Italy at the Olympics

Italy at the Olympics
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it  (in Italian)
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 271 Silver 244 Bronze 284 Total 799
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy has sent athletes to most of the modern Olympic Games held since 1896, outside of not having officially participated (as a national delegation) in the 1904 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 141 medals, and has won 618 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Italy's total of 259 gold medals makes it the sixth most successful country in Olympic history, after the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, Great Britain, and France. Italy has the sixth highest medal total of all time with 759. Italy has the third longest medaling streak after Sweden and Finland. It has medaled in 40 straight Olympic Games, starting with the 1936 Summer Olympics.

The Italian National Olympic Committee was created in 1914 and recognised in 1915. As of 2020, Italy is the most successful nation at fencing in Olympic history.

Italy has participated in all Olympic Winter Games from 1924 to 2022, securing a total of 141 medals, including 42 gold medals. The country has excelled in various sports disciplines, with many achievements in cross-country skiing (36 medals, nine of which are gold), Alpine skiing (36 medals, 14 of which are gold) and luge (18 medals, seven of which are gold). Among the Italian Winter Olympians, only Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni have achieved the feat of winning three gold medals in Alpine skiing. ^[2]

Hosted Games

Italy has hosted the Games on three occasions, with a fourth occasion is planning for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations	Participants	Events
1956 Winter Olympics	Cortina d'Ampezzo	26 January – 5 February	32	821	24
1960 Summer Olympics	Rome	25 August – 11 September	83	5,338	150
2006 Winter Olympics	Turin	10–26 February	80	2,508	84
2026 Winter Olympics	Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo	6–22 February	TBD	TBD	115

Medal tables

Flag used from 1896 to 1946

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

According to the official count of the International Olympic Committee, Italy has won 618 medals at Summer Olympics. ^[3]

In the Summer Olympic Games, Italy has finished 2nd in 1932, 3rd in 1960, 4th in 1936, and 5th in 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 and 1984. In the Winter Olympic Games, Italy has finished 4th in 1968 and 1994, and 6th in 1952 and 1992.

Italy ranks 1st all-time in fencing, 2nd in cycling, 3rd in luge, 4th in boxing and shooting, 5th in alpine skiing, and 6th in bobsled, cross-country skiing and short track speed skating.

Medals by Summer Games

Main article: Italy at the Summer Olympics

  Host country

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	1	0	0	0	0	–
1900 Paris	24	3	2	0	5	8
1904 St. Louis	1 [a]	0	0	0	0	–
1908 London	68	2	2	0	4	9
1912 Stockholm	61	3	1	2	6	11
1920 Antwerp	174	13	5	5	23	7
1924 Paris	200	8	3	5	16	5
1928 Amsterdam	174	7	5	7	19	5
1932 Los Angeles	112	12	12	12	36	2
1936 Berlin	243	8	9	5	22	4
1948 London	213	8	11	8	27	5
1952 Helsinki	231	8	9	4	21	5
1956 Melbourne	129	8	8	9	25	5
1960 Rome	280	13	10	13	36	3
1964 Tokyo	168	10	10	7	27	5
1968 Mexico City	167	3	4	9	16	13
1972 Munich	224	5	3	10	18	10
1976 Montreal	210	2	7	4	13	14
1980 Moscow	159	8	3	4	15	5
1984 Los Angeles	268	14	6	12	32	5
1988 Seoul	253	6	4	4	14	10
1992 Barcelona	304	6	5	8	19	12
1996 Atlanta	340	13	10	12	35	6
2000 Sydney	361	13	8	13	34	7
2004 Athens	364	10	11	11	32	8
2008 Beijing	344	8	9	10	27	9
2012 London	285	8	9	11	28	9
2016 Rio de Janeiro	314	8	12	8	28	9
2020 Tokyo	372	10	10	20	40	10
2024 Paris	402	12	13	15	40	9
2028 Los Angeles	future event
2032 Brisbane
Total (30/30)	6,446	229	201	228	658	6

• ^a Cyclist Frank Bizzoni, who immigrated from Italy to the United States but still was an Italian citizen in 1904, was disputed and not recognized by the International Olympic Committee until the 21st century. ^[4]

