Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = ITA
| NOCname = Italian National Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1920
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.coni.it }} {{in lang|it}}
| location = Antwerp
| competitors = 174 (173 men, 1 woman)
| sports = 18
| flagbearer = Nedo Nadi
| rank = 7
| gold = 13
| silver = 5
| bronze = 5
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
}}
Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 174 competitors, 173 men and 1 woman, took part in 79 events in 18 sports.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1920/ |title=Italy at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games |access-date=2012-06-23 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029010429/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1920/ |archive-date=2012-10-29 }}
Medalists
=Gold=
=Silver=
- Ettore Caffaratti, Garibaldi Spighi, Giulio Cacciandra and Carlo Asinari — Equestrian, Men's Team three-day event
- Alessandro Valerio — Equestrian, Individual jumping
- Aldo Nadi — Fencing, Men's Individual Sabre
- Pietro Annoni and Erminio Dones — Rowing, Men's double scull (2x)
- Pietro Bianchi — Weightlifting, Middleweight
=Bronze=
- Ernesto Ambrosini — Athletics, Men's 3000m steeplechase
- Valerio Arri — Athletics, Men's marathon
- Edoardo Garzena — Boxing, Featherweight
- Ettore Caffaratti — Equestrian, Individual three-day event
- Ettore Caffaratti, Giulio Cacciandra, Alessandro Alvisi and Carlo Asinari — Equestrian, Team jumping
Aquatics
=Diving=
{{main|Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
A single diver represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. De Sanctis was unable to advance past the first round in either of his two events.
; Men
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Diver
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=3|Semifinals !colspan=3|Final |
|---|
| Points
!Score !Rank !Points !Score !Rank |
| rowspan=2| Guglielmo De Sanctis
|align=center| 29 |align=center| 451.35 |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| Plain high dive
|align=center| 33 |align=center| 98.0 |align=center| 7 |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
=Swimming=
{{main|Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Four swimmers, all men, represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. None of the individual swimmers advanced to the finals, though the relay did advance before finishing fifth in the final.
Ranks given are within the heat.
; Men
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Swimmer
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Quarterfinals !colspan=2|Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| rowspan=2| Gilio Bisagno
|align=center| Unknown |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| 1500 m free
|align=center| 25:18.0 |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| Agostino Frassinetti
|align=center| 1:11.8 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Mario Massa
|align=center| 1:10.4 |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Antonio Quarantotto
|align=center| Unknown |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| 1500 m free
|align=center| Unknown |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| Gilio Bisagno Agostino Frassinetti Mario Massa Antonio Quarantotto |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 11:01.2 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 5 |
=Water polo=
{{main|Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Italy competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the first time in 1920. The Bergvall System was in use at the time. Italy forfeited its round of 16 match with Spain, then was defeated by Greece in the bronze medal tournament.
- Squad
| valign=top|
:* Ercole Boero |valign=top| :* Mario Boero |
; Round of 16
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| score1= 1
| team2= {{wp|ITA|1861}}
| score2= 1
| location= Antwerp
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;: Italy forfeited the match.
