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Italy at the
Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
246
Silver
214
Bronze
241
Total
701
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy has competed at all the modern Olympic Games.[1][2][3]

Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 124 medals, and 577 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Italy has won a total of 246 gold medals which makes them the 6th most successful country in Olympic history, after the USA, the Soviet Union, Germany, Great Britain and France. Italy has the sixth highest medal total of all time with 701.

The Italian National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognised in 1913. The Italian Olympic Team has also competed in the Mediterranean Games where they have won a total of 1,786 medals, the most in the games' history. As of 2016 they are the most successful nation at fencing in Olympic history.

Hosted Games

Italy has hosted the Games on three occasions.

Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events
1956 Winter Olympics Cortina d'Ampezzo 26 January – 5 February 32 821 24
1960 Summer Olympics Rome 25 August – 11 September 83 5,338 150
2006 Winter Olympics Turin 10 – 26 February 80 2,508 84
2026 Winter Olympics Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 6 – 22 February TBD TBD TBD

Medal tables

Flag used from 1896 to 1946
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

According to the official count of the International Olympic Committee, Italy has won 577 medals at Summer Olympics.[4]

In the Summer Olympic Games, Italy has finished 2nd in 1932, 3rd in 1960, 4th in 1936, and 5th in 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 and 1984. In the Winter Olympic Games, Italy has finished 4th in 1968 and 1994, and 6th in 1952 and 1992.

Italy ranks 1st all-time in fencing, 2nd in cycling, 3rd in luge, 4th in boxing and shooting, 5th in alpine skiing, and 6th in bobsled, cross-country skiing and short track speed skating.

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
  • a c Not counting cyclist Enrico Brusoni gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Cycling Points Race, this medal is not recognized by IOC, but is recognized by Italian National Olympic Committee.
  • b Performance of cyclist Frank Bizzoni, who immigrated from Italy to the United States but still was an Italian citizen by some accounts in 1904, is currently disputed and not recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

Athletes with most appearances

See also: List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
Partecip. Athlete Born Edition Period
(age 1st / last) 		Sport Tot.
8 Piero D'Inzeo 1923 1948/1976 28 years (25/53) Equestrian 0 2 4 6
Raimondo D'Inzeo 1925 1948/1976 28 years (23/51) Equestrian 1 2 3 6
Josefa Idem[5] 1964 1984/2012 28 years (20/48) Canoeing 1 2 2 5
7 Giovanni Pellielo 1970 1992/2016 24 years (22/46) Shooting 0 3 1 4
6 Angelo Mazzoni 1961 1980/2000 20 years (19/39) Fencing 2 0 1 3
Andrea Benelli 1960 1988/2008 20 years (28/48) Shooting 1 0 1 2
Ilario Di Buò 1965 1984/2008 20 years (19/43) Archery 0 2 0 2
Wilfried Huber 1970 1988/2006 18 years (18/36) Luge 1 0 0 1
Alessandra Sensini 1970 1992/2012 20 years (22/42) Sailing 1 1 2 4
Gerda Weissensteiner 1969 1988/2006 18 years (19/37) Luge & Bobsleigh 1 0 1 2
Armin Zöggeler 1974 1994/2014 29 years (20/40) Luge 2 1 3 6

Notes: in pink color the women athletes.

Athletes with most medals

See also: List of multiple Olympic medalists

The Italian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, is the fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti.[6]