Medals by Winter Games

Main article: Italy at the Winter Olympics

  Host country

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	23	0	0	0	0	–
1928 St. Moritz	13	0	0	0	0	–
1932 Lake Placid	12	0	0	0	0	–
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	40	0	0	0	0	–
1948 St. Moritz	57	1	0	0	1	10
1952 Oslo	33	1	0	1	2	6
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	65	1	2	0	3	8
1960 Squaw Valley	28	0	0	1	1	14
1964 Innsbruck	61	0	1	3	4	12
1968 Grenoble	52	4	0	0	4	4
1972 Sapporo	44	2	2	1	5	8
1976 Innsbruck	58	1	2	1	4	10
1980 Lake Placid	46	0	2	0	2	13
1984 Sarajevo	74	2	0	0	2	10
1988 Calgary	58	2	1	2	5	10
1992 Albertville	107	4	6	4	14	6
1994 Lillehammer	104	7	5	8	20	4
1998 Nagano	113	2	6	2	10	10
2002 Salt Lake City	112	4	4	5	13	7
2006 Turin	185	5	0	6	11	9
2010 Vancouver	114	1	1	3	5	16
2014 Sochi	113	0	2	6	8	22
2018 Pyeongchang	120	3	2	5	10	12
2022 Beijing	118	2	7	8	17	13
2026 Milano Cortina	future event
2030 French Alps	future event
2034 Salt Lake City
Total (24/24)	1,750	42	43	56	141	12

Medals by summer sport

Main article: Italy at the Summer Olympics

  Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Fencing	50	49	36	135
Cycling	35	16	12	63
Athletics	24	16	28	68
Shooting	17	18	12	47
Boxing	15	15	18	48
Gymnastics	14	7	11	32
Rowing	11	16	16	43
Equestrian	7	9	7	23
Swimming	7	8	20	35
Canoeing	7	8	4	19
Wrestling	7	4	11	22
Sailing	6	3	8	17
Weightlifting	5	5	8	18
Judo	5	4	9	18
Water polo	4	3	3	10
Diving	3	5	3	11
Archery	2	3	4	9
Modern pentathlon	2	2	4	8
Taekwondo	2	1	2	5
Volleyball	1	3	3	7
Football	1	0	2	3
Tennis	1	0	2	3
Karate	1	0	1	2
Basketball	0	2	0	2
Beach volleyball	0	1	0	1
Totals (25 entries)	227	198	224	649

Medals by winter sport

Main article: Italy at the Winter Olympics

  Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Alpine skiing	14	11	11	36
Cross-country skiing	9	14	13	36
Luge	7	4	7	18
Bobsleigh	4	4	4	12
Short track speed skating	3	6	6	15
Speed skating	2	1	4	7
Snowboarding	1	2	2	5
Curling	1	0	0	1
Skeleton	1	0	0	1
Biathlon	0	1	6	7
Figure skating	0	0	2	2
Nordic combined	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)	42	43	56	141

Athletes with most appearances

See also: List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

Partecip.	Athlete	Born	Edition	Period (age 1st / last)	Sport				Tot.
8	Piero D'Inzeo	1923	1948/1976	28 years (25/53)	Equestrian	0	2	4	6
	Raimondo D'Inzeo	1925	1948/1976	28 years (23/51)	Equestrian	1	2	3	6
	Josefa Idem [5]	1964	1984/2012	28 years (20/48)	Canoeing	1	2	2	5
	Giovanni Pellielo	1970	1992/2024	32 years (22/54)	Shooting	0	3	1	4
6	Angelo Mazzoni	1961	1980/2000	20 years (19/39)	Fencing	2	0	1	3
	Andrea Benelli	1960	1988/2008	20 years (28/48)	Shooting	1	0	1	2
	Ilario Di Buò	1965	1984/2008	20 years (19/43)	Archery	0	2	0	2
	Marco De Nicolo	1976	2000/2020	21 years (22/45)	Shooting	0	0	0	0
	Wilfried Huber	1970	1988/2006	18 years (18/36)	Luge	1	0	0	1
	Alessandra Sensini	1970	1992/2012	20 years (22/42)	Sailing	1	1	2	4
	Gerda Weissensteiner	1969	1988/2006	18 years (19/37)	Luge &   Bobsleigh	1	0	1	2
	Armin Zöggeler	1974	1994/2014	20 years (20/40)	Luge	2	1	3	6
	Roland Fischnaller	1980	2002/2022	20 years (22/42)	Snowboarding	0	0	0	0
	Natalia Valeeva [6]	1969	1992/2012	20 years (23/43)	Archery	0	0	0	0

