History
Italy made its first Summer Olympic appearance at the inaugural 1896 Olympics and has competed ever since though their participation in 1904 is currently disputed as their athlete is listed as representing the United States by the International Olympic Committee. Italy hosted the Summer Olympics in Rome in 1960. The nation sends one of the largest delegations to the Olympics with at least 200 athletes competing in most games since 1948 where they participate in almost all sports available on the Olympic program.
Italy has won at least one medal at all games it has participated in with the exception of 1986 and 1904. The nation has won around 575 medals across 21 sports and typically finishes in the top 10 of the medal table. Their most successful sports are fencing, athletics, cycling, boxing, shooting and rowing. Their most successful athlete is fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti whom won a total of 13 medals. His medals came in individual epee (one gold; 1952 and two bronze; 1948 & 1956), team epee (four gold; 1936, 1952, 1956 & 1960 and one silver; 1948), individual foil (one silver; 1952) and team foil (one gold; 1956 and three silver; 1948, 1952 & 1956). In 2016 Italy won 28 medals.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50km Walk | Teodorico Caporaso |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 20km Walk | Eleonora Dominici | |
| Women’s Marathon | Sara Dossena |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Rhythmic Group All-Around | Anna Basta Martina Centofanti Letizia Cicconcelli Agnese Duranti Alessia Maurelli Martina Santandrea |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s RS:X | Mattia Camboni | |
| Women’s RS:X | Marta Maggetti | |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Carolina Albano | |
| Men’s 470 | Giacomo Ferrari Giulio Calabro |
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| Women’s 470 | Benedetta di Salle Alessandra Dubbini |
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| Mixed Nacra 17 Foiling | Ruggero Tita Caterina Marianna Banti |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Marco de Nicolo | |
| Women’s Trap (1) (2) |
Silvanna Stanco | |
| Jessica Rossi | ||
| Men’s Skeet (1) (2) |
Riccardo Filippelli | |
| Gabriele Rossetti |