  Still active
Athlete Sport Games Total
Edoardo Mangiarotti Fencing 1936–1948–1952–1956–1960 6 5 2 13
Stefania Belmondo Cross country skiing 1992–1994–1998–2002 2 3 5 10
Valentina Vezzali Fencing 1996–2000–2004–2008–2012 6 1 2 9
Giulio Gaudini Fencing 1928–1932–1936 3 4 2 9
Giovanna Trillini Fencing 1992–1996–2000–2004–2008 4 1 3 8
Arianna Fontana Short track speed skating 2006–2010–2014–2018 1 2 5 8
Gustavo Marzi Fencing 1928–1932–1936 2 5 0 7
Manuela Di Centa Cross country skiing 1992–1994–1998 2 2 3 7
Nedo Nadi Fencing 1912–1920 6 0 0 6
Giuseppe Delfino Fencing 1952–1956–1960–1964 4 2 0 6
Armin Zöggeler Luge 1994–1998–2002–2006–2010–2014 2 1 3 6
Eugenio Monti Bobsleigh 1956–1964–1968 2 2 2 6
Raimondo D'Inzeo Equestrian 1956–1960–1964–1972 1 2 3 6
Piero D'Inzeo Equestrian 1956–1960–1964–1972 0 2 4 6
Oreste Puliti Fencing 1920–1924–1928 4 1 0 5
Giorgio Zampori Gymnastics 1912–1920–1924 4 0 1 5
Gabriella Paruzzi Cross country skiing 1992–1994–1998–2002–2006 1 0 4 5
Klaus Dibiasi Diving 1964–1968–1972–1976 3 2 0 5
Alberto Tomba Alpine skiing 1988–1992–1994 3 2 0 5
Antonio Rossi Canoeing 1992–1996–2000–2004 3 1 1 5
Giancarlo Cornaggia Fencing 1928–1932–1936 3 1 1 5
Manlio Di Rosa Fencing 1936–1948–1952–1956 2 2 1 5
Carlo Massullo Modern pentathlon 1984–1988–1992 1 2 2 5
Silvio Fauner Cross country skiing 1992–1994–1998 1 2 2 5
Franco Menichelli Artistic gymnastics 1960–1964 1 1 3 5
Marco Albarello Cross country skiing 1992–1994–1998 1 3 1 5

Men gold medalist

In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), the men who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics (but also at the World Championships).

  Still in activity
Athlete Sport Born Period Individual Team Total
Olympics World Ch. Olympics World Ch. Individual Team Individual + Team
Tot.
1 Armin Zöggeler Luge 1974 1994–2014 2 1 3 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 4 4 0 2 4 8 6 8 22
2 Jury Chechi Gymnastics 1969 1989–2004 1 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 3 9
3 Klaus Dibiasi Diving 1946 1964–1976 3 2 0 2 2 0 – – – - - - 5 4 0 - - - 5 4 0 9
4 Alberto Tomba Alpine skiing 1966 1987–1996 3 2 0 2 0 2 – – – - - - 5 2 2 - - - 5 2 2 9
5 Gustav Thöni Alpine skiing 1951 1972–1976 1 2 0 4 0 0 – – – - - - 5 2 0 - - - 5 2 0 7
6 Giorgio Zampori Gymnastics 1887 1909–1913 1 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 2 3 0 3 8 1 5 14
7 Leandro Faggin Cycling 1933 1956–1968 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 1 0 0 5 3 3 11
8 Vincenzo Maenza Wrestling 1962 1982–1992 2 1 0 2 1 0 – – – - - - 4 2 0 - - - 4 2 0 6
9 Edoardo Mangiarotti Fencing 1919 1936–1960 1 1 2 2 5 2 5 4 0 11 3 3 3 6 4 16 7 3 19 13 7 39
10 Sante Gaiardoni Cycling 1939 1960–1970 2 0 0 1 3 2 – – – - - - 3 3 2 - - - 3 3 2 8
11 Raimondo D'Inzeo Equestrian 1925 1955–1972 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 4 10
12 Andrea Benelli Shooting 1960 1981–2006 1 0 1 2 1 1 – – – 7 3 2 3 1 2 7 3 2 10 4 4 18
Roberto Cammarelle Boxing 1980 2004–2012 1 1 1 2 0 1 – – – - - - 3 1 2 - - - 3 1 2 6
14 Paolo Bettini Cycling 1974 2001–2007 1 0 0 2 1 0 – – – - - - 3 1 0 - - - 3 1 0 4
Zeno Colò Alpine skiing 1920 1950–1952 1 0 0 2 1 0 – – – - - - 3 1 0 - - - 3 1 0 4
16 Maurizio Damilano Athletics 1957 1980–1991 1 0 2 2 0 0 – – – - - - 3 0 2 - - - 3 0 2 5
Ercole Baldini Cycling 1933 1956–1964 1 0 0 2 0 2 – – – - - - 3 0 2 - - - 3 0 2 5
18 Silvio Martinello Cycling 1963 1995–2000 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 1 3 2 1 6 2 2 10
Ennio Mattarelli Shooting 1928 1961–1973 1 0 0 2 0 1 – – – 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 4
20 Luciano Giovannetti Shooting 1945 1979–1986 2 0 0 1 0 0 – – – 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 7
21 Massimiliano Rosolino Swimming 1978 1998–2007 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 4 3 9
22 Carlo Pavesi Fencing 1923 1950–1960 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 2 2 1 7 1 0 9 3 1 13
Daniele Masala Modern pentathlon 1955 1979–1988 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 4 11
24 Mauro Numa Fencing 1961 1979–1990 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 6 3 4 11
Paul Hildgartner Luge 1952 1972-1988 2 1 0 2 0 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 3 8
26 Aldo Montano Fencing 1978 2002–2012 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 5 4 2 6 4 12
27 Alberto Cova Athletics 1958 1983–1984 1 0 0 1 0 0 – – – - - - 2 0 0 - - - 2 0 0 2
Athletes in team sports
1 Eugenio Monti Bobsleigh 1928 1956–1968 – – – - - - 2 2 2 9 1 0 – – – 11 3 2 11 3 2 16
2 Carmine Abbagnale Rowing 1962 1981–1993 – – – - - - 2 1 0 7 4 1 – – – 9 5 1 9 5 1 15
3 Giuseppe Abbagnale Rowing 1959 1981–1993 – – – - - - 2 1 0 7 3 1 – – – 9 4 1 9 4 1 14
4 Antonio Rossi Canoeing 1968 1992–2004 – – – - - - 3 1 1 3 3 1 – – – 6 4 2 6 4 2 12
5 Agostino Straulino Sailing 1914 1939–1965 – – – - - - 1 1 0 4 2 1 – – – 5 3 1 5 3 1 9
6 Rossano Galtarossa Rowing 1972 1992–2012 – – – - - - 1 1 2 4 1 3 – – – 5 2 5 5 2 5 12
7 Agostino Abbagnale Rowing 1962 1985–2002 – – – - - - 3 0 0 2 2 0 – – – 5 2 0 5 2 0 7

