Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websiteconi.it (in Italian)
in Athens
Competitors364 in 27 sports
Flag bearer Jury Chechi[1]
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
10
Silver
11
Bronze
11
Total
32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from the 13th to the 29th of August 2004. The country has competed at every Summer Olympic games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Italian National Olympic Committee (Italian: Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, CONI) sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games. A total of 364 athletes, 229 men and 135 women, competed in 27 sports.

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Three Italian archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams. Marco Galiazzo earned the first archery gold medal in Italy's history. On his way to the final, he defeated countryman Ilario Di Buò in the round of 16. The three men did well enough in the ranking round to receive a bye in the first round of team competition, but were defeated by the United States in their first team match.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ilario di Buò Men's individual 659 19  Eriksson (SWE)
W 151–146 		 van Alten (NED)
W 164–160 		 Galiazzo (ITA)
L 155–162 		Did not advance
Michele Frangilli 654 24  Lockoneco (INA)
W 153–141 		 Yamamoto (JPN)
L 154–162 		Did not advance
Marco Galiazzo 672 3  Taumoepeau (TGA)
W 156–122 		 Serrano (MEX)
W 164-163 		 di Buò (ITA)
W 162–155 		 Wunderle (USA)
W 109–108 		 Godfrey (GBR)
W 110–108 		 Yamamoto (JPN)
W 111–109 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ilario di Buò
Michele Frangilli
Marco Galiazzo 		Men's team 1985 3 — Bye  United States (USA)
L 240–243 		Did not advance
Natalia Valeeva Women's individual 650 9  Figueroa (PHI)
L 130–132 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Italian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Stefano Baldini Marathon — 2:10:55 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ivano Brugnetti 20 km walk — 1:19:40 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Daniele Caimmi Marathon — 2:23:07 52
Simone Collio 100 m 10.27 4 q 10.29 6 Did not advance
Giovanni de Benedictis 50 km walk — DSQ
Alberico di Cecco Marathon — 2:14:34 9
Alessandro Gandellini 20 km walk — DNF
Marco Giungi — 1:23:30 13
Andrew Howe 200 m 20.55 3 Q 21.17 8 Did not advance
Andrea Longo 800 m 1:46.75 1 Q — 1:45.97 4 Did not advance
Giuseppe Maffei 3000 m steeplechase DNF — Did not advance
Marco Torrieri 200 m 20.68 3 Q 20.89 6 Did not advance
Simone Collio
Maurizio Checcucci
Massimiliano Donati
Marco Torrieri 		4 × 100 m relay 38.79 5 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nicola Ciotti High jump 2.25 =13 Did not advance
Fabrizio Donato Triple jump 16.45 21 Did not advance
Giuseppe Gibilisco Pole vault 5.70 =12 Q 5.85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alessandro Talotti High jump 2.28 9 Q 2.25 12
Nicola Trentin Long jump 7.86 19 Did not advance
Nicola Vizzoni Hammer throw 76.84 8 q 74.27 10
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Paolo Casarsa Result 11.36 6.68 14.92 1.94 53.20 15.39 48.66 4.40 58.62 4:56.12 7404 28
Points 782 739 785 749 673 803 843 731 717 582
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Benedetta Ceccarelli 400 m hurdles 56.28 5 Did not advance
Rosaria Console Marathon — 2:35:56 16
Bruna Genovese — 2:32:50 10
Rossella Giordano 20 km walk — 1:30:39 11
Monika Niederstätter 400 m hurdles 55.57 4 Did not advance
Elisabetta Perrone 20 km walk — 1:32:21 18
Elisa Rigaudo — 1:29:57 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ester Balassini Hammer throw 65.58 26 Did not advance
Clarissa Claretti 65.06 28 Did not advance
Claudia Coslovich Javelin throw 60.58 14 Did not advance
Simona La Mantia Triple jump 14.39 17 Did not advance
Elisabetta Marin Javelin throw 56.34 30 Did not advance
Magdelín Martínez Triple jump 14.57 10 Q 14.85 7
Fiona May Long jump 6.38 28 Did not advance

Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The Italian baseball team tied for 7th in the preliminary round and did not advance to the semifinals.

Roster

Manager: 30 – Giampiero Faraone

Coaches: 8 – Claudio Corradi, 12 – Manuel Cortina, 27 – Salvatore Varriale.

