Italy at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

Italy at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
in Beirut
Competitors	55 (55 men)
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 12 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 21
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2018 2022

Italy competed at the 1959 Mediterranean Games in Beirut, Lebanon.

Italy, at this edition of the Games, had not participated in the athletics competitions. ^[1]

Medals

Gold

• Sante Gaiardoni — Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Sante Gaiardoni — Track Cycling, Men's Kilometer
• Mario Vallotto — Track Cycling, Men's Individual Pursuit
• Track Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
• Football, Men's Football Team Competition
• Paolo Pucci — Swimming, Men's 100m
• Roberto Lazzari — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
• Federico Dennerlein — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
• Swimming, Men's 4 x 200m Medley
• Swimming, Men's 4 x 100m Medley
• Lamberto Mari — Diving, Men's High Flight
• Volleyball, Men's Volleyball Team Competition

Silver

• Valentino Gasparella — Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Valentino Gasparella — Track Cycling, Men's Kilometer
• Franco Testa — Track Cycling, Men's Individual Pursuit
• Lamberto Mari — Diving, Men's Springboard
• Waterpolo, Men's Waterpolo Team Competition

Bronze

• Sergio Bianchetto — Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Giuseppe Beghetto — Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Giorgio Perondini — Swimming, Men's 100m
• Christian Schollmeier — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke

^[2]

See also

• Football at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
• Volleyball at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

References

1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728091203/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1959.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

External links

• Mediterranean Games results