Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
IOC code ITA
NOC Italian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coni.it  (in Italian)
in London
Competitors68 (all men)
Flag bearer Pietro Bragaglia
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was originally going to host the Games, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius meant the UK hosted them. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Alberto Braglia Gymnastics All-around
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Enrico Porro Wrestling Greco-Roman lightweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Emilio Lunghi Athletics 800 metres
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Marcello Bertinetti
Riccardo Nowak
Abelardo Olivier
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
Sante Ceccherini
Fencing Team Sabre

Results by event

Athletics

Italy's best athletics result was Emilio Lunghi's silver medal in the 800 metres. Dorando Pietri's first-place finish in the marathon was erased by disqualification as a pair of race officials had helped him across the finish line.

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metres Heats Gaspare Torretta 12.0 seconds
2nd, heat 16
Did not advance
Umberto Barrozzi Unknown
4th, heat 7
Men's 200 metres HeatsUmberto BarrozziUnknown
2nd, heat 8
Did not advance
Emilio Brambilla Unknown
5th, heat 11
Men's 400 metres Heats Roberto Penna Unknown
2nd, heat 4
Did not advance
Massimo Cartasegna Unknown
2nd, heat 10
Giuseppe Tarella Unknown
3rd, heat 11
Men's 800 metres 2nd Emilio Lunghi None held1:57.2
1st, semifinal 4
1:54.2
Men's 1500 metres Semi-
finalist
Emilio LunghiNone heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Massimo CartasegnaDid not finish
—, semifinal 3
Men's 3200 metre steeplechase Semi-
finalist
Massimo CartasegnaNone heldUnknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 3 mile team race Pericle Pagliani None held15:22.6
5 points, team=X
Did not advance
Massimo Cartasegna16:26.0
6 points, team=X
Dorando Pietri Did not finish
No score, team=X
Emilio Giovanoli Did not finish
No score, team=X
Emilio LunghiDid not finish
No score, team=X
Men's 5 miles Semi-
finalist
Pericle PaglianiNone heldUnknown
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Men's marathon Dorando PietriNone heldDisqualified
Umberto Blasi Did not finish
Augusto Cocca Did not start
EventPlaceAthleteDistance
Men's discus throw 12-42 Umberto Avattaneo Unknown
Men's Greek discus 10thUmberto Avattaneo29.15 metres
Men's freestyle javelin 10-33Emilio BrambillaUnknown

Cycling

No Italian cyclist advanced to the finals in any event. Morisetti's second-place finish in the fourth semifinal of the sprint was the best performance by an Italian cyclist.

EventPlaceCyclistHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 5000 metres Semi-
finalist
Guglielmo Malatesta None heldUnknown
3rd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Cesare Zanzottera Unknown
3rd, semifinal 5
Guglielmo Morisetti Unknown
3rd, semifinal 6
Men's 20 kilometres Semi-
finalist
Guglielmo MorisettiNone heldUnknown
4th, semifinal 6
Did not advance
Men's 100 kilometres Cesare ZanzotteraNone heldDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Guglielmo MalatestaDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
Battista Parini Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's sprint Semi-
finalist
Guglielmo Morisetti1:21.4
1st, heat 11
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 4
Did not advance
HeatsGuglielmo MalatestaUnknown
3rd, heat 1
Did not advance

Diving

EventPlaceDiverPreliminary
groups
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's 3 metre springboard 19th Carlo Bonfanti 65.80 points
4th, group 4
Did not advance

