| Italy at the 1997 Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| in Sicily | |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Italy competed at the 1997 Summer Universiade, as host nation, in Catania and won 32 medals. [1]
| Sport |  |  |  | Tot. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fencing | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Swimming | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
 Athletics | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
 Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Water polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| Sport | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fencing | Valentina Vezzali (foil) | Anna Giacometti (foil) | Alessandro Puccini (foil) |
| Men's Team Sabre | Women's Team Foil | Davide Burroni (épée) | |
| Luigi Tarantino (sabre) | |||
| Swimming | Emanuele Merisi (200 mbackstroke) | Marco Formentini (1500 m freestyle) | Marco Formentini (800 m freestyle) |
| Lorenzo Vismara (50 m freestyle) | Stefano Battistelli (400 m medley) | ||
| Lorenzo Vismara (100 m freestyle) | Women's 4×200 m freestyle relay | ||
| Men's 4×100 m medley relay | |||
| Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay | |||
| Athletics | Simone Zanon (5000 metres) | Paolo Dal Soglio (shot put) | Rachid Berradi (10,000 metres) |
| Lucilla Andreucci (10,000 metres) | Arturo Di Mezza (20 km walk) | ||
| Agata Balsamo (half marathon) | Annarita Sidoti (10 km walk) | ||
| Rossella Giordano (10 km walk) | |||
| Gymnastics | Jury Chechi (rings) | Roberto Galli (rings) | Alberto Busnari (pommell horse) |
| Football | Men's National Team | ||
| Water polo | Men's National Team | ||
| Volleyball | Men's National Team | ||
| Tennis | Massimo Calvelli Lorenzo Pennisi (Men's doubles) | ||
| Germana Di Natale (Single) | |||
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