Italy at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
in London, United Kingdom
July 29–August 14, 1948
Competitors215 (195 men, 20 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearerGiovanni Rocca
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
8
Silver
11
Bronze
8
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 215 competitors, 195 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 16 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAdolfo Consolini Athletics Men's discus throw 2 August
 GoldPietro Lombardi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman flyweight 6 August
 Gold Italy men's national water polo team
Water polo Men's tournament 7 August
 GoldMario Ghella Cycling Men's sprint 9 August
 GoldLuigi Cantone Fencing Men's épée 9 August
 GoldFranco Faggi
Giovanni Invernizzi
Giuseppe Moioli
Elio Morille
Rowing Men's coxless four 9 August
 GoldRenato Perona
Ferdinando Terruzzi
Cycling Men's tandem 11 August
 GoldErnesto Formenti Boxing Featherweight 13 August
 SilverEdera Gentile Athletics Women's discus throw 30 July
 SilverManlio Di Rosa
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Giuliano Nostini
Renzo Nostini
Giorgio Pellini
Saverio Ragno
Fencing Men's team foil 31 July
 SilverGiuseppe Tosi Athletics Men's discus throw 2 August
 SilverAmelia Piccinini Athletics Women's shot put 4 August
 SilverCarlo Agostoni
Luigi Cantone
Marco Antonio Mandruzzato
Dario Mangiarotti
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Fiorenzo Marini
Fencing Men's team épée 6 August
 SilverArnaldo Benfenati
Guido Bernardi
Anselmo Citterio
Rino Pucci
Cycling Men's team pursuit 9 August
 SilverAlberto Radi
Giovanni Steffè
Aldo Tarlao
Rowing Men's coxed pair 9 August
 SilverGastone Darè
Aldo Montano
Renzo Nostini
Vincenzo Pinton
Mauro Racca
Carlo Turcato
Fencing Men's team sabre 11 August
 SilverSpartaco Bandinelli Boxing Flyweight 12 August
 SilverGiovanni Zuddas Boxing Bantamweight 13 August
 SilverVincenzo Pinton Fencing Men's sabre 11 August
 BronzeErcole Gallegati Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight 6 August
 BronzeGuido Fantoni Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 6 August
 BronzeCarlo Monti
Enrico Perucconi
Antonio Siddi
Michele Tito
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay 7 August
 BronzeEdoardo Mangiarotti Fencing Men's épée 9 August
 BronzeAlessandro D'Ottavio Boxing Welterweight 13 August
 BronzeIvano Fontana Boxing Middleweight 13 August

Athletics

Results

Men (17)
AthleteEventRankMedal
Salvatore CostantinoMen's MarathonAC
Ottavio MissoniMen's 400 metres Hurdles6
Enrico PerucconiMen's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Antonio SiddiMen's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Carlo MontiMen's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Michele TitoMen's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Gianni RoccaMen's 4 × 400 metres RelayAC
Ottavio MissoniMen's 4 × 400 metres RelayAC
Luigi PaterliniMen's 4 × 400 metres RelayAC
Antonio SiddiMen's 4 × 400 metres RelayAC
Gianni CorsaroMen's 10 kilometres Walk8
Pino DordoniMen's 10 kilometres Walk9
Salvatore CascinoMen's 50 kilometres Walk14
Francesco PrettiMen's 50 kilometres WalkAC
Valentino BertoliniMen's 50 kilometres WalkAC
Adolfo ConsoliniMen's Discus Throw1Gold
Giuseppe TosiMen's Discus Throw2Silver
Giorgio OberwegerMen's Discus Throw15 QR
Teseo TaddiaMen's Hammer Throw7
Women (8)
AthleteEventRankMedal
Liliana TagliaferriWomen's 100 metres5 h1 r2/3
Mirella AvalleWomen's 4 × 100 metres RelayAC h2 r1/2
Anna Maria CantùWomen's 4 × 100 metres RelayAC h2 r1/2
Marcella JeandeauWomen's 4 × 100 metres RelayAC h2 r1/2
Liliana TagliaferriWomen's 4 × 100 metres RelayAC h2 r1/2
Silvana PierucciWomen's Long Jump14 QR
Amelia PiccininiWomen's Shot Put2Silver
Edera Cordiale-GentileWomen's Discus Throw2Silver
Gabre Gabric-CalvesiWomen's Discus Throw17

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster

Boxing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Italy in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football

Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster

Gymnastics

Men's team competition
  • Team roster
Women's team competition
  • Team roster

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1948.

Rowing

Italy had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Italy in 1948.

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol
50 metre rifle

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. "Italy at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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