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
IF 1 Igor Schiavetti (1976-01-23)23 January 1976 (aged 28) Italy Danesi Nettuno
OF 2 David Francia (1975-04-16)16 April 1975 (aged 29) Italy Prink Grosseto
OF 3 Jim Buccheri (1968-11-12)12 November 1968 (aged 35) Italy AS Rimini
IF 5 Giovanni Pantaleoni (1978-03-16)16 March 1978 (aged 26) Italy Italeri Bologna
C 6 Vincent Parisi (1978-02-06)6 February 1978 (aged 26) Italy T&A San Marino
C 9 Luca Bischeri (1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 25) Italy La Gardenia Grosseto
IF 11 Seth La Fera (1975-09-28)28 September 1975 (aged 28) Italy Telemarket Rimini
P 15 William Lucena (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 22) Italy GB Ricambi Modena
P 16 Anthony Massimino (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (aged 24) Italy Cus Parma
OF 21 Daniele Frignani (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 27) Italy Italieri Fortitudo Bologna
IF 22 Giuseppe Mazzanti (1983-04-05)5 April 1983 (aged 21) Italy Danesi Nettuno
P 23 Carlo Richetti (1983-08-23)23 August 1983 (aged 20) Italy Colavita Anzio
P 28 Fabio Milano (1977-08-02)2 August 1977 (aged 27) Italy Fortitudo Bologna
P 29 Kasey Olemberger (1978-03-18)18 March 1978 (aged 26) Italy Ceci E Negri Parma
OF 32 Francesco Casolari (1965-10-04)4 October 1965 (aged 38) Italy La Gardenia Grosseto
IF 34 Davide Dallospedale (1977-09-12)12 September 1977 (aged 26) Italy Italieri Fortitudo Bologna
P 36 Michael Marchesano (1975-09-23)23 September 1975 (aged 28) Italy Telemarket Rimini
P 37 Peter Nyari (1971-09-04)4 September 1971 (aged 32) Italy Cus Parma
P 40 David Rollandini (1979-02-06)6 February 1979 (aged 25) Italy BBC ORIOLES
IF 41 Jairo Ramos Gizzi (1971-07-21)21 July 1971 (aged 33) Italy Gardenia Grosseto
IF 42 Claudio Liverziani (1975-03-04)4 March 1975 (aged 29) Italy Italeri Fortitudo Bologna
P 43 Riccardo De Santis (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 24) Italy La Gardenia Grosseto
OF 45 Mario Chiarini (1981-01-07)7 January 1981 (aged 23) Italy Telemarket Rimini
C 72 Marcello Malagoli (1973-07-14)14 July 1973 (aged 31) Italy GB Ricambi Modena
Round robin
Team W L Tiebreaker
 Japan 6 1 1-0
 Cuba 6 1 0-1
 Canada 5 2 -
 Australia 4 3 -
 Chinese Taipei 3 4 -
 Netherlands 2 5 -
 Greece 1 6 1-0
 Italy 1 6 0-1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 2 0 3 1 1 4 1 12 13 0
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
WP: Koji Uehara (1-0)   LP: Anthony Massimino (0-1)
Home runs:
JPN: N. Nakamura in 3rd, 2 RBIs; K. Fukudome in 4th, 1 RBI
ITA: None
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 4
 Canada 2 7 1 1 0 0 5 0 x 9 6 0
WP: Jason Dickson (1-0)   LP: David Rollandini (0-1)
Home runs:
ITA: None
CAN: P. L. Laforest in 2nd, 3 RBIs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 12 0
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
WP: Chris Oxspring (1-0)   LP: Michael Marchesano (0-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Italy 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 1
 Netherlands 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 x 10 14 1
WP: Patrick de Lange (1-0)   LP: Kaseygarret Olenberger (0-1)
Home runs:
ITA: J. Ramos Gizzi in 4th, 1 RBI
NED: S. Adriana in 3rd, 1 RBI
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Italy 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 7 0
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
WP: Peter Nyari (1-0)   LP: Yang Chien-Fu (0-1)
Home runs:
ITA: M. Chiarini in 4th, 1 RBI; J. Buccheri in 6th, 1 RBI; C. Liverziani in 9th, 2 RBIs
TPE: Peng C. M. in 7th, 1 RBI
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Greece 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 12 14 3
 Italy 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 14 1
WP: Panagiotis Sikaras (1-0)   LP: W. E. Lucena (0-1)
Home runs:
GRE: C. Bellinger in 6th, 1 RBI; N. Markakis in 7th, 3 RBIs; C. A. Harris in 9th, 1 RBI
ITA: J. Ramos Gizzi in 2nd, 1 RBI
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Cuba 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 11 0
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
WP: Luis Borroto (2-0)   LP: Michael Marchesano (0-2)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

Template:2004 Summer Olympics Italy men's basketball team roster

Group play

Template:2004 Summer Olympics men's basketball group A standings

August 15
11:15
Italy  71–69  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 14–9, 17–24, 15–23
Pts: Basile 16
Rebs: Chiacig 9
Asts: Pozzecco 7		 Pts: Penney 20
Rebs: Marks 9
Asts: Cameron 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,100
Referees:
Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
Renato Santos (Brazil)
August 17
16:45
Serbia and Montenegro  74–72  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 20–19, 19–14, 19–22
Pts: Rakočević 19
Rebs: Tomašević 12
Asts: Tomašević 5		 Pts: Bulleri 15
Rebs: Chiacig, Radulović 5 each
Asts: Bulleri, Pozzecco 2 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,500
Referees:
José Ronfini (Mexico)
Sean Corbin(United States)
August 19
11:15
Italy  63–71  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 11–18, 19–13, 11–23
Pts: Righetti 18
Rebs: Chiacig, Marconato 8 each
Asts: Basile 3		 Pts: Garbajosa 17
Rebs: Garbajosa 8
Asts: Garbajosa 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,950
Referees:
José Carrión (Puerto Rico)
Michael Aylen (Australia)
August 21
16:45
China  52–89  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 15–22, 13–16, 13–29
Pts: Li Nan, Yao Ming 9 each
Rebs: Yi Jianlian 7
Asts: Yao Ming 2		 Pts: Galanda 22
Rebs: Soragna 5
Asts: Pozzecco 12
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,600
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
August 23
20:00
Italy  76–75  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 22–13, 18–18, 23–21
Pts: Pozzecco 17
Rebs: Bulleri 6
Asts: Bulleri 4		 Pts: Ginóbili, Scola 19 each
Rebs: Wolkowyski 7
Asts: Ginóbili 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Sean Corbin(United States)
Quarterfinal
August 26
20:00
Italy  83–70  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–15, 19–17, 23–18
Pts: Bulleri 20
Rebs: Marconato 12
Asts: Pozzecco 6		 Pts: Ayuso 24
Rebs: Ortiz 8
Asts: Arroyo 5
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
Vicente Bulto (Spain)
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Semifinal
August 27
22:15
Italy  100–91  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 29–17, 24–20, 27–28
Pts: Basile 31
Rebs: Marconato 9
Asts: Marconato, Pozzecco 3 each		 Pts: Macijauskas 26
Rebs: Šiškauskas 7
Asts: Jasikevičius 9
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
Reynaldo Sanchez (Dominican Republic)
José Carrión (Puerto Rico)
Gold medal game
August 28
22:45
Italy  69–84  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 25–20, 13–17, 15–24
Pts: Pozzecco, Soragna 12 each
Rebs: Garri 6
Asts: Rombaldoni 2		 Pts: Scola 25
Rebs: Scola 11
Asts: Ginóbili 6
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 14,500
Referees:
Renato Santos (Brazil)
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won silver medal

