Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 231 (208 men, 23 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Miranda Cicognani |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 231 competitors, 208 men and 23 women, took part in 114 events in 19 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
Gold[]
- Pino Dordoni — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Aureliano Bolognesi — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Enzo Sacchi — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Loris Campana, Mino de Rossi, Guido Messina, and Marino Morettini — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Edoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Roberto Battaglia, Franco Bertinetti, Giuseppe Delfino, Dario Mangiarotti, Edoardo Mangiarotti, and Carlo Pavesi — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Irene Camber — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Nicolò Rode and Agostino Straulino — Sailing, Men's Star
Silver[]
- Adolfo Consolini — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Sergio Caprari — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Marino Morettini — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Dino Bruni, Gianni Ghidini, and Vincenzo Zucconelli — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Edoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Giancarlo Bergamini, Manlio di Rosa, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Renzo Nostini, Giorgio Pellini, and Antonio Spallino — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Dario Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Gastone Darè, Roberto Ferrari, Renzo Nostini, Giorgio Pellini, Vincenzo Pinton, and Mauro Racca — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Ignazio Fabra — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Bronze[]
- Bruno Visintin — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Raffaello Gambino, Cesare Rubini, Maurizio Mannelli, Geminio Ognio, Ermenegildo Arena, Renato De Sanzuane, Carlo Peretti, Renato Traiola, Vincenzo Polito, Salvatore Gionta and Lucio Ceccarini — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
- Antonio Maspes and Cesare Pinarello — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
- Manlio di Rosa — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Athletics[]
Results[]
| Men (25) | ||||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Vittori | 21 | Men's 100 metres | 6 h4 r2/4 | |
| Franco Leccese | 27 | Men's 100 metres | 3 h8 r1/4 | |
| Wolfgango Montanari | 21 | Men's 100 metres | 7 h7 r1/4 | |
| Giorgio Sobrero | 22 | Men's 200 metres | 3 h13r1/4 | |
| Luigi Grossi | 27 | Men's 200 metres | 4 h12r1/4 | |
| Lucio Sangermano | 19 | Men's 200 metres | 4 h18r1/4 | |
| Gianni Rocca | 23 | Men's 400 metres | 3 h6 r1/4 | |
| Vincenzo Lombardo | 20 | Men's 400 metres | 3 h7 r1/4 | |
| Antonio Siddi | 29 | Men's 400 metres | 4 h11r1/4 | |
| Armando Filiput | 28 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 6 | |
| Franco Leccese | 27 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Antonio Siddi | 29 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Giorgio Sobrero | 22 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Carlo Vittori | 21 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Baldassare Porto | 29 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Gianni Rocca | 23 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Luigi Grossi | 27 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Armando Filiput | 28 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Asfò Bussotti | 26 | Men's Marathon | 46 | |
| Artidoro Berti | 31 | Men's Marathon | 53 | |
| Egilberto Martufi | 26 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
| Bruno Fait | 28 | Men's 10 kilometres Walk | 8 | |
| Telemaco Arcangeli | 29 | Men's 10 kilometres Walk | 7 h2 r1/2 | |
| Pino Dordoni | 26 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 1 | Gold |
| Giuseppe Kressevich | 36 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 10 | |
| Salvatore Cascino | 34 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk1 | 9 | |
| Adolfo Consolini | 35 | Men's Discus Throw | 2 | Silver |
| Giuseppe Tosi | 36 | Men's Discus Throw | 8 | |
| Teseo Taddia | 32 | Men's Hammer Throw | 10 | |
| Aivo Lucioli | 23 | Men's Hammer Throw | 26 QR | |
| Amos Matteucci | 37 | Men's Javelin Throw | 17 | |
| Angiolo Profeti | 34 | Men's Shot Put | 12 | |
