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 ...
competed at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona
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, Spain. 304 competitors, 228 men and 76 women, took part in 169 events in 26 sports.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Archery
In Italy's first archery competition without Giancarlo Ferrari
Giancarlo Ferrari (born 22 October 1942) is a retired Italian archer. He competed in five consecutive Olympics from 1972 to 1988 and won individual bronze medals in 1976 and 1980. At the world championships he earner a team silver in 1977.
Refe ...
, the four Italians went a combined 0-3 in the elimination round with Ilario Di Buò not even qualifying for the eliminations. The men's team also lost in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
* Maria Testa
Maria Testa (5 February 1956 – 13 September 2009) was an Italian archer. She competed in the women's individual event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d' ...
— Round of 32, 21st place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
* Andrea Parenti — Round of 32, 19th place (0-1)
* Alessandro Rivolta — Round of 32, 22nd place (0-1)
* Ilario Di Buò — Ranking round, 39th place (0-0)
Men's Team Competition:
* Parenti, Rivolta, and di Buo — Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)
Athletics
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
* Alessandro Aimar, Marco Vaccari, Fabio Grossi, and Andrea Nuti
:* Heat — 3:02.09
:* Final — 3:02.18 (→ 6th place)
Men's 800 metres
* Andrea Benvenuti
Andrea Benvenuti (born 13 December 1969 in Negrar, Verona) is an Italian former 800 metres runner.
Biography
He won the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. Previously, he had come fifth in the 1992 Olympic final and third ...
— 1:45.23 (→ 5th place)
Men's 5.000 metres
*Salvatore Antibo
Salvatore Antibo (born 7 February 1962) is a former long-distance runner from Italy.
He won nine medals at the International athletics competitions. but curiously, he never won national championship (not outdoor, not indoor).
Biography
Antibo ...
:* Heat — 13:33.71
:* Final — 14:02.47 (→ 16th place)
Men's 10.000 metres
*Salvatore Antibo
Salvatore Antibo (born 7 February 1962) is a former long-distance runner from Italy.
He won nine medals at the International athletics competitions. but curiously, he never won national championship (not outdoor, not indoor).
Biography
Antibo ...
:* Heat — 28:18.48
:* Final — 28:11.39 (→ 4th place)
*Francesco Bennici
Francesco Bennici (born 3 October 1971) is a former Italian long-distance runner who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He won two medals at senior level at the International athletics competitions. He also was the only medal for It ...
:* Heat — 28:45.62 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* Salvatore Bettiol
Salvatore Bettiol (born 28 November 1961 in Volpago del Montello) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy.
Biography
He represented his native country twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in 2nd plac ...
— 2:14.15 (→ 5th place)
* Alessio Faustini
Alessio Faustini (born 10 June 1960) is an Italian former long-distance runner.
Biography
Alessio Faustini participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), he has 13 caps in national team from 1981 to 1992. He is not relative of the oth ...
— 2:21.37 (→ 44th place)
* Gelindo Bordin
Gelindo Bordin (born 2 April 1959) is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is the first Italian to have won an Olympic gold in the marathon and the only male to win both the Boston Marathon and th ...
— did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 400m Hurdles
*Fabrizio Mori
Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships.
Biography
Fabrizio Mori won nineteen medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with na ...
:* Heat — 49.16 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
* Giovanni De Benedictis — 1:23:11 (→ Bronze Medal)
*Maurizio Damilano
Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.
Biography
He was the 1980 Olympic ...
— 1:23:39 (→ 4th place)
* Walter Arena — 1:29:34 (→ 18th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
* Giuseppe de Gaetano — 3:59:13 (→ 12th place)
*Massimo Quiriconi
Massimo Quiriconi (born 8 January 1963) is a former Italian race walker.
Biography
He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 13th place in the men's 50 km walk event. Pezzatini set his personal best (3:55.1 ...
