Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Italy at the
1920 Summer Olympics

IOC code| ITA
NOC| Italian National Olympic Committee
Website| www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Antwerp
Competitors| 174 (173 men, 1 woman) in 18 sports
Flag bearer| Nedo Nadi
Medals
Ranked 7th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
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.[1]

## Medalists

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### Gold

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Medal | Name | Sport | Event

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Gold | Ugo Frigerio | Athletics | 3 km walk
Gold | Ugo Frigerio | Athletics | 10 km walk
Gold | Arnaldo Carli
Ruggero Ferrario
Franco Giorgetti
Primo Magnani | Cycling | Team pursuit
Gold | Tommaso Lequio di Assaba | Equestrian | Individual jumping
Gold | Nedo Nadi | Fencing | Foil
Gold | Nedo Nadi | Fencing | Sabre
Gold | Baldo Baldi
Tommaso Costantino
Aldo Nadi
Nedo Nadi
Abelardo Olivier
Oreste Puliti
Pietro Speciale
Rodolfo Terlizzi | Fencing | Team Foil
Gold | Antonio Allocchio
Tullio Bozza
Giovanni Canova
Tommaso Costantino
Andrea Marrazzi
Aldo Nadi
Nedo Nadi
Abelardo Olivier
Paolo Thaon di Revel
Dino Urbani | Fencing | Team Épée Fencing
Gold | Baldo Baldi
Federico Cesarano
Francesco Gargano
Aldo Nadi
Nedo Nadi
Oreste Puliti
Giorgio Santelli
Dino Urbani | Fencing | Team Sabre
Gold | Giorgio Zampori | Gymnastics | All-around
Gold | 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 | Gymnastics | Team
Gold | Ercole Olgeni
Giovanni Scatturin
Guido De Felip | Rowing | Coxed pair
Gold | Filippo Bottino | Weightlifting | +82.5 kg

### Silver

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* 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

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* 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

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### Diving

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Main article: 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.

Diver  | Event  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Score  | Rank  | Points  | Score  | Rank
Guglielmo De Sanctis | 3 m springboard | 29  | 451.35  | 6  | Did not advance
Plain high dive | 33  | 98.0  | 7  | Did not advance

### Swimming

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Main article: 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
Swimmer  | Event  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Gilio Bisagno | 400 m free | Unknown  | 6  | Did not advance
1500 m free | 25:18.0  | 3  | Did not advance
Agostino Frassinetti | 100 m free | 1:11.8  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 4  | Did not advance
Mario Massa | 100 m free | 1:10.4  | 3  | Did not advance
Antonio Quarantotto | 400 m free | Unknown  | 5  | Did not advance
1500 m free | Unknown  | 4  | Did not advance
Gilio Bisagno
Agostino Frassinetti
Mario Massa
Antonio Quarantotto  | 4 × 200 m free relay | N/A  | 11:01.2  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 5

### Water polo

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Main article: 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

* Salvatore Cabella
* Ercole Boero
* Amilcare Beretta
* Luigi Burlando

* Achille Olivari
* Umberto Lungavia
* Angelo Vassallo
* Mario Boero

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Round of 16
| Spain | 1-1  |  Italy | Antwerp

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Italy forfeited the match.