| Women (8) | ||||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
| Giuseppina Leone | 17 | Women's 100 metres | 4 h1 r2/4 | |
| Liliana Tagliaferri | 23 | Women's 100 metres | 6 h4 r2/4 | |
| Vittoria Cesarini | 19 | Women's 100 metres | 3 h3 r1/4 | |
| Vera Martelli | 21 | Women's 200 metres | 6 h3 r1/3 | |
| Vittoria Cesarini | 19 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Milena Greppi | 23 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Giuseppina Leone | 17 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Liliana Tagliaferri | 23 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Milena Greppi | 23 | Women's 80 metres Hurdles | 6 h1 r2/3 | |
| Maria Musso | 21 | Women's 80 metres Hurdle | s4 h5 r1/3 | |
| Edera Cordiale | 32 | Women's Discus Throw | 14 | |
| Ada Turci | 28 | Women's Javelin Throw | 11 | |
Basketball[]
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group C)
- Lost to Canada (57-68)
- Defeated Turkey (49-37)
- Defeated Romania (53-39)
- Lost to Egypt (62-66) → did not advance, 17th place
Boxing[]
Canoeing[]
Cycling[]
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Dino Bruni — 5:10:54.0 (→ 5th place)
- Vincenzo Zucconelli — 5:11:16.5 (→ 6th place)
- Gianni Ghidini — 5:11:16.8 (→ 7th place)
- Bruno Monti — 5:11:35.0 (→ 15th place)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:12.7 (→
Silver Medal)
- Final — 1:12.7 (→
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Enzo Sacchi —
Gold Medal
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Guido Messina, Loris Campana, Marino Morettini, and Mino de Rossi
- Final — defeated South Africa (→ Gold Medal)
- Final — defeated South Africa (→
Diving[]
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 54.42 points (→ 32nd place)
Equestrian[]
Fencing[]
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Italy in 1952.
- Edoardo Mangiarotti
- Manlio Di Rosa
- Giancarlo Bergamini
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Manlio Di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Antonio Spallino, Giorgio Pellini, Renzo Nostini
- Edoardo Mangiarotti
- Dario Mangiarotti
- Carlo Pavesi
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Dario Mangiarotti, Giuseppe Delfino, Carlo Pavesi, Franco Bertinetti, Roberto Battaglia
- Gastone Darè
- Vincenzo Pinton
- Renzo Nostini
- Vincenzo Pinton, Renzo Nostini, Gastone Darè, Mauro Racca, Roberto Ferrari, Giorgio Pellini
- Irene Camber-Corno
- Silvia Strukel
- Velleda Cesari
Football[]
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- (1.) Ottavio Bugatti
- (2.) Giuseppe Corradi
- (3.) Amos Cardarelli
- (4.) Maino Neri
- (5.) Giovanni Azzini
- (6.) Arcadio Venturi
- (7.) Giampiero Boniperti
- (8.) Egisto Pandolfini
- (9.) Pasquale Vivolo
- (10.) Aredio Gimona
- (11.) Francesco La Rosa
- (12.)
- (13.) Amos Mariani
- (14.) Giancarlo Cadé
- (15.) Battista Rota
- (16.)
- (17.) Alberto Fontanesi
- (18.)
- (19.) Rino Ferrario
- (20.) Roberto Lovati
Gymnastics[]
Men's team competition[]
- Team Roster
- Fabio Bonacina
- Silvio Brivio
- Arrigo Carnoli
- Guido Figone
- Orlando Polmonari
- Littorio Sampieri
- Quinto Vadi
- Luigi Zanetti
Women's team competition[]
- Team Roster
- Renata Bianchi
- Grazia Bozzo
- Miranda Cicognani
- Elisabetta Durelli
- Licia Macchini
- Lidia Pitteri
- Luciana Reali
- Liliana Scaricabarozzi
Hockey[]
Modern pentathlon[]
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Alfonso Marotta
- Duilio Brignetti
- Giulio Palmonella
Rowing[]
Italy had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Giuseppe Moioli
- Elio Morille
- Giovanni Invernizzi
- Franco Faggi
- Albino Baldan
- Savino Dalla Puppa
- Alberto Bozzato
- Ferdinando Smerghetto
- Montanino Nuvoli
- Dino Nardin
- Ottorino Enzo
- Pier Nicola Attorese
- Sergio Ghiatto (cox)
Sailing[]
Shooting[]
Eight shooters represented Italy in 1952.
Swimming[]
Water polo[]
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Ermenegildo Arena
- Lucio Ceccarini
- Renato De Sanzuane
- Raffaello Gambino
- Salvatore Gionta
- Maurizio Mannelli
- Germinio Ognio
- Carlo Peretti
- Vincenzo Polito
- Cesare Rubini
- Renato Traiolo
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
References[]
- ^ "Italy at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links[]
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
Media related to Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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