; Bronze medal quarterfinals
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| score1= 5
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| score2= 1
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; Final rank: 11th
Athletics
{{main|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
24 athletes represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in athletics. Frigerio gave the nation its first gold medals in the sport by winning both of the racewalking competitions. Italy's long-distance successes also included a bronze in the marathon and a bronze in the steeplechase. Overall, the nation placed fourth on the athletics medals leaderboard.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Heats !colspan=2|Quarterfinals !colspan=2|Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| rowspan=2| Ernesto Ambrosini
| 800 m |align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center| 1:59.4 |align=center| 4 Q |align=center| 1:59.5 |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 10:33.6 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 10:32.0 |align=center| {{bronze3}} |
| Valerio Arri
| Marathon |align=center colspan=6 {{n/a}} |align=center| 2:36:32.8 |align=center| {{bronze3}} |
| Giuseppe Bernardoni
| 400 m |align=center| 52.8 |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| Ettore Blasi
| Marathon |align=center colspan=6 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not finish |
| rowspan=2| Giuseppe Bonini
| 800 m |align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center| 1:58.8 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 1:59.0 |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| 1500 m
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Oprando Bottura
|align=center| 42.70 |align=center| 17 |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Carlo Butti
|align=center colspan=6 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not finish |
| Daciano Colbacchini
|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center| 15.6 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Giorgio Croci
| 100 m |align=center| 11.2 |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Ugo Frigerio
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 13:40.2 OR |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 13:14.2 OR |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| 10 km walk
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 47:06.4 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 48:06.2 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| rowspan=2| Aurelio Lenzi
| Shot put |align=center| 12.325 |align=center| 13 |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Discus throw
|align=center| 37.75 |align=center| 9 |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Costante Lussana
| 10000 m |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| |align=center| 10 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Augusto Maccario
| 5000 m |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 15:23.2 |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| 10000 m
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 34:06.8 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 32:02.0 |align=center| 4 |
| rowspan=3| Carlo Martinenghi
| 1500 m |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} | colspan="4" align="center" |Did not start |
| 5000 m
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not finish |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not finish |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Giovanni Orlandi
| 100 m |align=center| |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| 200 m
|align=center| 23.8 |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Donato Pavesi
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 13:46.8 OR |align=center| 1 Q |align=center colspan=2| Disqualified |
| 10 km walk
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 48:12.0 |align=center| 4 Q |align=center colspan=2| Disqualified |
| Antonio Persico
| Marathon |align=center colspan=6 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not finish |
| rowspan=2| Arturo Porro
| 800 m |align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center| |align=center| |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| 1500 m
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 4:09.0 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 4:12.4 |align=center| 7 |
| rowspan=2| Mario Riccoboni
| 100 m |align=center| 11.2 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 11.5 |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| 200 m
|align=center| |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Agide Simonazzi
| 400 m |align=center| 53.0 |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| 800 m
|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center| |align=center| |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Carlo Speroni
| 5000 m |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 15:27.6 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 15:21.2 |align=center| 7 |
| 10000 m
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 32:13.1 |align=center| 4 Q |align=center colspan=2| Did not finish |
| Giovanni Tosi
| 400 m |align=center| 52.6 |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| Giuseppe Tugnoli
| Shot put |align=center| 12.07 |align=center| 14 |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Vittorio Zucca
| 100 m |align=center| 11.4 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| Ernesto Ambrosini Augusto Maccario Carlo Speroni |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center| 25 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 36 |align=center| 5 |
| Giorgio Croci Giovanni Orlandi Mario Riccobono Vittorio Zucca |align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}} |align=center colspan=2| Disqualified |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
Boxing
{{main|Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Five boxers represented Italy at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut in boxing. Garzena had the best performance for Italy, taking all three of the nation's wins on his way to a bronze medal.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Boxer
!rowspan="2"|Weight class !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan="2"|Final / Bronze match |
|---|
| Opposition Score !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
| Mariano Barbaresi
|align=center| N/A |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Eluère|FRA|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 9 |
| Dario Della Valle
|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Steen|NOR|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |align=center| 17 |
| Vincenzo Dell'Oro
|align=center| N/A |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Albert|FRA|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 9 |
| Edoardo Garzena
|align=center| Bye |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Vincken|BEL|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Cater|GBR|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Fritsch|FRA|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Zivic|USA|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{bronze3}} |
| Leo Giunchi
|align=center| N/A |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Van Muysen|BEL|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 9 |
{{col-start}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| | |||
| Total || 3 || 5 || .375 |
|---|
{{col-2-of-2}}
| class=wikitable
! Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| align=center
|align=left| Round of 32 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| Round of 16 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| align=center
|align=left| Quarterfinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| align=center
|align=left| Semifinals | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Bronze match | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| | |||
| Total || 3 || 5 || .375 |
|---|
{{col-end}}
Cycling
{{main|Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Twelve cyclists represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Italy took its first Olympic cycling medal when its pursuit team won the gold. Italy also had three cyclists place in the top eight of the 50 kilometres event, though none was able to secure a medal.
