Italy at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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]

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

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
  • Gildo Arena
  • Emilio Bulgarelli
  • Pasquale Buonocore
  • Aldo Ghira
  • Mario Majoni
  • Geminio Ognio
  • Gianfranco Pandolfini
  • Tullio Pandolfini
  • Cesare Rubini
 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
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster
  • Gianfranco Bersani
  • Carlo Cerioni
  • Federico Marietti
  • Giancarlo Marinelli
  • Giancarlo Primo
  • Renzo Ranuzzi
  • Luigi Rapini
  • Romeo Romanutti
  • Sergio Stefanini
  • Vittorio Tracuzzi

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1948.

Individual road race
  • Adolfo Ferrari
  • Silvio Pedroni
  • Franco Fanti
  • Livio Isotti
Team road race
  • Adolfo Ferrari
  • Silvio Pedroni
  • Franco Fanti
  • Livio Isotti
Sprint
  • Mario Ghella
Time trial
  • Gino Guerra
Tandem
  • Ferdinando Terruzzi
  • Renato Perona
Team pursuit
  • Arnaldo Benfenati
  • Guido Bernardi
  • Anselmo Citterio
  • Rino Pucci

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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

Men's foil
  • Manlio Di Rosa
  • Renzo Nostini
  • Giuliano Nostini
Men's team foil
  • Edoardo Mangiarotti, Manlio Di Rosa, Renzo Nostini, Giuliano Nostini, Giorgio Pellini, Saverio Ragno
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
  • Vincenzo Pinton
  • Gastone Darè
  • Carlo Turcato
Men's team sabre
  • Vincenzo Pinton, Gastone Darè, Carlo Turcato, Mauro Racca, Aldo Montano, Renzo Nostini
Women's foil

Football
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster
  • Giuseppe Casari
  • Guglielmo Giovannini
  • Adone Stellin
  • Tommaso Maestrelli
  • Maino Neri
  • Giacomo Mari
  • Emidio Cavigioli
  • Angelo Turconi
  • Francesco Pernigo
  • Valerio Cassani
  • Emilio Caprile
  • Glauco Vanz
  • Franco Antonazzi
  • Romolo Bizzoto
  • Renzo Burini
  • Egisto Pandolfini
  • Cesare Presca
  • Enzo Menegotto

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men's team competition
  • Team roster
  • Egidio Armelloni
  • Guido Figone
  • Danilo Fioravanti
  • Domenico Grosso
  • Savino Guglielmetti
  • Ettore Perego
  • Quinto Vadi
  • Luigi Zanetti
Women's team competition
  • Team roster
  • Renata Bianchi
  • Norma Icardi
  • Licia Macchini
  • Laura Micheli
  • Wanda Nuti
  • Luciana Pezzoni
  • Elena Santoni
  • Lilia Torriani

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1948.

  • Giulio Palmonella
  • Roberto Curcio
  • Duilio Brignetti

Rowing

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

Men's single sculls
  • Romolo Catasta
Men's double sculls
  • Francesco Dapiran
  • Mario Ustolin
Men's coxless pair
  • Bruno Boni
  • Felice Fanetti
Men's coxed pair
  • Alberto Radi
  • Giovanni Steffè
  • Aldo Tarlao
Men's coxless four
  • Franco Faggi
  • Giovanni Invernizzi
  • Giuseppe Moioli
  • Elio Morille
Men's coxed four
  • Domenico Cambieri
  • Riccardo Cerutti
  • Francesco Gotti
  • Renato Macario
  • Reginaldo Polloni
Men's eight
  • Angelo Fioretti
  • Mario Acchini
  • Fortunato Maninetti
  • Bonifacio De Bortoli
  • Enrico Ruberti
  • Pietro Sessa
  • Ezio Acchini
  • Luigi Gandini
  • Alessandro Bardelli

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Six shooters represented Italy in 1948.

25 metre pistol
  • Michelangelo Borriello
  • Walter Boninsegni
  • Ferdinando Bernini
50 metre pistol
  • Stefano Margotti
50 metre rifle
  • Rinaldo Capuzzi
  • Luigi Adami

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster
  • Ermenegildo Arena
  • Pasquale Buonocore
  • Emilio Bulgarelli
  • Aldo Ghira
  • Mario Maioni
  • Germinio Ognio
  • Gianfranco Pandolfini
  • Tullio Pandolfini
  • Cesare Rubini

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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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