Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 231 (208 men, 23 women) in 19 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Miranda Cicognani | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 8 |
Silver 9 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 21 |
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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 50km 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
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard
- Lamberto Mari
- Preliminary Round — 54.42 points (→ 32nd place)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Italy in 1952.
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Manlio Di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Antonio Spallino, Giorgio Pellini, Renzo Nostini
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Dario Mangiarotti, Giuseppe Delfino, Carlo Pavesi, Franco Bertinetti, Roberto Battaglia
- Irene Camber-Corno
- Silvia Strukel
- Velleda Cesari
Football
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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.) Anselmo Giorcelli
- (13.) Amos Mariani
- (14.) Giancarlo Cadé
- (15.) Battista Rota
- (16.) Giovani Capurro
- (17.) Alberto Fontanesi
- (18.) Corrado Viciani
- (19.) Rino Ferrario
- (20.) Roberto Lovati
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Alfonso Marotta
- Duilio Brignetti
- Giulio Palmonella
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Eight shooters represented Italy in 1952.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Italy at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
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Media related to Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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