | Tania Cagnotto[27] | Diving | 1985 | 2004-2016 | 0 | 0 | 1[28] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
33 | Novella Calligaris[29] | Swimming | 1954 | 1968–1973 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
34 | Odette Giuffrida | Judo | 1994 | 2016–2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
35 | Martina Grimaldi | Swimming | 1988 | 2009-2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Tatiana Guderzo | Cycling | 1984 | 2009-2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
37 | Antonella Ragno[30] | Fencing | 1940 | 1960–1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
38 | Alice Bellandi | Judo | 1998 | 2023-2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
39 | Alessia Filippi | Swimming | 1987 | 2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
40 | Irma Testa | Boxing | 1997 | 2020-2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Margherita Granbassi | Fencing | 1979 | 2006-2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Dorina Vaccaroni | Fencing | 1963 | 1982-1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
43 | Antonella Palmisano | Athletics | 1991 | 2017-2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Summary by sport
Aquatics
Swimming
Italy first competed in swimming at the 1900 Games, with two swimmers in three events winning no medals.
Games | Swimmers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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1900 Paris | 2 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1908 London | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1912 Stockholm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1920 Antwerp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1924 Paris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1928 Amsterdam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1932 Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1952 Helsinki | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1956 Melbourne | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1960 Rome | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1964 Tokyo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1968 Mexico City | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1972 Munich | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 = | |
1976 Montreal | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1980 Moscow | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1984 Los Angeles | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1988 Seoul | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 = | |
1992 Barcelona | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
1996 Atlanta | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
2000 Sydney | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
2004 Athens | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 = | |
2008 Beijing | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 = | |
2012 London | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
2020 Tokyo | 36 | 32/37 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
2024 Paris | 40 | 32/37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Total | – | – | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 15 |
Athletics
Italy first competed in athletics in 1900. After 121 years from first participation, Marcell Jacobs became the first Italian athlete to win a gold medal in Men's 100 metres at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on 1 August 2021, with a time of 9"80.
Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 2 | 3/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 15 | 26 | 60 |
Cycling
Italy first competed in cycling at the 1900 Games, with Enrico Brusoni winning a gold medal in the points race that year. Italy has the second-most gold medals (behind France) and third-most total medals (behind France and Great Britain) in the sport (as of the 2016 Games).
Games | Cyclists | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 7 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 33 | 16 | 10 | 59 |
Equestrian
Italy competed in equestrian at the first Games in which the sport was held, in Paris 1900. Six riders competed, including Italy's first female Olympian (Elvira Guerra). Gian Giorgio Trissino won a gold medal in the high jump and a silver in the long jump.
Overall, Italy has won the eighth-most gold medals and eighth-most total medals in the sport.
Games | Riders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 6 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
Fencing
Italy first competed in fencing at the second edition of the Games in 1900. Italy has won more gold medals (49) and total medals (125) in the sport than any other nation. The nation's first medals were in its first appearance, as Italy's men's master sabreurs took gold and silver in that one-time-only event in 1900. Italy won six consecutive gold medals in the men's individual épée from 1932 to 1960 (including medal sweeps in 1936 and 1956), with a 7th in 2008; no other nation has more than 5 total gold medals (France) in the event.
Games | Fencers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 8 | 6/7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 49 | 43 | 33 | 125 |
Gymnastics
Italy's first gymnastics appearance was when the nation sent one gymnast to the second Games in 1900; Camillo Pavanello finished 28th in the men's all-around, the only event held that Games.