Bronze medal quarterfinals
| Greece | 5-1  |  Italy | Antwerp

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Final rank
11th

## Athletics

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Main article: 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.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ernesto Ambrosini | 800 m | —  | 1:59.4  | 4 Q | 1:59.5  | 4  | Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase | —  | 10:33.6  | 2 Q | 10:32.0  |
Valerio Arri | Marathon | —  | 2:36:32.8  |
Giuseppe Bernardoni | 400 m | 52.8  | 3  | Did not advance
Ettore Blasi | Marathon | —  | Did not finish
Giuseppe Bonini | 800 m | —  | 1:58.8  | 2 Q | 1:59.0  | 5  | Did not advance
1500 m | —  |  | 6  | Did not advance
Oprando Bottura | Javelin throw | 42.70  | 17  | —  | Did not advance
Carlo Butti | Decathlon | —  | Did not finish
Daciano Colbacchini | 110 m hurdles | —  | 15.6  | 1 Q |  | 6  | Did not advance
Giorgio Croci | 100 m | 11.2  | 3  | Did not advance
Ugo Frigerio | 3 km walk | —  | 13:40.2 OR | 1 Q | 13:14.2 OR |
10 km walk | —  | 47:06.4  | 1 Q | 48:06.2  |
Aurelio Lenzi | Shot put | 12.325  | 13  | —  | Did not advance
Discus throw | 37.75  | 9  | —  | Did not advance
Costante Lussana | 10000 m | —  |  | 10  | Did not advance
Augusto Maccario | 5000 m | —  | 15:23.2  | 5  | Did not advance
10000 m | —  | 34:06.8  | 3 Q | 32:02.0  | 4
Carlo Martinenghi | 1500 m | —  | Did not start
5000 m | —  | Did not finish  | Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase | —  | Did not finish  | Did not advance
Giovanni Orlandi | 100 m |  | 6  | Did not advance
200 m | 23.8  | 3  | Did not advance
Donato Pavesi | 3 km walk | —  | 13:46.8 OR | 1 Q | Disqualified
10 km walk | —  | 48:12.0  | 4 Q | Disqualified
Antonio Persico | Marathon | —  | Did not finish
Arturo Porro | 800 m | —  |  |  | Did not advance
1500 m | —  | 4:09.0  | 2 Q | 4:12.4  | 7
Mario Riccoboni | 100 m | 11.2  | 2 Q | 11.5  | 5  | Did not advance
200 m |  | 4  | Did not advance
Agide Simonazzi | 400 m | 53.0  | 3  | Did not advance
800 m | —  |  |  | Did not advance
Carlo Speroni | 5000 m | —  | 15:27.6  | 1 Q | 15:21.2  | 7
10000 m | —  | 32:13.1  | 4 Q | Did not finish
Giovanni Tosi | 400 m | 52.6  | 4  | Did not advance
Giuseppe Tugnoli | Shot put | 12.07  | 14  | —  | Did not advance
Vittorio Zucca | 100 m | 11.4  | 1 Q |  | 5  | Did not advance
Ernesto Ambrosini
Augusto Maccario
Carlo Speroni  | 3000 m team | —  | 25  | 3 Q | 36  | 5
Giorgio Croci
Giovanni Orlandi
Mario Riccobono
Vittorio Zucca  | 4 × 100 m relay | —  | Disqualified  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: 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.

Boxer  | Weight class  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / Bronze match

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Mariano Barbaresi | Heavyweight | N/A  |  Eluère (FRA)
L | Did not advance  | 9
Dario Della Valle | Welterweight |  Steen (NOR)
L | Did not advance  | 17
Vincenzo Dell'Oro | Flyweight | N/A  |  Albert (FRA)
L | Did not advance  | 9
Edoardo Garzena | Featherweight | Bye  |  Vincken (BEL)
W |  Cater (GBR)
W |  Fritsch (FRA)
L |  Zivic (USA)
W |
Leo Giunchi | Lightweight | N/A  |  Van Muyzen (BEL)
L | Did not advance  | 9

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Belgium | 1 | 1 | .500
France | 0 | 3 | .000
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Norway | 0 | 1 | .000
United States | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Total | 3 | 5 | .375
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Round of 32 | 0 | 1 | .000
Round of 16 | 1 | 3 | .250
Quarterfinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Semifinals | 0 | 1 | .000
Final | 0 | 0 | –
Bronze match | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Total | 3 | 5 | .375

## Cycling

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Main article: 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

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Cyclist  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Camillo Arduino | Time trial | 5:03:16.8  | 23
Pietro Bestetti | Time trial | 5:02:15.0  | 21
Federico Gay | Time trial | 4:57:21.8  | 16
Dante Ghindani | Time trial | 5:21:50.4  | 32
Camillo Arduino
Pietro Bestetti
Federico Gay
Dante Ghindani  | Team time trial | 20:24:44.0  | 5

### Track cycling

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Ranks given are within the heat.