=Road cycling=
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Cyclist
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank |
| Camillo Arduino
|align=center| 5:03:16.8 |align=center| 23 |
| Pietro Bestetti
|align=center| 5:02:15.0 |align=center| 21 |
| Federico Gay
|align=center| 4:57:21.8 |align=center| 16 |
| Dante Ghindani
|align=center| 5:21:50.4 |align=center| 32 |
| Camillo Arduino Pietro Bestetti Federico Gay Dante Ghindani |align=center| 20:24:44.0 |align=center| 5 |
=Track cycling=
Ranks given are within the heat.
File:Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Italian team, team pursuit.jpg
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Cyclist
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Heats !colspan=2|Quarterfinals !colspan=2|Repechage semis !colspan=2|Repechage final !colspan=2|Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| Vittorio Cavalotti
| Sprint |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=10| Did not advance |
| Ruggero Ferrario
| 50 km |align=center colspan=10| N/A |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 4 |
| Luigi Gilardi
| 50 km |align=center colspan=10| N/A |align=center colspan=2| Did not finish |
| rowspan=2| Francesco Giorgetti
| Sprint |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 2 R |align=center colspan=2| Did not start |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| 50 km
|align=center colspan=10| N/A |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 6 |
| Primo Magnani
| 50 km |align=center colspan=10| N/A |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 8 |
| Pietro Martinelli
| Sprint |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=10| Did not advance |
| Armido Rizzetto
| Sprint |align=center| Unknown |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=10| Did not advance |
| Arnaldo Carli Ruggerio Ferrario Franco Giorgetti Primo Magnani |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 6:20.0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center colspan=4| N/A |align=center| 5:10.8 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 5:14.2 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
Equestrian
{{main|Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Ten equestrians represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The Italian equestrians were fairly successful, winning five medals to take third place on the equestrian leader board for the Games. Italians took the top two spots in the individual jumping competition, as well as a bronze in the individual eventing. The nation also earned a medal in each of the two team events in which it participated, a silver in the eventing and a bronze in jumping (which, by the rules of the day, had to consist of entirely different riders than the individual jumping event).
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Equestrian
!rowspan=2|Horse !rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
! Rank |
| Carlo Asinari
| Savari | Eventing |align=center| 1245.00 |align=center| 19 |
| Emilio Benini
| Passero | Jumping |align=center| 13.00 |align=center| 19 |
| Giulio Cacciandra
| Facetto | Eventing |align=center| 1353.75 |align=center| 14 |
| Ettore Caffaratti
| Caniche | Eventing |align=center| 1733.75 |align=center| {{bronze3}} |
| Santorre de Rossi di Santa Rosa
| Neruccio | Jumping |align=center| 7.00 |align=center| 7 |
| Tommaso Lequio di Assaba
| Trebecco | Jumping |align=center| 2.00 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| rowspan=2| Garibaldi Spighi
| Otello | Eventing |align=center| 1647.50 |align=center| 5 |
| Virginia
| Jumping |align=center| 8.00 |align=center| 10 |
| Ruggero Ubertalli
| Proton | Jumping |align=center| 10.25 |align=center| 17 |
| Alessandro Valerio
| Cento | Jumping |align=center| 3.00 |align=center| {{silver2}} |
| Alessandro Alvisi Carlo Asinari Giulio Cacciandra Ettore Caffaratti | Raggio di Sole |align=center| 18.75 |align=center| {{bronze3}} |
| Carlo Asinari Giulio Cacciandra Ettore Caffaratti Garibaldi Spighi | Savari |align=center| 4735.00 |align=center| {{silver2}} |
Fencing
{{main|Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Nineteen fencers represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The Italian fencers took five of the six gold medals; the individual épée was the only event not won by an Italian (Italy's best result in that event was sixth place). Nedo Nadi took the individual gold medals in the foil and sabre; both he and his brother Aldo were on all three of the gold-medal teams. Aldo Nadi also took a silver medal in the individual sabre.
