Italy at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Italy at the
1932 Summer Olympics

IOC code| ITA
NOC| Italian National Olympic Committee
Website| www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Los Angeles
Competitors| 112 (all men) in 13 sports
Flag bearer| Ugo Frigerio
Medals
Ranked 2nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 112 competitors, all men, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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Further information: 1932 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1932 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Luigi Beccali | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | August 4
Gold | Attilio Pavesi | Cycling | Men's individual road race | August 4
Gold | Giuseppe Olmo, Attilio Pavesi,
Guglielmo Segato | Cycling | Men's team road race | August 4
Gold | Nino Borsari, Marco Cimatti,
Alberto Ghilardi, Paolo Pedretti | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | August 2
Gold | Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici | Fencing | Men's épée | August 9
Gold | Gustavo Marzi | Fencing | Men's foil | August 4
Gold | Romeo Neri | Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around | August 10
Men's parallel bars | August 12
Gold | Oreste Capuzzo, Savino Guglielmetti, Mario Lertora,
Romeo Neri, Franco Tognini | Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | August 10
Gold | Savino Guglielmetti | Gymnastics | Men's vault | August 10
Gold | Renzo Morigi | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | August 12
Gold | Giovanni Gozzi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | August 7
Silver | Gino Rossi | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | August 13
Silver | Luigi Rovati | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | August 13
Silver | Guglielmo Segato | Cycling | Men's individual road race | August 4
Silver | Carlo Agostoni, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici,
Renzo Minoli, Saverio Ragno, Franco Riccardi | Fencing | Men's team épée | August 7
Silver | Giulio Gaudini, Gioacchino Guaragna, Gustavo Marzi,
Giorgio Pessina, Ugo Pignotti, Rodolfo Terlizzi | Fencing | Men's team foil | August 1
Silver | Giulio Gaudini | Fencing | Men's sabre | August 13
Silver | Renato Anselmi, Arturo De Vecchi, Giulio Gaudini,
Gustavo Marzi, Ugo Pignotti, Emilio Salafia | Fencing | Men's team sabre | August 11
Silver | Omero Bonoli | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | August 11
Silver | Riccardo Divora, Bruno Parovel, Giovanni Plazzer,
Guerrino Scher, Bruno Vattovaz | Rowing | Men's coxed four | August 13
Silver | Mario Balleri, Renato Barbieri, Dino Barsotti,
Renato Bracci, Vittorio Cioni, Guglielmo Del Bimbo,
Enrico Garzelli, Cesare Milani, Roberto Vestrini | Rowing | Men's eight | August 13
Silver | Carlo Galimberti | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg | July 31
Silver | Marcello Nizzola | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | August 7
Bronze | Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti,
Gabriele Salviati, Edgardo Toetti | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | August 7
Bronze | Ugo Frigerio | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | August 3
Bronze | Bruno Pellizzari | Cycling | Men's sprint | August 3
Bronze | Carlo Agostoni | Fencing | Men's épée | August 9
Bronze | Giulio Gaudini | Fencing | Men's foil | August 4
Bronze | Mario Lertora | Gymnastics | Men's floor | August 8
Bronze | Giovanni Lattuada | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 12
Bronze | Francesco Cossu, Giliante D'Este,
Antonio Garzoni Provenzani, Antonio Ghiardello | Rowing | Men's coxless four | August 13
Bronze | Domenico Matteucci | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | August 12
Bronze | Gastone Pierini | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | July 30
Bronze | Ercole Gallegati | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman welterweight | August 7
Bronze | Mario Gruppioni | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | August 7

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

### Results

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Men (21)

Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal
Luigi Facelli | 34 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 5 |
Luigi Beccali | 24 | Men's 1,500 metres | 1 | Gold
Alfredo Furia | 26 | Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase | 6 h2 r1/2 |
Giuseppe Lippi | 28 | Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase | 7 |
Nello Bartolini | 28 | Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase | 10 |
Edgardo Toetti | 22 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze
Gabriele Salviati | 22 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze
Giuseppe Castelli | 24 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze
Ruggero Maregatti | 27 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze
Giacomo Carlini | 27 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 |
Giovanni Turba | 26 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 |
Luigi Facelli | 34 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 |
Mario De Negri | 30 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 |
Ettore Rivolta | 27 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 5 |
Francesco Pretti | 28 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | AC |
Ugo Frigerio | 30 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 3 | Bronze
Francesco Roccati | 24 | Men's Marathon | AC |
Michele Fanelli | 24 | Men's Marathon | 13 |
Armando Poggioli | 44 | Men's Hammer Throw | 8 |
Fernando Vandelli | 25 | Men's Hammer Throw | 9 |
Angelo Tommasi | 20 | Men's High Jump | 9T |
Francesco Tabai | 24 | Men's Triple Jump | 10 |

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1932.

Individual road race

* Attilio Pavesi
* Guglielmo Segato
* Giuseppe Olmo
* Giovanni Cazzulani

Team road race

* Attilio Pavesi
* Guglielmo Segato
* Giuseppe Olmo

Sprint

* Bruno Pellizzari

Time trial

* Luigi Consonni

Team pursuit

* Marco Cimatti
* Paolo Pedretti
* Alberto Ghilardi
* Nino Borsari

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

14 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1932.

Men's foil

* Gustavo Marzi
* Giulio Gaudini
* Gioacchino Guaragna

Men's team foil

* Giulio Gaudini, Gioacchino Guaragna, Gustavo Marzi, Ugo Pignotti, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Giorgio Pessina

Men's épée

* Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
* Carlo Agostoni
* Saverio Ragno

Men's team épée

* Carlo Agostoni, Franco Riccardi, Renzo Minoli, Saverio Ragno, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici

Men's sabre

* Giulio Gaudini
* Arturo De Vecchi
* Emilio Salafia

Men's team sabre

* Gustavo Marzi, Giulio Gaudini, Renato Anselmi, Emilio Salafia, Arturo De Vecchi, Ugo Pignotti

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1932.

* Carlo Simonetti
* Eugenio Pagnini
* Francesco Pacini

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented Italy in 1932, winning a gold and bronze medal in the 25 m pistol event.

25 m rapid fire pistol

* Renzo Morigi
* Domenico Matteucci
* Walter Boninsegni

50 m rifle, prone

* Mario Zorzi
* Ugo Cantelli
* Amedeo Bruni

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Italy at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database
* Media related to Italy at the 1932 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

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