| Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inTokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 381 in 28 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Jessica Rossi Elia Viviani |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Marcell Jacobs |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] Italian athletes have appeared in everySummer Olympics edition of the modern era, with the disputed exception of the1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis where one Italian may have participated.[citation needed]
TheItalian National Olympic Committee will reward the gold medalists with €180,000, the silver medalists with €90,000 and the bronze medalists with €60,000.[2]
Italy competed in all sports except badminton, field hockey, football, handball and rugby sevens.
Italy has ended the 2020 Summer Olympics winning 10 gold, 10 silver and 20 bronze medals, setting a new record in number of medals won (36 medals was first reached in theLos Angeles Olympics of1932, and then again in theRome Olympics of1960).[3] Moreover, for the first time the country has received at least one medal in each day.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in athletics (alternate) are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Artistic swimming | — | 8 | 8 |
| Athletics | 41 | 34 | 75 |
| Basketball | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Boxing | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cycling | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Diving | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Fencing | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Judo | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Karate | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Modern pentathlon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rowing | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Sailing | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Shooting | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Skateboarding | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Softball | — | 15 | 15 |
| Sport climbing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Surfing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Water polo | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 193 | 180 | 373 |
One Italian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the four available spots at the2019 World Archery Championships in's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[12] Another Italian archer secured a spot in the women's individual recurve by winning the mixed team title at the2019 European Games inMinsk, Belarus.[13] Meanwhile, three Italian archers qualified for the women's events by securing the last of three quota places available in the team recurve at the2021 WA Final Qualification Tournament inParis, France.[14]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mauro Nespoli | Men's individual | 658 | 24 |  Ravnikar (SLO)W 6–0 |  Gankin (KAZ)W 6–2 |  D'Almeida (BRA)W 6–0 |  Unruh (GER)W 6–4 |  Tang C-c (TPE)W 6–2 |  Gazoz (TUR)L 4–6 |  |
| Tatiana Andreoli | Women's individual | 627 | 52 |  Barbelin (FRA)L 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Lucilla Boari | 651 | 23 |  Zyzańska (POL)W 6–0 |  Rebagliati (ITA)W 6–4 |  Marusava (BLR)W 6–5 |  Wu Jx (CHN)W 6–2 |  Osipova (ROC)L 6–0 |  Brown (USA)W 1–7 |  | |
| Chiara Rebagliati | 658 | 10 |  Bjerendal (SWE)W 6–2 | Boari (ITA) L 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tatiana Andreoli Lucilla Boari Chiara Rebagliati | Women's team | 1936 | 8 | — |  Great Britain (GBR)W 5–3 |  South Korea (KOR)L 0–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Mauro Nespoli Chiara Rebagliati | Mixed team | 1316 | 11Q | — |  Netherlands (NED)L 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Italy fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in both the women's team and duet routine the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament inBarcelona, Spain.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Linda Cerruti Costanza Ferro | Duet | 91.1035 | 6 | 91.2000 | 182.3035 | 6Q | 92.4667 | 183.5702 | 6 |
| Beatrice Callegari Domiziana Cavanna Linda Cerruti Francesca Deidda Costanza Di Camillo Costanza Ferro Gemma Galli Enrica Piccoli | Team | 91.3372 | 6 | — | 92.8000 | 184.1372 | 5 | ||
On 28 June 2021,La Gazzetta dello Sport announced initially an Italian team of 72 (40 men and 32 women), the largest team ever in athletics. The official composition of the Italian team have been confirmed on 2 July and it reaches finally 76 athletes (41 men and 35 women) without alternate athletes.[16] 2 more qualified athletes have been withdrawn after their qualification. It is the largest team ever, sinceLos Angeles 1984 (50).[17]
Italian athletes further achieved the qualification, either by entry standard (qualifying time or mark) or by world ranking,[18] in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event).[19][20]
All the 5 relay teams, also a record for Italy, are qualified by designated competition (5 athletes per each relay team and 4 athletes only, 2 men and 2 women, for the mixed team). The athletes already qualified for 100 m and 400 m shall be part of their respective relay teams.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marcell Jacobs | 100 m | Bye | 9.94PB | 1Q | 9.84 | 3q | 9.80AR |  | |
