Italy at the 1984 Summer Olympics Last updated October 12, 2025 Medalists Gold Alberto Cova – Athletics, men's 10.000 metres Alessandro Andrei – Athletics, men's shot put Gabriella Dorio – Athletics, women's 1.500 metres Maurizio Stecca – Boxing, men's bantamweight Claudio Vandelli , Marcello Bartalini , Marco Giovannetti , and Eros Poli – Cycling, men's team road race Mauro Numa – Fencing, men's Foil individual competition Mauro Numa , Angelo Scuri , Andrea Borella , Stefano Cerioni , and Andrea Cipressa – Fencing, men's foil team competition Norberto Oberburger – Heavyweight 110 kg Vincenzo Maenza – Light Flyweight, men's Greco-Roman wrestling Ferdinando Meglio , Giovanni Scalzo , Angelo Arcidiacono , Gianfranco Dalla Barba , and Marco Marin – Fencing, men's Sabre team competition Daniele Masala – Modern pentathlon, men's individual competition Daniele Masala , Pier Paolo Cristofori , and Carlo Massullo – Modern pentathlon, men's team competition Carmine Abbagnale , Giuseppe Abbagnale , and Giuseppe Di Capua – Rowing, men's coxed pairs Luciano Giovannetti – Shooting, trap individual competition Bronze Maurizio Damilano – Athletics, men's 20 km walk Sandro Bellucci – Athletics, men's 50 km walk Giovanni Evangelisti – Athletics, men's long jump Luciano Bruno – Boxing, men's welterweight Angelo Musone – Boxing, men's heavyweight Stefano Cerioni – Fencing, men's foil individual competition Roberto Manzi , Angelo Mazzoni , Stefano Bellone , Sandro Cuomo , and Cosimo Ferro – Fencing, men's épée team competition Dorina Vaccaroni – Fencing, women's foil individual competition Carlo Massullo – Modern pentathlon, men's individual competition Luca Scribani Rossi – Shooting, skeet individual competition Fabio Vullo , Piero Rebaudengo , Paolo Vecchi , Andrea Lucchetta , Pier Paolo Lucchetta , Marco Negri , Guido de Luigi , Giovanni Errichiello , Giovanni Lanfranco , Franco Bertoli , Francesco Dall'Olio , and Giancarlo Dametto – Volleyball, men's team competition Giorgio Gorla and Alfio Peraboni – Sailing, men's team competition Archery Two time defending bronze medallist Giancarlo Ferrari improved upon his 1980 score, but in the more competitive field in Los Angeles, his ranking fell all the way to 25th place.
Women's individual competition
Men's individual competition
Athletics Men's competition Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Heat – 13:46.32 Semifinals – 13:47.53 (→ did not advance) Heat – 14:04.74 (→ did not advance) Heat – 13:55.73 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres
Heat – 28:26.10 Final – 27:47.54 → gold medal Heat – 28:22.57 Final – 28:06.50 (→ 4th place) Heat – 29:00.78 (→ did not advance) Men's marathon
Final – 2:20:12 (→ 35th place) Final – 2:22:38 (→ 43rd place) Men's 110 metres hurdles
Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase
Men's 4×100 metres relay
Men's 4×400 metres relay
Men's long jump
Qualification – 7.94m Final – 8.24m → bronze medal Men's triple jump
Qualification – 16.13m (→ did not advance) Men's javelin throw
Qualification – 72.96m (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Men's pole vault
Qualifying round – 5.35m Final – 5.30m (→ 8th place) Men's shot put
Qualification – 20.18 m Final – 21.26 m → gold medal Qualification – 20.14 m Final – 19.98 m (→ 6th place) Men's discus throw
Final – 63.50m (→ 7th place) Men's hammer throw
Qualification – 74.02m Final – 75.94m (→ 4th place) Qualification – 72.42m Final – 75.96m (→ finished fourth but was subsequently disqualified as his doping tests proved positive) Qualification – 70.64m (→ did not advance) Men's 20 km walk
Final – 1:23:26 → bronze medal Final – 1:25:07 (→ 5th place) Final – 1:32:27 (→ 28th place) Men's 50 km walk
Final – 3:53:45 → bronze medal Final – 3:59:26 (→ 5th place) Final – DNF (→ no ranking) Women's competition Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Heat – 4:04.51 Final – 4:03.25 → gold medal Women's 3,000 metres
Heat – 8.45.84 Final – 9.10.82 (→ 10th place) Women's marathon
Final – 2:29:28 (→ 9th place) Final – 2:33:01 (→ 12th place) Final – 2:37:06 (→ 20th place) Women's 400m hurdles
Heat – 57.49 Semifinal – 56.45 (→ did not advance) Women's 4×400 metres relay
Women's high jump
Qualification – 1.90m Final – 2.00m → silver medal Women's javelin throw
Qualification – 57.66m (→ did not advance) Basketball Men's team competition Preliminary round (group A) Defeated Egypt (110-62) Defeated West Germany (80-72) Defeated Brazil (89-78) Defeated Australia (93-82) Lost to Yugoslavia (65-69) 5th/8th place : defeated West Germany (98-71)5th/6th place : defeated Uruguay (111-102) → fifth place Boxing Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)
Men's heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Men's super heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Diving Men's 3m Springboard
Preliminary round – 573.69 Final – 578.94 (→ 6th place) Men's team competition Preliminary round (group D) Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1984. Carlo Massullo won an individual bronze, Daniele Masala won an individual gold and the team also won gold.