Ranks given are within the group.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Fencer
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|First round !colspan=2|Quarterfinals !colspan=2|Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| rowspan=2| Olivier Abelardo
| Épée |align=center| 3–3 |align=center| 6 q |align=center| 7–3 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 6–5 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 5–6 |align=center| 6 |
| Foil
|align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 7–1 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 4–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 3–8 |align=center| 9 |
| Baldo Baldi
| Sabre |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 3–3 |align=center| 4 Q |align=center| 5–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 3–8 |align=center| 12 |
| Aldo Boni
| Épée |align=center| 3–5 |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| Tullio Bozza
| Épée |align=center| 5–2 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 5–5 |align=center| 7 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| Giovanni Canova
| Épée |align=center| 3–5 |align=center| 5 Q |align=center| 5–6 |align=center| 7 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| rowspan=2| Federico Cesarano
| Foil |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 4–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 0–5 |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Sabre
|align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 5–2 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 5–1 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 3–8 |align=center| 10 |
| Tommaso Constantino
| Foil |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 4–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 2–3 |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Francesco Gargano
| Sabre |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 5–2 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 3–3 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 3–8 |align=center| 11 |
| rowspan=2| Aldo Nadi
| Foil |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 6–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 4–1 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 6–5 |align=center| 5 |
| Sabre
|align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 6–1 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 3–3 |align=center| 4 Q |align=center| 9–2 |align=center| {{silver2}} |
| rowspan=2| Nedo Nadi
| Foil |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 7–1 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 5–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 10–1 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| Sabre
|align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 5–1 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 6–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 11–0 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| rowspan=2| Oreste Puliti
| Foil |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 4–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 4–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 5–6 |align=center| 7 |
| Sabre
|align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 6–1 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 4–2 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 6–5 |align=center| 4 |
| Giulio Rusconi
| Sabre |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 4–3 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 3–3 |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Giorgio Santelli
| Sabre |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 5–3 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 2–4 |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Pietro Speciale
| Foil |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 4–2 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 2–3 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 1–10 |align=center| 12 |
| Rodolfo Terlizzi
| Foil |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 2–4 |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| Paolo Thaon
| Épée |align=center| 3–6 |align=center| 7 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
| Dino Urbani
| Épée |align=center| 5–3 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 6–4 |align=center| 3 Q |align=center| 4–7 |align=center| 7 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| Olivier Abelardo Baldo Baldi Tommaso Constantino Aldo Nadi Nedo Nadi Oreste Puliti Pietro Speciale Rodolfo Terlizzi |align=center colspan=4| N/A |align=center| 4–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 4–0 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| Antonio Allochio Baldo Baldi Frederico Cesarano Francesco Gargano Aldo Nadi Nedo Nadi Oreste Puliti Giorgio Santelli Dino Urbani |align=center colspan=6| N/A |align=center| 7–0 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| Olivier Abelardo Antonio Allochio Tullio Bozza Giovanni Canova Tommaso Constantino Andrea Marrazzi Aldo Nadi Nedo Nadi Paolo Thaon Dino Urbani |align=center colspan=4| N/A |align=center| 3–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 5–0 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
Football
{{main|Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Italy competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time. The team beat Egypt in the first round before falling to France in the quarterfinals. In the tournament for second place, the Italians beat Norway before losing to Spain in the consolation semis.
