The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956.
Beniamino Bonomi is an Italian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold and three silvers.
Carmela Allucci is a female water polo midfielder from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Alexandra Araujo is a Brazilian-born female water polo centre forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Simone Cercato is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside Emiliano Brembilla, Filippo Magnini, and Massimiliano Rosolino. He made his Olympic debut in 2000.
The Italian National Olympic Committee, founded in 1914 and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is responsible for the development and management of sports activity in Italy. Within Italy, CONI recognizes 48 national sports federations, 15 associate sports disciplines, 14 promotional sports organizations, and 19 organizations for the betterment of sports.
Bianca Ambrosetti was an Italian gymnast. At the 1928 Summer Olympics, at the age of 14, she won the silver medal as member of the Italian gymnastics team. Ambrosetti was already ill with tuberculosis during the Olympics and later died from the disease.
Diana Pizzavini was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she won the silver medal as member of the Italian gymnastics team.
Angelo Scalzone was an Italian sport shooter who won a gold medal in trap shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He died of liver cancer in France, aged 56.
Ennio Falco is a former Italian sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in skeet shooting in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Aldo Dezi is a retired Italian canoe sprinter who won a C-2 1000 m silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, when he was paired with Francesco La Macchia. Their victory gave Italy its first medal in canoeing.
Amedeo Ambron is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Benevento.
Almiro Bergamo was an Italian rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was, with Guido Santin, four times Italian champion and two times European champion with the coxed pairs rowing. He was born and died in Cavallino-Treporti.
Vania Rossi is a professional cyclocross bicycle racer from Italy. On 29 January 2010 Rossi was reported positive for EPO CERA by the Italian Olympic Committee. The Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI) controlled her on 10 January after she finished second in the women's national cyclocross championships. However, on 2 April CONI revealed that the B Sample was returned non-positive. Rossi is the partner of Italian professional road bicycle racer Riccardo Riccò, who himself tested positive for CERA at the 2008 Tour de France.
Italy competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation 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 sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. A total of 285 athletes, 162 men and 123 women, competed in 22 sports.
Andrea Borella is an Italian fencer. His team won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the individual foil event at the 1991 Mediterranean Games. Borella won European Championships in 1981 and 1983, as well as three World Cups. He is married to Francesca Bortolozzi, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.
Diana Bianchedi is an Italian former fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and another gold in the same event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Andreea Ştefănescu is a Romanian-born Italian rhythmic gymnast.
Elisa Queirolo is an Italian water polo player.
Aleksandra Cotti is an Italian water polo player. She was part of the Italian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. The team won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also played for the national team at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
