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
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Mauro Nespoli | |
| Women’s Individual | Lucilla Boari | |
| Mixed Team | Lucilla Boari Mauro Nespoli |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m | Lamont Jacobs | |
| Men’s 400m | Davide Re | |
| Men’s 5000m | Yemaneberhan Crippa | |
| Men’s 10000m | Yemaneberhan Crippa | |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | Osama Zoghlami | |
| Men’s 4x400m Relay | Davide Re Vladimir Aceti Matteo Galvan Edoardo Scotti |
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| Men’s 20km Walk | Massimo Stano | |
| Giorgio Rubino | ||
| Men’s 50km Walk | Stefano Chiesa | |
| Teodorico Caporaso | ||
| Men’s Marathon | Yassine Rachik | |
| Daniele Meucci | ||
| Men’s High Jump | Stefano Sottile | |
| Men’s Shot Put | Leonardo Fabbri |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | Luminosa Bogliolo | |
| Women’s 400m Hurdles | Ayomide Folorunso | |
| Yadisleidis Pedroso | ||
| Women’s 4x100m Relay | Johanelis Herrera Abreu Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Irene Siragusa |
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| Women’s 20km Walk | Eleonaro Giorgi | |
| Eleonora Dominici | ||
| Women’s Marathon | Sara Dossena | |
| Giovanna Epis |
Baseball/Softball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Softball | Lisa Ann Birocci Ilaria Cacciamani Emily Carosone Greta Cecchetti Elisa Cecchetti Amanda Fama Marta Gasparotto Andrea Howard Giulia Longhi Fabrizia Marrone Alice Nicolini Erika Piancastelli Beatrice Ricchi Alessandra Rotondo Laura Vigna |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s K1 Slalom | Giovanni De Gennaro | |
| Women’s K1 Slalom | Stefanie Horn | |
| Women’s C1 Slalom | Marta Bertoncelli | |
| Men’s K1 200m | Manfredi Rizza | |
| Men’s K2 1000m | Luca Beccaro Samuele Burgo |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Women’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Time Trial (1) (2) |
Filippo Ganna | |
| Qualified Via Rankings | ||
| Women’s Time Trial | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Team Pursuit | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Women’s Team Pursuit | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Madison | Eligible to Compete | |
| Women’s Madison | Eligible to Compete | |
| Men’s Omnium | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Women’s Omnium | Qualified Via Rankings |
Diving
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 10m Platform | Noemi Batki |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Eventing | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Eventing | Arianna Schivo Horse: Quefira de l’Ormeau Pietro Roman Horse: Barraduff Vittoria Panizzon Horse: Super Cillious Giovanni Ugolotti Horse: Note Worthy |
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| Individual Jumping | Emanuele Gaudiano Horse: Chalou |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Artistic Individual Events (1) (2) |
Ludovico Edalli | |
| Marco Lodadio | ||
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Women’s Artistic Team All-Around | Desiree Carofiglio Alice Damato Asia Damato Elisa Iorio Giorgia Villa |
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| Women’s Rhythmic Individual All-Around | Alexandra Agiurgiuculese | |
| Milena Baldassarri | ||
| Women’s Rhythmic Group All-Around | Anna Basta Martina Centofanti Letizia Cicconcelli Agnese Duranti Alessia Maurelli Martina Santandrea |
Karate
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s -67kg | Angelo Crescenzo | |
| Men’s -75kg | Luigi Busa | |
| Men’s Kata | Mattia Busato | |
| Women’s Kata | Viviana Bottaro |
Modern Pentathlon
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Individual | Elena Micheli |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Single Sculls | Simone Martini | |
| Men’s Coxless Pair | Matteo Lodo Giuseppe Vicino |
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| Women’s Coxless Pair | Kiri Tontodonati Aisha Rocek |
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| Women’s Double Sculls | Stefania Buttignon Stefania Gobbi |
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| Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Stefano Oppo Pietro Ruta |
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| Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini |
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| Men’s Coxless Four | Marco di Costanzo Giovanni Abagnale Bruno Rosetti Matteo Castaldo |