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Italy sent six boxers to Athens, winning a bronze medal to join a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medals count. Both boxers that had matches in the round of 32 won those bouts, (two more had byes). Four boxers won in the round of 16 to advance to quarterfinals, while two fell in that round. Only the super heavyweight Roberto Cammarelle survived the quarterfinal round, not falling until the semifinals to win the bronze medal. The combined record of the Italian boxers was 7-6.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alfonso Pinto Light flyweight  Okon (NGR)
W RSC 		 Tamara (COL)
W 49–35 		 Yalçınkaya (TUR)
L 24–33 		Did not advance
Domenico Valentino Lightweight Bye  Asheri (IRI)
W 37–18 		 Yeleuov (KAZ)
L 23–29 		Did not advance
Michele di Rocco Light welterweight  López (VEN)
W 37–30 		 Nourian (AUS)
W 33–25 		 Gheorghe (ROM)
L 18–29 		Did not advance
Clemente Russo Light heavyweight Bye  Ward (USA)
L 9–17 		Did not advance
Daniel Betti Heavyweight —  Zuyev (BLR)
L RSC 		Did not advance
Roberto Cammarelle Super heavyweight —  Oloukun (NGR)
W 29–13 		 Masikin (UKR)
W 23–21 		 Povetkin (RUS)
L 19–31 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Men's K-1 99.70 17 102.23 22 201.93 19 Q 103.07 19 Did not advance
Andrea Benetti
Erik Masoero 		Men's C-2 116.32 11 121.83 10 238.15 10 Q 106.40 5 Q 113.66 6 220.06 6
Cristina Giai Pron Women's K-1 116.18 10 114.59 12 230.77 13 Q 109.27 6 Q 120.09 8 229.36 8

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrea Facchin Men's K-1 500 m 1:40.025 4 q 1:40.387 3 Q 1:41.575 9
Men's K-1 1000 m 3:36.492 5 q 3:39.510 8 Did not advance
Beniamino Bonomi
Antonio Rossi 		Men's K-2 500 m 1:33.565 5 q 1:31.830 3 Q 1:30.804 8
Men's K-2 1000 m 3:14.060 6 q 3:12.597 2 Q 3:19.484 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Josefa Idem Women's K-1 500 m 1:50.466 2 q 1:50.844 1 Q 1:49.729 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Paolo Bettini Road race 5:41:44 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cristian Moreni 5:44:13 46
Daniele Nardello 5:42:03 38
Luca Paolini 5:42:03 39
Filippo Pozzato Road race 5:50:35 67
Time trial Did not start
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Giorgia Bronzini Road race 3:28:39 37
Noemi Cantele 3:25:42 13
Tatiana Guderzo Road race 3:25:42 26
Time trial 34:14.47 21

Track

Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Angelo Ciccone Men's points race 49 2 8
Vera Carrara Women's points race 8 0 5

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Marco Bui Men's cross-country 2:20:45 10
Yader Zoli 2:31:39 35
Paola Pezzo Women's cross-country Did not finish

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Italian divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Nicola Marconi 3 m springboard 384.63 20 Did not advance
Tommaso Marconi 378.72 24 Did not advance
Francesco Dell'Uomo 10 m platform 426.12 14 Q 610.41 12 Q 628.77 9
Massimiliano Mazzucchi 405.18 20 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Tania Cagnotto 3 m springboard 298.77 10 Q 529.92 9 Q 550.38 8
Valentina Marocchi 243.45 23 Did not advance
Tania Cagnotto 10 m platform 339.15 8 Q 256.44 7 Q 518.67 8
Valentina Marocchi 221.85 32 Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Susanna Bordone Ava Individual 62.80 49 47.20 # 110.00 # 60 15.00 # 125.00 # 56 Did not advance 125.00 56
Stefano Brecciaroli Cappa Hill 66.80 =61 13.20 80.00 44 0.00 80.00 35 Did not advance 80.00 35
Fabio Magni Vent d'Arade 64.40 56 24.40 88.80 54 12.00 100.80 48 Did not advance 100.80 48
Giovanni Menchi Hunefer 72.40 # 69 4.00 76.40 41 0.00 76.40 31 Q 12.00 88.40 24 88.40 24
Susanna Bordone
Stefano Brecciaroli
Fabio Magni
Giovanni Menchi 		See above Team 194.00 13 41.60 245.20 10 12.00 257.20 =4 — 257.20 10

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Show jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Roberto Arioldi Dime de la Cour Individual 17 71 10 27 =59 Q 21 48 56 Did not advance
Bruno Chimirri Landknecht 5 =31 8 13 =33 Q 5 18 27 Q 6 11 Q 17 23 21 23 21
Vincenzo Chimirri Delfi Platiere 8 =47 12 20 =46 Q 12 32 =46 Q 8 =12 Q Eliminated
Juan Carlos García Albin III 0 =1 1 1 =2 Q 8 9 9 Q 8 =12 Q 12 20 =16 20 =16
Roberto Arioldi
Bruno Chimirri
Vincenzo Chimirri
Juan Carlos García 		See above Team — 19 8 Q 25 44 7 44 7

