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Italy competed at the
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in Melbourne,
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( equestrian events). 129 competitors, 114 men and 15 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Rome, the
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was hoisted at the closing ceremony.


Medalists


Gold

* Leandro Faggin — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial * Antonio Domenicali, Leandro Faggin,
Valentino Gasparella Valentino Gasparella (born 30 June 1935) is a retired Italian track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with Antonio Domenicali, L ...
, Franco Gandini and
Virginio Pizzali Virginio Pizzali (28 December 1934 – 14 November 2021)
— Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit * Ercole Baldini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race * Luigi Carpaneda, Manlio di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Antonio Spallino, and Vittorio Lucarelli — Fencing, Men's Foil Team *
Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi (10 June 1923 – 24 March 1995) was an Italian fencer. He won four gold medals in total at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team épée events. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951, where he won a g ...
— Fencing, Men's Épée Individual *
Giorgio Anglesio Giorgio Anglesio (13 April 1922 – 24 July 2007) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officially k ...
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Franco Bertinetti Franco Bertinetti (14 July 1923 – 6 March 1995) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée events at the 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central bu ...
,
Giuseppe Delfino Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition. Biography He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
, Edoardo Mangiarotti,
Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi (10 June 1923 – 24 March 1995) was an Italian fencer. He won four gold medals in total at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team épée events. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951, where he won a g ...
, and
Alberto Pellegrino Alberto Pellegrino (20 May 1930 – 9 March 1996) was an Italian fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals with the Italian épée and foil teams at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. References External links * * 19 ...
— Fencing, Men's Épée Team *
Alberto Winkler Alberto Winkler (13 February 1932 – 14 June 1981) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Angelo Vanzi ...
,
Romano Sgheiz Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. Sgheiz was born in Colico, Italy, in 1937. Luciano Sgheiz (born 1941) is his brother. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal wit ...
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Angelo Vanzin Angelo Vanzin (8 February 1932 – 22 May 2018) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Alberto Winkler, Franco ...
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Franco Trincavelli Franco Trincavelli (7 June 1935 – 9 November 1983) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxed fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, ...
, and
Ivo Stefanoni Ivo Stefanoni (born 5 June 1936) is an Italian rowing cox and Olympic champion. Stefanoni was born in Mandello del Lario in 1936, and he rowed with GS Moto Guzzi. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni won a bronze medal with the ...
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours *
Galliano Rossini Galliano Rossini (17 May 1927 – 13 November 1987) was an Italian sports shooter. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the trap event and finished in 7th, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 13th place, respectively. He also won six ...
— Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting


Silver

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Franco Nenci Franco Nenci (27 January 1935 – 15 May 2020) was an Italian welterweight boxer.Guglielmo Pesenti Guglielmo Pesenti (18 December 1933 – 12 July 2002) was an Italian racing cyclist. He competed for Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital a ...
— Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch) *
Raimondo d'Inzeo Raimondo D'Inzeo (8 February 1925 – 15 November 2013) was an Italian show jumping rider, an Olympic champion and double world champion. Together with his elder brother Piero D'Inzeo, he was the first athlete to compete in eight consecutive O ...
— Equestrian, Jumping Individual *
Piero d'Inzeo Colonel Piero D'Inzeo (4 March 1923 – 13 February 2014) was an Italian show jumping rider, winner of six medals at the Olympic Games, and an officer in the Italian cavalry. He was born in Rome. Biography With his younger brother Raimondo D'In ...
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Raimondo d'Inzeo Raimondo D'Inzeo (8 February 1925 – 15 November 2013) was an Italian show jumping rider, an Olympic champion and double world champion. Together with his elder brother Piero D'Inzeo, he was the first athlete to compete in eight consecutive O ...
, and
Salvatore Oppes Salvatore Oppes (Pozzomaggiore, 2 November 1909 – 27 February 1987) was an Italian show jumping rider who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Biography In his career he participated in two editions of the Summer Olympics, is the older brot ...
— Equestrian, Jumping Team * Giancarlo Bergamini — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual *
Giuseppe Delfino Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition. Biography He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
— Fencing, Men's Épée Individual *
Ignazio Fabra Ignazio Fabra (25 April 1930 – 13 April 2008) is a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy. He won a world title in 1955 and finished second at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and 1962 and 1963 world championships. He placed fourth-fifth at the 1 ...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight * Agostino Straulino and
Nicolò Rode Nicolò "Nico" Rode (1 January 1912 – 4 May 1998) was an Italian sailor. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the Star class with skipper Agostino Straulino on ''Merope''. They won a gold medal in 1952 and a silver in 1956 and f ...
— Sailing, Men's Star Competition


