Francesco Mandragona (born 27 September 1962) is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at Seoul in 1988.
Italy competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 361 competitors, 246 men and 115 women, took part in 175 events in 29 sports.
Italy competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 215 competitors, 195 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 16 sports.
Francesco Loi was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Cagliari. He was part of the Italian team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912 as well as in 1920.
Francesco Cossu was an Italian rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the bronze medal as member of the Italian boat in the coxless four competition.
Francesco Gabriotti was an Italian association footballer who played as a forward and who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Italian team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.
Francesco Martino was an Italian gymnast and Olympic champion. He was born and died in Bari.
Francesco Bruno is an Italian sport shooter. He won a gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2004. He was born in Foggia.
Francesco Uberti is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mechelen.
Francesco Stefani is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 team event at the 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Mezzana.
Francesco Friedrich is a German bobsledder who has been active since 2006. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he and his brakeman Thorsten Margis tied with Canada's Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz for the gold medal in the two-man competition. Friedrich also won gold outright in the four-man event alongside Margis, Candy Bauer and Martin Grothkopp, making Friedrich the fifth German pilot to win two-man and four-man golds at the same Games, after Andreas Ostler in 1952, Meinhard Nehmer in 1976, Wolfgang Hoppe in 1984 and André Lange in 2006. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Friedrich and Margis again won the gold medal with both sleighs. Friedrich previously competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the doubles and fours and finished in eighth and tenth place, respectively.
Francesco "Checco" Bruni is a professional sailor from Italy, together with James Spithill, helmsman of Luna Rossa during the America's Cup 2021.
Francesco Porzio is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Thorsten Margis is a German bobsledder.
Francesco Roccati was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Francesco Perrone was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Perrone was an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. Perrone died from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Italy on 27 April 2020 at the age of 89.
Francesco Pretti was an Italian racewalker who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. and at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Francesco Tabai was an Italian male long, triple jumper and decathlete who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Francesco Bennici is a former Italian long-distance runner who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Francesco Pernigo was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team.
Francesco La Rosa was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.