Italy at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 210 (183 men, 27 women) in 20 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Klaus Dibiasi | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 14 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 13 |
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Italy competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 210 competitors, 183 men and 27 women, took part in 122 events in 20 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Platform
- Fabio Dal Zotto — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
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Silver
- Sara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Giuseppe Martinelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Giorgio Cagnotto — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Maria Consolata Collino — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
- Fabio Dal Zotto, Giambattista Coletti, Attilio Calatroni, Stefano Simoncelli, and Carlo Montano — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Mario Tullio, Tommaso Montano, Angelo Arcidiacono, Michele Maffei, and Mario Aldo Montano — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
- Umberto Panerai, Roldano Simeoni, Riccardo De Magistris, Alessandro Ghibellini, Sante Marsili, Vincenzo D'Angelo, Marcello Del Duca, Gianni De Magistris, Alberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, and Luigi Castagnola — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
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Bronze
- Giancarlo Ferrari — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
- Felice Mariani — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg)
- Roberto Ferraris — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
- Ubaldesco Baldi — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Competing for the second time in archery at the Olympics, Italy won its first medal (a bronze) in the sport. The medal was won by Giancarlo Ferrari, one of two Italian men who had competed four years before. Sante Spigarelli, the other, also improved his rank drastically in 1976. For the first time, Italian women competed in Olympic archery, taking 12th and 19th place.
Women's Individual Competition
- Franca Capetta — 2339 points (→ 12th place)
- Ida Dapoian — 2282 points (→ 19th place)
Men's Individual Competition
- Giancarlo Ferrari — 2495 points (→ Bronze Medal)
- Sante Spigarelli — 2419 points (→ 10th place)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:47.21
- Semi Final — 1:46.95
- Final — 1:48.39 (→ 8th place)
Men's 5.000 metres
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- Heat — 13:52.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres Relay
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- Heat — 39.35s
- Semi Final — 39.39s
- Final — 39.08s (→ 6th place)
Men's Marathon
- Francesco Fava — 2:14:24 (→ 8th place)
- Massimo Magnani — 2:16:56 (→ 13th place)
- Giuseppe Cindolo — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
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- Qualification — 2.16m
- Final — 2.18m (→ 6th place)
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- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
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- Heat — 7.48m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 62.26m
- Final — 55.86m (→ 15th place)
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- Qualification — 59.06m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Armando Zanbaldo — 1:28:25 (→ 6th place)
- Vitorio Visini — 1:29:31 (→ 8th place)
- Roberto Buccione — 1:30:40 (→ 10th place)
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B):
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- Lost to United States (86-106)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (79-69)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (87-88)
- Defeated Puerto Rico (95-81)
- Classification Matches:
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- 5th/8th place: Defeated Australia (79-72)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (98-75) → Fifth place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Primo Giancarlo
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Road Race
- Giuseppe Martinelli — 4:47:23 (→ Silver Medal)
- Vittorio Algeri — 4:47:23 (→ 8th place)
- Roberto Ceruti — 4:49:01 (→ 26th place)
- Carmelo Barone — 4:49:01 (→ 31st place)
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Massimo Marino — 1:08.488 (→ 10th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Giorgio Rossi — eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place)
Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
- Orfeo Pizzoferrato — 5th place
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1976.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Competition
- Marcello Guarducci, Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Revelli, Enrico Bisso, Giorgio Lalle, Paolo Barelli, and Riccardo Urbani
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
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- Final — 7:43.39 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
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- Final — 3:52.92 (→ 7th place)
Women's Competition
- Laura Bortolotti, Giuditta Pandini, Antonella Roncelli, Iris Corniani, Donatella Schiavon, and Elisabetta Dessy
[edit] Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Lost to Brazil (2-3)
- Classification Matches
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- 5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 8th place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Franco Anderlini
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Italy at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1976/. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
