Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

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1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

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. 215 competitors, 195 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 16 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Results

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

*Team Roster :*

Gianfranco Bersani Gianfranco Bersani (2 January 1919 – 19 December 1965) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References

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:* Carlo Cerioni :*

Federico Marietti Federico Marietti (9 December 1925 – 9 July 1995) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

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Giancarlo Marinelli Giancarlo Marinelli (4 December 1915 – 12 May 1987) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emi ...

Giancarlo Primo Giancarlo Primo (November 4, 1924, Rome – December 27, 2005, Civita Castellana, Italy) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was a coach of the FIBA European Selection team in 1974, 1975, and 1976. In 2001, he was awarded ...

Renzo Ranuzzi Renzo Ranuzzi (15 July 1924 – 16 March 2014) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Ol ...

Luigi Rapini Luigi Rapini (21 July 1924 – 18 September 2013) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

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:* Romeo Romanutti :*

Sergio Stefanini Sergio Stefanini (18 February 1922 – 7 August 2009) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; ...

Vittorio Tracuzzi Vittorio Tracuzzi (2 January 1923 – 21 October 1986) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References External links

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Boxing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1948. ; Individual road race * Adolfo Ferrari *

Silvio Pedroni Silvio Pedroni (24 January 1918 – 13 June 2003) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also rode in the 1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th e ...

Franco Fanti Franco Fanti (21 March 1924 – 20 September 2007) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also kn ...

Livio Isotti Livio Isotti (29 June 1927 – 19 September 1999) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer from 1950 to 1955. He also competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1950 :Giro della R ...

; Team road race * Adolfo Ferrari *

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Sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace *Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design *Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automotive and motorcycle *Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint, ...

Mario Ghella Mario Ghella (23 June 1929 – 10 February 2020) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. Biography Ghella was born in Chieri on 23 June 1929. He won a gold medal in the men’s individual sprint cycling event at ...

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Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

* Gino Guerra ;

Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

Ferdinando Terruzzi Ferdinando Teruzzi (17 February 1924 – 9 April 2014)Renato Perona Renato Perona (14 November 1927 – 9 April 1984) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem, tandem event (with Ferdinando Terruzzi) ...

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Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

Arnaldo Benfenati Arnaldo Benfenati (26 May 1924 – 9 June 1986) was an Italian cyclist. He was born in Bologna. He won a silver medal in team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Rino Pucci, Anselmo Citterio and Guido Bernardi G ...

Guido Bernardi Guido Bernardi (21 September 1921 – 22 January 2002) was an Italian cyclist. He was born in Pontenure. He won a silver medal in team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Arnaldo Benfenati, Anselmo Citterio and Rino ...

Anselmo Citterio Anselmo Citterio (19 May 1927 – 2 October 2006) was an Italian cyclist. He was born in the Desio. He won a silver medal in team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Rino Pucci, Arnaldo Benfenati and Guido Bernardi ...

Rino Pucci Rino Pucci (29 January 1922 – 10 December 1986) was an Italian cyclist. He was born in Pistoia. He won a silver medal in team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Arnaldo Benfenati, Anselmo Citterio and Guido Bernar ...

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Italy in 1948. ; Men's foil *

Manlio Di Rosa Manlio Di Rosa (11 September 1914 – 15 March 1989) was an Italian fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and bronze at four different Olympic Games. See also * Italy national fencing team - Multiple medallist References External links * ...

Renzo Nostini Renzo Nostini (27 May 1914 – 1 October 2005) was an Italian fencing, fencer. He won four silver medals, two at the 1948 Summer Olympics and two more at the 1952 Summer Olympics. See also *Italy national fencing team#Multiple medalists, Ita ...

Giuliano Nostini Giuliano Nostini (3 October 1912 – 16 August 1983) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as L ...

; Men's team foil *

Edoardo Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti (; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual go ...

Giorgio Pellini Giorgio Pellini (20 July 1923 – 14 June 1986) was an Italian fencer. He won three silver medals, one at the 1948 Summer Olympics and two more at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterrane ...