Bronze

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Giacomo Bozzano Giacomo "Mino" Bozzano (born 12 April 1933 in Sestri Levante - died 21 November 2008) was a former Italian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He lo ...
— Boxing, Men's Heavyweight * Giuseppe Ogna and Cesare Pinarello — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem *
Piero d'Inzeo Colonel Piero D'Inzeo (4 March 1923 – 13 February 2014) was an Italian show jumping rider, winner of six medals at the Olympic Games, and an officer in the Italian cavalry. He was born in Rome. Biography With his younger brother Raimondo D'In ...
— Equestrian, Jumping Individual * Antonio Spallino — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual * Edoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual * Alessandro Ciceri — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting * Ermanno Pignatti — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight * Alberto Pigaiani — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight *
Adelmo Bulgarelli Adelmo Bulgarelli (23 March 1932 – 20 July 1984) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the ...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight


Athletics


Results


Boxing


Cycling

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Guglielmo Pesenti Guglielmo Pesenti (18 December 1933 – 12 July 2002) was an Italian racing cyclist. He competed for Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital a ...
— Silver Medal ; Time trial * Leandro Faggin — 1:09.8 (→ Gold Medal) ; Tandem * Cesare Pinarello
Giuseppe Ogna — Bronze Medal ; Team pursuit * Antonio Domenicali
Franco Gandini
Leandro Faggin
Valentino Gasparella Valentino Gasparella (born 30 June 1935) is a retired Italian track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with Antonio Domenicali, L ...

Virginio Pizzali Virginio Pizzali (28 December 1934 – 14 November 2021)
— 4:37.4 (→ Gold Medal) ; Team road race * Ercole Baldini
Arnaldo Pambianco Arnaldo Pambianco (16 August 1935 – 6 July 2022) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1961 Giro d'Italia. He competed at the 1956 Summer Ol ...

Dino Bruni Dino Bruni (born 13 April 1932) is an Italian road racing cyclist who won the silver medal in the men's team road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Vincenzo Zucconelli and Gianni Ghidini. Italy's fourth rider Bruno Monti also crossed t ...
— 36 points (→ 4th place) ; Individual road race * Ercole Baldini — 5:21:17 (→ Gold Medal) *
Arnaldo Pambianco Arnaldo Pambianco (16 August 1935 – 6 July 2022) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1961 Giro d'Italia. He competed at the 1956 Summer Ol ...
— 5:23:40 (→ 7th place) *
Dino Bruni Dino Bruni (born 13 April 1932) is an Italian road racing cyclist who won the silver medal in the men's team road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Vincenzo Zucconelli and Gianni Ghidini. Italy's fourth rider Bruno Monti also crossed t ...
— 5:27:28 (→ 28th place) * Aurelio Cestari — 5:34:20 (→ 34th place)


Fencing

19 fencers, 17 men and 2 women, represented Italy in 1956. ; Men's foil * Giancarlo Bergamini * Antonio Spallino * Edoardo Mangiarotti ; Men's team foil * Edoardo Mangiarotti, Manlio Di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Antonio Spallino, Luigi Carpaneda, Vittorio Lucarelli ; Men's épée *
Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi (10 June 1923 – 24 March 1995) was an Italian fencer. He won four gold medals in total at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team épée events. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951, where he won a g ...
*
Giuseppe Delfino Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition. Biography He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
* Edoardo Mangiarotti ; Men's team épée * Edoardo Mangiarotti,
Giuseppe Delfino Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition. Biography He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
,
Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi (10 June 1923 – 24 March 1995) was an Italian fencer. He won four gold medals in total at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team épée events. He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951, where he won a g ...
,
Franco Bertinetti Franco Bertinetti (14 July 1923 – 6 March 1995) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée events at the 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central bu ...
,
Giorgio Anglesio Giorgio Anglesio (13 April 1922 – 24 July 2007) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officially k ...
,
Alberto Pellegrino Alberto Pellegrino (20 May 1930 – 9 March 1996) was an Italian fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals with the Italian épée and foil teams at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. References External links * * 19 ...
; Men's sabre *
Luigi Narduzzi Luigi Narduzzi (3 June 1932 – 20 December 1970) was an Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, official ...
* Roberto Ferrari *
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 ...
; Men's team sabre * Roberto Ferrari,
Domenico Pace Domenico Pace (9 July 1924 – 16 August 2022) was an Italian fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the I M ...
, Mario Ravagnan,
Giuseppe Comini Giuseppe Comini (20 September 1922 – 6 April 2011) was an Italian fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known ...
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Luigi Narduzzi Luigi Narduzzi (3 June 1932 – 20 December 1970) was an Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, official ...
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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 ...
; Women's foil *
Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini (27 January 1936 – 26 July 2008) was an Italian fencing, fencer. She competed at the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the individual and team foil events and won a team bronze in 1960. Competitions * 195 ...
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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 ...


Gymnastics


Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Italy in 1956. ;Individual * Adriano Facchini


Rowing

Italy had 21 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1956. ; Men's single sculls *
Stefano Martinoli Stefano Martinoli (born 21 September 1935) is an Italian rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international m ...
; Men's coxless pair * Alvaro Banchi * Maurizio Clerici ; Men's coxless four * Giuseppe Moioli *
Attilio Cantoni Attilio Cantoni (2 May 1931 – 22 August 2017) was an Italian rower. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Aus ...
* Giovanni Zucchi *
Abbondio Marcelli Abbondio Marcelli (11 February 1932 – 7 December 2015) is an Italian Rowing (sport), rower. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, men's coxless four where they ...
; Men's coxed four *
Alberto Winkler Alberto Winkler (13 February 1932 – 14 June 1981) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Angelo Vanzi ...
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Romano Sgheiz Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. Sgheiz was born in Colico, Italy, in 1937. Luciano Sgheiz (born 1941) is his brother. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal wit ...
*
Angelo Vanzin Angelo Vanzin (8 February 1932 – 22 May 2018) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Alberto Winkler, Franco ...
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Franco Trincavelli Franco Trincavelli (7 June 1935 – 9 November 1983) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxed fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, ...
*
Ivo Stefanoni Ivo Stefanoni (born 5 June 1936) is an Italian rowing cox and Olympic champion. Stefanoni was born in Mandello del Lario in 1936, and he rowed with GS Moto Guzzi. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni won a bronze medal with the ...
(cox) ; Men's eight * Antonio Amato * Salvatore Nuvoli * Cosimo Campioto * Livio Tesconi * Antonio Casoar * Gian Carlo Casalini * Sergio Tagliapietra *
Arrigo Menicocci Arrigo Menicocci (5 October 1933 – 1 December 1956) was an Italian rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached ...
* Vincenzo Rubolotta (cox)


Sailing


Shooting

Five shooters represented Italy in 1956. In the trap event,
Galliano Rossini Galliano Rossini (17 May 1927 – 13 November 1987) was an Italian sports shooter. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the trap event and finished in 7th, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 13th place, respectively. He also won six ...
won gold and Alessandro Ciceri won bronze. ;
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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 ...
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Galliano Rossini Galliano Rossini (17 May 1927 – 13 November 1987) was an Italian sports shooter. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the trap event and finished in 7th, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 13th place, respectively. He also won six ...
* Alessandro Ciceri


Swimming

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Federico Dennerlein,
Paolo Galletti Paolo Galletti (7 March 1937 – 25 April 2015) was an Italian swimmer. He participated in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960. See also * Italian record progression 400 metres freestyle Long course (50 m) Men ...
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Guido Elmi Guido Elmi (7 September 1935 – 14 July 2018) was an Italian Swimming (sport), swimmer. He competed in the Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Summe ...
, and Anthony Romani :* Final — 8:46.2 (→ 7th place)


Water polo

;Men's Team Competition *Team Roster :*
Cosimo Antonelli Cosimo "Nino" Antonelli (July 23, 1925 – January 16, 2014) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Venice.Alfonso Buonocore :* Enzo Cavazzoni :* Maurizio d'Achille :*
Giuseppe d'Altrui Giuseppe D'Altrui (born Naples April 7, 1934) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is the father of Marco D'Altrui, who also won a water pol ...
:* Federico Dennerlein :*
Luigi Mannelli Luigi Mannelli (21 February 1939 – 14 March 2017) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Naples. In 1956 he was a member of the Italian water polo team which f ...
:* Angelo Marciani :*
Paolo Pucci Paolo Pucci (born 21 April 1935) is a retired Italian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 m freestyle competition and finished fourth with the Italian ...
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Weightlifting


Wrestling


References


External links


Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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