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 code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Rome
Competitors	280 (246 men, 34 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer	Edoardo Mangiarotti
Medals Ranked 3rd	Gold 13 Silver 10 Bronze 13 Total 36
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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

• Livio Berruti – Athletics, 200m, men
• Luigi Arienti, Franco Testa, Mario Vallotto, Marino Vigna – Track Cycling, team pursuit, 4000m, men
• Sante Gaiardoni – Track Cycling, sprint, men
• Sergio Bianchetto, Giuseppe Beghetto – Track Cycling, tandem, 2,000 men
• Sante Gaiardoni – Track Cycling, time trial, 1.000m, men
• Francesco Musso – Boxing, Featherweight (54–57 kg), men
• Giovanni Benvenuti – Boxing, welterweight (63.5 to 67 kg), men
• Francesco De Piccoli – Boxing, Heavyweight (+81 kg), men
• Raimondo D'Inzeo – Equestrian, jumping, individual
• Giuseppe Delfino – Fencing, épée, men
• Giuseppe Delfino, Alberto Pellegrino, Carlo Pavesi, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Fiorenzo Marini, Gianluigi Saccaro – Fencing, sword, team, men
• Danio Bardi, Giuseppe D'Altrui, Franco Lavoratori, Gianni Lonzi, Rosario Parmegiani, Eraldo Pizzo, Dante Rossi, Amedeo Ambron, Salvatore Gionta, Luigi Mannelli, Brunello Spinelli, Giancarlo Guerrini – Waterpolo, men
• Antonio Bailetti, Ottavio Cogliati, Giacomo Fornoni, Livio Trapè – Cycling, TTT, men

Silver

• Primo Zamparini – Boxing, Bantamweight (51–54 kg), men
• Carmelo Bossi – Boxing, half-middleweight (67–71 kg), men
• Alessandro Lopopolo – Boxing, lightweight (57–60 kg), men
• Aldo Dezi, Francesco La Macchia – Canoeing, C-2 1000m, men
• Piero D'Inzeo – Equestrian, jumping, individual
• Tullio Baraglia, Renato Bosatta, Giancarlo Crosta, Giuseppe Galante – Rowing, four-without-mate, men
• Alberto Pellegrino, Luigi Arturo Carpaneda, Mario Curletto, Aldo Aureggi, Edoardo Mangiarotti – Screens, Foil, team, men
• Galliano Rossini – Shooting, stairway, 125 targets, men
• Giovanni Carminucci – Gymnastics, bridge, men
• Livio Trapè – Cycling, road race, men

Bronze

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

• Giuseppina Leone – Athletics, 100m, women
• Abdon Pamich – Athletics, 50 km walk, men
• Valentino Gasparella – Track Cycling, sprint, men
• Giulio Saraudi – Boxing, light heavyweight (75–81 kg), men
• Sebastiano Mannironi – Weightlifting, Featherweight (56–60 kg), men
• Raimondo D'Inzeo, Piero D'Inzeo, Antonio Oppes – Equestrian, jumping, team
• Fulvio Balatti, Romano Sgheiz, Franco Trincavelli, Giovanni Zucchi, Ivo Stefanoni – Rowing, four -with-mate
• Bruna Colombetti, Velleda Cesari, Claudia Pasini, Irene Camber, Antonella Ragno-Lonzi – Fencing, Foil, team, women
• Wladimiro Calarese – Fencing, saber, individual, men
• Wladimiro Calarese, Giampaolo Calanchini, Pierluigi Chicca, Roberto Ferrari, Mario Ravagnan – Fencing, saber, team, men
• Giovanni Carminucci, Pasquale Carminucci, Gianfranco Marzolla, Franco Menichelli, Orlando Polmonari, Angelo Vicardi – Gymnastics, men's team
• Franco Menichelli – Gymnastics, floor, men
• Antonio Cosentino, Antonio Ciciliano, Giulio De Stefano – Sailing, Dragon class

