Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
IOC code ITA
NOC Italian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coni.it  (in Italian)
in Berlin
Competitors244 (228 men and 16 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Giulio Gaudini
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
8
Silver
9
Bronze
5
Total
22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 244 competitors, 228 men and 16 women, took part in 99 events in 17 sports. [1]

Contents

Medals

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Results

Men (27)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Mario Lanzi 21 Men's 400 metres 4 h1 r3/4
21 Men's 800 metres 2Silver
Luigi Beccali 28 Men's 1,500 metres 3Bronze
Umberto Cerati 25 Men's 5,000 metres 7
Salvatore Mastroieni 226 h3 r1/2
Giuseppe Beviacqua 21 Men's 10,000 metres 11
Giannino Bulzone 25 Men's Marathon AC
Aurelio Genghini 28AC
Gianni Caldana 22 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 3 h6 r1/3
Luigi Facelli 38 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 3 h2 r1/3
Umberto Ridi 224 h4 r1/3
Emilio Mori 286 h3 r1/3
Bruno Betti 25 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 7 h3 r1/2
Giuseppe Lippi 328 h1 r1/2
Orazio Mariani 21 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2Silver
Gianni Caldana 22
Elio Ragni 25
Tullio Gonnelli 23
Angelo Ferrario 28 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 h3 r1/2
Marsilio Rossi 19
Otello Spampani 18
Mario Lanzi 21
Ettore Rivolta 31 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 12
Giuseppe Gobbato 3214
Mario Brignoli 3418
Danilo Innocenti 32 Men's Pole Vault 6T
Arturo Maffei 26 Men's Long Jump 4T
Gianni Caldana 2212
Giorgio Oberweger 22 Men's Discus Throw 3Bronze
Ruggero Biancani 21AC QR
Giovanni Cantagalli 22 Men's Hammer Throw 15
Women (5)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Claudia Testoni 20 Women's 100 metres 5 h5 r1/3
Ondina Valla 20 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 1Gold
Claudia Testoni 204
Lidia Bongiovanni 21 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4
Ondina Valla 20
Fernanda Bullano 21
Claudia Testoni 20
Gabre Gabric-Calvesi 18 Women's Discus Throw 10

Basketball

First Round
7 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1078
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 44, Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 28
Scoring by half: 25–12, 19–16
Tennis Courts, Court 1
Referees: A. Selenoi (Estonia), J. Christensen (Germany), H. Kalshaus (Germany)
Second Round
9 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1080
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 58, Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany 16
Scoring by half: 38–11, 20–5
Tennis Courts, Court 3
Referees: Sohaku Ri (Japan), K. Falk (Germany), H. Kascher (Germany)
Third Round
11 August 1936
16:00
Report, p. 1080
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 27, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 19
Scoring by half: 16–12, 11–7
Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: A. Selenoi (Estonia), Ch. Perschon (Germany), W. Balzereit (Germany)
Fourth Round
12 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1082
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 34, Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 17
Scoring by half: 20–7, 14–10
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: E. Powers (Canada), F. Becker (Germany), H. Hammes (Germany)
5th–8th place semifinals
13 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1082
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 32, Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 14
Scoring by half: 18–6, 14–8
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: R. Semerciyan (Turkey), H. Emschermann (Germany), H. Hammes (Germany)
7th place game
14 August 1936
16:00
Report, p. 1082
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy vs. Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru
Match suspended after the entire peruvian delegation forfeited the Games.

Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster

Boxing

Canoeing

K-1 1000 metres
K-1 10000 metres

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Carlo Dibiasi 10 m platform 90.6610
Franco Ferraris 77.6022
Ferrero Marianetti 82.7817

Equestrian

Fencing

16 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1936.

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

Football

3 August 1936 (1936-08-03)Round of 16 Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg1–0Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Berlin
17:30 Frossi Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Stadium: Poststadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Karl Weingartner (Germany)
7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)Quarter-finals Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg8–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Berlin
17:30 Frossi Soccerball shade.svg14', 75', 80'
Biagi Soccerball shade.svg32', 57', 81', 82'
Cappelli Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Stadium: Mommsenstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Otto Olsson (Sweden)
10 August 1936 (1936-08-10)Semi-finals Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Berlin
17:00 Negro Soccerball shade.svg15'
Frossi Soccerball shade.svg96'
Report Brustad Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Pal von Hertzka (Hungary)
15 August 1936 (1936-08-15)Gold medal match Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Berlin
16:00 Frossi Soccerball shade.svg70', 92' Report Kainberger Soccerball shade.svg79'Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

Men's Team Squad

Gymnastics

16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented Italy in 1936.

Men's team
Women's team

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathlete represented Italy in 1936.

Rowing

Italy had 22 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936. [2]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented Italy in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. "Italy at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.