Italy at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 174 competitors, 156 men and 18 women, took part in 81 events in 15 sports.[1]

Italy at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
in Amsterdam
Competitors174 (156 men, 18 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Carlo Galimberti
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
7
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldVittorio Tamagnini Boxing Men's bantamweight August 11
 GoldCarlo Orlandi Boxing Men's lightweight August 11
 GoldPiero Toscani Boxing Men's middleweight August 11
 GoldGiacomo Gaioni, Cesare Facciani,
Mario Lusiani, Luigi Tasselli		 Cycling Men's team pursuit August 6
 GoldCarlo Agostoni, Giulio Basletta,
Marcello Bertinetti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici,
Renzo Minoli, Franco Riccardi		 Fencing Men's team épée August 5
 GoldGiorgio Chiavacci, Giulio Gaudini,
Gioacchino Guaragna, Giorgio Pessina,
Ugo Pignotti, Oreste Puliti		 Fencing Men's team foil July 30
 GoldGiliante D'Este, Giovanni Delise,
Valerio Perentin, Giorgio Pessina,
Renato Petronio, Nicolò Vittori		 Rowing Men's coxed four August 10
 SilverRenato Anselmi, Bino Bini,
Gustavo Marzi, Oreste Puliti,
Emilio Salafia, Giulio Sarrocchi		 Fencing Men's team sabre August 9
 SilverRomeo Neri Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar August 9
 SilverBianca Ambrosetti, Lavinia Gianoni,
Luigina Giavotti, Virginia Giorgi,
Germana Malabarba, Carla Marangoni,
Luigina Perversi, Diana Pissavini,
Anna Tanzini, Carolina Tronconi,
Ines Vercesi, Rita Vittadini		 Gymnastics Women's team all-around August 9
 SilverPierino Gabetti Weightlifting Men's 60 kg July 30
 SilverCarlo Galimberti Weightlifting Men's 75 kg July 29
 BronzeCarlo Cavagnoli Boxing Men's flyweight August 11
 BronzeGiulio Gaudini Fencing Men's foil August 1
 BronzeBino Bini Fencing Men's sabre August 11
 BronzeItaly national football team
 FootballJune 9
 BronzeUmberto Bonadè, Pietro Freschi,
Paolo Gennari, Cesare Rossi		 Rowing Men's coxless four August 10
 BronzeGiovanni Gozzi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight August 4
 BronzeGerolamo Quaglia Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight August 5

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Results
Men (18)
AthleteAgeEventRank
Luigi Beccali20Men's 1,500 metres4 h1 r1/2
Edgardo Toetti17Men's 100 metres3 h6 r1/4
Franco Reyser24Men's 100 metres4 h2 r1/4
Giacomo Carlini23Men's 110 metres Hurdles3 h7 r1/3
Giuseppe Castelli20Men's 200 metres5 h6 r2/4
Edgardo Toetti17Men's 200 metres3 h15r1/4
Nello Bartolini23Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase6 h1 r1/2
Giuseppe Castelli20Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h1 r1/2
Franco Reyser24Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h1 r1/2
Edgardo Toetti17Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h1 r1/2
Enrico Torre26Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h1 r1/2
Giacomo Carlini23Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Luigi Facelli30Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Guido Cominotto26Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Ettore Tavernari23Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Luigi Facelli30Men's 400 metres Hurdles6
Guido Cominotto26Men's 800 metres6 h2 r2/3
Ettore Tavernari23Men's 800 metres4 h4 r1/3
Albino Pighi25Men's Discus Throw19 QR
Camillo Zemi30Men's Discus Throw23 QR
Armando Poggioli39Men's Hammer Throw4
Camillo Zemi30Men's Hammer Throw13 QR
Virgilio Tommasi23Men's Long Jump25T QR
Enrico Torre26Men's Long Jump25T QR
Giuseppe FerreraMen's Marathon34
Romeo Bertini35Men's MarathonAC
Attilio Conton25Men's MarathonAC
Stefano Natale25Men's MarathonAC
Women (6)
AthleteAgeEventRank
Derna Polazzo16Women's 100 metres3 h1 r1/3
Luigia BonfantiWomen's 100 metres3 h5 r1/3
Matilde Moraschi18Women's 100 metres4 h3 r1/3
Luigia BonfantiWomen's 4 × 100 metres Relay6
Giannina Marchini22Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay6
Derna Polazzo16Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay6
Vittorina Vivenza15Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay6
Giannina Marchini22Women's 800 metres9 h2 r1/2
Piera Borsani18Women's Discus Throw13

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

  • Carlo Covagnioli → Bronze Medal
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Robert Sartos (BEL), points
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Alfredo Gaona (MEX), points
  • Semifinals — Lost to Antal Kocsis (HUN), points
  • Third Place Match — Defeated Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points


Men's Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)

  • Domenico Ceccerelli
  • First Round — Lost to Donald McCorkindale (RSA), points

Cycling

12 cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1928.

Individual road race
  • Allegro Grandi
  • Michele Orecchia
  • Ambrogio Beretta
  • Marcello Neri
Team road race
  • Allegro Grandi
  • Michele Orecchia
  • Ambrogio Beretta
  • Marcello Neri
Sprint
  • Edoardo Severgnini
Time trial
  • Angelo Cattaneo
Tandem
  • Francesco Malatesta
  • Adolfo Corsi
Team pursuit
  • Luigi Tasselli
  • Giacomo Gaioni
  • Cesare Facciani
  • Mario Lusiani

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Fencing

18 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1928.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's team épée
  • Giulio Basletta, Marcello Bertinetti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Carlo Agostoni, Renzo Minoli, Franco Riccardi
Men's sabre
  • Bino Bini
  • Gustavo Marzi
  • Arturo De Vecchi
Men's team sabre
  • Bino Bini, Oreste Puliti, Giulio Sarrocchi, Renato Anselmi, Emilio Salafia, Gustavo Marzi

Football
Main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Round of 16
France 3–4 Italy
Brouzes 15', 17'
Dauphin 61'		 Report Rossetti 19'
Levratto 39'
Banchero 43'
Baloncieri 60'
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium)
Quarter-finals
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
Baloncieri 63' Report Zaldúa 11'
Attendance: 3,388
Referee: Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay)
Replay
Italy 7–1 Spain
Magnozzi 14'
Schiavio 15'
Baloncieri 18'
Bernardini 40'
Rivolta 72'
Levratto 76', 77'		 Report Yermo 47'
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Hans Boekman (Netherlands)
Semi-finals
Italy 2–3 Uruguay
Baloncieri 9'
Levratto 60'		 Report Cea 17'
Campolo 28'
Scarone 31'
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands)
Bronze medal match
Italy 11–3 Egypt
Schiavio 6', 42', 58'
Baloncieri 14', 52'
Banchero 19', 39', 44'
Magnozzi 72', 80', 88'		 Report Riad 12', 16'
El Ezam 60'
Attendance: 6,378

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1928.

  • Eugenio Pagnini
  • Luigi Petrillo
  • Carlo Simonetti

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Italy at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
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