Games | Cyclists | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 14 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
Rowing
Games | No. Sailors | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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1896 Athens | Event wasn't held | ||||||
1900 Paris | 0 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1904 St Louis | 0 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1908 London | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1916 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1920 Antwerp | 6 | 3/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1924 Paris | 17 | 3/7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
1928 Amsterdam | 26 | 7/7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1932 Los Angeles | 20 | 4/7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1936 Berlin | 22 | 5/7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1940 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1944 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1948 London | 26 | 7/7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
1952 Helsinki | 26 | 7/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 Melbourne | 22 | 5/7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1960 Rome | 26 | 7/7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1964 Tokyo | 18 | 3/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7= |
1968 Mexico City | 14 | 4/7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4= |
1972 Munich | 21 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 Montreal | 12 | 4/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1980 | 5 | 2/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1984 Los Angeles | 23 | 7/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6= |
1988 | 28 | 7/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1992 Barcelona | 21 | 5/14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
1996 Atlanta | 32 | 10/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
2000 Sydney | 24 | 7/14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2004 Athens | 30 | 9/14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
2008 Beijing | 19 | 7/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14= |
2012 London | 20 | 7/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11= |
2016 Rio | 27 | 8/14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
2020 Tokyo | 24 | 9/14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6= |
2024 Paris | 34 | 8/14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Total | 544 | 264 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 10 |
Sailing
Games | No. Sailors | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 | Scheduled but event was not held | ||||||
1900 | 0 | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1904 | Not Scheduled | ||||||
1908 | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1912 | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1916 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1920 | 0 | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1924 | 8 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1928 | 12 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1932 | 1 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1936 | 14 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1940 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1944 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1948 | 15 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1952 | 14 | 5/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1956 | 12 | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1960 | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
1964 | 10 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1968 | 8 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
1972 | 10 | 5/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | 12 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1980 | 6 | 3/6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
1984 | 11 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
1988 | 15 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1992 | 14 | 9/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1996 | 16 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
2000 | 18 | 11/11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2004 | 18 | 11/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
2008 | 18 | 11/11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
2012 | 11 | 8/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 13 | 9/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 9 | 6/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5= |
Total | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
Shooting
Italy's presence at the first Olympics in 1896 consisted of a single shooter, Giuseppe Rivabella, who entered one event and whose score and rank are unknown. The sport has remained a relatively strong one for Italy, which (after the 2016 Games) ranks fourth on the list of most gold medals in shooting with 16.
Games | Shooters | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 Athens | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 16 | 15 | 11 | 42 |
Tennis
Italy competed in tennis in 1920 and 1924, after which tennis was dropped from the Summer Olympics due to rule disputes. The sport returned in 1988, when Italy resumed sending tennis players to compete. Prior to 2024, Uberto De Morpurgo was the only Italian tennis player to win a medal at the Olympics. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Lorenzo Musetti became the first player in one hundred years to win a medal for Italy.[31]
Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1920 Antwerp | 4 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1924 Paris | 5 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1988 Seoul | 5 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 Barcelona | 7 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 Atlanta | 4 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 Sydney | 1 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 Athens | 6 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 Beijing | 7 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 London | 7 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Rio | 7 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Tokyo | 6 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Paris | 9 | 5/5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Italy at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Italy
- Italy at the Paralympics
- Italy national athletics team
- Naturalized athletes of Italy
Notes and references
- ^ Elio Trifari. "Che sorpresa: Italia presente a tutti i Giochi" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Olympedia - Italy (ITA)".
- ^ "Italy – Olympic Summer Games". olympic.org. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/athletes/frank-bizzoni
- ^ Six for Italy and two for West Germany
- ^ Four for Italy, one for Moldavia and one for Unified Team
- ^ "Italy at the Olympics". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ Included the medals in marathon swimming and at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- ^ Included the medals at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- ^ Included the medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships
- ^ Included the medals at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- ^ She won also 2 gold and 1 bronze at the Olympics and 5 gold 2 silver at the World Championships with the team.
- ^ She holds 2 swimming world records holder.
- ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 2 bronze at the World Championshimps for West Germany.
- ^ She won also 2 bronze e 3 silver at the Olympics and 1 bronze at the World Championshimps with the team.
- ^ She won also 1 times la Mountain Bike World Cup on her sport.
- ^ She won also 3 gold and 1 bronze at the Olympics and 7 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
- ^ She won also 2 times la Luge World Cup on her sport.
- ^ She won 1 gold also a bronze in bobsleigh double at 2006 Winter Olympics, 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze in team events at World Luge Championships.
- ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
- ^ She won also 3 bronze ath the Olympics and 2 silver at the World Championships with the team.
- ^ She won also 2 Cross-Country World Cup in her sport.
- ^ Born in United Kingdom, but Italian for wedding.
- ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
- ^ She was the world record holder in high jump
- ^ She was able top participate just 1 edition of World Championships, because it was not held before 1983.
- ^ First Italian diver to win an olympic medals.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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- ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 3 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
- ^ Kane, David (3 August 2024). "Lorenzo Musetti holds off Félix Auger-Aliassime for Olympic bronze medal in Paris". Tennis. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
External links
- "Italy". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Italy". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/ITA". olympanalyt.com.