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity. For Cycling was considered for world championships, only professional events.

Women gold medalist

The most successful Italian female athletes.
Valentina Vezzali
Federica Pellegrini
Josefa Idem

In this table, the women who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics and also at the World Championships. Updated to 21 February 2020.

  Still in activity
# Athlete Sport Born Period Olympics World Ch. Total
Tot. Tot. Tot.
1 Valentina Vezzali[7] Fencing 1974 1994–2016 3 1 1 5 6 2 4 12 9 3 5 17
2 Federica Pellegrini[8] Green tickY Swimming 1988 2004–2019 1 1 0 2 6 3 1 10 7 4 1 12
3 Josefa Idem[9] Canoeing 1964 1990–2009 1 2 1 4 5 9 6 20 6 11 7 24
4 Stefania Belmondo[10] Cross-country skiing 1969 1992–2002 2 3 2 7 4 4 1 9 6 5 3 16
5 Deborah Compagnoni Alpine skiing 1970 1992–1998 3 1 0 4 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 7
6 Alessandra Sensini Windsurf 1970 1996–2012 1 1 2 4 4 3 1 8 5 4 3 12
7 Paola Pezzo[11] Mountain bike 1969 1993–2000 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 4 0 2 6
8 Giovanna Trillini[12] Fencing 1970 1992–2007 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 7 3 3 5 11
9 Arianna Fontana Green tickY Short track 1990 2006–2018 1 1 3 5 1 6 7 14 2 7 10 19
10 Gerda Weissensteiner[13][14] Luge 1969 1993–2006 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 5
11 Irene Camber[15] Fencing 1926 1952–1960 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3
Others notables (at least one gold medal at the Olympics or World Championships and at least one medal in the other competition)
12 Deborah Gelisio Shooting 1976 1993–2007 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 5 4 2 0 6
13 Dorothea Wierer Green tickY Biathlon 1990 2014–2020 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 9 3 3 5 11
14 Manuela Di Centa[16][17] Cross-country skiing 1964 1991–1995 2 2 0 4 0 2 3 5 2 4 3 9
15 Isolde Kostner Alpine skiing 1975 1994–2002 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 2 6
16 Fiona May[18] Athletics 1969 1995–2001 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 6
17 Antonella Bellutti Track cycling 1968 1995–2000 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 4
18 Tania Cagnotto[19] Diving 1985 2004-2016 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 7 1 2 5 8
19 Sara Simeoni[20][21] Athletics 1953 1976–1984 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
20 Novella Calligaris[22] Swimming 1954 1968–1973 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 1 4 6
21 Chiara Cainero[23] Green tickY Shooting 1978 2006–2016 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 5
22 Carolina Kostner Green tickY Figure skating 1987 2002-2018 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 6 1 2 4 7
23 Antonella Ragno[24] Fencing 1940 1960–1972 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3
24 Sofia Goggia Green tickY Alpine skiing 1992 2017-2018 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
25 Dorina Vaccaroni Fencing 1963 1982-1993 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 3