Individual competition:
Team competition:
Daniele Masala, Carlo Massullo, and Pier Paolo Cristofori - 16060 points (gold medal) Swimming Men's competition Men's 100m freestyle
Heat – 51.71 B-Final – 51.56 (→ 12th place) Heat – 52.34 (→ did not advance, 26th place) Men's 200m freestyle
Heat – 1:51.67 Final – 1:52.20 (→ 6th place) Heat – 1:53.46 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 400m freestyle
Heat – 3:55.00 Final – 3:55.44 (→ 7th place) Heat – 3:56.23 B-Final – 3:57.17 (→ 12th place) Men's 1500m freestyle
Heat – 15:22.49 Final – 15:28.58 (→ 6th place) Men's 100m backstroke
Heat – 58.65 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Heat – 59.27 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 200m backstroke
Heat – 2:04.59 B-Final – 2:04.64 (→ 9th place) Heat – 2:06.46 B-Final – 2:05.86 (→ 15th place) Men's 100m breaststroke
Heat – 1:04.09 Final – 1:04.11 (→ 8th place) Heat – 1:04.37 B-Final – 1:03.99 (→ 9th place) Men's 200m breaststroke
Heat – 2:18.90 Final – DSQ (→ no ranking) Heat – 2:22.90 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Men's 100m butterfly
Heat – 55.70 B-Final – DNS (→ no ranking) Men's 200m butterfly
Heat – 2:00.38 B-Final – 2:01.58 (→ 14th place) Heat – DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 200m individual medley
Heat – 2:06.76 B-Final – 2:06.10 (→ 11th place) Heat – 2:07.19 B-Final – 2:06.72 (→ 12th place) Men's 400m individual medley
Heat – 4:23.61 Final – 4:22.76 (→ 5th place) Heat – 4:23.03 Final – 4:26.05 (→ 8th place) Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Final – 3:24.97 (→ 8th place) Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's competition Silvia Persi , Grazia Colombo , Carla Lasi , Monica Olmi , Manuela Carosi , Carlotta Tagnin , Manuela Dalla Valle , Laura Belotti , Roberta Lanzarotti , Cristina Quintarelli , and Roberta Felotti Women's 100m freestyle
Heat – 57.62 B-Final – 57.24 (→ 10th place) Heat – 59.43 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200m freestyle
Heat – 2:03.98 B-Final – 2:03.17 (→ 9th place) Heat – 2:04.60 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Women's 400m freestyle
Heat – 4:18.90 B-Final – 4:18.57 (→ 12th place) Heat – 4:18.70 B-Final – 4:19.22 (→ 13th place) Women's 800m freestyle
Heat – 8:41.84 Final – 8:42.45 (→ 5th place) Heat – 8:45.83 Final – 8:47.32 (→ 7th place) Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Heat – 3:52.89 (→ did not advance) Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Heat – 4:17.90 Final – 4:17.40 (→ 5th place) Women's 100m backstroke
Heat – 1:04.77 B-Final – 1:04.52 (→ 10th place) Women's 200m backstroke
Heat – 2:25.45 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 200m butterfly
Heat – 2:14.53 B-Final – 2:14.54 (→ 10th place) Heat – 2:18.72 B-Final – 2:16.47 (→ 13th place) Women's 200m individual medley
Heat – 2:20.50 Final – 2:19.69 (→ 6th place) Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's 400m individual medley
Heat – 4:54.14 B-Final – 4:57.74 (→ 12th place) Volleyball Men's team competition Preliminary round (group B) Defeated Canada (3-1) Defeated China (3-0) Lost to Japan (2-3) Defeated Egypt (3-0) Defeated Canada (3-0) → bronze medal Water polo Men's team competition Preliminary round (group C) Defeated Japan (15-5) Drew with Australia (8-8) Lost to West Germany (4-10) Defeated Brazil (13-4) Defeated China (11-8) Drew with Greece (8-8) Defeated Canada (16-9) → 7th place External links
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