Notes: the names highlighted in pink indicate that they are female athletes.Notes: the names in bold indicate that they are still active.

Athletes with most medals

See also: List of multiple Olympic medalists

The Italian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, is the fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti. ^[7]

  Still active

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Edoardo Mangiarotti	Fencing	1936–1948–1952–1956–1960	6	5	2	13
Arianna Fontana	Short track speed skating	2006–2010–2014–2018–2022	2	4	5	11
Stefania Belmondo	Cross country skiing	1992–1994–1998–2002	2	3	5	10
Valentina Vezzali	Fencing	1996–2000–2004–2008–2012	6	1	2	9
Giulio Gaudini	Fencing	1928–1932–1936	3	4	2	9
Giovanna Trillini	Fencing	1992–1996–2000–2004–2008	4	1	3	8
Gustavo Marzi	Fencing	1928–1932–1936	2	5	0	7
Manuela Di Centa	Cross country skiing	1992–1994–1998	2	2	3	7
Nedo Nadi	Fencing	1912–1920	6	0	0	6
Giuseppe Delfino	Fencing	1952–1956–1960–1964	4	2	0	6
Armin Zöggeler	Luge	1994–1998–2002–2006–2010–2014	2	1	3	6
Eugenio Monti	Bobsleigh	1956–1964–1968	2	2	2	6
Raimondo D'Inzeo	Equestrian	1956–1960–1964–1972	1	2	3	6
Piero D'Inzeo	Equestrian	1956–1960–1964–1972	0	2	4	6
Oreste Puliti	Fencing	1920–1924–1928	4	1	0	5
Giorgio Zampori	Gymnastics	1912–1920–1924	4	0	1	5
Gabriella Paruzzi	Cross country skiing	1992–1994–1998–2002–2006	1	0	4	5
Klaus Dibiasi	Diving	1964–1968–1972–1976	3	2	0	5
Alberto Tomba	Alpine skiing	1988–1992–1994	3	2	0	5
Antonio Rossi	Canoeing	1992–1996–2000–2004	3	1	1	5
Giancarlo Cornaggia	Fencing	1928–1932–1936	3	1	1	5
Manlio Di Rosa	Fencing	1936–1948–1952–1956	2	2	1	5
Carlo Massullo	Modern pentathlon	1984–1988–1992	1	2	2	5
Silvio Fauner	Cross country skiing	1992–1994–1998	1	2	2	5
Franco Menichelli	Artistic gymnastics	1960–1964	1	1	3	5
Marco Albarello	Cross country skiing	1992–1994–1998	1	3	1	5

Men gold medalist

In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), the men who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics (but also at the World Championships).