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Twelve Italian fencers (seven men and five women) qualified for the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Alfredo Rota Individual épée Bye  Nyisztor (ROM)
W 15–8 		 Thompson (USA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Andrea Cassarà Individual foil Bye  Tiomkin (USA)
W 15–3 		 Park H-K (KOR)
W 15–13 		 Kruse (GBR)
W 15–8 		 Guyart (FRA)
L 14–15 		 Ganeyev (RUS)
W 15–12 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Salvatore Sanzo Bye  Rodríguez (VEN)
W 15–7 		 Ha C-D (KOR)
W 15–6 		 Wu Hx (CHN)
W 15–10 		 Ganeyev (RUS)
W 15–12 		 Guyart (FRA)
L 13–15 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Simone Vanni Bye  McGuire (CAN)
W 15–12 		 Le Péchoux (FRA)
W 15–8 		 Ganeyev (RUS)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Andrea Cassarà
Salvatore Sanzo
Simone Vanni 		Team foil —  Egypt (EGY)
W 45–20 		 Russia (RUS)
W 45–27 		 China (CHN)
W 45–42 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Aldo Montano Individual sabre Bye  Manetas (GRE)
W 15–12 		 Smart (USA)
W 15–7 		 Sharikov (RUS)
W 15–13 		 Lapkes (BLR)
W 15–6 		 Nemcsik (HUN)
W 15–14 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Giampiero Pastore Bye  Lee (USA)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Luigi Tarantino Bye  Rogers (USA)
W 15–3 		 Tretiak (UKR)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Aldo Montano
Giampiero Pastore
Luigi Tarantino 		Team sabre —  Ukraine (UKR)
W 45–44 		 Russia (RUS)
W 45–42 		 France (FRA)
L 42–45 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Cristiana Cascioli Individual épée Bye  Harada (JPN)
W 15–14 		 Nagy (HUN)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Margherita Granbassi Individual foil — Bye  Wuillème (FRA)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Giovanna Trillini — Bye  Sugawara (JPN)
W 15–2 		 Varga (HUN)
W 15–11 		 Mohamed (HUN)
W 15–7 		 Vezzali (ITA)
L 11–15 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Valentina Vezzali — Bye  González (VEN)
W 15–4 		 Wuillème (FRA)
W 15–8 		 Gruchała (POL)
W 15–13 		 Trillini (ITA)
W 15–11 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gioia Marzocca Individual sabre — Bye  Jemayeva (AZE)
L 6–15 		Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

Template:2004 Summer Olympics Italy men's football team roster

Group play

Template:2004 Summer Olympics men's football group B standings

Ghana 2 – 2 Italy
Pappoe 36'
Appiah 45+1'		 Report Pinzi 49'
Gilardino 83'
Attendance: 7,012
Japan 2 – 3 Italy
Abe 21'
Takamatsu 90+1'		 Report De Rossi 3'
Gilardino 8', 36'
Attendance: 9,487
Paraguay 1 – 0 Italy
Bareiro 14' Report
Attendance: 24,160
Quarterfinal
Mali 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report Bovo 116'
Attendance: 27,543
Semifinal
Italy 0 – 3 Argentina
Report Tevez 16'
Lucho 69'
M. González 84'
Attendance: 30,910
Bronze Medal Final
Italy 1 – 0 Iraq
Gilardino 8' Report
Attendance: 5,203
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Matteo Angioletti Team 8.812 — 9.675 9.662 — 8.212 — Did not advance
Alberto Busnari 8.812 9.637 — 8.762 8.987 9.337 —
Igor Cassina 8.650 9.600 9.162 8.987 8.675 9.775 Q 54.849 34
Jury Chechi — 9.150 9.762 Q — 9.587 —
Matteo Morandi 8.962 8.750 9.775 Q 9.412 8.375 8.700 53.974 41
Enrico Pozzo 9.450 8.737 7.850 9.325 9.100 8.300 52.812 44
Total 36.036 37.174 38.374 37.386 36.349 36.112 221.431 12
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Igor Cassina Horizontal bar — 9.812 9.812 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jury Chechi Rings — 9.812 — 9.812 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Matteo Morandi — 9.800 — 9.800 =5
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Monica Bergamelli All-around 9.300 8.250 8.862 8.300 34.712 54 Did not advance
Maria Teresa Gargano 9.100 8.287 8.612 9.325 35.324 48 Did not advance

Rhythmic

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Italy captures the silver medal in women's rhythmic gymnastics team all-around
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Laura Zacchilli Individual 23.925 24.225 23.250 22.700 94.100 13 Did not advance
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 ribbons 3 hoops
2 balls 		Total Rank 5 ribbons 3 hoops
2 balls 		Total Rank
Elisa Blanchi
Fabrizia D'Ottavio
Marinella Falca
Daniela Masseroni
Elisa Santoni
Laura Vernizzi 		Team 22.850 25.325 48.175 2 Q 24.150 25.300 49.450 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Trampoline