Italy won gold in the Men's team pursuit Cyclist  | Event  | Heats  | Quarterfinals  | Repechage semis  | Repechage final  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Vittorio Cavalotti | Sprint | Unknown  | 3  | Did not advance
Ruggero Ferrario | 50 km | N/A  | Unknown  | 4
Luigi Gilardi | 50 km | N/A  | Did not finish
Francesco Giorgetti | Sprint | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 2 R | Did not start  | Did not advance
50 km | N/A  | Unknown  | 6
Primo Magnani | 50 km | N/A  | Unknown  | 8
Pietro Martinelli | Sprint | Unknown  | 3  | Did not advance
Armido Rizzetto | Sprint | Unknown  | 3  | Did not advance
Arnaldo Carli
Ruggerio Ferrario
Franco Giorgetti
Primo Magnani | Team pursuit | N/A  | 6:20.0  | 1 Q | N/A  | 5:10.8  | 1 Q | 5:14.2  |

## Equestrian

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Main article: 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).

Equestrian  | Horse  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Carlo Asinari | Savari  | Eventing | 1245.00  | 19
Emilio Benini | Passero  | Jumping | 13.00  | 19
Giulio Cacciandra | Facetto  | Eventing | 1353.75  | 14
Ettore Caffaratti | Caniche  | Eventing | 1733.75  |
Santorre de Rossi di Santa Rosa | Neruccio  | Jumping | 7.00  | 7
Tommaso Lequio di Assaba | Trebecco  | Jumping | 2.00  |
Garibaldi Spighi | Otello  | Eventing | 1647.50  | 5
Virginia  | Jumping | 8.00  | 10
Ruggero Ubertalli | Proton  | Jumping | 10.25  | 17
Alessandro Valerio | Cento  | Jumping | 3.00  |
Alessandro Alvisi
Carlo Asinari
Giulio Cacciandra
Ettore Caffaratti | Raggio di Sole
Varone
Fortunello
Tradittore  | Team jumping | 18.75  |
Carlo Asinari
Giulio Cacciandra
Ettore Caffaratti
Garibaldi Spighi | Savari
Facetto
Caniche
Otello  | Team eventing | 4735.00  |

## Fencing

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Main article: 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.

Fencer  | Event  | First round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Olivier Abelardo | Épée | 3–3  | 6 q | 7–3  | 1 Q | 6–5  | 2 Q | 5–6  | 6
Foil | N/A  | 7–1  | 1 Q | 4–1  | 2 Q | 3–8  | 9
Baldo Baldi | Sabre | N/A  | 3–3  | 4 Q | 5–1  | 2 Q | 3–8  | 12
Aldo Boni | Épée | 3–5  | 6  | Did not advance
Tullio Bozza | Épée | 5–2  | 2 Q | 5–5  | 7  | Did not advance
Giovanni Canova | Épée | 3–5  | 5 Q | 5–6  | 7  | Did not advance
Federico Cesarano | Foil | N/A  | 4–0  | 1 Q | 0–5  | 6  | Did not advance
Sabre | N/A  | 5–2  | 2 Q | 5–1  | 1 Q | 3–8  | 10
Tommaso Constantino | Foil | N/A  | 4–1  | 2 Q | 2–3  | 4  | Did not advance
Francesco Gargano | Sabre | N/A  | 5–2  | 2 Q | 3–3  | 3 Q | 3–8  | 11
Aldo Nadi | Foil | N/A  | 6–0  | 1 Q | 4–1  | 1 Q | 6–5  | 5
Sabre | N/A  | 6–1  | 1 Q | 3–3  | 4 Q | 9–2  |
Nedo Nadi | Foil | N/A  | 7–1  | 1 Q | 5–0  | 1 Q | 10–1  |
Sabre | N/A  | 5–1  | 1 Q | 6–0  | 1 Q | 11–0  |
Oreste Puliti | Foil | N/A  | 4–1  | 2 Q | 4–1  | 2 Q | 5–6  | 7
Sabre | N/A  | 6–1  | 1 Q | 4–2  | 3 Q | 6–5  | 4
Giulio Rusconi | Sabre | N/A  | 4–3  | 3 Q | 3–3  | 5  | Did not advance
Giorgio Santelli | Sabre | N/A  | 5–3  | 3 Q | 2–4  | 6  | Did not advance
Pietro Speciale | Foil | N/A  | 4–2  | 2 Q | 2–3  | 3 Q | 1–10  | 12
Rodolfo Terlizzi | Foil | N/A  | 2–4  | 4  | Did not advance
Paolo Thaon | Épée | 3–6  | 7  | Did not advance
Dino Urbani | Épée | 5–3  | 2 Q | 6–4  | 3 Q | 4–7  | 7  | Did not advance
Olivier Abelardo
Baldo Baldi
Tommaso Constantino
Aldo Nadi
Nedo Nadi
Oreste Puliti
Pietro Speciale
Rodolfo Terlizzi | Team foil | N/A  | 4–0  | 1 Q | 4–0  |
Antonio Allochio
Baldo Baldi
Frederico Cesarano
Francesco Gargano
Aldo Nadi
Nedo Nadi
Oreste Puliti
Giorgio Santelli
Dino Urbani | Team sabre | N/A  | 7–0  |
Olivier Abelardo
Antonio Allochio
Tullio Bozza
Giovanni Canova
Tommaso Constantino
Andrea Marrazzi
Aldo Nadi
Nedo Nadi
Paolo Thaon
Dino Urbani | Team épée | N/A  | 3–1  | 2 Q | 5–0  |