  Still in activity

	Athlete	Sport	Born	Period	Individual						Team						Total
					Olympics			World Ch.			Olympics			World Ch.			Individual			Team			Individual + Team
																										Tot.
1	Gregorio Paltrinieri [8]	Swimming	1994	2013-active	1	2	2	8	6	4	-	-	-	1	2	1	9	8	6	1	2	1	10	10	7	27
2	Armin Zöggeler	Luge	1974	1994–2014	2	1	3	6	3	1	-	-	-	0	2	4	8	4	4	0	2	4	8	6	8	22
3	Jury Chechi	Gymnastics	1969	1989–2004	1	0	1	5	0	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	3	-	-	-	6	0	3	9
4	Klaus Dibiasi	Diving	1946	1964–1976	3	2	0	2	2	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	5	4	0	-	-	-	5	4	0	9
5	Alberto Tomba	Alpine skiing	1966	1987–1996	3	2	0	2	0	2	–	–	–	-	-	-	5	2	2	-	-	-	5	2	2	9
6	Gustav Thöni	Alpine skiing	1951	1972–1976	1	2	0	4	0	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	5	2	0	-	-	-	5	2	0	7
7	Giorgio Zampori	Gymnastics	1887	1909–1913	1	0	1	4	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	5	1	2	3	0	3	8	1	5	14
8	Leandro Faggin	Cycling	1933	1956–1968	1	0	0	3	3	3	1	0	0	-	-	-	4	3	3	1	0	0	5	3	3	11
9	Vincenzo Maenza	Wrestling	1962	1982–1992	2	1	0	2	1	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	4	2	0	-	-	-	4	2	0	6
10	Niccolò Campriani	Shooting	1987	2010-2016	3	1	0	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	1	–	–	–	4	1	1	6
11	Thomas Ceccon [9]	Swimming	2000	2021-active	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	2	4	3	3	4	1	1	4	4	5	8	5	6	20
12	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Fencing	1919	1936–1960	1	1	2	2	5	2	5	4	0	11	3	3	3	6	4	16	7	3	19	13	7	39
13	Luigi Busà	Karate	1987	2010–active	1	0	0	2	4	1	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	4	1	-	-	-	3	4	1	8
14	Sante Gaiardoni	Cycling	1939	1960–1970	2	0	0	1	3	2	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	3	2	-	-	-	3	3	2	8
15	Raimondo D'Inzeo	Equestrian	1925	1955–1972	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	3	-	-	-	3	2	1	0	1	3	3	3	4	10
16	Elia Viviani	Cycling	1989	2011-active	1	0	1	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	4	0	2	0	3	3	4	10
17	Andrea Benelli	Shooting	1960	1981–2006	1	0	1	2	1	1	–	–	–	7	3	2	3	1	2	7	3	2	10	4	4	18
	Roberto Cammarelle	Boxing	1980	2004–2012	1	1	1	2	0	1	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	1	2	-	-	-	3	1	2	6
19	Paolo Bettini	Cycling	1974	2001–2007	1	0	0	2	1	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	1	0	-	-	-	3	1	0	4
	Zeno Colò	Alpine skiing	1920	1950–1952	1	0	0	2	1	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	1	0	-	-	-	3	1	0	4
21	Maurizio Damilano	Athletics	1957	1980–1991	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	0	2	-	-	-	3	0	2	5
	Ercole Baldini	Cycling	1933	1956–1964	1	0	0	2	0	2	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	0	2	-	-	-	3	0	2	5
23	Silvio Martinello	Cycling	1963	1995–2000	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	0	3	0	1	3	2	1	6	2	2	10
	Ennio Mattarelli	Shooting	1928	1961–1973	1	0	0	2	0	1	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	0	1	-	-	-	3	0	1	4
	Gianmarco Tamberi [10]	Athletics	1991	2016–active	1	0	0	2	0	1	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	0	1	-	-	-	3	0	1	4
26	Luciano Giovannetti	Shooting	1945	1979–1986	2	0	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	3	1	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	6	1	0	7
27	Nicolò Martinenghi [11]	Swimming	1999	2021-active	1	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	1	3	1	4	2	8	1	3	1	5	5	9	6	20
28	Massimiliano Rosolino	Swimming	1978	1998–2007	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	2	0	2	1	2	4	3	9
29	Carlo Pavesi	Fencing	1923	1950–1960	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	4	1	0	2	2	1	7	1	0	9	3	1	13
	Daniele Masala	Modern pentathlon	1955	1979–1988	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	2	2	1	2	1	3	4	3	4	11
31	Mauro Numa	Fencing	1961	1979–1990	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	2	2	1	2	4	2	2	6	3	4	11
	Paul Hildgartner	Luge	1952	1972-1988	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	4	1	3	8
33	Aldo Montano	Fencing	1978	2002–2012	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	2	2	1	0	0	5	4	2	6	4	12
34	Vito Dell'Aquila	Taekwondo	2000	2017–active	1	0	0	1	0	1	–	–	–	-	-	-	2	0	1	-	-	-	2	0	1	3
	Gabriele Rossetti	Shooting	2000	2017–active	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	2	2	0	1	4	3	2	6	3	3	12
36	Daniele Molmenti	Canoeing	1984	2005–2013	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	2	7
	Alberto Cova	Athletics	1958	1983–1984	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	-	2	0	0	2
	Ivano Brugnetti	Athletics	1976	1999–2004	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	-	2	0	0	2
	Massimo Stano	Athletics	1992	2021–active	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	-	2	0	0	2
Athletes in team sports
1	Eugenio Monti	Bobsleigh	1928	1956–1968	–	–	–	-	-	-	2	2	2	9	1	0	–	–	–	11	3	2	11	3	2	16
2	Carmine Abbagnale	Rowing	1962	1981–1993	–	–	–	-	-	-	2	1	0	7	4	1	–	–	–	9	5	1	9	5	1	15
3	Giuseppe Abbagnale	Rowing	1959	1981–1993	–	–	–	-	-	-	2	1	0	7	3	1	–	–	–	9	4	1	9	4	1	14
4	Antonio Rossi	Canoeing	1968	1992–2004	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	1	1	3	3	1	–	–	–	6	4	2	6	4	2	12
5	Agostino Straulino	Sailing	1914	1939–1965	–	–	–	-	-	-	1	1	0	4	2	1	–	–	–	5	3	1	5	3	1	9
6	Rossano Galtarossa	Rowing	1972	1992–2012	–	–	–	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	1	3	–	–	–	5	2	5	5	2	5	12
7	Agostino Abbagnale	Rowing	1962	1985–2002	–	–	–	-	-	-	3	0	0	2	2	0	–	–	–	5	2	0	5	2	0	7

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity. For cycling was considered for world championships, only professional events.

Women gold medalist

The most successful Italian female athletes.

Valentina Vezzali

Federica Pellegrini

Josefa Idem

In this table, the women who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics and also at the World Championships. Updated to 14 September 2024.

  Still in activity

#	Athlete	Sport	Born	Period	Olympics				World Ch.				Total
								Tot.				Tot.				Tot.
1	Valentina Vezzali [12]	Fencing	1974	1994–2016	3	1	1	5	6	2	4	12	9	3	5	17
2	Federica Pellegrini [13]	Swimming	1988	2004–2019	1	1	0	2	6	3	1	10	7	4	1	12
3	Josefa Idem [14]	Canoeing	1964	1990–2009	1	2	1	4	5	9	6	20	6	11	7	24
4	Stefania Belmondo [15]	Cross-country skiing	1969	1992–2002	2	3	2	7	4	4	1	9	6	5	3	16
5	Deborah Compagnoni	Alpine skiing	1970	1992–1998	3	1	0	4	3	0	0	3	6	1	0	7
6	Alessandra Sensini	Windsurf	1970	1996–2012	1	1	2	4	4	3	1	8	5	4	3	12
7	Paola Pezzo [16]	Mountain bike	1969	1993–2000	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	4	4	0	2	6
8	Jessica Rossi Y	Shooting	1992	2009–2023	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	5	4	1	1	6
9	Arianna Fontana Y	Short track	1990	2006–2024	2	2	3	7	1	6	6	13	3	7	9	20
10	Giovanna Trillini [17]	Fencing	1970	1992–2007	1	1	2	4	2	2	3	7	3	3	5	11
11	Diana Bacosi Y	Shooting	1983	2016–2024	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	3	0	1	4
12	Elisa Di Francisca	Fencing	1982	2009–2019	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	5	2	2	3	7
13	Gerda Weissensteiner [18] [19]	Luge	1969	1993–2006	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	2	1	2	5
14	Irene Camber [20]	Fencing	1926	1952–1960	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	3
Others notables (at least one gold medal at the Olympics or World Championships and at least one medal in the other competition)
15	Sofia Raffaeli Y	Artistic gymnastics	2004	2022–2024	0	0	1	1	4	3	3	10	4	3	4	11
16	Deborah Gelisio	Shooting	1976	1993–2007	0	1	0	1	4	1	0	5	4	2	0	6
17	Dorothea Wierer Y	Biathlon	1990	2014–2022	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	9	3	3	5	11
18	Simona Quadarella Y	Swimming	1998	2017-2022	0	0	1	1	3	2	2	7	3	2	3	8
19	Arianna Errigo Y	Fencing	1988	2009-2023	0	1	0	1	2	3	5	10	2	4	5	11
20	Manuela Di Centa [21] [22]	Cross-country skiing	1964	1991–1995	2	2	0	4	0	2	3	5	2	4	3	9
21	Fiona May [23]	Athletics	1969	1995–2001	0	2	0	2	2	1	1	4	2	3	1	6
22	Isolde Kostner	Alpine skiing	1975	1994–2002	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	3	2	2	2	6
23	Antonella Bellutti	Track cycling	1968	1995–2000	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	2	2	0	4
24	Rossella Fiamingo Y	Fencing	1991	2014-2022	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	2	1	1	4
25	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Judo	1968	1989-2000	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	3	2	1	2	5
26	Federica Brignone Y	Alpine skiing	1990	2011-2023	0	1	2	3	1	2	0	3	1	3	2	6
27	Carolina Kostner Y	Figure skating	1987	2002-2018	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	6	1	2	4	7
28	Vanessa Ferrari Y	Artistic gymnastics	1990	2006-2021	0	1	0	1	1	1	3	5	1	2	3	6
29	Sofia Goggia Y	Alpine skiing	1992	2017-2022	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	4
	Chiara Cainero [24] Y	Shooting	1978	2006–2016	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	4
31	Sara Simeoni [25] [26]	Athletics	1953	1976–1984	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
32	Tania Cagnotto [27]	Diving	1985	2004-2016	0	0	1 [28]	1	1	1	5	7	1	1	6	8
33	Novella Calligaris [29]	Swimming	1954	1968–1973	0	1	2	3	1	0	2	3	1	1	4	6
34	Odette Giuffrida Y	Judo	1994	2016–2024	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	4
35	Martina Grimaldi Y	Swimming	1988	2009-2013	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	4
	Tatiana Guderzo	Cycling	1984	2009-2018	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	4
37	Antonella Ragno [30]	Fencing	1940	1960–1972	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	3
38	Alice Bellandi Y	Judo	1998	2023-2024	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	3
39	Alessia Filippi	Swimming	1987	2008-2009	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	3
40	Irma Testa Y	Boxing	1997	2020-2023	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	3
	Margherita Granbassi	Fencing	1979	2006-2008	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	3
	Dorina Vaccaroni	Fencing	1963	1982-1993	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	3
43	Antonella Palmisano Y	Athletics	1991	2017-2023	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	3

Summary by sport

Aquatics

Swimming

Italy first competed in swimming at the 1900 Games, with two swimmers in three events winning no medals.

Games	Swimmers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1900 Paris	2	3/7	0	0	0	0	–
1908 London	4		0	0	0	0	–
1912 Stockholm	2		0	0	0	0	–
1920 Antwerp	4		0	0	0	0	–
1924 Paris	6		0	0	0	0	–
1928 Amsterdam	5		0	0	0	0	–
1932 Los Angeles	2		0	0	0	0	–
1952 Helsinki	10		0	0	0	0	–
1956 Melbourne	7		0	0	0	0	–
1960 Rome	23		0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	16		0	0	0	0	–
1968 Mexico City	10		0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	24		0	1	2	3	9 =
1976 Montreal	13		0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	13		0	0	0	0	–
1984 Los Angeles	26		0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	21		0	0	1	1	20 =
1992 Barcelona	24		0	0	2	2	15
1996 Atlanta	14		0	0	1	1	19
2000 Sydney	21		3	1	2	6	4
2004 Athens	29		0	1	1	2	14 =
2008 Beijing	34		1	1	0	2	11 =
2012 London	35		0	0	1	1	19
2016 Rio de Janeiro	38		1	1	2	4	9
2020 Tokyo	36	32/37	0	2	5	7	14
2024 Paris	40	32/37	2	1	3	6	7
Total	–	–	7	7	17	31	15

Athletics

Main article: Italy at the Olympics in athletics

Italy first competed in athletics in 1900. After 121 years from first participation, Marcell Jacobs became the first Italian athlete to win a gold medal in Men's 100 metres at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on 1 August 2021, with a time of 9"80.