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| Men’s Quadruple Sculls | Filippo Mondelli Andrea Panizza Luca Rambaldi Giacomo Gentili |
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| Women’s Quadruple Sculls | Ludovica Serafini Clara Guerra Silvia Terrazzi Chiara Ondoli |
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 (1) (2) |
Marco de Nicolo | |
| Lorenzo Bacci | ||
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle | Marco Suppini | |
| Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol | Riccardo Mazzetti | |
| Men’s 10m Air Pistol | Paolo Monna | |
| Women’s Trap (1) (2) |
Silvanna Stanco | |
| Jessica Rossi | ||
| Men’s Skeet (1) (2) |
Riccardo Filippelli | |
| Gabriele Rossetti | ||
| Women’s Skeet | Diana Bacosi | |
| Chiara Cainero |
Sport Climbing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Combined | Ludovico Fossali | |
| Women’s Combined | Laura Rogora |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 200m Freestyle | Filippo Megli | |
| Gabriele Detti | ||
| Men’s 400m Freestyle | Gabriele Detti | |
| Marco De Tullio | ||
| Men’s 800m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 1500m Freestyle | Gregorio Paltrinieri | |
| Domenico Acerenza | ||
| Men’s 100m Backstroke | Thomas Ceccon | |
| Simone Sabbioni | ||
| Men’s 200m Backstroke | Matteo Restivo | |
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Fabio Scozzoli | |
| Nicolo Martinenghi | ||
| Men’s 200m Breaststroke | Luca Pizzini | |
| Men’s 100m Butterfly | Piero Codia | |
| Federico Burdisso | ||
| Men’s 200m Butterfly | Federico Burdisso | |
| Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Alberto Razzetti | |
| Men’s 400m Individual Medley | Pier Matteazzi | |
| Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Santo Condorelli Manuel Frigo Luca Doto Alessandro Miressi Alessandro Bori |
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| Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Filippo Megli Gabriele Detti Stefano Ballo Stefano Di Cola Matteo Ciampi |
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| Men’s 10km Open Water | Gregorio Paltrinieri | |
| Mario Sanzullo |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 100m Freestyle | Federica Pellegrini | |
| Women’s 200m Freestyle | Federica Pellegrini | |
| Women’s 400m Freestyle | Simona Quadarella | |
| Women’s 800m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athlete | |
| Women’s 1500m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athlete | |
| Women’s 100m Backstroke | Over 2 Eligible Athlete | |
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Margherita Panziera | |
| Women’s 100m Breaststroke | Arianna Castiglioni | |
| Martina Carraro | ||
| Women’s 200m Breaststroke | Francesca Fangio | |
| Women’s 100m Butterfly | Ilaria Bianchi | |
| Elena Di Liddo | ||
| Women’s 200m Individual Medley | Ilaria Cusinato | |
| Women’s 400m Individual Medley | Ilaria Cusinato | |
| Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Margherita Panziera Martina Carraro Elena Di Liddo Federica Pellegrini Arianna Castiglioni Ilaria Bianchi |
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| Women’s 10km Open Water | Rachele Bruni |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay | Simone Sabbioni Fabio Scozzoli Elena Di Liddo Federica Pellegrini Margherita Panziera Nicolo Martinenghi Manuel Frigo |
Taekwondo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s -58kg | Vito Dell’Aquila |
Volleyball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Beach Volleyball | Paolo Nicolai Daniele Lupo |
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| Men’s Indoor Volleyball | Riccardo Sbertoli Osmany Juantorena Simone Giannelli Ivan Zaytsev Filippo Lanza Fabio Balaso Massimo Colaci Matteo Piano Roberto Russo Oleg Antonov Simone Anzani Nicola Pesaresi Daniele Lavia Gabriele Nelli |
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| Women’s Indoor Volleyball | Indre Sorokaite Ofelia Malinov Monica De Gennaro Raphaela Folie Alessia Orro Cristina Chirichella Anna Danesi Sarah Fahr Elena Pietrini Sylvia Nwakalor Lucia Bosetti Miryam Sylla Paola Egonu Beatrice Parrocchiale |
Water Polo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tournament | Marco Del Lungo Francesco Di Fulvio Stefano Luongo Pietro Figlioli Edoardo Di Somma Alessandro Velotto Vincenzo Renzuto Gonzalo Echenique Niccolo Figari Michael Bodegas Matteo Aicardi Vincenzo Dolce Gianmarco Nicosia |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle -74kg | Frank Chamizo |