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Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 129 competitors, 114 men and 15 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Rome, an Italian segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
| Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 129 (114 men, 15 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Edoardo Mangiarotti |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Gold
- Leandro Faggin — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Antonio Domenicali, Leandro Faggin, Valentino Gasparella, Franco Gandini and Virginio Pizzali — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Ercole Baldini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Luigi Carpaneda, Manlio di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Antonio Spallino, and Vittorio Lucarelli — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Carlo Pavesi — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Giorgio Anglesio, Franco Bertinetti, Giuseppe Delfino, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Carlo Pavesi, and Alberto Pellegrino — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Alberto Winkler, Romano Sgheiz, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli, and Ivo Stefanoni — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Galliano Rossini — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
Silver
- Franco Nenci — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Guglielmo Pesenti — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Raimondo d'Inzeo — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Piero d'Inzeo, Raimondo d'Inzeo, and Salvatore Oppes — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Giancarlo Bergamini — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Giuseppe Delfino — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Ignazio Fabra — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Agostino Straulino and Nicolò Rode — Sailing, Men's Star Competition
Bronze
- Giacomo Bozzano — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Giuseppe Ogna and Cesare Pinarello — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
- Piero d'Inzeo — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Antonio Spallino — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Edoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Alessandro Ciceri — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
- Ermanno Pignatti — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Alberto Pigaiani — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- Adelmo Bulgarelli — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Athletics
Results
| Men (15) | |||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Gnocchi | 23 | Men's 100 metres | 4 h2 r2/4 |
| Franco Galbiati | 18 | Men's 100 metres | 3 h5 r1/4 |
| Mario Colarossi | 27 | Men's 100 metres | 4 h1 r1/4 |
| Vincenzo Lombardo | 24 | Men's 200 metres | 4 h2 r2/4 |
| Sergio D'Asnasch | 22 | Men's 200 metres | 6 h3 r2/4 |
| Giovanni Ghiselli | 22 | Men's 200 metres | 5 h7 r1/4 |
| Gianfranco Baraldi | 21 | Men's 800 metres | 4 h4 r1/3 |
| Gianfranco Baraldi | 21 | Men's 1,500 metres | 6 h3 r1/2 |
| Franco Galbiati | 18 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 |
| Giovanni Ghiselli | 22 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 |
| Luigi Gnocchi | 23 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 |
| Vincenzo Lombardo | 24 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 |
| Giuseppe Lavelli | 28 | Men's Marathon | AC |
| Pino Dordoni | 30 | Men's 20 kilometres Walk | 9 |
| Abdon Pamich | 23 | Men's 20 kilometres Walk | 11 |
| Abdon Pamich | 23 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 4 |
| Gian Mario Roveraro | 20 | Men's High Jump | 23 QR |
| Giulio Chiesa | 28 | Men's Pole Vault | 9T |
| Giovanni Lievore | 24 | Men's Javelin Throw | 6 |
| Silvano Meconi | 25 | Men's Shot Put | 10 |
| Adolfo Consolini | 39 | Men's Discus Throw | 6 |
| Women (6) | |||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank |
| Giuseppina Leone | 21 | Women's 100 metres | 5 |
| Maria Musso | 25 | Women's 100 metres | 5 h3 r1/3 |
| Franca Peggion | 22 | Women's 100 metres | 6 h2 r1/3 |
| Giuseppina Leone | 21 | Women's 200 metres | 3 h3 r1/3 |
| Letizia Bertoni | 19 | Women's 200 metres | 3 h4 r1/3 |
| Milena Greppi | 27 | Women's 80 metres Hurdles | 5 h1 r1/3 |
| Letizia Bertoni | 19 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 |
| Milena Greppi | 27 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 |
| Giuseppina Leone | 21 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 |
| Maria Musso | 25 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 |
| Paola Paternoster | 20 | Women's Discus Throw | 11 |
| Paola Paternoster | 20 | Women's Javelin Throw | 15 QR |
Boxing
Cycling
- Guglielmo Pesenti — Silver Medal
- Leandro Faggin — 1:09.8 (→ Gold Medal)
- Cesare Pinarello
Giuseppe Ogna — Bronze Medal
- Antonio Domenicali
Franco Gandini
Leandro Faggin
Valentino Gasparella
Virginio Pizzali — 4:37.4 (→ Gold Medal)
- Ercole Baldini
Arnaldo Pambianco
Dino Bruni — 36 points (→ 4th place)
- Ercole Baldini — 5:21:17 (→ Gold Medal)
- Arnaldo Pambianco — 5:23:40 (→ 7th place)
- Dino Bruni — 5:27:28 (→ 28th place)
- Aurelio Cestari — 5:34:20 (→ 34th place)
Fencing
19 fencers, 17 men and 2 women, represented Italy in 1956.
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Manlio Di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Antonio Spallino, Luigi Carpaneda, Vittorio Lucarelli
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Italy in 1956.
- Individual
Rowing
Italy had 21 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
Sailing
Shooting
Five shooters represented Italy in 1956. In the trap event, Galliano Rossini won gold and Alessandro Ciceri won bronze.
Swimming
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Federico Dennerlein, Paolo Galletti, Guido Elmi, and Anthony Romani
- Final — 8:46.2 (→ 7th place)
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Media related to Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons