Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympics
| Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 244 (228 men and 16 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Giulio Gaudini |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 244 competitors, 228 men and 16 women, took part in 99 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medals
[edit]Gold
[edit]- Ondina Valla - Track and field, women's 80 m Hurdles
- Ulderico Sergo - Boxing, a series of 53.5 kg
- Giulio Gaudini - Fencing, men's foil
- Franco Riccardi - Fencing – Men's épée
- Giulio Gaudini, Gioacchino Guaragna, Gustavo Marzi, Giorgio Bocchino, Manlio Di Rosa and Ciro Verratti - Fencing, men's foil team competition
- Saverio Ragno, Alfredo Pezzana, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Franco Riccardi and Giancarlo Brusati - Fencing, men's kalvan team competition
- Bruno Venturini, Alfredo Foni, Pietro Rava, Giuseppe Baldo, Achille Piccini, Ugo Locatelli, Annibale Frossi, Libero Marchini, Sergio Bertoni, Carlo Biagi, Francesco Gabriotti, Giulio Cappelli, Alfonso Negro and Luigi Scarabello - Football, men
- Giovanni Reggio, Bruno Bianchi, Luigi De Manincor, Domenico Mordini, Luigi Poggi and Enrico Poggi - Sailing, 8MR
Silver
[edit]- Mario Lanzi - Track and field, men's 800 m
- Orazio Mariani, Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli - Track and field, men's 4 × 100 m relay
- Almiro Bergamo, Guido Santin and Luciano Negrini - Rowing, Men pair cox
- Guglielmo Del Bimbo, Dino Barsotti, Oreste Grossi, Enzo Bartolini, Mario Checcacci, Dante Secchi, Ottorino Quaglierini, Enrico Garzelli and Cesare Milani - Rowing, men's eight
- Gavino Matta - Boxing, a series of 50.8 kg
- Severino Rigoni, Bianco Bianchi, Mario Gentili and Armando Latini - Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
- Saverio Ragno - Fencing, men épée
- Gustavo Marzi - Fencing, men's sabre
- Vincenzo Pinton, Giulio Gaudini, Aldo Masciotta, Gustavo Marzi, Aldo Montano and Athos Tanzini - Fencing, men's sabre team competition
Bronze
[edit]- Luigi Beccali - Track and field, men's 1500 m
- Giorgio Oberweger - Track and field, men's discus throw
- Giorgio Bocchino - Fencing, men's foil
- Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici - Fencing, men épée
- Silvano Abba - Modern Pentathlon, men's individual competition
Athletics
[edit]Results
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- First Round
7 August 1936
17:00 |
Report, p. 1078
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 Italy 44,  Poland 28
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| Scoring by half: 25–12, 19–16 |
Tennis Courts, Court 1
Referees: A. Selenoi (Estonia), J. Christensen (Germany), H. Kalshaus (Germany) |
- Second Round
9 August 1936
17:00 |
Report, p. 1080
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Italy 58,  Germany 16
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| Scoring by half: 38–11, 20–5 |
Tennis Courts, Court 3
Referees: Sohaku Ri (Japan), K. Falk (Germany), H. Kascher (Germany) |
- Third Round
11 August 1936
16:00 |
Report, p. 1080
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Italy 27,  Chile 19
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| Scoring by half: 16–12, 11–7 |
Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: A. Selenoi (Estonia), Ch. Perschon (Germany), W. Balzereit (Germany) |
- Fourth Round
12 August 1936
17:00 |
Report, p. 1082
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 Mexico 34, Italy 17
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| Scoring by half: 20–7, 14–10 |
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: E. Powers (Canada), F. Becker (Germany), H. Hammes (Germany) |
- 5th–8th place semifinals
13 August 1936
17:00 |
Report, p. 1082
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 Philippines 32, Italy 14
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| Scoring by half: 18–6, 14–8 |
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: R. Semerciyan (Turkey), H. Emschermann (Germany), H. Hammes (Germany) |
- 7th place game
14 August 1936
16:00 |
Report, p. 1082
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Italy vs.  Peru
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| Match suspended after the entire peruvian delegation forfeited the Games. |
Men's Team Competition
[edit]- Team Roster
Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]- Elio Sasso Sant
- Elio Sasso Sant
Cycling
[edit]Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1936.
Diving
[edit]Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]16 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1936.
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Saverio Ragno, Franco Riccardi, Giancarlo Brusati, Alfredo Pezzana
Football
[edit]| 3 August 1936 Round of 16 | Italy | 1–0 |  United States | Berlin |
| 17:30 | Frossi  58' |
Report | Stadium: Poststadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Karl Weingartner (Germany) |
| 7 August 1936 Quarter-finals | Italy | 8–0 |  Japan | Berlin |
| 17:30 | Frossi 14', 75', 80' Biagi 32', 57', 81', 82'Cappelli 89' |
Report | Stadium: Mommsenstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Otto Olsson (Sweden) |
| 10 August 1936 Semi-finals | Italy | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Norway | Berlin |
| 17:00 | Negro 15' Frossi 96' |
Report | Brustad 58' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Pal von Hertzka (Hungary) |
| 15 August 1936 Gold medal match | Italy | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Austria | Berlin |
| 16:00 | Frossi 70', 92' |
Report | Kainberger 79' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
Men's Team Squad
[edit]- Bruno Venturini
- Gianni Ferrero
- Alfredo Foni
- Pietro Rava
- Giuseppe Baldo
- Achille Piccini
- Ugo Locatelli
- Annibale Frossi
- Libero Marchini
- Luigi Scarabello
- Carlo Biagi
- Giulio Cappelli
- Sergio Bertoni
- Alfonso Negro
- Francesco Gabriotti
- Adolfo Giuntoli
- Mario Nicolini
- Carlo Girometta
- Sandro Puppo
- Corrado Tamietti
- Paolo Vannucci
- Lamberto Petri
Gymnastics
[edit]16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented Italy in 1936.
- Men's team
- Egidio Armelloni
- Oreste Capuzzo
- Danilo Fioravanti
- Savino Guglielmetti
- Romeo Neri
- Otello Ternelli
- Franco Tognini
- Nicolò Tronci
- Women's team
- Anna Avanzini
- Vittoria Avanzini
- Clara Bimbocci
- Ebore Canella
- Pina Cipriotto
- Elda Cividino
- Gianna Guaita
- Carmela Toso
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three male pentathlete represented Italy in 1936.
Rowing
[edit]Italy had 22 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]
- Guglielmo Del Bimbo
- Dino Barsotti
- Oreste Grossi
- Enzo Bartolini
- Mario Checcacci
- Dante Secchi
- Ottorino Quaglierini
- Enrico Garzelli
- Cesare Milani (cox)
Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Nine shooters represented Italy in 1936.
Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]Art competitions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Italy at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
Media related to Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