## Football

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Main article: 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

August 28, 1920

Italy | 2–1|  Egypt

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Baloncieri 25'
Brezzi 57' | Report | Osman 30'

Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)

Quarterfinals

August 29, 1920

France | 3–1|  Italy

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Boyer 10'
Nicolas 14'
Bard 54' | Report | Brezzi 33' (pen.)

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)

Consolation first round

August 31, 1920

Italy | 2–1|  Norway

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Sardi 46'
Badini 96' | Report | Andersen 41'

Broodstraat, Antwerp

Attendance: 500

Referee: Louis Fourgous (FRA)

Consolation semifinals

September 2, 1920

Spain | 2–0|  Italy

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Sesúmaga 43' 72' | Report |

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)

Final rank
5th

## Gymnastics

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Main article: 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

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Gymnast  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Luigi Costigliolo | All-around | 84.90  | 8
Vittorio Lucchetti | All-around | 80.12  | 18
Luigi Maiocco | All-around | 85.38  | 7
Giorgio Zampori | All-around | 88.35  |
Angelo Zorzi | All-around | 80.51  | 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 | 359.855  |

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: 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.

Pentathlete  | Final

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Riding  | Fencing  | Shooting  | Swimming  | Running  | Total  | Rank
Adriano Lanza  | 21  | 19  | 11  | 21  | 19  | 91  | 22

## Rowing

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Main article: 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.

Rower  | Cox  | Event  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Nino Castelli | N/A  | Single sculls | 7:59.0  | 2  | Did not advance
Pietro Annoni
Erminio Dones | N/A  | Double sculls | N/A  | 7:25.4  | 1 Q | 7:19.0  |
Ercole Olgeni
Giovanni Scatturin | Guido De Felip | Coxed pair | N/A  | 8:10.0  | 1 Q | 7:56.0  |

## Shooting

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Main article: 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.

Shooter  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Peppy Campus | 50 m small-bore rifle | Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | Unknown
Raffaele Frasca | 50 m small-bore rifle | Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | Unknown
Alfredo Galli | 50 m small-bore rifle | Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | Unknown
Franco Micheli | 50 m small-bore rifle | Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | Unknown
Ricardo Ticchi | 50 m small-bore rifle | Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | Unknown
300 m military rifle, standing | 54  | 6
Giancarlo Boriani
Sem De Ranieri
Luigi Favretti
Camillo Isnardi
Riccardo Ticchi  | 300 m team military rifle, standing | 251  | 4
Giancarlo Boriani
Raffaele Frasca
Alfredo Galli
Roberto Preda
Riccardo Ticchi  | 30 m team military pistol | 1121  | 9
50 m team free pistol | 2224  | 7
Peppy Campus
Raffaele Frasca
Alfredo Galli
Camillo Isnardi
Riccardo Ticchi  | 300 m team military rifle, prone | 272  | 9
600 m team military rifle, prone | 257  | 12
Peppy Campus
Raffaele Frasca
Alfredo Galli
Franco Micheli
Riccardo Ticchi  | 50 m team small-bore rifle | 1777  | 7
50 m team small-bore rifle | 4371  | 9
Sem De Ranieri
Raffaele Frasca
Alfredo Galli
Camillo Isnardi
Riccardo Ticchi  | 300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone | 527  | 9

## Tennis

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Main article: 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.