— 4:00:28 (→ 13th place)
* Giovanni Perricelli — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
* Giovanni Evangelisti
:* Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
* Enrico Sgrulletti
:* Qualification — 75.40 m
:* Final — 72.98 m (→ 11th place)
Men's Pole Vault
* Andrea Pegoraro
:* Qualification — 5.40 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
* Luciano Zerbini
:* Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
* Luciano Zerbini
:* Qualification — 20.25 m
:* Final — 19.88 m (→ 9th place)
*Alessandro Andrei
Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.
Biography
Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation st ...
:* Qualification — 20.14 m
:* Final — 19.62 m (→ 11th place)
Women's 800 metres
*Fabia Trabaldo
Fabia Trabaldo (born 5 March 1972 in Borgosesia, Vercelli) is a retired Italian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.
Biography
She won one medal, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. She has ...
:* Heat — 2:01.44 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10.000 metres
* Rosanna Munerotto
:* Heat — 32:17.01
:* Final — 32:37.91 (→ 16th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
*Irmgard Trojer
Irmgard Trojer (born 16 March 1964) is an Italian former 400 metres hurdler. She won a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1989 Universiade and competed at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992.
Biography
Born in Innichen, Italy, Trojer won th ...
:* Heat — 55.49
:* Semifinal — 56.34 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
* Emma Scaunich
Emma Scaunich, but real surname is Scaunigh, (1 March 1954) is a former Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.
Career
She won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated at ...
— 2:46.14 (→ 18th place)
* Anna Villani
Anna Villani (born 21 June 1966) is a retired female marathon runner from Italy.
Biography
Villani was born in Salerno. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she ended up in 20th place in the w ...
— 2:46.44 (→ 20th place)
* Bettina Sabatini — 2:50.09 (→ 23rd place)
Women's Long Jump
* Valentina Uccheddu
Valentina Uccheddu (born 26 October 1966 in Oristano) is a retired Italian long jumper.
She briefly held the Italian record with 6.80 metres from Sestriere in 1994, but the same year Fiona May became an Italian citizen. May would later improve ...
:* Heat — 6.40 m (→ did not advance)
* Antonella Capriotti
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:* Heat — 6.43 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 10 km Walk
*Annarita Sidoti
Annarita Sidoti (25 July 1969 – 21 May 2015) was an Italian race walker.
Biography
Annarita Sidoti was born in Gioiosa Marea. She won eleven medals at senior level in international competition. She participated at three editions of the Summ ...
:* Final — 45:23 (→ 7th place)
*Elisabetta Perrone
Elisabetta Perrone (born 9 July 1968) is a former race walker from Italy who won eighteen medals, eight of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.
Biography
Elisabetta Perrone won six medals, at individual level, at th ...
:* Final — 46:43 (→ 19th place)
*Ileana Salvador
Ileana Salvador (born 16 January 1962) is a former Italian race walker who won eight medals at the World Championships and European Championships
In 2005 she acquired Swedish citizenship.
Biography
She won ten medals, to senior level, at the In ...
:* Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Discus Throw
* Agnese Maffeis
Agnese Maffeis (born 9 March 1965, in Bergamo) is an Italian discus thrower and shot putter. She won six medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.
She has 73 caps in national team from 1981 to 2003, second Italian ath ...
:* Heat — 60.80m
:* Final — 61.22m (→ 10th place)
Women's High Jump
* Antonella Bevilacqua
Antonella Bevilacqua (born 15 October 1971 in Foggia) is an Italian high jumper, whose personal best jump was 1.98 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Milan.
Biography
In 1996 Bevilacqua tested positive for the prohibited substances ephedrine and ...
:* Qualification — 1.90 m (→ did not advance)
Baseball
Italy was not very successful at the premiere of Olympic baseball. The Italians lost six of their seven preliminary round games, beating only the host nation Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. Their 1-6 record tied with that of Spain for seventh and eighth places, the Italians received the advantage in the tie-breaker because of the head-to-head result, barely avoiding last place.
Men's Team Competition:
* Italy - 7th place (1-6)
Team roster
*Massimo Ciaramella
Massimo Ciaramella (born October 1, 1970) is a retired Italian professional baseball infielder.
Born in Nettuno, Lazio, Ciaramella spent 16 seasons in the Italian Baseball League while playing for his local team Nettuno Baseball Club from ...
* Guglielmo Trinci
* Claudio Cecconi
* Elio Gambuti
* Marco Urbani
* Maurizio De Sanctis
* Francesco Petruzzelli
* Fulvio Valle
* Massimiliano Masin
* Andrea Succi
* Claudio Taglienti
* Paolo Ceccaroli
*Ruggero Bagialemani
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* Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily
*Ruggero Berlam (1854–1920), Italian architect
* Ruggero Bonghi (1826–1895), Italian scholar, writer and politician
* Ruggero ...
* Rolando Cretis
* Alberto d'Auria
* Roberto Bianchi
* Leonardo Scianchi
* Luigi Carrozza
* Massimo Fochi
* Massimo Melassi
Basketball
Women's team competition
*Preliminary round (group A)
:*Lost to Brazil (70-85)
:*Lost to Unified Team (67-79)
:*Lost to Cuba (53-60)
*Classification Matches
:*5th/8th place: Lost to Spain (80-92)
:*7th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (83-86) → 8th place
*Team roster
:* Elena Paparazzo
:* Monica Bastiani
:* Mara Fullin
:* Stefania Salvemini
:* Anna Costalunga
:*Francesca Rossi
Francesca Rossi (born December 7, 1962) is an Italian computer scientist, currently working at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Lab (New York, USA) as an IBM Fellow and the IBM AI Ethics Global Leader.
Education and career
She received her bachelor ...
:* Angela Arcangeli
:* Catarina Pollini
:* Susanna Stanzani
:* Silvia Todeschini
:* Giuseppina Tufano
:* Stefania Passaro
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
* Luigi Castiglione
Luigi "Gino" Castiglioni (born April 8, 1967 in San Severo, Apulia) is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the final of the light fly ...
:* First Round – Lost to Dong-Bum Cho (ITA), 2:8
Canoeing
Cycling
Eighteen cyclists, fourteen men and four women, represented Italy in 1992.
; Men's road race
* Fabio Casartelli
Fabio Casartelli (16 August 1970 – 18 July 1995) was an Italian cyclist and an Olympic gold medalist. He was killed in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France.
Amateu ...
* Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classic cycle races, classics specialists of his generation with mo ...
* Mirco Gualdi
; Men's team time trial
* Flavio Anastasia
Flavio Anastasia (born 30 January 1969) is an Italian cyclist. He was born in Mariano Comense (Lombardia), Italy. In 1993, he was in the team Amore & Vita - Galatron.
He won the silver medal in the Team Time Trial at the 1992 Summer Olympic ...
* Luca Colombo
* Gianfranco Contri
Gianfranco Contri (born 27 April 1970) is an Italian former road cyclist. He won the silver medal in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Major results
;1987
: 1st Coppa San Bernardino
;1988
: 1st Team time trial, UCI Junior Wor ...
* Andrea Peron
; Men's sprint
* Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa (born 11 September 1973) is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 as well as World Champion in 1993 at the Tandem. He holds the Italian 200m Reco ...
; Men's 1 km time trial
* Adler Capelli
Adler Capelli (born 8 November 1973) is an Italian former track cyclist. He competed at the 1992, 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Major results
;1996
: 1st Team pursuit, World Track Championships
;1997
: 1st Team pursuit, World Track Ch ...
; Men's individual pursuit
* Ivan Beltrami
Ivan Beltrami (born 27 June 1969) is an Italian former cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), ...
; Men's team pursuit
* Ivan Beltrami
Ivan Beltrami (born 27 June 1969) is an Italian former cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), ...