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Results

Men (39)
Athlete	Age	Event	Rank	Medal
Livio Berruti	21	Men's 200 metres	1	Gold
Salvatore Giannone	24	Men's 200 metres	7 h3 r2/4
Armando Sardi	19	Men's 200 metres	3 h10r1/4
Giuseppe Bommarito	26	Men's 400 metres	5 h4 r2/4
Gianfranco Baraldi	24	Men's 800 metres	5 h8 r1/4
Alfredo Rizzo	27	Men's 1,500 metres	8 h2 r1/2
Luigi Conti	22	Men's 5,000 metres	12
Franco Antonelli	26	Men's 10,000 metres	27
Francesco Perrone	29	Men's Marathon	37
Silvio De Florentis	25	Men's Marathon	38
Vito Di Terlizzi	30	Men's Marathon	AC
Nereo Svara	24	Men's 110 metres Hurdles	4 h1 r3/4
Giovanni Cornacchia	21	Men's 110 metres Hurdles	4 h1 r2/4
Paolo Zamboni	21	Men's 110 metres Hurdles	6 h2 r2/4
Salvatore Morale	21	Men's 400 metres Hurdles	4 h2 r2/3
Elio Catola	24	Men's 400 metres Hurdles	5 h1 r2/3
Moreno Martini	25	Men's 400 metres Hurdles	7 h1 r2/3
Armando Sardi	19	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	4
Pier Giorgio Cazzola	23	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	4
Salvatore Giannone	24	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	4
Livio Berruti	21	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	4
Giuseppe Bommarito	26	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	4 h1 r2/3
Mario Fraschini	21	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	4 h1 r2/3
Nereo Fossati	23	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	4 h1 r2/3
Renato Panciera	25	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	4 h1 r2/3
Stefano Serchinich	30	Men's 20 kilometres Walk	21
Luigi De Rosso	25	Men's 20 kilometres Walk	22
Gianni Corsaro	35	Men's 20 kilometres Walk	26
Abdon Pamich	26	Men's 50 kilometres Walk	3	Bronze
Pino Dordoni	34	Men's 50 kilometres Walk	7
Antonio De Gaetano	26	Men's 50 kilometres Walk	10
Attilio Bravi	23	Men's Long Jump	10
Luigi Ulivelli	24	Men's Long Jump	AC QR
Pier Luigi Gatti	22	Men's triple jump	AC r2/2
Enzo Cavalli	22	Men's triple jump	16 QR
Frederico Bisson	24	Men's triple jump	27 QR
Silvano Meconi	28	Men's Shot Put	13
Carmelo Rado	27	Men's Discus Throw	7
Adolfo Consolini	43	Men's Discus Throw	17
Franco Grossi	21	Men's Discus Throw	29 QR
Carlo Lievore	22	Men's Javelin Throw	9
Franco Sar	26	Men's Decathlon	6
Luciano Paccagnella	21	Men's Decathlon	13
Women (8)
Athlete	Age	Event	Rank	Medal
Giuseppina Leone	25	Women's 100 metres	3	Bronze
Giuseppina Leone	25	Women's 200 metres	6
Gilda Jannaccone	20	Women's 800 metres	5 h2 r1/2
Letizia Bertoni	23	Women's 80 metres Hurdles	3 h6 r1/3
Letizia Bertoni	23	Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay	5
Sandra Valenti	20	Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay	5
Piera Tizzoni	20	Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay	5
Giuseppina Leone	25	Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay	5
Marinella Bortoluzzi	21	Women's High Jump	19 QR
Piera Tizzoni	20	Women's Long Jump	21 QR
Elivia Ricci	23	Women's Discus Throw	15 QR
Paola Paternoster	24	Women's Discus Throw	20 QR

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster

• Mario Alesini
• Antonio Calebotta
• Achille Canna
• Alessandro Gamba
• Giovanni Gavagnin
• Augusto Giomo
• Gianfranco Lombardi
• Gianfranco Pieri
• Alessandro Riminucci
• Gianfranco Sardagna
• Gabriele Vianello
• Paolo Vittori