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Flavio Cannone Men's 57.60 13 Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nine Italian judoka (four men and five women) qualified for the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Roberto Meloni −81 kg  Delgado (POR)
W 0010–0002 		 Nossov (RUS)
L 0001–0011 		Did not advance  Tomouchi (JPN)
W 0102–0001 		 Canto (BRA)
L 0001–0200 		Did not advance
Francesco Lepre −90 kg  Zviadauri (GEO)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance  Taov (RUS)
L 0000–1001 		Did not advance
Michele Monti −100 kg  Gill (CAN)
W 1003–0001 		 Ze'evi (ISR)
L 0111–1011 		Did not advance
Paolo Bianchessi +100 kg  Kim S-B (KOR)
W 0200–0000 		 Polyanskyi (UKR)
W 0201–0000 		 van der Geest (NED)
W 0001–0000 		 Suzuki (JPN)
L 0001–1010 		Bye  Pertelson (EST)
L 0000–1000 		5
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Giuseppina Macrì −48 kg Bye  Gao F (CHN)
L 0000–1011 		Did not advance
Cinzia Cavazzuti −57 kg  Gravenstijn (NED)
L 0001–1000 		Did not advance  Wilson (USA)
W 0011–0001 		 Zangrando (BRA)
W 0010–0001 		 Fernández (ESP)
L 0001–0010 		Did not advance
Ylenia Scapin −63 kg  Hong O-S (PRK)
L 0000–0001 		Did not advance
Lucia Morico −78 kg Bye  Cotton (CAN)
W 1010–0000 		 Anno (JPN)
L 0001–0101 		Did not advance Bye  Pinto (VEN)
W 1001–0000 		 Silva (BRA)
W 0120–0011 		 Matrosova (UKR)
W 1000–0000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Barbara Andolina +78 kg Bye  Zambotti (MEX)
W 1021–0000 		 Donguzashvili (RUS)
L 0001–1010 		Did not advance Bye  Choi S-I (KOR)
L 0001–0120 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern Pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Four Italian athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 UIPM World Championships

Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Running
(3000 m) 		Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Enrico Dell'Amore Men's 180 12 1096 18–13 =6 888 2:16.63 31 1164 440 30 760 9:55.01 12 1020 4928 26
Andrea Valentini 169 27 964 19–12 =2 916 2:18.34 32 1140 132 16 1068 10:01.25 16 996 5084 19
Claudia Corsini Women's 169 21 964 21–10 =2 972 2:20.56 11 1236 84 13 1116 11:11.65 12 1036 5324 4
Federica Foghetti 167 24 940 15–16 =16 804 2:25.81 17 1172 892 DNF 308 11:19.11 17 1004 4228 32

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Italian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matteo Stefanini Single sculls 7:31.54 3 R 7:08.91 4 SD/E 7:10.34 2 FD 6:57.16 19
Giuseppe de Vita
Dario Lari 		Pair 7:03.12 3 SA/B Bye 6:31.26 5 FB 6:22.08 8
Rossano Galtarossa
Alessio Sartori 		Double sculls 6:40.82 1 SA/B Bye 6:11.49 1 FA 6:32.93 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elia Luini
Leonardo Pettinari 		Lightweight double sculls 6:19.82 2 R 6:21.22 2 SA/B 6:23.72 5 FB 7:01.86 12
Luca Agamennoni
Dario Dentale
Raffaello Leonardo
Lorenzo Porzio 		Four 6:22.58 2 SA/B Bye 5:52.12 3 FA 6:10.41 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alessandro Corona
Federico Gattinoni
Simone Raineri
Simone Venier 		Quadruple sculls 5:45.85 3 SA/B Bye 5:47.38 5 FB 6:06.91 10
Catello Amarante
Salvatore Amitrano
Lorenzo Bertini
Bruno Mascarenhas 		Lightweight four 5:52.17 2 SA/B Bye 5:55.02 1 FA 5:48.87 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sergio Canciani
Pierpaolo Frattini
Luca Ghezzi
Gaetano Iannuzzi (cox)
Niccolò Mornati
Carlo Mornati
Marco Penna
Valerio Pinton
Aldo Tramontano 		Eight 5:30.16 3 R 5:34.56 3 FB — 5:49.43 7
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriella Bascelli
Elisabetta Sancassani 		Double sculls 7:46.66 5 R 7:01.63 3 FB — 6:54.51 8

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Italian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Riccardo Giordano Mistral 13 8 29 22 19 21 20 OCS 32 DNF DNS 234 26
Michele Marchesini Finn 21 20 20 24 24 24 6 25 23 15 24 201 24
Andrea Trani
Gabrio Zandonà 		470 21 23 7 12 11 22 13 5 7 8 3 109 10
Francesco Bruni
Guido Vignar 		Star 13 5 9 4 16 12 3 8 2 5 14 75 7
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Alessandra Sensini Mistral 7 1 6 3 1 2 3 6 3 2 7 34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Larissa Nevierov Europe 23 10 6 4 17 19 17 18 17 18 18 144 16
Myriam Cutolo
Elisabetta Saccheggiani 		470 16 19 18 20 10 19 20 4 17 8 10 141 20
Angela Baroni
Giulia Conti
Alessandra Marenzi 		Yngling 16 12 7 7 13 15 6 11 14 14 7 106 14
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Diego Negri Laser 20 12 19 1 OCS 21 15 13 15 21 — 2 139 13
Gianfranco Sibello
Piero Sibello 		49er DSQ 1 4 12 11 17 4 9 14 15 16 5 9 17 5 16 138 14
Edoardo Bianchi
Franceso Marcolin 		Tornado DNF 6 3 7 11 16 10 2 8 9 — 6 78 10

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Andrea Benelli Skeet 124 2 Q 149 (5) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Francesco Bruno 10 m air pistol 578 =17 Did not advance
50 m pistol 556 =12 Did not advance
Marco de Nicolo 10 m air rifle 590 =24 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 595 8 Q 699.7 5
50 m rifle 3 positions 1148 =31 Did not advance
Daniele di Spigno Double trap 134 (11) 7 Did not advance
Vigilio Fait 10 m air pistol 576 =23 Did not advance
50 m pistol 556 =12 Did not advance
Ennio Falco Skeet 119 =21 Did not advance
Marco Innocenti Double trap 127 =17 Did not advance
Giovanni Pellielo Trap 122 3 Q 146 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marco Venturini 112 =27 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Chiara Cainero Skeet 67 =8 Did not advance
Roberta Pelosi Trap 58 =9 Did not advance
Sabrina Sena 10 m air rifle 390 32 Did not advance
Valentina Turisini 10 m air rifle 395 =12 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 585 3 Q 685.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Softball

