Italy at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
IOC code ITA
NOC Italian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coni.it  (in Italian)
in Los Angeles
Competitors112 (all men) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Ugo Frigerio
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
12
Silver
12
Bronze
12
Total
36
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. It was their eighth time participating at the Summer Olympics. 112 competitors, all men, took part in 61 events in 13 sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Luigi Beccali Athletics Men's 1500 m August 4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Attilio Pavesi Cycling Men's individual road race August 4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Giuseppe Olmo , Attilio Pavesi,
Guglielmo Segato
Cycling Men's team road race August 4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nino Borsari , Marco Cimatti,
Alberto Ghilardi, Paolo Pedretti
Cycling Men's team pursuit August 2
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici Fencing Men's épée August 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Gustavo Marzi Fencing Men's foil August 4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Romeo Neri Gymnastics Men's individual all-around August 10
Men's parallel bars August 12
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Oreste Capuzzo , Savino Guglielmetti, Mario Lertora,
Romeo Neri, Franco Tognini
Gymnastics Men's team all-around August 10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Savino Guglielmetti Gymnastics Men's vault August 10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Renzo Morigi Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol August 12
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Giovanni Gozzi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight August 7
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gino Rossi Boxing Men's light heavyweight August 13
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Luigi Rovati Boxing Men's heavyweight August 13
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Guglielmo Segato Cycling Men's individual road race August 4
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Carlo Agostoni , Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici,
Renzo Minoli, Saverio Ragno, Franco Riccardi
Fencing Men's team épée August 7
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Giulio Gaudini , Gioacchino Guaragna, Gustavo Marzi,
Giorgio Pessina, Ugo Pignotti, Rodolfo Terlizzi
Fencing Men's team foil August 1
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Giulio Gaudini Fencing Men's sabre August 13
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Renato Anselmi , Arturo De Vecchi, Giulio Gaudini,
Gustavo Marzi, Ugo Pignotti, Emilio Salafia
Fencing Men's team sabre August 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Omero Bonoli Gymnastics Men's pommel horse August 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Riccardo Divora , Bruno Parovel, Giovanni Plazzer,
Guerrino Scher, Bruno Vattovaz
Rowing Men's coxed four August 13
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mario Balleri , Renato Barbieri, Dino Barsotti,
Renato Bracci, Vittorio Cioni, Guglielmo Del Bimbo,
Enrico Garzelli, Cesare Milani, Roberto Vestrini
Rowing Men's eight August 13
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Carlo Galimberti Weightlifting Men's 75 kg July 31
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Marcello Nizzola Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight August 7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Giuseppe Castelli , Ruggero Maregatti,
Gabriele Salviati, Edgardo Toetti
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay August 7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ugo Frigerio Athletics Men's 50 km walk August 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bruno Pellizzari Cycling Men's sprint August 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Carlo Agostoni Fencing Men's épée August 9
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Giulio Gaudini Fencing Men's foil August 4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mario Lertora Gymnastics Men's floor August 8
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Giovanni Lattuada Gymnastics Men's rings August 12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Francesco Cossu , Giliante D'Este,
Antonio Garzoni Provenzani, Antonio Ghiardello
Rowing Men's coxless four August 13
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Domenico Matteucci Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol August 12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gastone Pierini Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg July 30
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ercole Gallegati Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman welterweight August 7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mario Gruppioni Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight August 7

Athletics

Results

Men (21)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Luigi Facelli 34Men's 400 metres Hurdles5
Luigi Beccali 24Men's 1,500 metres1Gold
Alfredo Furia 26Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase6 h2 r1/2
Giuseppe Lippi 28Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase7
Nello Bartolini 28Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase10
Edgardo Toetti 22Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Gabriele Salviati 22Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Giuseppe Castelli 24Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Ruggero Maregatti 27Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3Bronze
Giacomo Carlini 27Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay6
Giovanni Turba 26Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay6
Luigi Facelli 34Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay6
Mario De Negri 30Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay6
Ettore Rivolta 27Men's 50 kilometres Walk5
Francesco Pretti 28Men's 50 kilometres WalkAC
Ugo Frigerio 30Men's 50 kilometres Walk3Bronze
Francesco Roccati 24Men's MarathonAC
Michele Fanelli 24Men's Marathon13
Armando Poggioli 44Men's Hammer Throw8
Fernando Vandelli 25Men's Hammer Throw9
Angelo Tommasi 20Men's High Jump9T
Francesco Tabai 24Men's Triple Jump10

Boxing

Cycling

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1932.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit

Fencing

14 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1932.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1932.

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Italy in 1932, winning a gold and bronze medal in the 25 m pistol event.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Paolo Costoli 400 m freestyle 5:06.79 Q5:06.09Did not advance
Giuseppe Perentin 5:09.110 Q5:10.510Did not advance
Paolo Costoli 1500 m freestyle 20:48.110 Q20:58.710Did not advance
Giuseppe Perentin 21:04.511Did not advance

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. "Italy at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.