Fencing

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épée Second
round
Riccardo Nowak 3-2 (3rd in L)2-3 (3rd in 6)Did not advance
Giulio Cagiati 4-2 (2nd in F)1-2 (3rd in 8)
Pietro Speciale 3-3 (3rd in B)1-3 (4th in 3)
Marcelo Bertinetti 3-1 (1st in K)1-3 (4th in 5)
First
round
Dino Diana 4-4 (4th in D)Did not advance
Sante Ceccherini 4-4 (4th in E)
Giuseppe Mangiarotti 5-3 (4th in I)
Pietro Sarzano 2-4 (4th in J)
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli 3-4 (5th in H)
Men's sabre Semi-
finalist
Marcelo Bertinetti4-1 (1st in H)4-0 (1st in 7)3-4 (5th in 1)Did not advance
Sante Ceccherini4-1 (2nd in G)3-1 (2nd in 5)0-7 (8th in 2)
Second
round
Riccardo Nowak4-2 (2nd in M)1-3 (4th in 3)Did not advance
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli2-1 (1st in E)1-3 (4th in 7)
First
round
Dino Diana2-3 (5th in C)Did not advance
Arolodo Pinelli 2-3 (5th in K)
Pietro Sarzano2-4 (6th in J)
EventPlaceFencersPlay-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
FinalRepechageSilver
medal match
Men's team épée 4thMarcelo Bertinetti
Giuseppe Mangiarotti
Riccardo Nowak
Abelardo Olivier
ByeDefeated Bohemia
12-7
Advanced to
semifinals
Lost to Belgium
9-8
Out
4th place
Did not advanceNot relegated
Men's team sabre 2ndMarcello Bertinetti (all)
Riccardo Nowak (rep)
Abelardo Olivier (all)
Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli (all)
Sante Ceccherini (1st, sf) [2]
Not heldDefeated Great Britain
11-5
Advanced to
semifinals
Lost to Hungary
11-5
Relegated to
repechage
Did not advanceDefeated Germany
10-4
Advanced to
silver medal match
Defeated Bohemia
Walkover
Won
silver medal

Gymnastics

GymnastEventScoreRank
Alberto Braglia Men's all-around 317Gold medal icon.svg
Guido Romano 23019
Otello Capitani 226.7521
EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team 6th Alfredo Accorsi, Nemo Agodi, Umberto Agliorini, Adriano Andreani, Vincenzo Blo, Flaminio Bottoni, Bruto Buozzi, Giovanni Bonati, Pietro Borsetti, Adamo Bozzani, Gastone Calabresi, Carlo Celada, Tito Collevati, Antonio Cotichini, Guido Cristofori, Stanislao Di Chiara, Giovanni Gasperini, Amedeo Marchi, Carlo Marchiandi, Ettore Massari, Roberto Nardini, Gaetano Preti, Decio Pavarri, Gino Ravenna, Massimo Ridolfi, Gustavo Taddia, Gianetto Termanini, Ugo Savanuzzi, Gioacchino Vaccari 316

Rowing

EventPlaceRowersFirst
round
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's single sculls 5th Gino Ciabatti ByeUnknown
2nd, quarterfinal 2
Did not advance

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyle Heats Davide Baiardo Unknown
3-6, heat 1
Did not advance
Men's 400 metre freestyle Heats Mario Massa Unknown
3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Davide BaiardoDid not finish
—, heat 4
Men's 1500 metre freestyle Heats Oreste Muzzi 28:52.6
3rd, heat 1
Did not advance
Men's 100 metre backstroke Heats Amilcare Beretta Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke HeatsAmilcare BerettaUnknown
4th, heat 4
Did not advance

Wrestling

Italy's lone wrestler in 1908 was undefeated in his four bouts, winning each match to win the gold medal in the Greco-Roman lightweight class.

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman lightweight 1st Enrico Porro ByeDefeated
Téger
Defeated
Malmström
Defeated
Persson
Defeated
Orlov
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Hungary 101.000
Russia 101.000
Sweden 201.000
Total401.000

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References

  1. "Londra 1908: le prime Olimpiadi inglesi e Dorando Pietri" (in Italian). giochiolimpiciparalimpici.wordpress.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018. Siamo nel 1901 quando il CIO si riunisce per decidere chi sarà la città ad ospitare la quarta edizione Olimpica. A contendersi questo onore ci furono Roma e Berlino, e ne uscì vincitrice la prima. Purtroppo, però, la nostra città italiana dovette ritirarsi qualche anno prima dei Giochi a causa dell’eruzione del Vesuvio
  2. This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.

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