Main article: Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Team Roster
Italy
Position No. Player Birth Club in 2004
C 1 Ilaria Pino FEB/18/1983 Rhea Vendors Caronno
C 2 Eva Trevisan APR/21/1980 Fiorini Forli
IF 3 Sabrina Del Mastio MAR/10/1971 Fiorini Forli
IF 4 Stefania Vitaliani JUL/16/1975 Fiorini Forli
OF 7 Natalia Cimin JUL/31/1979 Caserta
IF 8 Jennifer Spediacci APR/05/1978 Fiorini Forli
IF 12 Marta Gambella JUN/07/1974 Mosca Macerata
P 13 Nicole Di Salvio NOV/23/1979 Bussolengo
P 15 Daniela Castellani JUN/30/1975 Avesani Bussolengo
P 16 Leslie Malerich FEB/29/1980
P 17 Susan Bugliarello OCT/18/1975
IF 22 Natalie Anter APR/26/1980 Fiorini Forli
OF 23 Francesca Francolini DEC/27/1979 Mosca Macerata
P 24 Annalisa Turci SEP/26/1976 Fiorini Forli
OF 31 Samanta Bardini FEB/27/1977 Caggiati Langhirano
Bench Coaches
Team
Manager		 Barry Blanchard MAR/22/1935
Coach Monica Corvino AUG/17/1963
Coach Giacomo Livi AUG/17/1954
Coach Marina Centrone APR/22/1960
Preliminary Round
Team Pld W L RF RA Pct
 United States 7 7 0 41 0 1.000
 Australia 7 6 1 22 14 0.857
 Japan 7 4 3 17 8 0.571
 China 7 3 4 15 20 0.429
 Canada 7 3 4 6 14 0.429
 Chinese Taipei 7 2 5 3 13 0.286
 Greece 7 2 5 6 24 0.286
 Italy 7 1 6 8 24 0.143
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 3 2
 United States 1 3 0 0 3 - - 7 11 0
WP: Jennie Finch (1-0)   LP: Leslie Malerich (0-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Italy 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 3
 China 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 1
WP: Jennifer Spediacci (1-0)   LP: Li Qi (0-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Italy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
 Greece 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 3
WP: Sarah Farnworth (2-1)   LP: Susan Bugliarello (0-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 2 2 2 0 2 - - 8 10 1
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 2 1
WP: Melanie Roche (1-0)   LP: Jennifer Spediacci (1-1)
Home runs:
AUS: Stacey Porter, Natalie Titcume
ITA: None
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 4 0
WP: Lin Su-Hua (1-1)   LP: Susan Bugliarello (0-2)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
 Japan 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 8 1
WP: Yukiko Ueno (1-2)   LP: Jennifer Spediacci (1-2)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
 Canada 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 1
WP: Lauren Bay (3-2)   LP: Susan Bugliarello (0-3)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Italian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrea Beccari 200 m freestyle 1:54.00 46 Did not advance
Alessio Boggiatto 200 m individual medley 2:01.30 6 Q 2:01.27 10 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:15.78 3 Q — 4:12.28 NR 4
Paolo Bossini 200 m breaststroke 2:12.09 3 Q 2:11.76 4 Q 2:11.20 4
Emiliano Brembilla 200 m freestyle 1:47.95 3 Q 1:47.93 7 Q 1:48.40 8
400 m freestyle 3:50.55 11 — Did not advance
Loris Facci 200 m breaststroke 2:19.38 40 Did not advance
Filippo Magnini 100 m freestyle 49.58 11 Q 48.91 NR 3 Q 48.99 5
Luca Marin 400 m individual medley 4:16.85 10 — Did not advance
Emanuele Merisi 200 m backstroke 2:00.10 9 Q 2:00.83 16 Did not advance
Christian Minotti 1500 m freestyle 15:39.31 24 — Did not advance
Mattia Nalesso 100 m butterfly 53.49 23 Did not advance
Massimiliano Rosolino 400 m freestyle 3:47.72 4 Q — 3:46.25 5
200 m individual medley 2:01.56 11 Q 2:01.29 11 Did not advance
Michele Scarica 50 m freestyle 22.80 25 Did not advance
Lorenzo Vismara 50 m freestyle 22.70 22 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 50.03 25 Did not advance
Alessandro Calvi*
Christian Galenda
Filippo Magnini
Lorenzo Vismara
Michele Scarica 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:16.18 3 Q — 3:15.75 5
Emiliano Brembilla
Federico Cappellazzo*
Simone Cercato
Filippo Magnini
Matteo Pelliciari*
Massimiliano Rosolino 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:18.26 6 Q — 7:11.83 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Paolo Bossini
Emanuele Merisi
Mattia Nalesso
Giacomo Vassanelli 		4 × 100 m medley relay DSQ — Did not advance

