| Italy at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris | |
| Competitors | 24 in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Enrico Brusoni | Cycling | Points Race |
| Gold | Antonio Conte | Fencing | Masters Sabre |
| Gold | Gian Giorgio Trissino | Equestrian | High jump |
 Silver | Italo Santelli | Fencing | Masters Sabre |
| Silver | Gian Giorgio Trissino | Equestrian | Long jump |
Italy had two swimmers compete in 1900, the nation's first appearance in the sport. Maioni and Bussetti each advanced to one event final, taking 6th and 7th place, respectively.
| Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Paolo Bussetti | Men's 200 metre freestyle | 3:35.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Fabio Maioni | Men's 4000 metre freestyle | 1:25:16.6 | 1 Q | 1:18:25.4 | 6 |
| Paolo Bussetti | Men's 200 metre backstroke | 4:09.2 | 4 q | 3:45.0 | 7 |
In Italy's first appearance on the athletics program, two Italian athletes entered three events. They did not advance to the finals in any event and won no medals.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Repechage | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Umberto Colombo | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 400 m | Unknown | Unknown | did not advance | ||||||
| Emilio Banfi | 800 m | Unknown | Unknown | did not advance | |||||
Italy's first cycling appearance was at the second Olympic cycling competition, 1900. Seven cyclists from Italy competed in two events, winning a gold medal in the points race. [1]
| Cyclist | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Romulo Bruni | Men's sprint | Unknown | 4–8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Enrico Brusoni | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Luigi Colombo | Unknown | 4–7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jacques Droëtti | Unknown | 4–8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Antonio Restelli | 1:37.6 | 1 Q | 1:52.4 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Giacomo Stratta | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Vianzino | Unknown | 4–8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Cyclist | Event | Prime 1 | Prime 2 | Prime 3 | Prime 4 | Prime 5 | Prime 6 | Prime 7 | Prime 8 | Prime 9 | Prime 10 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrico Brusoni | Men's points race | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | |
| Luigi Colombo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Giacomo Stratta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Italy had several competitors at the first Olympic equestrian events. The names of some or all of these are known. Trissino competed on multiple horses in the high jump. Elvira Guerra, Italy's first female Olympian, competed in the hacks and hunter combined.
| Equestrian | Event | Time, height, or distance | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Caprilli (x2) | Jumping | Unknown | DNS |
| Ferdinand Po | Unknown | DNS | |
| Up to 3 unknown [lower-alpha 1] | Unknown | 4–37 | |
| Gian Giorgio Trissino | High jump | 1.85 | |
| Gian Giorgio Trissino | 1.70 | 4 | |
| Gian Giorgio Trissino | Unknown | 9–19 | |
| Up to 3 unknown [lower-alpha 2] | Unknown | 9–19 | |
| Uberto Visconti di Modrone | Long jump | Unknown | 9–17 |
| Gian Giorgio Trissino | 6.10 | | |
| Elvira Guerra | Hacks and hunter combined | Unknown | 5–51 |
Italy first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent 12 fencers, winning the top two places in the masters sabre event.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Olivier Collarini | Men's foil | Advanced | Not advanced | Did not advance | |||||||
| Giunio Fedreghini | Not advanced | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Giuseppe Giurato | Not advanced | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Palardi | Not advanced | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Olivier Collarini | Men's épée | Unknown | 3–6 | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Giunio Fedreghini | Unknown | 3–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | |||||||
| Giuseppe Giurato | Unknown | 1 Q | Unknown | 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Giunio Fedreghini | Men's sabre | Unknown | 1–4 Q | — | Unknown | 5–8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Stagliano | Unknown | 5 q [lower-alpha 3] | Unknown | 5–8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Antonio Conte | Men's masters foil | Advanced | Advanced | Bye | 5–2 | 3 Q | 4–3 | 4 | |||
| Italo Santelli | Advanced | Advanced | Bye | 4–3 | 4 Q | 0–7 | 7 | ||||
| 2 unknown competitors | Men's masters épée | Unknown | 3–6 | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Antonio Conte | Men's masters sabre | Unknown | 1–4 Q | — | 6–1 | 1 Q | 7–0 | | |||
| Italo Santelli | Unknown | 1–4 Q | 6–1 | 1 Q | 6–1 | | |||||
| Orazio Santelli | Unknown | 1–4 Q | 3–4 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
Italy's first appearance in Olympic gymnastics competition was at the second gymnastics tournament, in 1900. The one Italian gymnast won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.
| Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camillo Pavanello | Men's all-around | 255 | 28 |
Italy had one rower compete in 1900.
| Boat | Event | Round 1 | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Maxime Piaggio | Men's single sculls | DNF | — | Did not advance | |||
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Germany competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Russian Empire (Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 159 competitors took part in 62 events in 15 sports.
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