Saverio Ragno Saverio Ragno (6 December 1902 – 22 April 1969) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Olympics and won a gold and three silver medals. He also won 14 medals at the world championships and five Italian titles. His da ...

; Men's épée * Gino Cantone *

* Carlo Agostoni ; Men's team épée *

, Carlo Agostoni, Dario Mangiarotti, Gino Cantone, Marco Antonio Mandruzzato,

Fiorenzo Marini Fiorenzo Marini (14 March 1914 – 25 January 1991) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, ...

; Men's sabre * Vincenzo Pinton *

Gastone Darè Gastone Darè (18 February 1918 – 7 June 1976) was an Italian fencer and politician. He won two silver medals in the team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games where he won a g ...

* Carlo Turcato ; Men's team sabre * Vincenzo Pinton,

, Carlo Turcato, Mauro Racca, Aldo Montano,

; Women's foil *

Velleda Cesari Velleda Cesari (15 February 1920 – 3 May 2003) was an Italian fencer. She competed in the individual foil event at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics with the best achievement of seventh place in 1948. In 1960 she won a bronze medal in the t ...

Irene Camber-Corno Irene Camber or Irene Camber-Corno (born 12 February 1926) is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. Biography Camber was born in Trieste, Italy on 12 February 1926. She began to be interested in fencing at eight years-ol ...

Elena Libera Elena Libera (28 September 1917 – 8 March 2012) was an Italian fencing, fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil (fencing), foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References External links

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Football

Men's Team Competition

*Team Roster :* Giuseppe Casari :* Guglielmo Giovannini :* Adone Stellin :*

Tommaso Maestrelli Tommaso Maestrelli (; 7 October 1922 – 2 December 1976) was an Italian footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder. He was well known for leading Lazio to their first Serie A title during the 1973–74 season. He also played for Italy a ...

:* Maino Neri :*

Giacomo Mari Giacomo Mari (; 17 October 1924 – 16 October 1991) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career After three years of breaking in at Atalanta in his early career, Mari played four seasons with Juventus, winning two Serie A c ...

Emidio Cavigioli Emidio Cavigioli (; 3 July 1925 – 23 February 2015) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Cavigioli played for 6 seasons (65 games, 13 goals) in the Italian Serie A for Aurora Pro Patria 1919 and A. ...

Angelo Turconi Angelo Turconi (; 5 July 1923 – 3 August 2011) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad ...

Francesco Pernigo Francesco Pernigo (; 10 June 1918 – 15 December 1985) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team The Italy national footba ...

Valerio Cassani Valerio Cassani (; 28 February 1922 – 23 February 1995) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Cassani played for 5 seasons (119 games, 20 goals) in the Italian Serie A for Atalanta B.C., Modena F.C., A.S. L ...

:* Emilio Caprile :* Glauco Vanz :* Franco Antonazzi :* Romolo Bizzoto :* Renzo Burini :*

Egisto Pandolfini Egisto Pandolfini (; 17 February 1926 – 29 January 2019) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Pandolfini was born in Lastra a Signa. He played for 12 seasons (316 games, 75 goals) in the Serie A for ACF Fiorenti ...

:* Cesare Presca :* Enzo Menegotto

Gymnastics

;Men's team competition *Team roster :*

Egidio Armelloni Egidio "Fofò" Armelloni (22 July 1909 – 4 May 1997) was an Italian gymnast. He at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics and finished in fifth place with the Italian team. His best individual result was 11th place on the pommel horse in 1936. In 1929 Ar ...

:* Guido Figone :* Danilo Fioravanti :* Domenico Grosso :*

Savino Guglielmetti Savino Guglielmetti (26 November 1911 – 23 January 2006) was an Italian gymnast. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Olympics and won two gold medals in 1932. Biography A taxi ran over Guglielmetti when he was a child, but he escaped unhar ...