* Rossano Brasi
Rossano Brasi (born 3 June 1972) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was professional from 1995 to 2002 with the teams Polti and De Nardi.
Major results
;1989
: 1st ...
* Ivan Cerioli
* Fabrizio Trezzi
* Giovanni Lombardi
; Men's points race
* Giovanni Lombardi
; Women's road race
* Valeria Cappellotto
Valeria Cappellotto (28 January 1970 – 17 September 2015) was an Italian racing cyclist. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 2000. Alessandra Cappellotto
Alessandra Cappellotto (born August 27, 1968) is a ...
— 2:05:03 (→ 17th place)
* Maria Turcutto — 2:05:03 (→ 32nd place)
* Roberta Bonanomi
Roberta Bonanomi (born 15 October 1966) is a retired racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at five Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Her biggest achievements were winning the 1989 Giro d'Italia Femminile ...
— 2:05:58 (→ 39th place)
; Women's individual pursuit
* Gabriella Pregnolato
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
*Davide Lorenzini
Davide Lorenzini (born August 8, 1969, in Verona) is a retired diver from Italy.
Biography
He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 3 m springboard at the 1991 European Championships in Athens, Greece. Lorenzini represented h ...
:*Preliminary Round — 375.57 points
:*Final — 527.73 points (→ 12th place)
* Alessandro de Botton
:* Preliminary Round — 312.69 points (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 10m Platform
* Alessandro de Botton
:* Preliminary Round — 334.98 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
* Luisella Bisello
:* Preliminary Round — 249.36 points (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 10m Platform
* Luisella Bisello
:*Preliminary Round — 272.19 points (→ 19th place)
Equestrianism
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women represented Italy in 1992.
; Men's foil
* Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella (born 23 June 1961) is an Italian fencer. His team won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) w ...
* Mauro Numa
Mauro Numa (born 8 November 1961 in Mestre) is an Italian fencer and one of the strongest during the 1980s.His career started very early and in 1979, at 18, he was included in the Foil's Italian Team. In 1980 Numa could not compete at the Moscow O ...
* Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni (born 24 January 1964) is an Italian foil fencer, Olympic team champion in 1984, Olympic champion in 1988 and World team champion in 1985 and 1994. He became a fencing master, then a director of foil, first for Italy, then for Ru ...
; Men's team foil
* Marco Arpino, Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella (born 23 June 1961) is an Italian fencer. His team won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) w ...
, Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni (born 24 January 1964) is an Italian foil fencer, Olympic team champion in 1984, Olympic champion in 1988 and World team champion in 1985 and 1994. He became a fencing master, then a director of foil, first for Italy, then for Ru ...
, Mauro Numa
Mauro Numa (born 8 November 1961 in Mestre) is an Italian fencer and one of the strongest during the 1980s.His career started very early and in 1979, at 18, he was included in the Foil's Italian Team. In 1980 Numa could not compete at the Moscow O ...
, Alessandro Puccini
; Men's épée
* Angelo Mazzoni
Angelo Mazzoni (born 3 April 1961, in Milan) is an Italian épée fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000, winning gold in 1996 and 2000.
Career
He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete ...
* Maurizio Randazzo
Maurizio Randazzo (born 1 March 1964) is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney ...
* Sandro Cuomo
Sandro Cuomo (born 21 October 1962) is an Italian former épée fencer. He won a team gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a team bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is also three-time team world champion. He is director of épée at t ...
; Men's team épée
* Sandro Cuomo
Sandro Cuomo (born 21 October 1962) is an Italian former épée fencer. He won a team gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a team bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is also three-time team world champion. He is director of épée at t ...
, Angelo Mazzoni
Angelo Mazzoni (born 3 April 1961, in Milan) is an Italian épée fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000, winning gold in 1996 and 2000.
Career
He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete ...
, Stefano Pantano
Stefano Pantano (born 4 May 1962) is an Italian fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offici ...
, Maurizio Randazzo
Maurizio Randazzo (born 1 March 1964) is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney ...
, Sandro Resegotti
; Men's sabre
* Marco Marin
Marco Marin (born 4 July 1963) is an Italian politician, dentist and fencer. He won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in sabre events at three Olympic Games between 1984 and 1992. He served as a Senator
A senate is a deliberative ass ...
* Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo (born 17 March 1959) is an Italian fencing, fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre (fencing), sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
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* Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio (born 27 June 1959) is an Italian fencer. In the team sabre events he won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics ...
; Men's team sabre
* Marco Marin
Marco Marin (born 4 July 1963) is an Italian politician, dentist and fencer. He won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in sabre events at three Olympic Games between 1984 and 1992. He served as a Senator
A senate is a deliberative ass ...
, Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio (born 27 June 1959) is an Italian fencer. In the team sabre events he won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics ...
, Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo (born 17 March 1959) is an Italian fencing, fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre (fencing), sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
*
...
, Giovanni Sirovich, Tonhi Terenzi
; Women's foil
* Giovanna Trillini
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* Margherita Zalaffi
Margherita Zalaffi (born 7 April 1966) is an Italian former fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and silvers at the same event in 1988 and in the women's team épée in 1996. She competed at fi ...
* Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
Francesca Bortolozzi (born 4 May 1968) is an Italian former fencer. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil events between 1988 and 1996. She won a gold medal at the individual foil event. She is married to Andrea Borella ...
; Women's team foil
* Giovanna Trillini
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, Margherita Zalaffi
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, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
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, Diana Bianchedi, Dorina Vaccaroni
Dorina Vaccaroni (born 24 September 1963 in Mestre) is an Italian former fencer, competing in the foil.
Biography
She received a gold medal in the foil team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul ...
Football
Men's team competition
* Preliminary round (group A)
:* Defeated United States
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(2-1)
:* Lost to Poland
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(0-3)
:* Defeated Kuwait
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(1-0)
* Quarterfinals
:* Lost to Spain
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(0-1) → Did not advance
* Team roster
:* ( 1) Francesco Antonioli
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:* ( 2) Mauro Bonomi
:* ( 3) Giuseppe Favalli
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:* ( 4) Luca Luzardi
:* ( 5) Salvatore Matrecano
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Club career
During his career, Matrecano played for sever ...
:* ( 6) Alessandro Orlando
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A quick, talented, energetic, and dynamic offensive left-back, with a powerful shot and good technique, he excelled at providing long p ...
:* ( 7) Stefano Rossini
:* ( 8) Mirko Taccola
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:* ( 9) Rufo Verga
:* (10) Demetrio Albertini
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:* (11) Dino Baggio
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Throughout his career, he played for several Italian clubs, and won the UEFA Cup three times, twice with Parma and once with Juven ...
:* (12) Angelo Peruzzi
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Peruzzi is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest Italian goalkeepers of all ...
:* (13) Eugenio Corini
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A talented, dynamic, and hard-working playmaker, known for his precise long passing, flair, and his a ...
:* (14) Dario Marcolin
:* (15) Gianluca Sordo
:* (16) Renato Buso
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Club career
Born in Treviso, Buso initially began his career playing as a striker or as a cent ...
:* (17) Pasquale Rocco
Pasquale Domenico Rocco (born 11 October 1970 in Paderno Dugnano) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
He represented Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Honours
Inter
* Serie A champion: ...
:* (18) Marco Ferrante
Marco Ferrante (born 4 February 1971) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. With 125 total goals scored for Torino, he is the fifth-highest scorer in the history of the Torinese club behind Guglielmo Gabetto (127 ...
:* (19) Alessandro Melli
:* (20) Roberto Muzzi
Roberto Muzzi (; born 21 September 1971) is an Italian former professional football striker, currently contracted with Cagliari as a "club manager".
During his career, he played for several Italian clubs including A.S. Roma, Pisa Calcio, C ...
*Head coach: Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini (; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player who played as a defender.
Father to Paolo Maldini and grandfather to Daniel Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Triestin ...
Gymnastics
Judo
*Massimo Sulli
Massimo Sulli (born December 12, 1963) is an Italian former Olympic judoka.
Judo career
His sports club was G.S. Fiamme Gialle, in Rome, Italy.
Competing in the U71 weight class, Sulli won the 1983-91 Italian Judo Championships.
Sulli competed ...
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1992. They won a bronze medal in the team event.
;Individual
* Roberto Bomprezzi
* Carlo Massullo
Carlo Massullo (born 13 August 1957) is an Italian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
He participated on the Italian team which won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and he also won an individual bronze medal.
* Gianluca Tiberti
Gianluca Tiberti (born 24 April 1967) is an Italian former modern pentathlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d ...
;Team
* Roberto Bomprezzi
* Carlo Massullo
* Gianluca Tiberti
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
* Riccardo Giordano
:* Final Ranking — 182.1 points (→ 16th place)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
* Alessandra Sensini
:* Final Ranking — 101.4 points (→ 7th place)
Women's 470 Class
* Maria Quarra and Anna Maria Barabino
:* Final Ranking — 68.7 points (→ 7th place)
Shooting
Swimming
Men's Competition
* René Gusperti, Giorgio Lamberti
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, Roberto Gleria, Massimo Trevisan
Massimo Trevisan (born 20 January 1968) is an Italian former freestyle Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
References
1968 births
Living people
People from Cinisello Balsam ...
, Piermaria Siciliano, Emanuele Merisi
Emanuele Merisi (born 10 October 1972) is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Career
Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ( Lombardy).
He began t ...
, Stefano Battistelli, Luca Bianchin, Gianni Minervini, Andrea Cecchi, Francesco Postiglione
Francesco Postiglione (born 29 April 1972 in Naples) is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a breas ...
, Leonardo Michelotti, Marco Braida, Luca Sacchi, and Emanuele Idini
Emanuele Idini (born 18 December 1970 in Rome) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He won the silver med ...
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti (born 28 January 1969) is an Italian former swimmer. In 1991 he became the first swimmer of Italy to win a world title, and gold medal, at a FINA World Aquatics Championships. He formerly held world records in the short course ...
, Emanuele Idini
Emanuele Idini (born 18 December 1970 in Rome) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He won the silver med ...
, Roberto Gleria, and Massimo Trevisan
Massimo Trevisan (born 20 January 1968) is an Italian former freestyle Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
References
1968 births
Living people
People from Cinisello Balsam ...
*# Heat – 3:23.43 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
* Roberto Gleria, Emanuele Idini
Emanuele Idini (born 18 December 1970 in Rome) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He won the silver med ...
, Pier Maria Siciliano, and Stefano Battistelli
*# Heat – 7:25.53
* Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti (born 28 January 1969) is an Italian former swimmer. In 1991 he became the first swimmer of Italy to win a world title, and gold medal, at a FINA World Aquatics Championships. He formerly held world records in the short course ...
, Massimo Trevisan
Massimo Trevisan (born 20 January 1968) is an Italian former freestyle Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
References
1968 births
Living people
People from Cinisello Balsam ...
, Roberto Gleria, and Stefano Battistelli
*# Final – 7:18.10 (→ 5th place)
Women's Competition
* Cristina Chiuso, Ilaria Sciorelli, Manuela Melchiorri, Lorenza Vigarani, Lara Bianconi, Francesca Salvalajo
Francesca Salvalajo (born 20 July 1972) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Salvalajo is a two-time gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games
The Medi ...
, Manuela Dalla Valle, Elena Donati, and Ilaria Tocchini
Synchronized swimming
Two synchronized swimmers represented Italy in 1992.