* Competed only in heats and received medals

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chiara Boggiatto 100 m breaststroke 1:10.33 16 Q 1:10.84 16 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:30.32 12 Q 2:30.76 14 Did not advance
Alessandra Cappa 100 m backstroke 1:03.50 26 Did not advance
Paola Cavallino 200 m butterfly 2:12.34 16 Q 2:10.23 7 Q 2:10.14 7
Cristina Chiuso 50 m freestyle 25.68 16 Q 25.37 13 Did not advance
Alessia Filippi 200 m backstroke 2:17.29 22 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:19.29 21 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:47.26 16 — Did not advance
Ambra Migliori 100 m butterfly 59.47 10 Q 59.53 13 Did not advance
Federica Pellegrini 100 m freestyle 55.41 9 Q 55.30 10 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:59.80 4 Q 1:58.02 NR 1 Q 1:58.22 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Francesca Segat 100 m butterfly 1:00.56 22 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:11.40 9 Q 2:11.18 12 Did not advance
Cristina Chiuso
Sara Parise
Federica Pellegrini
Cecilia Vianini 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:44.88 10 — Did not advance
Cristina Chiuso
Alessia Filippi
Sara Parise
Cecilia Vianini 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:15.30 14 — Did not advance
Chiara Boggiatto
Alessandra Cappa
Ambra Migliori
Federica Pellegrini 		4 × 100 m medley relay DSQ — Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nine Italian synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Beatrice Spaziani
Lorena Zaffalon 		Duet 46.500 8 46.917 93.417 7 Q 46.750 93.250 8
Monica Cirulli
Costanza Fiorentini
Joey Paccagnella
Elisa Plaisant
Sara Savoia
Beatrice Spaziani
Lorena Zaffalon
Laura Zanazza 		Team 46.834 7 — 47.250 94.084 7

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Five Italian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Yang Min Men's singles  Doan (VIE)
W 4–1 		 Karlsson (SWE)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Massimiliano Mondello
Yang Min 		Men's doubles —  Henzell /
Zalcberg (AUS)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Laura Negrisoli Women's singles  Ramos (VEN)
W 4–1 		 Ganina (RUS)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Nikoleta Stefanova  Menaifi (ALG)
W 4–0 		 Schöpp (GER)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Tan Wenling Bye  Huang Y-H (TPE)
W 4–2 		 Kim K-A (KOR)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Nikoleta Stefanova
Tan Wenling 		Women's doubles Bye  Kaffo /
Oshonaike (NGR)
W 4–3 		 Kostromina /
Pavlovich (BLR)
W 4–2 		 Wang N /
Zhang Yn (CHN)
L 0–4 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Three Italian taekwondo jin qualified to compete.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Carlo Molfetta Men's −68 kg  Saei (IRI)
L RSC 		Did not advance  Silva (BRA)
L WO 		Did not advance 7
Cristiana Corsi Women's −57 kg  Épangue (FRA)
W 2–0 		 Abdallah (USA)
L 2–3 		Did not advance  Mkrtchyan (RUS)
W 5–2 		 Salazar (MEX)
L 2–3 		Did not advance 5
Daniela Castrignano Women's +67 kg  Bourguigue (MAR)
W 6–4 		 Baverel (FRA)
L 8–8 SUP 		Did not advance  Bosshart (CAN)
W 6–3 		 Falavigna (BRA)
L 3–6 		Did not advance 5

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Six Italian tennis players (one male and five females) qualified to compete in the tennis tournament.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Filippo Volandri Singles  Santoro (FRA)
L 1–6, 2–6 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Maria Elena Camerin Singles  Jugić-Salkić (BIH)
W 6–3, 6–4 		 Mauresmo (FRA)
L 0–6, 1–6 		Did not advance
Silvia Farina Elia  Testud (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–0 		 Raymond (USA)
L 1–6, 2–6 		Did not advance
Tathiana Garbin  Smashnova (ISR)
W 6–2, 6–1 		 Pratt (AUS)
L 6-1, 6–7(5–7), 2–6 		Did not advance
Francesca Schiavone  Asagoe (JPN)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 		 Cho Y-J (KOR)
W 2–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–4 		 Zuluaga (COL)
W 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–3 		 Myskina (RUS)
L 1–6, 2–6 		Did not advance
Silvia Farina Elia
Francesca Schiavone 		Doubles —  Kurhajcová /
Suchá (SVK)
W 6–2, 6–4 		 Li T /
Sun Tt (CHN)
L 1–6, 6–7(1–7) 		Did not advance
Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci 		—  Pratt /
Stosur (AUS)
W 6–0, 6–1 		 Martínez /
Ruano Pascual (ESP)
L 3–6, 3–6 		Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Italy was again represented by three triathletes at the 2004 event, but unlike in the first competition in 2000 all the Italians in 2004 were women. Gemignani, who had been the nation's best finisher four years earlier, dropped one place in the rankings. However, the two Olympic rookies both placed better than Gemignani had in the first race.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Nadia Cortassa Women's 20:36 0:19 1:09:51 0:22 35:18 2:05:45.35 5
Silvia Gemignani 18:45 0:21 1:11:41 0:23 38:30 2:08:56.94 21
Beatrice Lanza 19:47 0:19 1:10:37 0:23 37:35 2:07:59.26 15

Volleyball

Beach

See also: Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Daniela Gattelli
Lucilla Perrotta 		Women's Pool B
 Fernández – Larrea (CUB)
L 1 – 2 (17–21, 21–18, 10–15)
 Bede – Behar (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (17–21, 17–21)
 Naidoo – Willand (RSA)
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–14) 		3 Q  Lahme –
Müsch (GER)
W 2 – 1 (16–21, 21–17, 21–19) 		 Cook –
Sanderson (AUS)
L 1 – 2 (16–21, 21–14, 12–15) 		Did not advance

Indoor

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

Template:2004 Summer Olympics Italy men's volleyball team roster

Group play

Template:2004 Summer Olympics men's volleyball group B standings

15 August 2004
21:30 		Italy  3–1  United States Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 5,630
Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
(25–21, 21–25, 25–17, 25–23)
result
17 August 2004
21:45 		Brazil  3–2  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR)
(25–21, 15–25, 25–16, 21–25, 33–31)
result
19 August 2004
09:00 		Italy  3–0  Australia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 2,950
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
(25–20, 25–18, 25–21)
result
21 August 2004
11:20 		Italy  3–0  Netherlands Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Patrick Rachard (FRA), Bela Hobor (HUN)
(25–19, 25–21, 25–20)
result
23 August 2004
11:15 		Russia  3–2  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,134
Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Patrick Rachard (FRA)
(25–16, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 15–13)
result
Quarterfinal
25 August 2004
16:30 		Argentina  1–3  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 8,100
Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–22, 22–25, 24–26, 26–28)
result
Semifinal
27 August 2004
19:30 		Russia  0–3  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 9,380
Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Patrick Rachard (FRA)
(16–25, 17–25, 16–25)
result
Gold Medal Final
29 August 2004
14:30 		Italy  1–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 9,350
Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Ning Wang (CHN)
(15–25, 26–24, 20–25, 22–25)
result
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won Silver Medal