| Filippo Tortu | Bye | 10.10 | 4q | 10.16 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Eseosa Desalu | 200 m | 20.29 | 3Q | — | 20.43 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Antonio Infantino | 20.90 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Davide Re | 400 m | 45.46 | 5Q | — | 44.94 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Edoardo Scotti | 45.71 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Yemaneberhan Crippa | 5000 m | 13:47.12 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | — | 27:54.05 | 11 | ||||||
| Paolo Dal Molin | 110 m hurdles | 13.44 | 4Q | — | 13.40 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Hassane Fofana | 13.70 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alessandro Sibilio | 400 m hurdles | 49.11 | 3Q | — | 47.93 | 3Q | 48.77 | 8 | |
| Ahmed Abdelwahed | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:12.71 | 3Q | — | 8:24.34 | 14 | |||
| Ala Zoghlami | 8:14.06 | 4Q | 8:18.50 | 9 | |||||
| Osama Zoghlami | 8:19.51 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Eseosa Desalu Marcell Jacobs Lorenzo Patta Filippo Tortu | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.95NR | 3Q | — | 37.50NR | | |||
| Vladimir Aceti Davide Re Edoardo Scotti Alessandro Sibilio | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.91NR | 4Q | — | 2:58.81NR | 7 | |||
| Yassine El Fathaoui | Marathon | — | 2:19:44 | 47 | |||||
| Eyob Faniel | 2:15:11 | 20 | |||||||
| Yassine Rachik | DNF | ||||||||
| Francesco Fortunato | 20 km walk | — | 1:23:43 | 15 | |||||
| Massimo Stano | 1:21:05 | | |||||||
| Federico Tontodonati | 1:31:19 | 44 | |||||||
| Andrea Agrusti | 50 km walk | — | 4:01:10 | 23 | |||||
| Teodorico Caporaso | DNF | ||||||||
| Marco De Luca | DNF | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Anna Bongiorni | 100 m | Bye | 11.35 | 3Q | 11.38 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Vittoria Fontana | Bye | 11.53 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gloria Hooper | 200 m | 23.16 | 4Q | — | 23.28 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Dalia Kaddari | 23.26 | 3Q | 23.41 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Elena Bellò | 800 m | 2:01.07 | 5q | — | 2:02.35 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Federica Del Buono | 1500 m | 4:07.70 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Gaia Sabbatini | 4:05.41 | 4Q | 4:02.25PB | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nadia Battocletti | 5000 m | 14:55.83 | 3Q | — | 14:46.29 | 7 | |||
| Luminosa Bogliolo | 100 m hurdles | 12.93 | 3Q | — | 12.75NR | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Elisa Di Lazzaro | 13.08 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Eleonora Marchiando | 400 m hurdles | 56.82 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Linda Olivieri | 55.54PB | 4Q | 57.03 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yadisleidy Pedroso | 55.57SB | 5Q | 55.80 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Anna Bongiorni Zaynab Dosso* Vittoria Fontana Johanelis Herrera* Gloria Hooper Irene Siragusa | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.84NR | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Rebecca Borga Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Ayomide Folorunso* Raphaela Lukudo Alice Mangione Eleonora Marchiando Petra Nardelli Anna Polinari Giancarla Trevisan* | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.74SB | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Giovanna Epis | Marathon | — | 2:35:09SB | 32 | |||||
| Eleonora Giorgi | 20 km walk | — | 1:46:36 | 52 | |||||
| Antonella Palmisano | 1:29:12 | | |||||||
| Valentina Trapletti | 1:33:12 | 18 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Vladimir Aceti Edoardo Scotti Rebecca Borga Alice Mangione | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.51 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Filippo Randazzo | Long jump | 8.10 | 6q | 7.99 | 8 |
| Tobia Bocchi | Triple jump | 16.78 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Andrea Dallavalle | 16.99 | 7Q | 16.85 | 9 | |
| Emmanuel Ihemeje | 16.88 | 9Q | 16.52 | 11 | |
| Stefano Sottile | High jump | 2.17 | =26 | Did not advance | |
| Gianmarco Tamberi | 2.28 | 9q | 2.37 | | |
| Claudio Stecchi | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Leonardo Fabbri | Shot put | 20.80 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Nick Ponzio | 20.28 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Zane Weir | 21.25 | 5Q | 21.41 | 5PB | |
| Giovanni Faloci | Discus throw | 57.33 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Dariya Derkach | Triple jump | 13.90 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Alessia Trost | High jump | 1.90 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Elena Vallortigara | 1.93 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Roberta Bruni | Pole vault | 4.25 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Elisa Molinarolo | 4.40 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Daisy Osakue | Discus throw | 63.66 | 5Q | 59.97 | 12 |