Summary by sport

Athletics

Italy first competed in athletics in 1900.

Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 2 3/23 0 0 0 0
Total 19 15 26 60
Event No. of
appearances		 First
appearance		 First
medal		 First
gold medal		 Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's 100 metres 18/28 1900 — — 0 0 0 0 9th (1924)
Men's 400 metres 16/28 1900 — — 0 0 0 0 8th (1912, 1936)

Cycling

Italy first competed in cycling at the 1900 Games, with Enrico Brusoni winning a gold medal in the points race that year. Italy has the second-most gold medals (behind France) and third-most total medals (behind France and Great Britain) in the sport (as of the 2016 Games).

Games Cyclists Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 7 2/3 1 0 0 1
Total 33 16 10 59

Track

Event No. of
appearances		 First
appearance		 First
medal		 First
gold medal		 Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's sprint 21/26 1900 1932 1948 4 3 2 9 1st place, gold medalist(s) (4 times)

Shooting

Italy's presence at the first Olympics in 1896 consisted entirely of a single shooter, Giuseppe Rivabella, who entered one event and whose score and rank are largely unknown. The sport has remained a relatively strong one for Italy, currently (after the 2016 Games) in fourth on the list of most gold medals in shooting with 16.

Games Shooters Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 Athens 1 1/5 0 0 0 0
Total 16 15 11 42
Event No. of
appearances		 First
appearance		 First
medal		 First
gold medal		 Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's 200 metre military rifle 1/1 1896 — — 0 0 0 0 14–41 (1896)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ In 2009, it was discovered by Olympic historians that cyclist Frank Bizzoni who immigrated from Italy to the United States might have still been an Italian citizen in 1904. The situation is still unclear and subject to dispute.
  2. ^ "Frank Bizzoni Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement – Italy".
  4. ^ "Italy – Olympic Summer Games". olympic.org. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  5. ^ Five for Italy and two for West Germany
  6. ^ "Italy at the Olympics". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  7. ^ She won also 2 gold and 1 bronze at the Olympics and 5 gold 2 silver at the World Championships with the team.
  8. ^ She is 2 swimming world records holder.
  9. ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 2 bronze at the World Championshimps for the West Germany.
  10. ^ She won also 2 bronze e 3 silver at the Olympics and 1 bronze at the World Championshimps with the team.
  11. ^ She won also 1 times la Mountain Bike World Cup on her sport.
  12. ^ She won also 3 gold and 1 bronze at the Olympics and 7 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
  13. ^ She won also 2 times la Luge World Cup on her sport.
  14. ^ She won 1 gold also a bronze in bobsleigh double at 2006 Winter Olympics, 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze in team events at World Luge Championships.
  15. ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
  16. ^ She won also 3 bronze ath the Olympics and 2 silver at the World Championships with the team.
  17. ^ She won also 2 Cross-Country World Cup in her sport.
  18. ^ Born in United Kingdom, but italian for wedding.
  19. ^ First italian diver to win an olympic medals.
  20. ^ She was the world record holder in high jump
  21. ^ She was able top participate just 1 edition of World Championships, because it was not held before 1983.
  22. ^ First italian swimmer to win an olympic medals.
  23. ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
  24. ^ She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 3 bronze at the World Championships with the team.

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