Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 280 (246 men, 34 women) in 19 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Edoardo Mangiarotti | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 3 |
Gold 13 |
Silver 10 |
Bronze 13 |
Total 36 |
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Italy was the host nation for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It was the first time that the nation had hosted the Summer Games, and the second time overall (after the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo). It also hosted the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome – the inaugural Paralympic Games.
280 competitors, 246 men and 34 women, took part in 138 events in 19 sports.[1]
Medals
Gold
Italian medalists in boxing, left-right: Primo Zamparini, Francesco Musso, Sandro Lopopolo, Nino Benvenuti, Carmelo Bossi and Francesco de Piccoli
- Livio Berruti – Athletics, 200m, men
- Luigi Arienti, Franco Testa, Mario Vallotto, Marino Vigna – Track Cycling, team pursuit, 4000m, men
- Sante Gaiardoni – Track Cycling, sprint, men
- Sergio Bianchetto, Giuseppe Beghetto – Track Cycling, tandem, 2,000 men
- Sante Gaiardoni – Track Cycling, time trial, 1.000m, men
- Francesco Musso – Boxing, Featherweight (54–57 kg), men
- Giovanni Benvenuti – Boxing, welterweight (63.5 to 67 kg), men
- Francesco De Piccoli – Boxing, Heavyweight (+81 kg), men
- Raimondo D'Inzeo – Equestrian, jumping, individual
- Giuseppe Delfino – Screens, épée, men
- Giuseppe Delfino, Alberto Pellegrino, Carlo Pavesi, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Fiorenzo Marini, Gianluigi Saccaro – Fencing, sword, team, men
- Danio Bardi, Giuseppe D'Altrui, Franco Lavoratori, Gianni Lonzi, Rosario Parmegiani, Eraldo Pizzo, Dante Rossi, Amedeo Ambron, Salvatore Gionta, Luigi Mannelli, Brunello Spinelli, Giancarlo Guerrini – Waterpolo, men
- Antonio Bailetti, Ottavio Cogliati, Giacomo Fornoni, Livio Trapè – Cycling, TTT, men
Silver
- Primo Zamparini – Boxing, Bantamweight (51–54 kg), men
- Carmelo Bossi – Boxing, half-middleweight (67–71 kg), men
- Alessandro Lopopolo – Boxing, lightweight (57–60 kg), men
- Aldo Dezi, Francesco La Macchia – Canoeing, C-2 1000m, men
- Piero D'Inzeo – Equestrian, jumping, individual
- Tullio Baraglia, Renato Bosatta, Giancarlo Crosta, Giuseppe Galante – Rowing, four-without-mate, men
- Alberto Pellegrino, Luigi Arturo Carpaneda, Mario Curletto, Aldo Aureggi, Edoardo Mangiarotti – Screens, Foil, team, men
- Galliano Rossini – Shooting, stairway, 125 targets, men
- Giovanni Carminucci – Gymnastics, bridge, men
- Livio Trapè – Cycling, road race, men
Bronze
Italian sabre team, from top: Pierluigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, Giampaolo Calanchini, Wladimiro Calarese and Roberto Ferrari (injured)
- Giuseppina Leone – Athletics, 100m, women
- Abdon Pamich – Athletics, 50 km walk, men
- Valentino Gasparella – Track Cycling, sprint, men
- Giulio Saraudi – Boxing, light heavyweight (75–81 kg), men
- Sebastiano Mannironi – Weightlifting, Featherweight (56–60 kg), men
- Raimondo D'Inzeo, Piero D'Inzeo, Antonio Oppes – Equestrian, jumping, team
- Fulvio Balatti, Romano Sgheiz, Franco Trincavelli, Giovanni Zucchi, Ivo Stefanoni – Rowing, four -with-mate
- Bruna Colombetti, Velleda Cesari, Claudia Pasini, Irene Camber, Antonella Ragno-Lonzi – Fencing, Foil, team, women
- Wladimiro Calarese – Fencing, saber, individual, men
- Wladimiro Calarese, Giampaolo Calanchini, Pierluigi Chicca, Roberto Ferrari, Mario Ravagnan – Fencing, saber, team, men
- Giovanni Carminucci, Pasquale Carminucci, Gianfranco Marzolla, Franco Menichelli, Orlando Polmonari, Angelo Vicardi – Gymnastics, men's team
- Franco Menichelli – Gymnastics, floor, men
- Antonio Cosentino, Antonio Ciciliano, Giulio De Stefano – Sailing, Dragon class
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
14 cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1960.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1960.
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Giuseppe Delfino, Carlo Pavesi, Alberto Pellegrino, Fiorenzo Marini, Gianluigi Saccaro
- Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Irene Camber-Corno, Velleda Cesari, Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini, Claudia Pasini
Football
Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Luciano Alfieri
- Tarcisio Burgnich
- Mario Trebbi
- Paride Tumburus
- Sandro Salvadore
- Giovanni Trapattoni
- Giancarlo Cella
- Giovanni Rivera
- Ugo Tomeazzi
- Giacomo Bulgarelli
- Giorgio Rossano
- Orazio Rancati
- Giorgio Ferrini
- Giovanni Fanello
- Gilberto Noletti
- Luciano Magistrelli
- Giandomenico Baldiserri
- Armando Favali
- Ambrogio Pelagalli
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1960.
- Individual
- Team
- Adriano Facchini
- Gaetano Scala
- Giulio Giunta
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Nine shooters represented Italy in 1960.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Final — 4:17.2 (→ 6th place)
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
See also
References
- ↑ "Italy at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
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