| Sara Fantini | Hammer throw | 71.68 | 12q | 69.10 | 12 |
At the2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, held inBelgrad, Serbia,Italy men's team qualified, beatingSerbia 102 to 95 on 4 July 2021. It is the Italian return to Olympics after 17 years,Athens 2004.[21]
The roster was announced on 6 July 2021.[22]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 226 | +33 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 239 | +16 | 5 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 273 | −16 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 263 | −33 | 3 |
| Germany | 82–92 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter:32–22, 14–21,26–25, 10–24 | ||
| Pts:Lô 24 Rebs:Voigtmann 6 Asts:three players 4 | Pts:Fontecchio 20 Rebs:Melli 9 Asts:Mannion 7 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
| Italy | 83–86 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–25,20–19, 17–21, 21–21 | ||
| Pts:Fontecchio 22 Rebs:Polonara 7 Asts:Mannion 7 | Pts:Landale 18 Rebs:three players 7 Asts:Ingles,Mills 5 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN),Steven Anderson (USA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ) |
| Italy | 80–71 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter:29–17, 11–22, 16–24,24–8 | ||
| Pts:Melli 15 Rebs:Vitali 6 Asts:Fontecchio,Pajola 4 | Pts:Metu 22 Rebs: Metu 10 Asts: Metu 3 | |
| Italy | 75–84 | France |
| Scoring by quarter:25–20, 17–23, 12–21,21–20 | ||
| Pts:Fontecchio 23 Rebs:Gallinari 10 Asts:Pajola 6 | Pts:Gobert 22 Rebs:Batum 14 Asts:De Colo 7 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Juan Fernández (ARG),Steven Anderson (USA) |
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Italy women's 3×3 | Women's 3×3 tournament |  MongoliaW 15–14 | France L 16–19 |  RomaniaW 22–14 | China L 13–22 |  JapanL 10–22 | United States L 13–17 | ROC L 9–17 | 6 | China L 13–19 | Did not advance | ||
Italy women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the2020 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[24]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 98 | +38 | Semifinals |
| 2 | ROC | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 129 | 90 | +39 | |
| 3 | China | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 127 | 97 | +30 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan(H) | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 130 | 97 | +33 | |
| 5 | France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 116 | +2 | |
| 6 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 125 | −27 | |
| 7 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 142 | −53 | |
| 8 | Mongolia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 141 | −62 |
Italy entered four female boxers into the Olympic tournament. Giordana Sorrentino (women's flyweight), Rio 2016 OlympianIrma Testa (women's featherweight), Rebecca Nicoli (women's lightweight), and 2019 world silver medalistAngela Carini (women's welterweight) secured the spots on the Italian squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the2020 European Qualification Tournament inVillebon-sur-Yvette, France.[25]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Giordana Sorrentino | Women's flyweight |  Cardozo (VEN)W 5–0 | Huang H-w (TPE) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
| Irma Testa | Women's featherweight | Vorontsova (ROC) W 4–1 |  Walsh (IRL)W 5–0 |  Veyre (CAN)W 5–0 |  Petecio (PHI)L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Rebecca Nicoli | Women's lightweight |  Falcón (MEX)W 4–1 | Harrington (IRL) L 5–0 | Did not advance | |||
| Angela Carini | Women's welterweight | Bye | Chen N-c (TPE) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |||
Italian canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships inLa Seu d'Urgell, Spain.[26] The slalom canoeists, highlighted by Rio 2016 OlympiansGiovanni De Gennaro andStefanie Horn were named to the Italian roster for the Games on 22 June 2021.[27]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Giovanni De Gennaro | Men's K-1 | 90.92 | 1 | 90.65 | 2 | 90.65 | 2Q | 100.23 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Marta Bertoncelli | Women's C-1 | 121.83 | 13 | 113.91 | 8 | 113.91 | 10Q | 145.71 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Stefanie Horn | Women's K-1 | 109.82 | 9 | 104.79 | 4 | 104.79 | 4Q | 108.52 | 4Q | 106.93 | 4 |
Italian canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships inSzeged, Hungary.[28] The sprint canoeing team was named to the Italian roster for the Games on 22 June 2021, including Rio 2016 OlympianManfredi Rizza.[27]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Manfredi Rizza | Men's K-1 200 m | 34.867 | 1SF | Bye | 35.171 | 2FA | 35.080 | | |
| Luca Beccaro Samuele Burgo | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:28.047 | 4QF | 3:12.667 | 3SF | 3:20.591 | 5FB | 3:22.408 | 11 |
| Francesca Genzo | Women's K-1 200 m | 42.198 | 2SF | Bye | 40.000 | 4FA | 40.184 | 7 | |
Qualification Legend:FA = Qualify to final (medal);FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Italy entered a squad of nine riders (five men and four women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in theUCI World Ranking.[29]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Bettiol | Road race | 6:09:04 | 14 |
| Time trial | 57:38.06 | 11 | |
| Damiano Caruso | Road race | 6:11:46 | 24 |
| Giulio Ciccone | 6:16:53 | 60 | |
| Filippo Ganna | Time trial | 56:09.93 | 5 |
| Gianni Moscon | Road race | 6:09:04 | 20 |
| Vincenzo Nibali | 6:16:53 | 53 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marta Bastianelli | Road race | 4:02:16 | 44 |
| Marta Cavalli | 3:54:31 | 8 | |
| Elisa Longo Borghini | Road race | 3:54:14 | |
| Time trial | 33:00.89 | 10 | |
| Soraya Paladin | Road race | 4:08:40 | 48 |
Following the completion of the2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Italian riders accumulated spots for both men and women in team pursuit, omnium, and madison, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan | Men's team pursuit | 3:45.895 | 2Q |  New Zealand (NZL)W 3:42.307WR | 1 |  Denmark (DEN)W 3:42.032WR | |
| Martina Alzini Rachele Barbieri Martina Fidanza Vittoria Guazzini Letizia Paternoster | Women's team pursuit | 4:11.666 | 4Q | Germany (GER) L 4:10.063 | 6 |  Australia (AUS)L 4:11.108 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Points race | Total points | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||
| Elia Viviani | Men's omnium | 13 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 40 | 42 | 4 | 124 | |
| Elisa Balsamo | Women's omnium | DNF | 16 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Consonni Elia Viviani | Men's madison | −9 | 100 | 10 |
| Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster | Women's madison | 2 | 120 | 8 |
Italian mountain bikers qualified for four quota places (three men's and one women's) into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's runner-up finish for men and ninth for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.[30][31]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Braidot | Men's cross-country | 1:31:30 | 25 |
| Nadir Colledani | LAP (1 lap) | 34 | |
| Gerhard Kerschbaumer | 1:29:48 | 20 | |
| Eva Lechner | Women's cross-country | 1:26:26 | 25 |
Italy received a single quota place for BMX at the Olympics by topping the field of nations vying for qualification in the men's race at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships.[32]
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Giacomo Fantoni | Men's race | 14 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Italian divers qualified for three individual spots and two synchronized teams at the Games through the2019 FINA World Championships and the2021 FINA Diving World Cup.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lorenzo Marsaglia | 3 metre springboard | 369.60 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Lorenzo Marsaglia Giovanni Tocci | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 388.05 | 6 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Noemi Batki | 10 m platform | 226.95 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Sarah Jodoin Di Maria | 291.05 | 15Q | 294.00 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Elena Bertocchi Chiara Pellacani | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 267.48 | 7 | |||
Italy fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team eventing competition by securing an outright berth as one of the two top-ranked nations, not yet qualified, at the 2019 European Championships (for Groups A and B) in Luhmühlen,Germany.[33] Meanwhile, one jumping rider was added to the Italian roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups B (South Western Europe).[34]
Following the withdrawal of Norway, Italy received a reallocation to compete in the individual dressage competition.[35]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Francesco Zaza | Wispering Romance | Individual | 66.941 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualified for the final;q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Stefano Brecciaroli and Bolivar Gio Granno have been named the travelling alternates.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Susanna Bordone | Imperial van de Holtakkers | Individual | 33.90 | 36 | 11.00 | 44.90 | 29 | 0.00 | 44.90 | 22Q | 11.00 | 50.50 | 18 | 50.50 | 18 |
| Vittoria Panizzon | Super Cillious | 38.60 | 52 | 3.60 | 42.20 | 25 | 8.00 | 50.20 | 27 | Did not advance | 50.20 | 27 | |||
| Arianna Schivo | Quefira de l'Ormeau | 42.90 | 58 | 2.80 | 45.70 | 28 | 4.00 | 49.70 | 26 | Did not advance | 49.70 | 26 | |||
| Susanna Bordone Vittoria Panizzon Arianna Schivo | See above | Team | 115.40 | 15 | 17.40 | 132.80 | 7 | 12.00 | 144.80 | 7 | — | 144.80 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Emanuele Gaudiano | Chalou | Individual | 9 | =47 | Did not advance | ||
Italian fencers qualified a full squad each in the team foil, team sabre, and the men's team épée at the Games, by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's épée team claimed the spot as the highest-ranked nation from the European zone outside the world's top four.[36] It is the first Olympics ever where Italy will have a team in all events.
