Italy at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 210 (183 men, 27 women) in 20 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Klaus Dibiasi | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 14 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 13 |
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Italy competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 210 competitors, 183 men and 27 women, took part in 122 events in 20 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Platform
- Fabio Dal Zotto — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
Silver
- Sara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Giuseppe Martinelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Giorgio Cagnotto — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Maria Consolata Collino — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
- Fabio Dal Zotto, Giambattista Coletti, Attilio Calatroni, Stefano Simoncelli, and Carlo Montano — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Mario Tullio Montano, Tommaso Montano, Angelo Arcidiacono, Michele Maffei, and Mario Aldo Montano — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
- Umberto Panerai, Roldano Simeoni, Riccardo De Magistris, Alessandro Ghibellini, Sante Marsili, Vincenzo D'Angelo, Marcello Del Duca, Gianni De Magistris, Alberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, and Luigi Castagnola — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
- Giancarlo Ferrari — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
- Felice Mariani — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg)
- Roberto Ferraris — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
- Ubaldesco Baldi — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Competing for the second time in archery at the Olympics, Italy won its first medal (a bronze) in the sport. The medal was won by Giancarlo Ferrari, one of two Italian men who had competed four years before. Sante Spigarelli, the other, also improved his rank drastically in 1976. For the first time, Italian women competed in Olympic archery, taking 12th and 19th place.
Women's Individual Competition
- Franca Capetta — 2339 points (→ 12th place)
- Ida Dapoian — 2282 points (→ 19th place)
Men's Individual Competition
- Giancarlo Ferrari — 2495 points (→ Bronze Medal)
- Sante Spigarelli — 2419 points (→ 10th place)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:47.21
- Semi Final — 1:46.95
- Final — 1:48.39 (→ 8th place)
Men's 5.000 metres
- Heat — 13:52.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres Relay
- Heat — 39.35s
- Semi Final — 39.39s
- Final — 39.08s (→ 6th place)
Men's Marathon
- Francesco Fava — 2:14:24 (→ 8th place)
- Massimo Magnani — 2:16:56 (→ 13th place)
- Giuseppe Cindolo — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.16m
- Final — 2.18m (→ 6th place)
- Riccardo Fortini
- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Roberto Veglia
- Heat — 7.48m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Armando Devincentis
- Qualification — 62.26m
- Final — 55.86m (→ 15th place)
- Qualification — 59.06m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Armando Zanbaldo — 1:28:25 (→ 6th place)
- Vitorio Visini — 1:29:31 (→ 8th place)
- Roberto Buccione — 1:30:40 (→ 10th place)
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B):
- Lost to United States (86-106)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (79-69)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (87-88)
- Defeated Puerto Rico (95-81)
- Classification Matches:
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Australia (79-72)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (98-75) → Fifth place
- Team Roster
- Giuseppe Brumatti
- Giulio Jellini
- Carlo Recalcati
- Luciano Vendemini
- Fabrizio Delia Fiori
- Renzo Bariviera
- Marino Zanatta
- Dino Meneghin
- Pier Luigi Marzorati
- Luigi Serafini
- Ivan Bisson
- Gianni Bertolotti
- Head Coach: Primo Giancarlo
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Fourteen cyclists represented Italy in 1976.
- Giuseppe Martinelli — 4:47:23 (→ Silver Medal)
- Vittorio Algeri — 4:47:23 (→ 8th place)
- Roberto Ceruti — 4:49:01 (→ 26th place)
- Carmelo Barone — 4:49:01 (→ 31st place)
- Giorgio Rossi — eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place)
- Massimo Marino — 1:08.488 (→ 10th place)
- Orfeo Pizzoferrato — 5th place
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1976.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1976.
- Individual
- Team
- Daniele Masala
- Pierpaolo Cristofori
- Mario Medda
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Competition
- Marcello Guarducci, Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Revelli, Enrico Bisso, Giorgio Lalle, Paolo Barelli, and Riccardo Urbani
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Final — 7:43.39 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
- Enrico Bisso, Giorgio Lalle, Paolo Barelli, and Marcello Guarducci
- Final — 3:52.92 (→ 7th place)
Women's Competition
- Laura Bortolotti, Giuditta Pandini, Antonella Roncelli, Iris Corniani, Donatella Schiavon, and Elisabetta Dessy
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Lost to Brazil (2-3)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 8th place
- Team Roster
- Andrea Nannini
- Paolo Montorsi
- Stefano Sibani
- Giorgio Goldoni
- Francesco Dall'Olio
- Fabrizio Nassi
- Rodolfo Giovenzana
- Andrea Nencini
- Mario Mattioli
- Giovanni Lanfranco
- Erasmo Salemme
- Marco Negri
- Head Coach: Franco Anderlini
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Alberto Alberani
- Roldano Simeoni
- Silvio Baracchini
- Sante Marsili
- Marcello Del Duca
- Gianni de Magistris
- Alessandro Ghibellini
- Luigi Castagnola
- Riccardo de Magistris
- Vincenzo d'Angelo
- Umberto Panerai
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Italy at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
External links
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