Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Italy.svg
IOC code ITA
NOC Italian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coni.it  (in Italian)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors129 (114 men, 15 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Edoardo Mangiarotti
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
8
Silver
8
Bronze
9
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 129 competitors, 114 men and 15 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports. [1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Rome, the flag of Italy was hoisted at the closing ceremony.

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Results

Men (15)
AthleteAgeEventRank
Luigi Gnocchi 23Men's 100 metres4 h2 r2/4
Franco Galbiati 18Men's 100 metres3 h5 r1/4
Mario Colarossi 27Men's 100 metres4 h1 r1/4
Vincenzo Lombardo 24Men's 200 metres4 h2 r2/4
Sergio D'Asnasch 22Men's 200 metres6 h3 r2/4
Giovanni Ghiselli 22Men's 200 metres5 h7 r1/4
Gianfranco Baraldi 21Men's 800 metres4 h4 r1/3
Gianfranco Baraldi 21Men's 1,500 metres6 h3 r1/2
Franco Galbiati 18Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Giovanni Ghiselli 22Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Luigi Gnocchi 23Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Vincenzo Lombardo 24Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Giuseppe Lavelli 28Men's MarathonAC
Pino Dordoni 30Men's 20 kilometres Walk9
Abdon Pamich 23Men's 20 kilometres Walk11
Abdon Pamich 23Men's 50 kilometres Walk4
Gian Mario Roveraro 20Men's High Jump23 QR
Giulio Chiesa 28Men's Pole Vault9T
Giovanni Lievore 24Men's Javelin Throw6
Silvano Meconi 25Men's Shot Put10
Adolfo Consolini 39Men's Discus Throw6
Women (6)
AthleteAgeEventRank
Giuseppina Leone 21Women's 100 metres5
Maria Musso 25Women's 100 metres5 h3 r1/3
Franca Peggion 22Women's 100 metres6 h2 r1/3
Giuseppina Leone 21Women's 200 metres3 h3 r1/3
Letizia Bertoni 19Women's 200 metres3 h4 r1/3
Milena Greppi 27Women's 80 metres Hurdles5 h1 r1/3
Letizia Bertoni 19Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Milena Greppi 27Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Giuseppina Leone 21Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Maria Musso 25Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Paola Paternoster 20Women's Discus Throw11
Paola Paternoster 20Women's Javelin Throw15 QR

Boxing

Cycling

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

Fencing

19 fencers, 17 men and 2 women, represented Italy in 1956.

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

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Italy in 1956.

Individual

Rowing

Italy had 21 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1956. [2]

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

Sailing

Shooting

Five shooters represented Italy in 1956. In the trap event, Galliano Rossini won gold and Alessandro Ciceri won bronze.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
Trap

Swimming

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Final — 8:46.2 (→ 7th place)

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Italy at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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