| Italy at the 2015 Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | https://www.2017.taipei |
| in Gwangju | |
| Competitors | 205 in 12 sports |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Italy participated at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Shooting | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Swimming | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| Water polo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 15 | 17 | 43 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silvana Maria Stanco | Shooting | Women's Trap | 5 July |
| Gold |
| Shooting | Women's Trap Team | 5 July |
| Gold | Valerio Grazini | Shooting | Men's Trap | 6 July |
| Gold | Martina Rita Caramignoli | Swimming | Women's 1500m Freestyle | 6 July |
| Gold |
| Rowing | Men's Lightweight Double Sculls | 7 July |
| Gold |
| Fencing | Women's Foil Team | 8 July |
| Gold | Andrea Vescovi | Shooting | Men's Double Trap | 10 July |
| Gold |
| Shooting | Men's Double Trap Team | 10 July |
| Gold |
| Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 10 July |
| Gold | Arianna Bridi | Swimming | Women's 10 km | 11 July |
| Gold |
| Football | Men's Football | 13 July |
| Silver | Federica Caporsucio | Shooting | Women's Trap | 5 July |
| Silver | Christopher Ciccarese | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke | 5 July |
| Silver |
| Rowing | Men's Coxless Pairs | 6 July |
| Silver |
| Shooting | Men's Trap Team | 6 July |
| Silver | Simone Martini | Rowing | Men's Single Sculls | 7 July |
| Silver | Stefano Pizzamiglio | Swimming | Men's 50m Backstroke | 7 July |
| Silver | Elena Di Liddo | Swimming | Women's 100m Butterfly | 8 July |
| Silver |
| Shooting | Men's Skeet Team | 9 July |
| Silver | Andrea Toniato | Swimming | Men's 50m Breaststroke | 9 July |
| Silver | Piero Codia | Swimming | Men's 100m Butterfly | 9 July |
| Silver | Martina Rita Caramignoli | Swimming | Women's 800m Freestyle | 10 July |
| Silver | Alessia Polieri | Swimming | Women's 200m Butterfly | 10 July |
| Silver | Matteo Furlan | Swimming | Men's 10 km | 11 July |
| Silver | Ilaria Raimondi | Swimming | Women's 10 km | 11 July |
| Silver |
| Water polo | Men | 14 July |
| Bronze | Leonardo Affede | Fencing | Men's Sabre Individual | 4 July |
| Bronze | Piero Codia | Swimming | Men's 50m Butterfly | 5 July |
| Bronze | Matteo Piras | Judo | Men's -66 kg | 6 July |
| Bronze |
| Rowing | Men's Coxless Four | 6 July |
| Bronze |
| Rowing | Men's Lightweight Coxless Four | 6 July |
| Bronze |
| Rowing | Women's Lightweight Double Sculls | 6 July |
| Bronze |
| Archery | Men's Compound Team | 7 July |
| Bronze | Martina De Memme | Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle | 7 July |
| Bronze |
| Fencing | Men's Épée Team | 8 July |
| Bronze | Marco Belotti | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle | 8 July |
| Bronze | Stefania Strumillo | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw | 9 July |
| Bronze |
| Fencing | Men's Foil Team | 9 July |
| Bronze | Michael Palmieri | Shooting | Men's Skeet | 9 July |
| Bronze | Martina De Memme | Swimming | Women's 200m Freestyle | 9 July |
| Bronze | Alessandro Chianese | Shooting | Men's Double Trap | 10 July |
| Bronze | Martina Carraro | Swimming | Women's 50m Breaststroke | 10 July |
| Bronze | Mario Sanzullo | Swimming | Men's 10 km | 11 July |
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