Italy at the Olympics
Italy at the Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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IOC code | ITA | ||||||||
NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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1906 Intercalated Games |
Italy has competed at all the modern Olympic Games with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.[1][2][3]
Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 114 medals, and 577 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Italy has won a total of 243 gold medals which makes them the 5th most successful country in Olympic history, after the USA, the Soviet Union, Germany and Great Britain. Italy has the sixth highest medal total of all time with 691, following the previously mentioned nations and France.
The Italian National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognized in 1913. The Italian Olympic Team has also competed in the Mediterranean Games where they have won a total of 1,786 medals, the most in the games' history. As of 2016 they are the most successful nation at fencing in Olympic history.
Hosted Games
Italy has hosted the Games on three occasions.
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 |
Medal tables
Italy has finished in the top 5 of the medal count 11 times in the Summer Olympic Games and 3 times in the Winter Olympic Games. In total Italy has finished in the top 5 of the medal count 14 times. Italy has also finished in the top 10 of the medal count 20 times in the Summer Olympic Games and 13 times in the Winter Olympic Games. In total Italy has finished in the top 10 of the medal count 33 times.
According to the official count of the International Olympic Committee, Italy has won 577 medals at Summer Olympics.[4]
- *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
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
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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 | |
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 | |
Wilfried Huber | 1970 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (18/36) | Luge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Gerda Weissensteiner | 1969 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (19/37) | Luge & Bobsleigh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.
Alessandra Sensini (Windsurfing), Rossano Galtarossa (Rowing) and Giovanni Pellielo (Archery) have qualified for London 2012, which will be their sixth Olympic appearance.[6]
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]
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tot. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Armin Zöggeler | Luge | 1974 | 1994–2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
2 | Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | 1969 | 1989–2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Klaus Dibiasi | Diving | 1946 | 1964–1976 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
4 | Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | 1966 | 1987–1996 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
5 | Gustav Thöni | Alpine skiing | 1951 | 1972–1976 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
6 | 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 |
7 | Leandro Faggin | Cycling | 1933 | 1956–1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
8 | Vincenzo Maenza | Wrestling | 1962 | 1982–1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
9 | 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 |
10 | Sante Gaiardoni | Cycling | 1939 | 1960–1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
11 | Raimondo D'Inzeo | Equestrian | 1925 | 1955–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
12 | 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 | |
14 | 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 | |
16 | 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 | |
18 | 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 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
20 | 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 |
21 | 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 |
22 | 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 | |
24 | 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 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
25 | 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 |
26 | Alberto Cova | Athletics | 1958 | 1983–1984 | 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 (but also at the World Championships).
Athlete | Sport | Born | Period | Olympics | World Ch. | Total | ||||||||||||
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Tot. | Tot. | Tot. | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Valentina Vezzali[8] | Fencing | 1974 | 1994–2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
2 | Josefa Idem[9] | Canoeing | 1964 | 1990–2009 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | ||
3 | Stefania Belmondo[10] | Cross-country skiing | 1969 | 1992–2002 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | ||
4 | Deborah Compagnoni | Alpine skiing | 1970 | 1992–1998 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
5 | Alessandra Sensini | Windsurf | 1970 | 1996–2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||
6 | Federica Pellegrini[11] | Swimming | 1988 | 2004–2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
7 | Paola Pezzo[12] | Mountain bike | 1969 | 1993–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
8 | Giovanna Trillini[13] | Fencing | 1970 | 1992–2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
9 | Gerda Weissensteiner[14][15] | Luge | 1969 | 1993–2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
10 | Irene Camber[16] | Fencing | 1926 | 1952–1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Chiara Cainero[17] | Shooting | 1978 | 2006–2008 | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Deborah Gelisio[18] | Shooting | 1976 | 1993–2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
13 | Manuela Di Centa[19][20] | Cross-country skiing | 1964 | 1991–1995 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||
14 | Isolde Kostner | Alpine skiing | 1975 | 1994–2002 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
15 | Fiona May[21] | Athletics | 1969 | 1995–2001 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
16 | Antonella Bellutti | Track cycling | 1968 | 1995–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
17 | Sara Simeoni[22][23] | Athletics | 1953 | 1976–1984 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
18 | Novella Calligaris[24] | Swimming | 1954 | 1968–1973 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
19 | Antonella Ragno[25] | Fencing | 1940 | 1960–1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.
See also
- List of flag bearers for Italy at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Italy
- Italy at the Paralympics
- Italy national athletics team
Notes and references
- ↑ Until 2009 it was believed that Italy did not take part at the 1904 Olympics. It was discovered by Olympic historians later on that cyclist Frank Bizzoni thought as an American national was still an Italian citizen at the time of the games.
- ↑ "Frank Bizzoni Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ↑ "Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement – Italy".
- ↑ "Italy – Olympic Summer Games". olympic.org. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ Five for Italy and two for West Germany
- ↑ "Londra 2012 – i qualificati". coni.it. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ "Italy at the Olympics". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ She won also 2 gold and 1 bronze at the Olympics and 5 gold 2 silver at the World Championships with the team.
- ↑ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 2 bronze at the World Championshimps for the West Germany.
- ↑ She won also 2 bronze e 3 silver at the Olympics and 1 bronze at the World Championshimps with the team.
- ↑ She is 2 swimming world records holder.
- ↑ 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 1 bronze at the Olympics and 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
- ↑ She won also 2 gold and 2 silver 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 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 swimmer to win an olympic medals.
- ↑ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 3 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
- a b Not counting Enrico Brusoni gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Cycling Points Race, this medal is not recognized by IOC, but is recognized by Italian National Olympic Committee.
External links
- "Italy". International Olympic Committee.
- "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "Italy". Sports-Reference.com.