; Team Roster
- Piero Campelli
- Giuseppe Giaccone
- Antonio Bruna
- Renzo de Vecchi
- Virginio Rosetta
- Gracco de Nardo
- Ettore Reynaudi
- Mario Meneghetti
- Giuseppe Parodi
- Luigi Burlando
- Rinaldo Roggero
- Giustiniano Marucco
- Pio Ferraris
- Giuseppe Forlivesi
- Cesare Lovati
- Enrico Sardi
- Adolfo Baloncieri
- Emilio Badini
- Guglielmo Brezzi
- Aristodemo Santamaria
- Adevildo De Marchi
; First round
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|date = August 28, 1920
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA|1861}}
|score = 2–1
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|team2 = {{fb|EGY|1882}}
|goals1 = Baloncieri {{goal|25}}
Brezzi {{goal|57}}
|goals2 = Osman {{goal|30}}
|stadium = Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent
|referee = Paul Putz (BEL)
|attendance = 2,000}}
; Quarterfinals
{{football box
|date = August 29, 1920
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score = 3–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080611222731/http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197008/matches/match=32281/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|ITA|1861}}
|goals1 = Boyer {{goal|10}}
Nicolas {{goal|14}}
Bard {{goal|54}}
|goals2 = Brezzi {{goal|33|pen.}}
|stadium = Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp
|referee = Henri Christophe (BEL)
|attendance = 10,000}}
; Consolation first round
{{football box
|date = August 31, 1920
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA|1861}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080627164138/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197008/matches/match=32283/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}
|goals1 = Sardi {{goal|46}}
Badini {{goal|96}}
|goals2 = Andersen {{goal|41}}
|stadium = Broodstraat, Antwerp
|referee= Louis Fourgous (FRA)
|attendance= 500}}
; Consolation semifinals
{{football box
|date = September 2, 1920
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP|1785}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080611222736/http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197008/matches/match=32289/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|ITA|1861}}
|goals1 = Sesúmaga {{goal|43}} {{goal|72}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp
|referee = Paul Putz (BEL)
|attendance = 10,000}}
;Final rank: 5th
Gymnastics
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Twenty-seven gymnasts represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The Italians took gold medals in both of the events in which they competed, with Zampori taking the men's individual all-around and leading the Italians to a team gold. Italy did not compete in the free system or Swedish system team events.
=Artistic gymnastics=
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Gymnast
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank |
| Luigi Costigliolo
|align=center| 84.90 |align=center| 8 |
| Vittorio Lucchetti
|align=center| 80.12 |align=center| 18 |
| Luigi Maiocco
|align=center| 85.38 |align=center| 7 |
| Giorgio Zampori
|align=center| 88.35 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| Angelo Zorzi
|align=center| 80.51 |align=center| 16 |
| Arnaldo Andreoli Ettore Bellotto Pietro Bianchi Fernando Bonatti Luigi Cambiaso Luigi Contessi Carlo Costigliolo Luigi Costigliolo Giuseppe Domenichelli Roberto Ferrari Carlo Fregosi Romualdo Ghiglione Ambrogio Levati Francesco Loi Vittorio Lucchetti Luigi Maiocco Ferdinando Mandrini Lorenzo Mangiante Antonio Marovelli Michele Mastromarino Giuseppe Paris Manlio Pastorini Ezio Roselli Paolo Salvi Giovanni Tubino Giorgio Zampori Angelo Zorzi | Team |align=center| 359.855 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
Modern pentathlon
{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
A single pentathlete represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Pentathlete
!colspan=7|Final |
|---|
| Riding
!Fencing !Shooting !Swimming !Running !Total !Rank |
| Adriano Lanza
|align=center| 21 |align=center| 19 |align=center| 11 |align=center| 21 |align=center| 19 |align=center| 91 |align=center| 22 |
Rowing
{{main|Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Six rowers represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Italian rowers reached the finals for the first time, winning the nation's first two Olympic rowing medals: a gold in the coxed pairs and a silver in the double sculls.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Rower
!rowspan=2|Cox !rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Quarterfinals !colspan=2|Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| Nino Castelli
| N/A |align=center| 7:59.0 |align=center| 2 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
| Pietro Annoni Erminio Dones | N/A |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 7:25.4 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 7:19.0 |align=center| {{silver2}} |
| Ercole Olgeni Giovanni Scatturin |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 8:10.0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 7:56.0 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
Shooting
{{main|Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Ten shooters represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and the first since 1896. Greece took a silver medal in the team military pistol, its first medal in shooting since 1896. Italy's best result was a fourth-place finish in the team standing military rifle.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Shooter
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank |
| rowspan=2| Peppy Campus
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos.
