Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Italy was the host nation for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It was the first time that the nation had hosted the Summer Games, and the second time overall (after the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo). It also hosted the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome – the inaugural Paralympic Games.

Italy at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
in Rome
Competitors280 (246 men, 34 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearerEdoardo Mangiarotti
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
13
Silver
10
Bronze
13
Total
36
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

280 competitors, 246 men and 34 women, took part in 138 events in 19 sports.[1]

Medals

Gold
Italian medalists in boxing, left-right: Primo Zamparini, Francesco Musso, Sandro Lopopolo, Nino Benvenuti, Carmelo Bossi and Francesco de Piccoli

Silver

Bronze
Italian sabre team, from top: Pierluigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, Giampaolo Calanchini, Wladimiro Calarese and Roberto Ferrari (injured)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Results
Men (39)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Livio Berruti21Men's 200 metres1Gold
Salvatore Giannone24Men's 200 metres7 h3 r2/4
Armando Sardi19Men's 200 metres3 h10r1/4
Giuseppe Bommarito26Men's 400 metres5 h4 r2/4
Gianfranco Baraldi24Men's 800 metres5 h8 r1/4
Alfredo Rizzo27Men's 1,500 metres8 h2 r1/2
Luigi Conti22Men's 5,000 metres12
Franco Antonelli26Men's 10,000 metres27
Francesco Perrone29Men's Marathon37
Silvio De Florentis25Men's Marathon38
Vito Di Terlizzi30Men's MarathonAC
Nereo Svara24Men's 110 metres Hurdles4 h1 r3/4
Giovanni Cornacchia21Men's 110 metres Hurdles4 h1 r2/4
Paolo Zamboni21Men's 110 metres Hurdles6 h2 r2/4
Salvatore Morale21Men's 400 metres Hurdles4 h2 r2/3
Elio Catola24Men's 400 metres Hurdles5 h1 r2/3
Moreno Martini25Men's 400 metres Hurdles7 h1 r2/3
Armando Sardi19Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Pier Giorgio Cazzola23Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Salvatore Giannone24Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Livio Berruti21Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Giuseppe Bommarito26Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h1 r2/3
Mario Fraschini21Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h1 r2/3
Nereo Fossati23Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h1 r2/3
Renato Panciera25Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h1 r2/3
Stefano Serchinich30Men's 20 kilometres Walk21
Luigi De Rosso25Men's 20 kilometres Walk22
Gianni Corsaro35Men's 20 kilometres Walk26
Abdon Pamich26Men's 50 kilometres Walk3Bronze
Pino Dordoni34Men's 50 kilometres Walk7
Antonio De Gaetano26Men's 50 kilometres Walk10
Attilio Bravi23Men's Long Jump10
Luigi Ulivelli24Men's Long JumpAC QR
Pier Luigi Gatti22Men's triple jumpAC r2/2
Enzo Cavalli22Men's triple jump16 QR
Frederico Bisson24Men's triple jump27 QR
Silvano Meconi28Men's Shot Put13
Carmelo Rado27Men's Discus Throw7
Adolfo Consolini43Men's Discus Throw17
Franco Grossi21Men's Discus Throw29 QR
Carlo Lievore22Men's Javelin Throw9
Franco Sar26Men's Decathlon6
Luciano Paccagnella21Men's Decathlon13
Women (8)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Giuseppina Leone25Women's 100 metres3Bronze
Giuseppina Leone25Women's 200 metres6
Gilda Jannaccone20Women's 800 metres5 h2 r1/2
Letizia Bertoni23Women's 80 metres Hurdles3 h6 r1/3
Letizia Bertoni23Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Sandra Valenti20Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Piera Tizzoni20Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Giuseppina Leone25Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay5
Marinella Bortoluzzi21Women's High Jump19 QR
Piera Tizzoni20Women's Long Jump21 QR
Elivia Ricci23Women's Discus Throw15 QR
Paola Paternoster24Women's Discus Throw20 QR

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

14 cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football
Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1960.

Individual
Team
  • Adriano Facchini
  • Gaetano Scala
  • Giulio Giunta

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Italy had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Nine shooters represented Italy in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Final — 4:17.2 (→ 6th place)

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

See also

References
  1. "Italy at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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