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	2	3/23	0	0	0	0
Total			19	15	26	60

Cycling

Italy first competed in cycling at the 1900 Games, with Enrico Brusoni winning a gold medal in the points race that year. Italy has the second-most gold medals (behind France) and third-most total medals (behind France and Great Britain) in the sport (as of the 2016 Games).

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	7	2/3	1	0	0	1
Total			33	16	10	59

Equestrian

Italy competed in equestrian at the first Games in which the sport was held, in Paris 1900. Six riders competed, including Italy's first female Olympian (Elvira Guerra). Gian Giorgio Trissino won a gold medal in the high jump and a silver in the long jump.

Overall, Italy has won the eighth-most gold medals and eighth-most total medals in the sport.

Games	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	6	4/5	1	1	0	2
Total			7	9	7	23

Fencing

Italy first competed in fencing at the second edition of the Games in 1900. Italy has won more gold medals (49) and total medals (125) in the sport than any other nation. The nation's first medals were in its first appearance, as Italy's men's master sabreurs took gold and silver in that one-time-only event in 1900. Italy won six consecutive gold medals in the men's individual épée from 1932 to 1960 (including medal sweeps in 1936 and 1956), with a 7th in 2008; no other nation has more than 5 total gold medals (France) in the event.

Games	Fencers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	8	6/7	1	1	0	2
Total			49	43	33	125

Gymnastics

Italy's first gymnastics appearance was when the nation sent one gymnast to the second Games in 1900; Camillo Pavanello finished 28th in the men's all-around, the only event held that Games.

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	1	1/1	0	0	0	0
Total			14	5	9	28

Rowing

Games	No. Sailors	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896 Athens	Event wasn't held
1900 Paris	0	0/5	0	0	0	0
1904 St Louis	0	0/5	0	0	0	0
1908 London	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	0	0/4	0	0	0	0
1916	Games Cancelled
1920 Antwerp	6	3/5	1	1	0	2	2
1924 Paris	17	3/7	0	1	1	2	7
1928 Amsterdam	26	7/7	1	0	1	2	4
1932 Los Angeles	20	4/7	0	2	1	3	5
1936 Berlin	22	5/7	0	2	0	2	4
1940	Games Cancelled
1944	Games Cancelled
1948 London	26	7/7	1	1	2	4	4
1952 Helsinki	26	7/7	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	22	5/7	1	0	0	1	4
1960 Rome	26	7/7	0	1	1	2	5
1964 Tokyo	18	3/7	0	1	0	1	7=
1968 Mexico City	14	4/7	1	0	1	2	4=
1972 Munich	21	4/7	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	12	4/14	0	0	0	0
1980	5	2/14	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	23	7/14	1	0	0	1	6=
1988	28	7/14	2	0	0	2
1992 Barcelona	21	5/14	0	1	1	2	7
1996 Atlanta	32	10/14	1	0	0	1	10
2000 Sydney	24	7/14	1	2	1	4	5
2004 Athens	30	9/14	0	0	3	3	19
2008 Beijing	19	7/14	0	1	0	1	14=
2012 London	20	7/14	0	1	0	1	11=
2016 Rio	27	8/14	0	0	2	2	16
2020 Tokyo	24	9/14	1	0	2	3	6=
2024 Paris	34	8/14	0	2	0	2	7
Total	544	264	11	16	16	43	10