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| rowspan=2| Raffaele Frasca
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos.
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| rowspan=2| Alfredo Galli
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos.
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| rowspan=2| Franco Micheli
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos.
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| rowspan=3| Ricardo Ticchi
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos.
|align=center colspan=2| Unknown |
| 300 m military rifle, standing
|align=center| 54 |align=center| 6 |
| Giancarlo Boriani Sem De Ranieri Luigi Favretti Camillo Isnardi Riccardo Ticchi | 300 m team military rifle, standing |align=center| 251 |align=center| 4 |
| rowspan=2| Giancarlo Boriani Raffaele Frasca Alfredo Galli Roberto Preda Riccardo Ticchi |align=center| 1121 |align=center| 9 |
| 50 m team free pistol
|align=center| 2224 |align=center| 7 |
| rowspan=2| Peppy Campus Raffaele Frasca Alfredo Galli Camillo Isnardi Riccardo Ticchi | 300 m team military rifle, prone |align=center| 272 |align=center| 9 |
| 600 m team military rifle, prone
|align=center| 257 |align=center| 12 |
| rowspan=2| Peppy Campus Raffaele Frasca Alfredo Galli Franco Micheli Riccardo Ticchi |align=center| 1777 |align=center| 7 |
| 50 m team small-bore rifle
|align=center| 4371 |align=center| 9 |
| Sem De Ranieri Raffaele Frasca Alfredo Galli Camillo Isnardi Riccardo Ticchi | 300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone |align=center| 527 |align=center| 9 |
Tennis
{{main|Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Four tennis players, three men and one woman, competed for Italy in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Balbi and Colombo reached the quarterfinals in the men's doubles, the best result for Italy that year.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Player
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Finals !rowspan=2|Rank |
|---|
| Opposition Score !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition |
| Mino Balbi
|align=center| Bye |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Flaquer|ESP|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Turnbull|GBR|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 9 |
| Alberto Bonacossa
|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|von Braun|SWE|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=5| Did not advance |align=center| 32 |
| Cesare Colombo
|align=center| Bye |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Nielsen|NOR|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Lowe|GBR|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 9 |
| Rosetta Gagliardi
|align=center| N/A |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Lindberg|SWE|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|McKane|GBR|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 9 |
| Mino Balbi Cesare Colombo |align=center| N/A |align=center| Bye |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Simon & Syz|SUI|1920 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Turnbull & Woosnam|GBR|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |align=center| 5 |
| Cesare Colombo Rosetta Gagliardi |align=center| N/A |align=center| Bye |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Halot & Storms|BEL|1920 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 8 |
{{col-start}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| | |||
| Total || 4 || 6 || .400 |
|---|
{{col-2-of-2}}
| class=wikitable
! Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| align=center
|align=left| Round of 64 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| Round of 32 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| align=center
|align=left| Round of 16 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| align=center
|align=left| Quarterfinals | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| Semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| | |||
| Total || 4 || 6 || .400 |
|---|
{{col-end}}
Tug of war
{{main|Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Italy competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the first time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Bergvall System was used in 1920. Italy lost its first match in the semifinals to the Netherlands. Because the Dutch went on to win the silver medal, Italy received an opportunity to contest the bronze. In the bronze medal semifinals, the Italians lost again, this time to the United States, to finish fifth and last in the tournament.
All matches were best-of-three pulls.
