| Italy at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 61 (all men) |
| Flag bearer | Alberto Braglia |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
A single diver represented Italy. It was Italy's second appearance in diving, with Carlo Bonfanti being the nation's only diver both in 1912 and 1908. Bonfanti did not reach the final in either of his two events.
Rankings given are within the diver's heat.
| Diver | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carlo Bonfanti | 3 m board | 46.81 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Plain high dive | 28.5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Two swimmers competed for Italy at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation appeared in swimming, and both swimmers had previously competed in 1908.
Neither Massa nor Baiardo was able to advance to an event final. Massa's second-place finish in his initial heat of the 100 metre freestyle was the only race in which either was not eliminated. Massa did not appear for his quarterfinal race, but was allowed to compete in the semifinals.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Davide Baiardo | 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m freestyle | N/A | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mario Massa | 100 m freestyle | 1:11.8 | 2 Q | – | – q | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
14 athletes represented Italy. It was the nation's third appearance in athletics. Fernando Altimani's bronze medal in the 10 kilometre racewalk was Italy's best result and only medal in the sport.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fernando Altimani | 10 km walk | N/A | 48:54.2 | 4 Q | 47:37.6 |  | |
| Guido Calvi | 800 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| Nino Cazzaniga | Marathon | N/A | Did not start | ||||
| Orlando Cesaroni | Marathon | N/A | Did not start | ||||
| Daciano Colbacchini | 110 m hurdles | 16.1 | 2 Q | 16.0 | 2 | Did not advance | |
| Franco Giongo | 100 m | ? | 2 Q | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m | ? | 2 Q | ? | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Manlio Legat | Long jump | N/A | 5.50 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
| Pole vault | N/A | 3.00 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Decathlon | N/A | 1563.200 | 28 | ||||
| Aurelio Lenzi | Shot put | N/A | 11.57 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Discus throw | N/A | 38.19 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Emilio Lunghi | 400 m | 50.5 | 2 Q | ? | 2 | Did not advance | |
| 800 m | ? | 2 Q | ? | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Alfonso Orlando | 5000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||
| 10000 m | N/A | 33:44.6 | 5 Q | 33:31.2 | 5 | ||
| Alfredo Pagani | 110 m hurdles | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Long jump | N/A | 5.95 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| High jump | N/A | 1.60 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Elim-3 68 | 24 | ||||
| Decathlon | N/A | 4425.550 | 18 | ||||
| Francesco Ruggero | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
| Carlo Speroni | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
| Angelo Tonini | Long jump | N/A | 6.44 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| High jump | N/A | No mark | 34 | Did not advance | |||
Nine fencers represented Italy. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. Italy's foilists did well, taking the gold and silver medals as well as having a third finalist. The medals were Italy's first in individual amateur events. Nedo Nadi, the gold medalist in the foil, was also the only non-Hungarian to reach the final in the sabre, placing fifth.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | ||
| Edoardo Alaimo | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 0 losses | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 4–3 | 5 |
| Sabre | 4 wins | 1 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||
| Giovanni Benfratello | Sabre | 3 wins | 1 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Fernando Cavallini | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||
| Nedo Nadi | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 1 loss | 2 Q | 0 losses | 1 Q | 7–0 |  |
| Sabre | 2 wins | 2 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 3 wins | 2 Q | 4–3 | 5 | |
| Francesco Pietrasanta | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Sabre | 3 wins | 1 Q | 1 loss | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Aristide Pontanani | Sabre | 2 wins | 2 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Pietro Speciale | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 0 losses | 1 Q | 0 losses | 1 Q | 5–2 |  |
| Edoardo Alaimo Gino Belloni Giovanni Benfratello Fernando Cavallini Ugo Di Nola Nedo Nadi | Sabre | N/A | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
First round
Consolation quarterfinals
Consolation semifinals
Austria  | 5 – 1 |  Italy |
|---|---|---|
Grundwald  40'89'Müller 30'Hussak 49'Studnicka 65' | Berardo 81' |
Eighteen gymnasts represented Italy. It was the third appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Italy entered six gymnasts in the individual competition, winning the gold and bronze medals and having all six gymnasts place in the top ten. Alberto Braglia, the defending Olympic champion, was the individual champion again. The Italian team also entered one of the three team competitions to win their second gymnastics gold of 1912.
| Gymnast | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Pietro Bianchi | All-around | 127.75 | 6 |
| Guido Boni | All-around | 128.00 | 4 |
| Alberto Braglia | All-around | 135.00 | |
| Guido Romano | All-around | 126.25 | 9 |
| Adolfo Tunesi | All-around | 131.50 | |
| Giorgio Zampori | All-around | 128.00 | 4 |
| Italy | Team | 53.15 | |
Italy was represented by six wrestlers in its second Olympic wrestling appearance. None of the six advanced past the fourth round, as the team compiled a combined record of 8-12.
| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Match A Opposition Result | Match B Opposition Result | Match C Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Oreste Arpe | Light heavyweight |  Kumpu (FIN)W | Lind (FIN) W | Rajala (FIN) L | Böhling (FIN) L | Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Zavirre Carcereri | Middleweight |  Victal (POR)W |  Andersson (SWE)L | Jokinen (FIN) L | Did not advance | 20 | ||||||
| Mariano Ciai | Featherweight | Leivonen (FIN) L | Lehmusvirta (FIN) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| Alessandro Covre | Lightweight | Pukkila (FIN) W |  Kaplur (RUS)L | Väre (FIN) L | Did not advance | 23 | ||||||
| Renato Gardini | Light heavyweight |  Trestler (AUT)W | Lind (FIN) W | Nilsson (SWE) L | Ahlgren (SWE) L | Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Andrea Gargano | Middleweight | Kokotowitsch (AUT) L |  Antonopoulos (GRE)W |  Steputat (GER)W | Fältström (SWE) L | Did not advance | 11 | |||||
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