; Women's solo
* Paola Celli
* Giovanna Burlando
; Women's duet
* Paola Celli
* Giovanna Burlando
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
* Cristiano Caratti
Cristiano Caratti (born 24 May 1970) is a former ATP Tour tennis player from Italy. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1991 Australian Open and the 1991 Miami Masters.
Junior tennis career
Started playing tennis at age 9. His younger brother al ...
*# First round — Lost to Guy Forget
Guy Forget (; born 4 January 1965) is a French tennis administrator and retired professional player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup te ...
(France) 3-6, 4-6, 2-6
* Omar Camporese
Omar Camporese (; born 8 May 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Career
Born in Bologna, Camporese turned professional in 1987. He reached his first top-level singles final in 1990 at San Marino, where he lost to Guillermo ...
*# First round — Defeated Juan Rios (Puerto Rico) 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
*# Second round — Lost to Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965) is a Spanish former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He won five Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Sanchez is the older brother of multi ...
(Spain) 4-6, 2-6, 1-6
* Renzo Furlan
Renzo Furlan (born 17 May 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy.
Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by Indi ...
*# First round — Defeated Shuzo Matsuoka
is a retired Japanese professional tennis player, sports commentator, and entertainer. A former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, Matsuoka won one singles title during his career, in Seoul in 1992. In the same year, he reached a career-high ranking ...
(Japan) 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
*# Second round — Defeated Andrei Chesnokov
Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov (russian: Андрей Эдуардович Чесноков, links=no; born 2 February 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
Career
Chesnokov's highest singles ranking was World No. 9 in 1991. ...
(Unified Team) 7-6, 6-4, 6-4
*# Third round — Lost to Jordi Arrese
Jordi Arrese i Castañé (; born 29 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home town. In the final, he was defeated in a mara ...
(Spain) 4-6, 3-6, 2-6
Men's Doubles Competition
* Omar Camporese
Omar Camporese (; born 8 May 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Career
Born in Bologna, Camporese turned professional in 1987. He reached his first top-level singles final in 1990 at San Marino, where he lost to Guillermo ...
and Diego Nargiso
Diego Nargiso (born 15 March 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy.
Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's even ...
*# First round — Defeated Miguel Nido
Miguel Nido (born March 8, 1963 in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a former tennis player from Puerto Rico, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Partnering Juan Rios, the pair was defeated in the first round ...
and Juan Rios (Puerto Rico) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
*# Second round — Lost to George Cosac
George Cosac (born 26 January 1968) is a former tennis player from Romania. He competed in doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, together with Dinu Pescariu
Dinu Mihail Pescariu (born 12 April 1974) is a former tennis player from Romania, who ...
and Dinu Pescariu
Dinu Mihail Pescariu (born 12 April 1974) is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona (1992) and in Atlanta (1996). He reached his h ...
(Romania) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6
Women's Singles Competition
*Katia Piccolini
Katia Piccolini (born 15 January 1973) is a former tennis player from Italy, who competed on the WTA Tour from 1988 to 1999. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 37 in July 1991 and competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer ...
*# First Round – Lost to Nicole Provis
Nicole Bradtke (née Provis) (born 22 September 1969) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia.
Bradtke won three singles and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She reached the semifinals of the 1988 French Open, and won a bro ...
(Australia) 1-6 0-6
*Raffaella Reggi-Concato
Raffaella Reggi (; born 27 November 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Career
As a junior, Reggi won the Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981. She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982.
Reggi won the mixe ...
*# First Round – Defeated Jenny Byrne
Jenny Byrne (born 25 February 1967) is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and world No. 27 in doubles ( ...
(Australia) 6-4 7-6
*# Second Round – Lost to Manuela Maleeva
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva ( bg, Мануела Георгиева Малеева; born 14 February 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA Tour between 1982 and 1994. Through her marriage, Maleeva began re ...
(Switzerland) 2-6 4-6
*Sandra Cecchini
Anna-Maria "Sandra" Cecchini (; born 27 February 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Italy.
Career
Cecchini turned professional in 1984. She won 12 singles and 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She had career wins over Chris Ev ...
