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| Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 340 (236 men, 104 women) in 27 sports |
| Flag bearer | Giovanna Trillini |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 340 competitors, 236 men and 104 women, took part in 172 events in 27 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Antonio Rossi — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles
- Antonio Rossi and Daniele Scarpa — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000 metres Kayak Pairs
- Andrea Collinelli — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
- Silvio Martinello — Cycling, Men's Points Race
- Antonella Bellutti — Cycling, Women's Individual Pursuit
- Paola Pezzo — Cycling, Women's Cross-country Mountainbike
- Alessandro Puccini — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
- Maurizio Randazzo, Sandro Cuomo, and Angelo Mazzoni — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
- Giovanna Trillini, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, and Valentina Vezzali — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
- Yuri Chechi — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Agostino Abbagnale and Davide Tizzano — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Roberto Di Donna — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol
- Ennio Falco — Shooting, Men's Skeet
Silver
- Fiona May — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- Elisabetta Perrone — Athletics, Women's 10 km Walk
- Beniamino Bonomi — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000 metres Kayak Singles
- Beniamino Bonomi and Daniele Scarpa — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 metres Kayak Pairs
- Imelda Chiappa — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
- Margherita Zalaffi, Laura Chiesa, and Elisa Uga — Fencing, Women's Épée Team Competition
- Valentina Vezzali — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
- Girolamo Giovinazzo — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
- Albano Pera — Shooting, Men's Double Trap
- Andrea Sartoretti, Paolo Tofoli, Andrea Zorzi, Pasquale Gravina, Marco Meoni, Samuele Papi, Luca Cantagalli, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Lorenzo Bernardi, Vigor Bovolenta, and Marco Bracci — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
- Michele Frangilli, Matteo Bisiani, and Andrea Parenti — Archery, Men's Team Competition
- Alessandro Lambruschini — Athletics, Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
- Roberta Brunet — Athletics, Women's 5.000 metres
- Josefa Idem Guerrini — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles
- Raffaello Caserta, Luigi Tarantino, and Tonhi Terenzi – Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
- Giovanna Trillini — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
- Ylenia Scapin — Judo, Women's Half Heavyweight (72 kg)
- Roberto Didonna — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- Andrea Benelli — Shooting, Men's Skeet
- Emanuele Merisi — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
- Leonardo Sottani, Carlo Silipo, Luca Giustolisi, Amedeo Pomilio, Francesco Postiglione, Roberto Calcaterra, Marco Gerini, Alberto Ghibellini, Alessandro Bovo, Alessandro Calcaterra, Alberto Angelini, Francesco Attolico, and Fabio Bencivenga — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
- Alessandra Sensini — Sailing, Women's Mistral Individual Competition
Archery
The Italian men received unfortunate rankings in the open round, and both Andrea Parenti and Matteo Bisiani quickly found themselves losing to eventual silver medallist Magnus Petersson, in the second and third rounds, respectively. Both had the highest score of any archer to lose in their round. Michele Frangilli advanced to the quarterfinal before facing eventual gold medallist Justin Huish. They won the bronze medal in the team round.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Giovanna Aldegani – round of 32, 28th place (1–1)
- Paola Fantato – round of 64, 54th place (0–1)
- Giuseppina di Blasi – round of 64, 60th place (0–1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Michele Frangilli – quarterfinal, 6th place (3–1)
- Matteo Bisiani – round of 16, 9th place (2–1)
- Andrea Parenti – round of 32, 17th place (1–1)
Women's Team Competition:
- Aldegani, Fantato, and di Blasi – round of 16, 9th place (0–1)
Men's Team Competition:
- Frangilli, Bisiani, and Parenti – Bronze Medal Match (3–1) →
Bronze Medal
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
- Qualification — 14:03.56
- Semifinal — 13:28.80
- Final — 13:28.36 (→ 12th place)
- Qualification — 13:55.41
- Semifinal — 14:06.45 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Qualification — 27:55.79
- Final — 29:07.77 (→ 18th place)
Men's Marathon
- Danilo Goffi — 2:15.08 (→ 9th place)
- Salvatore Bettiol — 2:17.27 (→ 20th place)
- Davide Milesi — 2:21.45 (→ 50th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Heat — 3:03.60
- Semi Final — 3:02.56 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 48.90s
- Semi Final — 48.43s
- Final — 48.41s (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 48.92s
- Semi Final — 48.52s (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 49.71s (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:31.69
- Semifinals — 8:27.32
- Final — 8:11.28 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 8:30.83
- Semifinals — 8:21.86
- Final — 8:29.67 (→ 9th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.79m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 60.08m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 77.36m
- Final — 76.98m (→ 9th place)
- Qualification — 72.82m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Final Result — 7013 points (→ 30th place)
Men's 20 kilometres Walk
Men's 50 kilometres Walk
- Arturo Di Mezza — 3'44:52 (→ 4th place)
- Giovanni Perricelli — 3'52:31 (→ 13th place)
- Giovanni De Benedictis — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 400 metres
Women's 5,000 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
- Qualification — 31:55.35
- Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
- Qualification — 32:59.40 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Ornella Ferrara — 2:33.09 (→ 13th place)
- Maria Curatolo — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Maura Viceconte — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m Hurdles
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Qualification — 57.12 (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 56.54m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.93m
- Final — 1.99m (→ 4th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — 6.85m
- Final — 7.02m (→
Silver Medal)
Women's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 13.74m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
Women's 10 km Walk
- Elisabetta Perrone – 42:12 (→ Silver Medal)
- Rossella Giordano – 42:43 (→ 5th place)
- Annarita Sidoti – 43:57 (→ 11th place)
Baseball
The Italians were one of four teams that made their second appearance in Olympic baseball in 1996. They improved slightly, upon their seventh-place finish of four years earlier by taking the middle place in a three-way tie for fifth through seventh places. They had defeated Korea and Australia in the preliminary round but had lost their other five preliminary games.
Men's Team Competition:
- Italy – 6th place (2–5)
Team roster
- Claudio Liverzani
- Pier Paolo Illuminati
- Roberto De Franceschi
- David Rigoli
- Marco Urbani
- Francesco Casolari
- Andrea Evangelisti
- Enrico Vecchi
- Massimiliano Masin
- Paolo Ceccaroli
- Ruggero Bagialemani
- Paolo Passerini
- Massimo Fochi
- Alberto d'Auria
- Roberto Cabalisti
- Dante Cabrini
- Marco Barboni
- Rolando Cretis
- Luigi Carrozza
- Fabio Betto
Basketball
Women's tournament
- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 360 | +64 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 342 | +36 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 330 | 309 | +21 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Japan
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5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 396 | −31 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China
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5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 378 | −31 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Canada
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5 | 0 | 5 | 293 | 352 | −59 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
21 July 1996
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| Italy |
62–53 | China |
| Pts: Caselin 16 Rebs: Schiesaro 5 Asts: Caselin, Ballabio 3 |
Pts: Li X, Liu J 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Li X, Li D 4 |
23 July 1996
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| Canada |
54–59 | Italy |
| Pts: Smith 13 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Evans 5 |
Pts: Fullin, Ballabio 15 Rebs: Pollini, Tufano 4 Asts: Gardellin 3 |
25 July 1996
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