The fencing team was officially selected to the Italian roster for the Games on 11 June 2021, with three-time medalistAndrea Cassarà in the men's foil remarkably going to his fifth straight Games. Notable fencers also featured the defending championDaniele Garozzo in the men's foil, Rio 2016 silver medalistRossella Fiamingo in the women's épée, and London 2012 silver medalistArianna Errigo in the women's foil.[37]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Marco Fichera | Épée | Bye | Kurbanov (KAZ) L 7–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Enrico Garozzo | Bye | Kano (JPN) L 12–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Andrea Santarelli | Bye | Khodos (ROC) W 15–10 | Bardenet (FRA) W 15–11 | Yamada (JPN) W 15–13 |  Siklósi (HUN)L 10–15 |  Reizlin (UKR)L 12–15 | 4 | |
| Marco Fichera Enrico Garozzo Andrea Santarelli Gabriele Cimini | Team épée | — | Bye | ROC L 34–45 | Classification semifinal Ukraine (UKR) L 39–45 | Seventh place final Switzerland (SUI)W 36–34 | 7 | |
| Andrea Cassarà | Foil | Bye | Schenkel (CAN) W 15–11 |  Hamza (EGY)L 13–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Alessio Foconi | Bye | Sanità (GER) W 15–8 |  Cheung (HKG)L 3–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Daniele Garozzo | Bye | Hassan (EGY) W 15–6 | Matsuyama (JPN) W 15–14 | Lefort (FRA) W 15–10 | Shikine (JPN) W 15–9 | Cheung K-l (HKG) L 15–11 | | |
| Andrea Cassarà Alessio Foconi Daniele Garozzo Giorgio Avola | Team foil | — | Bye | Japan (JPN) L 43–45 | Did not advance | |||
| Enrico Berrè | Sabre | Bye |  Ferjani (TUN)W 15–10 | Teodosiu (ROU) W 15–12 | Samele (ITA) L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||
| Luca Curatoli | Bye | Teodosiu (ROU) L 13–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Luigi Samele | Bye | Xu Ym (CHN) W 15–12 |  Rahbari (IRI)W 15–7 | Berrè (ITA) W 15–10 | Kim J-h (KOR) W 15–12 | Szilágyi (HUN) L 7–15 | | |
| Enrico Berrè Luca Curatoli Luigi Samele Aldo Montano[b] | Team sabre | — | Bye | Iran (IRI) W 45–44 | Hungary W 45–43 | South Korea L 26–45 | | |
b Because of physical injury, Samele could not compete in the semifinal against the Hungarian team and was replaced by Montano, who also competed in the final against South Korea.[38]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Rossella Fiamingo | Épée | Bye | Moellhausen (BRA) W 10–9 | Jarecka (POL) W 15–13 |  Lehis (EST)L 15–7 | Did not advance | ||
| Federica Isola | Bye | Besbes (TUN) W 14–12 | Lin S (CHN) W 15–9 | Sun Yw (CHN) L 10–11 | Did not advance | |||
| Mara Navarria | Bye | Lichagina (ROC) W 15–12 | Lehis (EST) L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rossella Fiamingo Federica Isola Mara Navarria Alberta Santuccio | Team épée | — | ROC W 33–31 | Estonia (EST) L 34–42 | China (CHN) W 23–21 | | ||
| Martina Batini | Foil | Bye | Kreiss (HUN) L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Arianna Errigo | Bye | El-Sharkawy (EGY) W 15–2 | Guo (CAN) W 15–8 | Volpi (ITA) L 7–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Alice Volpi | Bye | Kondricz (HUN) W 15–5 | Ebert (GER) W 15–13 | Errigo (ITA) W 15–7 | Deriglazova (ROC) L 10–15 | Korobeynikova (ROC) L 14–15 | 4 | |
| Martina Batini Arianna Errigo Alice Volpi Erica Cipressa[c] | Team foil | — | Hungary (HUN) W 45–32 | France (FRA) L 43–45 | United States (USA) W 45–23 | | ||
| Martina Criscio | Sabre | Bye | Yoon J-s (KOR) L 11–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rossella Gregorio | Bye | Pozdniakova (ROC) L 12–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Irene Vecchi | Bye | Lembach (FRA) W 15–11 | Velikaya (ROC) L 15–12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Martina Criscio Rossella Gregorio Irene Vecchi Michela Battiston | Team sabre | — | Bye | China (CHN) W 45–41 | France (FRA) L 39–45 | South Korea (KOR) L 42–45 | 4 | |
cCipressa replaced Batini in the bronze medal match against the American team.
