Italy at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 168 competitors, 157 men and 11 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports.[1]

Italy at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
in Tokyo
Competitors168 (157 men, 11 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Giuseppe Delfino
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
10
Silver
10
Bronze
7
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold
  • Abdon Pamich — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
  • Fernando Atzori — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
  • Cosimo Pinto — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Giovanni Pettenella — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
  • Mario Zanin — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
  • Sergio Bianchetto and Angelo Damiano — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
  • Mauro Checcoli — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
  • Paolo Angioni, Mauro Checcoli, and Giuseppe Ravano — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
  • Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
  • Ennio Mattarelli — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting

Silver
  • Sergio Bianchetto — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
  • Giovanni Pettenella — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
  • Giorgio Ursi — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
  • Cencio Mantovani, Carlo Rancati, Luigi Roncaglia, and Franco Testa — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
  • Severino Andreoli, Luciano Dalla Bona, Pietro Guerra, and Ferruccio Manza — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
  • Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Platform
  • Giovan Battista Breda, Giuseppe Delfino, Gianfranco Paolucci, Alberto Pellegrino, and Gianluigi Saccaro — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
  • Giampaolo Calanchini, Wladimiro Calarese, Pier-Luigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, and Cesare Salvadori — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
  • Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
  • Renato Bosatta, Franco De Pedrina, Giuseppe Galante, Giovanni Spinola, and Emilio Trivini — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Results
Men (22)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Ito Giani23Men's 100 metres4 h8 r1/4
Livio Berruti25Men's 200 metres5
Sergio Ottolina21Men's 200 metres8
Sergio Bello22Men's 400 metres6 h1 r2/4
Francesco Bianchi24Men's 800 metres5 h6 r1/3
Francesco Bianchi24Men's 1,500 metres7 h2 r1/3
Eddy Ottoz20Men's 110 metres Hurdles4
Giovanni Cornacchia25Men's 110 metres Hurdles7
Giorgio Mazza25Men's 110 metres Hurdles8
Salvatore Morale25Men's 400 metres Hurdles3Bronze
Roberto Frinolli23Men's 400 metres Hurdles6
Livio Berruti25Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay7
Ennio Preatoni19Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay7
Sergio Ottolina21Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay7
Pasquale Giannattasio23Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay7
Bruno Bianchi25Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Salvatore Morale25Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Roberto Frinolli23Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Sergio Bello22Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Giorgio Jegher27Men's Marathon17
Antonio Ambu28Men's Marathon40
Abdon Pamich31Men's 50 kilometres Walk1Gold
Mauro Bogliatto21Men's High Jump16
Carlo Lievore26Men's Javelin Throw15 QR
Renato Dionisi16Men's Pole Vault25T QR
Silvano Meconi32Men's Shot Put17 QR
Franco Sar30Men's Decathlon13
Women (1)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Maria Vittoria Trio16Women's Long Jump14

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster
  • Gianfranco Bertini
  • Sauro Bufalini
  • Ottorino Flaborea
  • Giovanni Gavagnin
  • Augusto Giomo
  • Gianfranco Lombardi
  • Massimo Masini
  • Giusto Pellanera
  • Gianfranco Pieri
  • Gianfranco Sardagna
  • Gabriele Vianello
  • Paolo Vittori

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

14 cyclists represented Italy in 1964.

Individual road race
Team time trial
  • Severino Andreoli
  • Luciano Dalla Bona
  • Pietro Guerra
  • Ferruccio Manza
Sprint
  • Giovanni Pettenella
  • Sergio Bianchetto
1000m time trial
  • Giovanni Pettenella
Tandem
  • Angelo Damiano
  • Sergio Bianchetto
Individual pursuit
  • Giorgio Ursi
Team pursuit
  • Luigi Roncaglia
  • Cencio Mantovani
  • Carlo Rancati
  • Franco Testa

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1964.

Men's foil
  • Mario Curletto
  • Nicola Granieri
  • Pasquale La Ragione
Men's team foil
  • Gianguido Milanesi, Pasquale La Ragione, Arcangelo Pinelli, Nicola Granieri, Mario Curletto
Men's épée
Men's team épée
  • Giuseppe Delfino, Alberto Pellegrino, Gianluigi Saccaro, Gianfranco Paolucci, Giovanni Battista Breda
Men's sabre
  • Pierluigi Chicca
  • Cesare Salvadori
  • Wladimiro Calarese
Men's team sabre
  • Wladimiro Calarese, Giampaolo Calanchini, Pierluigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, Cesare Salvadori
Women's foil
  • Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
  • Giovanna Masciotta
  • Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini
Women's team foil
  • Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Giovanna Masciotta, Irene Camber-Corno, Natalina Sanguinetti, Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Italy in 1964.

Individual
  • Alfonso Ottaviani

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Five shooters represented Italy in 1964. Ennio Mattarelli won the gold medal in the trap event.

25 m pistol
  • Giovanni Liverzani
  • Ugo Amicosante
50 m pistol
  • Ugo Simoni
Trap
  • Ennio Mattarelli
  • Galliano Rossini

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Sergio De Gregorio, Bruno Bianchi, Giovanni Orlando, and Pietro Boscaini
  • Final — 8:18.1 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Chiaffredo Rora, Gian Corrado Gross, Giampiero Fossati, and Pietro Boscaini
  • Final — 4:10.3 (→ 7th place)

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster
  • Danio Bardi
  • Mario Cevasco
  • Giuseppe d'Altrui
  • Federico Dennerlein
  • Giancarlo Guerrini
  • Franco Lavoratori
  • Gianni Lonzi
  • Eugenio Merello
  • Rosario Parmegiani
  • Eraldo Pizzo
  • Dante Rossi
  • Alberto Spinola

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Italy at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
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