Player  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals  | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Mino Balbi | Men's singles | Bye  |  Flaquer (ESP)
W 6–2, 6–4, 6–1  |  Turnbull (GBR)
L 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–8, 6–2  | Did not advance  | 9
Alberto Bonacossa | Men's singles |  von Braun (SWE)
L 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2  | Did not advance  | 32
Cesare Colombo | Men's singles | Bye  |  Nielsen (NOR)
W 6–2, 6–3, 6–1  |  Lowe (GBR)
L 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 7–5  | Did not advance  | 9
Rosetta Gagliardi | Women's singles | N/A  |  Lindberg (SWE)
W 6–0  |  McKane (GBR)
L 6–1, 1–6, 6–2  | Did not advance  | 9
Mino Balbi
Cesare Colombo  | Men's doubles | N/A  | Bye  |  Simon & Syz (SUI)
W 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4  |  Turnbull & Woosnam (GBR)
L 6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3  | Did not advance  | 5
Cesare Colombo
Rosetta Gagliardi  | Mixed doubles | N/A  | Bye  |  Halot & Storms (BEL)
L 8–6, 6–3  | Did not advance  | 8

| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Belgium | 0 | 1 | .000
Great Britain | 0 | 4 | .000
Norway | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Spain | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Sweden | 1 | 1 | .500
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Total | 4 | 6 | .400
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Round of 64 | 0 | 1 | .000
Round of 32 | 3 | 0 | 1.000
Round of 16 | 1 | 4 | .200
Quarterfinals | 0 | 1 | .000
Semifinals | 0 | 0 | –
Final | 0 | 0 | –
Bronze match | 0 | 0 | –
Total | 4 | 6 | .400

## Tug of war

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Main article: 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

Netherlands (NED)| 2–0|  Italy (ITA)

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Bronze medal semifinals

United States (USA)| 2–0|  Italy (ITA)

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Final rank
5th

## Weightlifting

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Main article: 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.

Weightlifter  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Pietro Bianchi | 75 kg | 235.0  |
Filippo Bottino | +82.5 kg | 265.0  |
Luigi Gatti | 60 kg | 195.0  | 4
Gino Mattiello | 82.5 kg | 235.0  | 6
Giulio Monti | 67.5 kg | 230.0  | 4

## Wrestling

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Main article: 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

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Wrestler  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals  | Rank

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Silver quarters  | Silver semis  | Silver match
Bronze quarters  | Bronze semis  | Bronze match
Giorgio Calza | Heavyweight |  Kraus (TCH) (W)  |  Vassboten (NOR) (L)  | Did not advance  | 12
Did not advance
Did not advance
Giovanni Cardinale | Light heavyweight | Bye  |  Wahlem (BEL) (L)  | Did not advance  | 10
N/A  | Did not advance
N/A
Carlo Corsanego | Middleweight |  Gorbière (FRA) (W)  |  Balej (TCH) (L)  | Did not advance  | 13
Did not advance
Did not advance
Giuseppe Gorletti | Middleweight | Bye  |  Fältström (SWE) (L)  | Did not advance  | 13
Did not advance
Did not advance
Enrico Porro | Featherweight | Bye  |  Svensson (SWE) (W)  |  Boumans (BEL) (L)  | Did not advance  | 9
N/A  | Did not advance
Did not advance
Walter Ranghieri | Lightweight |  Swigart (USA) (L)  | Did not advance  | Did not advance  | 18
Did not advance
Did not advance
Bruto Testoni | Light heavyweight | Bye  |  Sint (NED) (L)  | Did not advance  | 10
N/A  | Did not advance
N/A
Piero Vaglio | Featherweight | Bye  |  Boumans (BEL) (L)  | Did not advance  | 11
N/A  | Did not advance
Did not advance

| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Belgium | 0 | 3 | .000
Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | .500
France | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | .000
Norway | 0 | 1 | .000
Sweden | 1 | 1 | .500
United States | 0 | 1 | .000
Total | 3 | 8 | .273
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | .667
Round of 16 | 1 | 6 | .143
Quarterfinals | 0 | 1 | .000
Semifinals | 0 | 0 | –
Final | 0 | 0 | –
Silver quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | –
Silver semifinals | 0 | 0 | –
Silver match | 0 | 0 | –
Bronze quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | –
Bronze semifinals | 0 | 0 | –
Bronze match | 0 | 0 | –
Total | 3 | 8 | .273

## Art Competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Italy at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-06-23.

## External links

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* Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
* Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
* International Olympic Committee results database
* Media related to Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

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