; Semifinals
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|date =
|team1 = {{flagIOCteam|NED|1920 Summer}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagIOCteam|ITA|1920 Summer}}
|stadium =
}}
; Bronze medal semifinals
{{football box
|date =
|team1 = {{flagIOCteam|USA|1920 Summer}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagIOCteam|ITA|1920 Summer}}
|stadium =
}}
; Final rank: 5th
Weightlifting
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Five weightlifters, one in each weight class, represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. No Italian weightlifter placed worse than sixth, with two winning medals (including Bottino's gold) and two others just missing with fourth-place finishes.
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Weightlifter
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank |
| Pietro Bianchi
| 75 kg |align=center| 235.0 |align=center| {{silver2}} |
| Filippo Bottino
| +82.5 kg |align=center| 265.0 |align=center| {{gold1}} |
| Luigi Gatti
| 60 kg |align=center| 195.0 |align=center| 4 |
| Gino Mattiello
| 82.5 kg |align=center| 235.0 |align=center| 6 |
| Giulio Monti
| 67.5 kg |align=center| 230.0 |align=center| 4 |
Wrestling
{{main|Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
Eight wrestlers, all in the Greco-Roman style, competed for Italy in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. None of the Italian wrestlers advanced past the quarterfinals, or qualified for the silver or bronze rounds.
=Greco-Roman=
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=3|Wrestler
!rowspan=3|Event !rowspan=3|Round of 32 !rowspan=3|Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Finals !rowspan=3|Rank |
|---|
| Silver quarters
! Silver semis ! Silver match |
| Bronze quarters
! Bronze semis ! Bronze match |
| rowspan=3| Giorgio Calza
|rowspan=3| Heavyweight |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Kraus|TCH|1920 Summer}} (W) |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Vassboten|NOR|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 12 |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| rowspan=3| Giovanni Cardinale
|rowspan=3| Light heavyweight |align=center rowspan=3| Bye |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Wahlem|BEL|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 10 |
| align=center| N/A
|align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| N/A |
| rowspan=3| Carlo Corsanego
|rowspan=3| Middleweight |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Gorbière|FRA|1920 Summer}} (W) |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Balej|TCH|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 13 |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| rowspan=3| Giuseppe Gorletti
|rowspan=3| Middleweight |align=center rowspan=3| Bye |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Fältström|SWE|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 13 |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| rowspan=3| Enrico Porro
|rowspan=3| Featherweight |align=center rowspan=3| Bye |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Svensson|SWE|1920 Summer}} (W) |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Boumans|BEL|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 9 |
| align=center| N/A
|align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| rowspan=3| Walter Ranghieri
|rowspan=3| Lightweight |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Swigart|USA|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center rowspan=3| Did not advance |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 18 |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
| rowspan=3| Bruto Testoni
|rowspan=3| Light heavyweight |align=center rowspan=3| Bye |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Sint|NED|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 10 |
| align=center| N/A
|align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| N/A |
| rowspan=3| Piero Vaglio
|rowspan=3| Featherweight |align=center rowspan=3| Bye |align=center rowspan=3| {{flagIOCathlete|Boumans|BEL|1920 Summer}} (L) |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center rowspan=3| 11 |
| align=center| N/A
|align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
| align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |
{{col-start}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1920 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1920 Summer}} | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| | |||
| Total || 3 || 8 || .273 |
|---|
{{col-2-of-2}}
| class=wikitable
! Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| align=center
|align=left| Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| align=center
|align=left| Round of 16 | 1 | 6 | .143 |
| align=center
|align=left| Quarterfinals | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| align=center
|align=left| Semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Silver quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Silver semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Silver match | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Bronze quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Bronze semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| align=center
|align=left| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| | |||
| Total || 3 || 8 || .273 |
|---|
{{col-end}}
Art Competitions
{{main|Art competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}
References
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External links
- {{cite book | author = Belgium Olympic Committee | year = 1957 | title = Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report|language=fr}}
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | access-date = 16 August 2007 | language = pl | archive-date = 16 February 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | url-status = dead }}
- [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
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