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

Template:2004 Summer Olympics Italy women's volleyball team roster

Group play

Template:2004 Summer Olympics women's volleyball group A standings

14 August 2004
19:30 		South Korea  0–3  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Fernando Nava (Mex), Francisco Medina Guzman (CUB)
(17–25, 13–25, 19–25)
result
16 August 2004
14:00 		Italy  3–0  Japan Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Mahmoud Abdel Nagid (EGY), Fernando Nava (Mex)
(25–16, 25–13, 25–17)
result
18 August 2004
21:30 		Brazil  3–2  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Kim Kun-Tae (KOR)
(19–25, 25–13, 22–25, 25–16, 15–13)
result
20 August 2004
19:30 		Kenya  0-3  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Francisco Medina Guzman (CUB), Patricia Salvatore (USA)
(17–25, 13–25, 14–25)
result
22 August 2004
19:30 		Italy  3-0  Greece Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Patrick Rachard (FRA)
(25–19, 25–19, 25–22)
result
Quarterfinal
24 August 2004
19:30 		Italy  2-3  Cuba Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Juan Angel Pereyra (ARG), Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY)
(23–25, 25–14, 25–22, 14–25, 12–15)
result

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

Template:2004 Summer Olympics Italy men's water polo team roster

Group play

Template:2004 Summer Olympics men's water polo group B standings

15 August 2004
17:45 		[1] Italy  4–5  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Tomic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-0
4 players with 1 Goals 5 players with 1
17 August 2004
09:30 		[2] Australia  4–8  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tomic (CRO), Chaney (USA)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 0-3, 1-2
Whalan 2 Goals Postiglione 3
19 August 2004
17:45 		[3] Italy  10–5  Germany Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-2, 3-2, 4-1
Postiglione 4 Goals Nossek 3
21 August 2004
10:45 		[4] Egypt  4–13  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-0, 2-5, 0-5
El-Sammany 2 Goals Calcaterra, Angelini 3
23 August 2004
22:15 		[5] Greece  6–4  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 1-0, 1-2, 2-1, 2-1
6 players with 1 Goals Bencivenga 2
7th-10th Semifinal
27 August 2004
17:00 		[6] Italy  11–7  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-4, 1-1, 5-1
Bencivenga 3 Goals Franković 3
7th-8th Place Final
29 August 2004
10:45 		[7] United States  9–8  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Afanasiev (RUS), Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 2-3, 3-3
Azevedo, Smith 3 Goals Angelini 3

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

Template:2004 Summer Olympics Italy women's water polo team roster

Group play

Template:2004 Summer Olympics women's water polo group A standings

August 16
10:45 		[8] Australia  6–5  Italy
Referees:
Peter Bookelman (NED)
Sergio Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 1–1, 1–1
Gynther, Heuchan 2 Goals 5 players with 1
August 18
17:45 		[9] Greece  2–7  Italy
Referees:
Sergio Borrell (ESP)
Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–2, 0–1, 0–1
2 players with 1 Goals di Mario, Miceli 3
August 20
09:00 		[10] Italy  8–6  Kazakhstan
Referees:
Mario Brguljan (SCG)
Yesenia Marrero (United States)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–1, 1–4, 2–1
di Mario 4 Goals Koroleva 3
Quarterfinal
August 22
18:15 		[11] Italy  8–5  Hungary
Referees:
Sergio Borrell (ESP)
Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 2–0
di Mario 3 Goals Dravucz, Stieber 2
Semifinal
August 24
17:00 		[12] United States  5–6  Italy
Referees:
Gábor Kiszelly (HUN)
Zoran Tomić (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–4
5 players with 1 Goals di Mario 2
Gold Medal Final
August 26
18:15 		[13] Greece  9–10  Italy
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO)
Gábor Kiszelly (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–3, 0–1, 1–1  OT: 2–2, 0–1
Liosi 5 Goals Grego, Miceli 3
1st place, gold medalist(s) Won Gold Medal

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Key
  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Salvatore Rinella −74 kg  Abdo (AUS)
W 4–0 ST 		 Haidarau (BLR)
L 1–3 PP 		— 2 Did not advance 7
Francesco Miano-Petta −120 kg  McCoy (USA)
L 0–3 PO 		 Mutalimov (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO 		 Mildzihov (KGZ)
W 5–0 VB 		3 Did not advance 10
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Paolo Fucile −60 kg  Chachua (GEO)
L 0–4 ST 		 Koizhaiganov (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO 		3 Did not advance 22
Andrea Minguzzi −84 kg  Geghamyan (ARM)
L 0–4 ST 		 Makaranka (BLR)
L 0–5 VT 		3 Did not advance 17
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Classification Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Diletta Giampiccolo −55 kg  Sun Dm (CHN)
L 1–3 PP 		 Yoshida (JPN)
L 0–4 ST 		3 Did not advance 10
Katarzyna Juszczak −72 kg  Wang X (CHN)
L 0–3 PO 		 Nordhagen (CAN)
L 1–3 PP 		3 Did not advance 11

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chechi portabandiera azzurro ad Atene" [Chechi will be Italy's flag bearer in Athens] (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

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