Italy entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.Guido Migliozzi (world no. 72) andFrancesco Molinari (world no. 133) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event based on the IGF World Rankings of 20 June 2021. Molinari later withdrew thorough injury and was replaced byRenato Paratore.[39]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Guido Migliozzi | Men's | 71 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 276 | −8 | =32 |
| Renato Paratore | 71 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 275 | −9 | =27 | |
| Giulia Molinaro | Women's | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 286 | +2 | =46 |
| Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso | 75 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 302 | +18 | 59 | |
Italy fielded a full squad of seven gymnasts (two men and five women) into the Olympic competition. The women's squad finished fifth out of nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around to assure its Olympic berth at the2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships inStuttgart, Germany. On the men's side, Rio 2016 OlympianLudovico Edalli and rookieMarco Lodadio booked their spots in the individual all-around and apparatus events at the same tournament, with the latter bagging the silver medal in the rings exercise.[40] Vanessa Ferrari initially qualified as an individual; however,Giorgia Villa's injury resulted in Ferrari's placement on the team. As a result, teammateLara Mori took the individual berth.[41]
| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Ludovico Edalli | All-around | 13.733 | 13.600 | 13.333 | 13.666 | 13.166 | 13.766 | 81.231 | 38 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Marco Lodadio | Rings | — | 14.633 | — | 14.633 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Alice D'Amato | Team | 14.333 | 14.233 | 12.600 | 13.033 | 54.199 | 20Q | 14.166 | 14.166 | 13.133 | 13.100 | — | |
| Asia D'Amato | 14.233 | 13.933 | 13.133 | 11.833 | 53.132 | 34 | 14.266 | 13.900 | 12.900 | 13.166 | |||
| Vanessa Ferrari | 14.167 | — | 12.500 | 14.166Q | — | 14.233 | — | 14.100 | |||||
| Martina Maggio | 14.067 | 13.700 | 13.066 | 12.733 | 53.566 | 27Q | — | 13.433 | 13.075 | — | |||
| Total | 42.733 | 41.866 | 38.799 | 39.932 | 163.330 | 7Q | 42.665 | 41.499 | 39.108 | 40.366 | 163.638 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Alice D'Amato | All-around | See team results | 14.300 | 13.000 | 11.633 | 12.966 | 51.899 | 20 | |||||
| Vanessa Ferrari | Floor | — | 14.166 | 14.166 | 1Q | — | 14.200 | 14.200 | | ||||
| Martina Maggio | All-around | See team results | 14.033 | 12.466 | 13.066 | 13.000 | 52.565 | 19 | |||||
| Lara Mori | Balance beam | — | 12.133 | — | 12.133 | 62 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Floor | — | 13.400 | 13.400 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Italy qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the group all-around by virtue of a top-three finish at the2018 World Championships inSofia.[42] Two more rhythmic gymnasts were added to the roster by finishing in the top sixteen of the individual all-around at the2019 World Championships inBaku, Azerbaijan.[43]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Alexandra Agiurgiuculese | Individual | 22.050 | 25.600 | 24.150 | 19.250 | 91.050 | 15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Milena Baldassarri | 24.550 | 25.700 | 25.650 | 20.150 | 96.050 | 6Q | 25.100 | 25.625 | 26.300 | 22.400 | 99.625 | 6 | |
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 apps | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | 5 apps. | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | ||
| Martina Centofanti Agnese Duranti Alessia Maurelli Daniela Mogurean Martina Santandrea | Group | 44.600 | 42.550 | 87.150 | 3Q | 44.850 | 42.850 | 87.700 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Manuel Lombardo | −66 kg | — | Bye | Serikzhanov (KAZ) W 11–00 | Cargnin (BRA) L 00–01 | — | Yondonperenlei (MGL) W 10–00 | An B-u (KOR) L 00–10 | 5 |
| Fabio Basile | −73 kg | Bye | An C-r (KOR) L 00–01 | Did not advance | |||||
| Christian Parlati | −81 kg | Bye | Abdelaal (EGY) W 01–00 | Nagase (JPN) L 00–01 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nicholas Mungai | −90 kg | Bye |  Bobonov (UZB)L 00–01 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Francesca Milani | −48 kg | Lin C-h (TPE) L 01–10 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Odette Giuffrida | −52 kg | Bye | Chițu (ROU) W 10–00 |  van Snick (BEL)W 01–00 | Abe (JPN) L 00–01 | — | Pupp (HUN) W 10–00 | | |
| Maria Centracchio | −63 kg |  Nomenjanahary (MAD)W 01–00 | Özbas (HUN) W 01–00 | Ozdoba-Błach (POL) W 01–00 | Trstenjak (SLO) L 01–00 | — | Franssen (NED) W 01–00 | | |
| Alice Bellandi | −70 kg |  Niang (MAR)W 01–00 | Bernholm (SWE) W 01–00 | van Dijke (NED) L 01–11 | Did not advance |  Matić (CRO)L 00–10 | Did not advance | 7 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Fabio Basile Nicholas Mungai Christian Parlati Alice Bellandi Maria Centracchio Odette Giuffrida | Team |  Israel (ISR)L 3–4 | Did not advance | ||||