:* Ettore Perego :* Quinto Vadi :*

Luigi Zanetti Luigi Zanetti (20 September 1921 – 9 November 2008) was an Italian gymnast. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

;Women's team competition *Team roster :* Renata Bianchi :* Norma Icardi :* Licia Macchini :* Laura Micheli :* Wanda Nuti :* Luciana Pezzoni :* Elena Santoni :*

Lilia Torriani Lilia Torriani (30 November 1920 – 22 October 2003) was an Italian gymnastics, gymnast. She competed in the Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around, women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Ol ...

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1948. *

Giulio Palmonella Giulio Palmonella (14 March 1919 – 20 April 1982) was an Italian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially ...

Roberto Curcio Roberto Curcio (3 August 1912 – 8 April 1992) was an Italian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an interna ...

* Duilio Brignetti

Rowing

Italy had 26 male rowers participate in all seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

events in 1948. ; Men's single sculls * Romolo Catasta ; Men's double sculls * Francesco Dapiran * Mario Ustolin ; Men's coxless pair *

Bruno Boni Bruno Boni (13 May 1915 – 30 March 2003) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Cremona. In 1948 he won the bronze medal with his partner Felice Fanetti Felice Fanetti (20 February 1914 ...

Felice Fanetti Felice Fanetti (20 February 1914 – 25 April 1974) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Cremona. In 1948 he won the bronze medal with his partner Bruno Boni Bruno Boni (13 May 1915 – ...

; Men's coxed pair *

Alberto Radi Alberto Radi (10 December 1919 – 13 July 1989) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste. In 1948 he was the coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly it ...

Giovanni Steffè Giovanni Steffè (8 March 1928 – 19 October 2016) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the c ...

Aldo Tarlao Aldo Tarlao (26 March 1926 – 12 March 2018) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Grado Grado may refer to: People * Cristina Grado (1939–2016), Italian film ac ...

; Men's coxless four * Franco Faggi * Giovanni Invernizzi *

Giuseppe Moioli Giuseppe Moioli (born 8 August 1927) is an Italian Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Moioli was born in Mandello del Lario, Olcio di Mandello Lario in 1 ...

Elio Morille Elio Morille (7 September 1927 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Alessandria in 1927. A worker at the Italian motorbike manufacturer Moto Guzzi based ...

; Men's coxed four * Domenico Cambieri * Riccardo Cerutti * Francesco Gotti * Renato Macario * Reginaldo Polloni ; Men's eight * Angelo Fioretti * Mario Acchini * Fortunato Maninetti * Bonifacio De Bortoli * Enrico Ruberti * Pietro Sessa * Ezio Acchini * Luigi Gandini * Alessandro Bardelli

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Italy in 1948. ;

25 metre pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber spo ...

Michelangelo Borriello Michelangelo Borriello (23 April 1909 – 6 September 1995) was an Italian sports shooter. He competed at the 1936, 1948, 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central busin ...

Walter Boninsegni Walter Boninsegni (27 July 1902 – 3 January 1991) was an Italian sports shooter. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) ...

* Ferdinando Bernini ;

50 metre pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

* Stefano Margotti ; 50 metre rifle * Rinaldo Capuzzi *

Luigi Adami Luigi Adami (12 December 1900 - 4 July 1985) was an Italian Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed in the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone, 50 m rifle event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References Exter ...

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

*Team Roster :* Ermenegildo Arena :*

Pasquale Buonocore Pasquale Buonocore (17 May 1916 in Naples – 31 August 2003) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal. He played all seven matches as goalkeeper. See ...

Emilio Bulgarelli Emilio Bulgarelli (14 February 1917 – 2 February 1993) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Reggio di Calabria and died in Naples. In 1948 he was a member of the Italian team which won ...

:* Aldo Ghira :* Mario Maioni :* Germinio Ognio :*

Gianfranco Pandolfini Gianfranco Pandolfini (16 September 1920 – 3 January 1997) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Florence. Pandolfini was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal. H ...

Tullio Pandolfini Tullio "Tullo" Pandolfini (6 August 1914 – 23 April 1999) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Florence. Pandolfini was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal. He ...

Cesare Rubini Cesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to: Given name * Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (1738–1794), an Italian philosopher and politician * Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel * Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), I ...

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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