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
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

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Gold

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

Silver

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Bronze

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

Athletics

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Results

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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

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Diving

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Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semi-final Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Lamberto Mari 3 m springboard 55.04 5 Q 41.45 4 96.49 4 Q 47.48 6 143.97 6
Walter Messa 53.47 9 Q 38.81 =11 92.28 10 Did not advance
Fabio Paiella 10 m platform 50.01 =18 Did not advance
Antonio Sbordone 51.90 11 Q 36.87 13 88.77 14 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Laura Conter 10 m platform 45.55 17 Did not advance

Equestrian

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Fencing

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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

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Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1960.

Individual
Team
  • Adriano Facchini
  • Gaetano Scala
  • Giulio Giunta

Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ezio Della Savia 100 m freestyle 58.2 =23 Q 58.4 =20 Did not advance
Giorgio Perondini 58.9 30 Did not advance
Paolo Galletti 400 m freestyle 4:36.6 17 N/a Did not advance
Massimo Rosi 4:45.1 28 N/a Did not advance
Paolo Galletti 1500 m freestyle 20:28.2 28 N/a Did not advance
Massimo Rosi 19:52.9 26 N/a Did not advance
Giuseppe Avellone 100 m backstroke 1:05.4 16 Q 1:06.5 16 Did not advance
Gilberto Elsa 1:05.8 =18 Did not advance
Roberto Lazzari 200 m breaststroke 2:41.2 =8 Q 2:40.3 7 Q 2:40.1 5
Pierpaolo Spangaro 2:53.8 34 Did not advance
Fritz Dennerlein 200 m butterfly 2:18.3 4 Q 2:20.5 4 Q 2:16.0 4
Giampiero Fossati 2:31.9 26 Did not advance
Fritz Dennerlein
Bruno Bianchi
Angelo Romani
Paolo Galletti
4 × 200 m freestyle 8:38.1 11 N/a Did not advance
Giuseppe Avellone
Roberto Lazzari
Fritz Dennerlein
Bruno Bianchi
4 × 100 m medley 4:16.0 =4 Q N/a 4:17.2 6
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maria Cristina Pacifici 100 m freestyle 1:07.1 20 Did not advance
Paola Saini 1:04.4 =7 Q 1:05.4 =11 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:13.1 14 N/a Did not advance
Welleda Veschi 5:18.3 16 N/a Did not advance
Arlette Faidiga 100 m backstroke 1:18.5 23 N/a Did not advance
Daniela Serpilli 1:20.3 26 N/a Did not advance
Luciana Marcellini 200 m breaststroke 2:57.0 10 N/a Did not advance
Elena Zennaro 1:20.3 26 N/a Did not advance
Anna Beneck 100 m butterfly 1:18.4 =20 N/a Did not advance
Anna Maria Cecchi 1:19.5 23 N/a Did not advance
Paola Saini
Anna Maria Cecchi
Rosanna Contardo
Maria Cristina Pacifici
Daniela Beneck
4 × 100 m freestyle 4:31.8 7 Q N/a 4:26.8 7
Daniela Serpilli
Elena Zennaro
Anna Beneck
Paola Saini
4 × 100 m medley 5:04.4 11 N/a Did not advance

Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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See also

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References

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  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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