Italy entered five karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world championAngelo Crescenzo (men's 67 kg), runner-up Luigi Busà (men's 75 kg), and bronze medalistsMattia Busato (men's kata) andViviana Bottaro (women's kata) qualified directly for their respective kumite and kata categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[44][45] Meanwhile,Silvia Semeraro finished second in the final pool round to secure a spot in the women's kumite +61-kg category at theWorld Olympic Qualification Tournament inParis, France.[46]
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Angelo Crescenzo | Men's −67 kg | Madera (VEN) L 0–5 | Withdrew | Did not advance | |||||
| Luigi Busà | Men's −75 kg | Yahiro (AUS) W 0–5 | Azhikanov (KAZ) L 0–2 | Bitsch (GER) W 2–2 |  Aghayev (AZE)W 3–1 | 1Q | Horuna (UKR) W 3–0 | Aghayev (AZE) W 1–0 | |
| Silvia Semeraro | Women's +61 kg | Uekusa (JPN) W 4–3 | Berultseva (KAZ) L 1–5 | Zaretska (AZE) L 2–3 | Hocaoğlu (TUR) W 9–4 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Ranking round | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mattia Busato | Men's kata | 25.50 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Viviana Bottaro | Women's kata | 25.57 | 2Q | 26.46 | 2q | Kokumai (USA) W 26.48 | |
Italian athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Elena Micheli secured her selection in the women's event with a runner-up finish at the2019 UIPM World Championships inBudapest, Hungary.[47]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Elena Micheli | Women's | 17–18 | 6 | 15 | 208 | 2:09.22 | 6 | 292 | EL | 31 | 0 | 12:31.91 | 15 | 549 | 1049 | 33 |
| Alice Sotero | 21–14 | 1 | 30 | 227 | 2:07.88 | 5 | 295 | 15 | 20 | 285 | 12:24.38 | 13 | 556 | 1363 | 4 | |
Italy qualified nine out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the2019 FISA World Championships inOttensheim, Austria.[48][49][50]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gennaro Di Mauro | Single sculls | 7:06.87 | 2QF | Bye | 7:26.25 | 3SA/B | 6:50.19 | 4FB | 6:47.38 | 8 | |
| Giovanni Abagnale Marco Di Costanzo | Pair | 6:48.74 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 6:20.29 | 5FB | 6:31.43 | 7 | ||
| Stefano Oppo Pietro Ruta | Lightweight double sculls | 6:24.25 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 6:07.70 | 2FA | 6:14.30 | | ||
| Matteo Castaldo Matteo Lodo Bruno Rosetti Giuseppe Vicino | Four | 5:57.67 | 2FA | Bye | — | 5:43.60 | | ||||
| Giacomo Gentili Andrea Panizza Luca Rambaldi Simone Venier | Quadruple sculls | 5:39.28 | 2FA | Bye | — | 5:37.29 | 5 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aisha Rocek Kiri Tontodonati | Pair | 7:22.79 | 3SA/B | Bye | 7:04.52 | 6FB | 7:04.46 | 12 | |
| Chiara Ondoli Alessandra Patelli | Double sculls | 6:59.58 | 3SA/B | Bye | 7:19.25 | 4FB | 6:58.88 | 9 | |
| Federica Cesarini Valentina Rodini | Lightweight double sculls | 7:04.66 | 2SA/B | Bye | 6:41.36WR | 1FA | 6:47.54 | | |
| Stefania Gobbi Valentina Iseppi Veronica Lisi Alessandra Montesano | Quadruple sculls | 6:20.45 | 3R | 6:37.44 | 1FA | — | 6:13.33 | 4 | |
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);FC=Final C (non-medal);FD=Final D (non-medal);FE=Final E (non-medal);FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B;SC/D=Semifinals C/D;SE/F=Semifinals E/F;QF=Quarterfinals;R=Repechage
Italian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the2018 Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[51][52]
On 19 February 2021, the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) nominated three crews to compete in the rescheduled Tokyo 2020, including Rio 2016 OlympiansSilvia Zennaro (women's Laser Radial) and 2018 world championRuggero Tita, along with his rookie partner Caterina Banti, in the mixed Nacra 17 catamaran.[53] The women's 470 crew (Berta and Caruso) and Rio 2016 windsurferMattia Camboni were officially named to the Italian team on 19 March 2021.[54]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Mattia Camboni | RS:X | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | EL | 76 | 5 | |
| Giulio Calabrò Giacomo Ferrari | 470 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 14 | 81 | 6 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Marta Maggetti | RS:X | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 4 | |
| Silvia Zennaro | Laser Radial | 13 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | — | 22 | 106 | 7 | ||
| Elena Berta Bianca Caruso | 470 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | — | 22 | 102 | 13 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Ruggero Tita Caterina Banti | Nacra 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 35 | | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Italian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[55]
On 2 March 2020, the Italian Shotgun Federation officially announced the names of skeet shooters to compete in Tokyo 2020, namely defending championsGabriele Rossetti andDiana Bacosi, Beijing 2008 gold medalistChiara Cainero, and rookieTammaro Cassandro.[56] The rifle and pistol shooters were added to the Italian roster on 11 June 2021, withMarco de Nicolo aiming to collect a single medal at his sixth straight Games.[57]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lorenzo Bacci | 10 m air rifle | 622.2 | 34 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1159 | 30 | Did not advance | ||