Sailing

Games	No. Sailors	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896	Scheduled but event was not held
1900	0	0/13	0	0	0	0
1904	Not Scheduled
1908	0	0/4	0	0	0	0
1912	0	0/4	0	0	0	0
1916	Games Cancelled
1920	0	0/14	0	0	0	0
1924	8	2/3	0	0	0	0
1928	12	3/3	0	0	0	0
1932	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
1936	14	4/4	1	0	0	1	4
1940	Games Cancelled
1944	Games Cancelled
1948	15	5/5	0	0	0	0
1952	14	5/5	1	0	0	1	3
1956	12	5/5	0	1	0	1	7
1960	11	5/5	0	0	1	1	8
1964	10	4/5	0	0	0	0
1968	8	4/5	0	0	2	2	10
1972	10	5/6	0	0	0	0
1976	12	6/6	0	0	0	0
1980	6	3/6	0	0	1	1	9
1984	11	6/7	0	0	1	1	8
1988	15	8/8	0	0	0	0
1992	14	9/10	0	0	0	0
1996	16	10/10	0	0	1	1	19
2000	18	11/11	1	1	0	2	5
2004	18	11/11	0	0	1	1	15
2008	18	11/11	0	1	1	2	10
2012	11	8/10	0	0	0	0
2016	13	9/10	0	0	0	0
2020	9	6/10	1	0	0	1	5=
Total			4	3	8	15	13

Shooting

Italy's presence at the first Olympics in 1896 consisted of a single shooter, Giuseppe Rivabella, who entered one event and whose score and rank are unknown. The sport has remained a relatively strong one for Italy, which (after the 2016 Games) ranks fourth on the list of most gold medals in shooting with 16.

Games	Shooters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
Total			16	15	11	42

Tennis

See also: Tennis at the Olympics

Italy competed in tennis in 1920 and 1924, after which tennis was dropped from the Summer Olympics due to rule disputes. The sport returned in 1988, when Italy resumed sending tennis players to compete. Prior to 2024, Uberto De Morpurgo was the only Italian tennis player to win a medal at the Olympics. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Lorenzo Musetti became the first player in one hundred years to win a medal for Italy. ^[31]

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1920 Antwerp	4	4/5	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	5	5/5	0	0	1	1
1988 Seoul	5	2/4	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	7	3/4	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	4	2/4	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	6	3/4	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	7	4/4	0	0	0	0
2012 London	7	5/5	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio	7	5/5	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	6	4/5	0	0	0	0
2024 Paris	9	5/5	1	0	1	2
Total	—	—	1	0	2	3

See also

• List of flag bearers for Italy at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Italy
• Italy at the Paralympics
• Italy national athletics team
• Naturalized athletes of Italy

Notes and references

1. Elio Trifari. "Che sorpresa: Italia presente a tutti i Giochi" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
2. "Olympedia - Italy (ITA)".
3. "Italy – Olympic Summer Games". olympic.org. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
4. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/frank-bizzoni ^{[ bare URL ]}
5. Six for Italy and two for West Germany
6. Four for Italy, one for Moldavia and one for Unified Team
7. "Italy at the Olympics". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
8. Included the medals in marathon swimming and at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
9. Included the medals at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
10. Included the medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships
11. Included the medals at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
12. She won also 2 gold and 1 bronze at the Olympics and 5 gold 2 silver at the World Championships with the team.
13. She holds 2 swimming world records holder.
14. She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 2 bronze at the World Championshimps for West Germany.
15. She won also 2 bronze e 3 silver at the Olympics and 1 bronze at the World Championshimps with the team.
16. She won also 1 times la Mountain Bike World Cup on her sport.
17. She won also 3 gold and 1 bronze at the Olympics and 7 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
18. She won also 2 times la Luge World Cup on her sport.
19. She won 1 gold also a bronze in bobsleigh double at 2006 Winter Olympics, 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze in team events at World Luge Championships.
20. She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
21. She won also 3 bronze ath the Olympics and 2 silver at the World Championships with the team.
22. She won also 2 Cross-Country World Cup in her sport.
23. Born in United Kingdom, but Italian for wedding.
24. She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
25. She was the world record holder in high jump
26. She was able top participate just 1 edition of World Championships, because it was not held before 1983.
27. First Italian diver to win an olympic medals.
28. "Archived copy" (PDF). smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
29. First Italian swimmer to win an Olympic medal.
30. She won also 1 bronze at the Olympics and 3 bronze at the World Championships with the team.
31. Kane, David (3 August 2024). "Lorenzo Musetti holds off Félix Auger-Aliassime for Olympic bronze medal in Paris". Tennis . Retrieved 3 August 2024.

External links

• "Italy". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
• "Italy". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/ITA". olympanalyt.com.