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

• Livio Trapè
• Antonio Bailetti
• Giuseppe Tonucci
• Vendramino Bariviera

Team time trial

• Antonio Bailetti
• Ottavio Cogliati
• Giacomo Fornoni
• Livio Trapè

Sprint

• Sante Gaiardoni
• Valentino Gasparella

1000m time trial

• Sante Gaiardoni

Tandem

• Giuseppe Beghetto
• Sergio Bianchetto

Team pursuit

• Luigi Arienti
• Franco Testa
• Mario Vallotto
• Marino Vigna

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

• Luigi Carpaneda
• Alberto Pellegrino
• Mario Curletto

Men's team foil

• Edoardo Mangiarotti, Luigi Carpaneda, Alberto Pellegrino, Mario Curletto, Aldo Aureggi

Men's épée

• Giuseppe Delfino
• Giovanni Battista Breda
• Alberto Pellegrino

Men's team épée

• Edoardo Mangiarotti, Giuseppe Delfino, Carlo Pavesi, Alberto Pellegrino, Fiorenzo Marini, Gianluigi Saccaro

Men's sabre

• Wladimiro Calarese
• Roberto Ferrari
• Pierluigi Chicca

Men's team sabre

• Wladimiro Calarese, Giampaolo Calanchini, Pierluigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, Roberto Ferrari

Women's foil

• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
• Irene Camber-Corno
• Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini

Women's team foil

• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Irene Camber-Corno, Velleda Cesari, Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini, Claudia Pasini

Football

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster

• Luciano Alfieri
• Tarcisio Burgnich
• Mario Trebbi
• Paride Tumburus
• Sandro Salvadore
• Giovanni Trapattoni
• Giancarlo Cella
• Giovanni Rivera
• Ugo Tomeazzi
• Giacomo Bulgarelli
• Giorgio Rossano
• Orazio Rancati
• Giorgio Ferrini
• Giovanni Fanello
• Gilberto Noletti
• Luciano Magistrelli
• Giandomenico Baldiserri
• Armando Favali
• Ambrogio Pelagalli

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

• Adriano Facchini
• Gaetano Scala
• Giulio Giunta

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

• Savino Rebek

Men's double sculls

• Severino Lucini
• Cesarino Pestuggia

Men's coxless pair

• Paolo Mosetti
• Mario Petri

Men's coxed pair

• Giancarlo Piretta
• Renzo Ostino
• Vincenzo Bruno (cox)

Men's coxless four

• Tullio Baraglia
• Renato Bosatta
• Giancarlo Crosta
• Giuseppe Galante

Men's coxed four

• Fulvio Balatti
• Romano Sgheiz
• Franco Trincavelli
• Giovanni Zucchi
• Ivo Stefanoni (cox)

Men's eight

• Paolo Amorini
• Vasco Cantarello
• Gian Carlo Casalini
• Luigi Prato
• Vincenzo Prina
• Nazzareno Simonato
• Luigi Spozio
• Armido Torri
• Giuseppe Pira (cox)

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

• Roberto Mazzoni
• Sergio Varetto

50 m pistol

• Piercarlo Beroldi
• Giorgio Ercolani

50 m rifle, three positions

• Vincenzo Biava
• Sergio Rolandi

50 m rifle, prone

• Mariano Antonelli

Trap

• Galliano Rossini
• Edoardo Casciano

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Giuseppe Avellone, Roberto Lazzari, Federico Dennerlein, and Bruno Bianchi

• Final — 4:17.2 (→ 6th place)

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster

• Amedeo Ambron
• Danio Bardi
• Giuseppe d'Altrui
• Salvatore Gionta
• Giancarlo Guerrini
• Franco Lavoratori
• Gianni Lonzi
• Luigi Mannelli
• Rosario Parmegiani
• Eraldo Pizzo
• Dante Rossi
• Brunella Spinelli

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

See also

• Italy at the 1960 Summer Paralympics