*# First Round – Defeated Paulina Sepúlveda
Paulina Sepúlveda (born 15 September 1968) is a Chilean former professional tennis player.
Biography
Sepúlveda made her debut for the Chile Fed Cup team as a 15-year old in 1984. She continued to play in the Fed Cup during her junior career an ...
(Chile) 6-2 6-3
*# Second Round – Lost to Conchita Martínez
"Conchita" Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, doing so in 1994 Wimbledon Championships ...
(Spain) 4-6 3-6
Volleyball
Men's team competition
*Team roster
:*Lorenzo Bernardi
Lorenzo Bernardi (born 11 August 1968) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver medallist at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, two–time World Champion (1990, 1994), and a two–time European Champion ( 1989, 1995) ...
:*Marco Bracci
Marco Bracci (born August 23, 1966 in Fucecchio, province of Florence) is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter.
Br ...
:* Luca Cantagalli
:* Claudio Marco Galli
:*Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and four–time Europea ...
:*Andrea Giani
Andrea Giani (born 22 April 1970) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player who scored numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He is considered one of the best volleyball pl ...
:* Andrea Lucchetta
:* Roberto Masciarelli
:*Michele Pasinato
Michele Pasinato (March 13, 1969 – April 8, 2021) was an Italian volleyball player, who earned a total number of 256 caps for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Nicknamed ''Paso'' and ''Micky'' he was on the side that won the title at the 1 ...
:*Paolo Tofoli
Paolo Tofoli (born August 14, 1966 in Fermo) is a former Italian volleyball player and current coach, standing at 188 cm.
He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He w ...
:*Fabio Vullo
Fabio Vullo (born September 1, 1964) is a retired Italian volleyball player.
Vullo, standing at 1.98 m for 87 kg, was born in Massa, and played as setter (although at the beginning of his long career was employed also as hitter).
Vullo ...
:*Andrea Zorzi
Andrea Zorzi (born 29 July 1965 in Noale, province of Venice) is a former Italian volleyball player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team (1990 and 1994). A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effec ...
Water polo
Men's team competition
*Preliminary round (group B)
:* Italy – Hungary 7-7
:* Italy – Netherlands 6-4
:* Italy – Cuba 11-8
:* Italy – Spain 9-9
:* Italy – Greece 8-6
*Semi Finals
:* Italy – Commonwealth of Independent States 9-8
*Final
:* Italy – Spain 9-8 (→ Gold Medal)
*Team roster
:* Carlo Silipo
Carlo Silipo (born September 10, 1971 in Naples) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain, he won bronze with ...
:* Amedeo Pomilio
Amedeo Pomilio (born 11 February 1967) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and stat ...
:* Franco Porzio
:* Pino Porzio
Giuseppe "Pino" Porzio (born Naples; February 26, 1967) is a coach and a former Italian water polo player. He is one of the most titled European coaches of all time, and, as his list of prizes demonstrates, is one of the most winning sportsmen a ...
:* Mario Fiorillo
Mario Fiorillo (born 16 December 1962) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and ...
:* Ferdinando Gandolfi
Ferdinando Gandolfi (born 5 January 1967) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
* List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
...
:* Alessandro Campagna
:* Marco D'Altrui
Marco D'Altrui (born 25 April 1964 in Naples) is an Italian water polo player. He competed at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics. His father Giuseppe was a member of the Italian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1960.
See also
* ...
:* Massimiliano Ferretti
Massimiliano Ferretti (born 22 June 1966) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
* List of Olympi ...
:* Francesco Attolico
Francesco Attolico (born 23 March 1963 in Bari) is a retired water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team record ...
:* Alessandro Bovo
Alessandro Bovo (born 1 January 1969) is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996.
After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain Bovo claimed bron ...
:* Paolo Caldarella
Paolo Caldarella (20 September 1964 – 27 September 1993) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
* Lis ...
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
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Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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