| Tammaro Cassandro | Skeet | 124 | 2Q | 16 | 6 |
| Tommaso Chelli | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 577 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Mauro de Filippis | Trap | 122 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Marco de Nicolo | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1168 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Riccardo Mazzetti | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Paolo Monna | 10 m air pistol | 570 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Gabriele Rossetti | Skeet | 121 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Marco Suppini | 10 m air rifle | 622.1 | 35 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Diana Bacosi | Skeet | 123 | 2Q | 55 | |
| Chiara Cainero | 114 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Sofia Ceccarello | 10 m air rifle | 627.3 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1163 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Jessica Rossi | Trap | 119 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Silvana Stanco | 121 | 3Q | 22 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification 1 | Qualification 2 | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Marco Suppini Sofia Ceccarello | 10 m air rifle team | 622.1 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| Mauro De Filippis Jessica Rossi | Trap team | 141 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
Italy entered two skateboarders to compete in the men's park at the Games. Ivan Federico and Alessandro Mazzara were automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders based on theWorld Skate Olympic Rankings of 30 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ivan Federico | Men's park | 46.90 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Alessandro Mazzara | 65.25 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Asia Lanzi | Women's street | 6.13 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Italy women's softball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the final match of the WBSC Women's Softball Qualifying Event for Europe and Africa inUtrecht, Netherlands.[58]
| Team | Event | Round robin | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Italy women's | Women's tournament | United States L 0–2 | Australia L 0–1 | Japan L 0–5 | Mexico L 0–5 | Canada L 1–8 | 6 | Did not advance | |
The roster was released on 4 July 2021.[59]
| Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics –Italy roster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders Outfielders | Manager Coaches
| ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 1.000 | — | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Japan(H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | +15 | .600 | 2 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | −16 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | −20 | .000 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Cat Osterman (1–0) LP:Greta Cecchetti (0–1) Sv:Monica Abbott (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Kaia Parnaby (1–1) LP:Greta Cecchetti (0–2) Sv:Ellen Roberts (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Miu Goto (2–0) LP:Alexia Lacatena (0–1) Home runs: JPN:Yu Yamamoto (2),Yamato Fujita (3) ITA: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Dallas Escobedo (1–2) LP:Greta Cecchetti (0–3) Home runs: ITA: None MEX:Sydney Romero (1),Anissa Urtez (2),Brittany Cervantes (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada(6) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Lauren Bay-Regula (1–0) LP:Greta Cecchetti (0–4) Home runs: CAN:Jennifer Gilbert (1) ITA: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy entered three sport climbers into the Olympic tournament.Ludovico Fossali qualified directly for the men's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the2019 IFSC World Championships inHachioji, Japan.[61] On the women's side, 18-year-old Laura Rogora finished in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event inToulouse, France, earning a quota place and joining with Fossali on the Italian roster.[62][63] The third and final slot was awarded to Michael Piccolruaz, after accepting an unused berth, as the next highest-ranked sport climber vying for qualification on the men's side at the Worlds.[64]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | Speed | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | ||||||||||
| Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | ||||||
| Ludovico Fossali | Men's | 6.71 | 13 | 0T0z 0 0 | 19.5 | 25 | 2:48 | 18 | 4563.00 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Michael Piccolruaz | 6.33 | 8 | 1T1z 12 4 | 14 | 28+ | 2:33 | 12 | 1248.00 | 15 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Laura Rogora | Women's | 10.50 | 19 | 1T4z 1 5 | 7 | 25 | — | 10 | 1330.00 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Italy sent one surfer.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Leonardo Fioravanti | Men's shortboard | 9.43 | 3q | 12.53 | 1Q |  Mesinas (PER)L 8.86—10.77 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend:Q= Qualified directly for the third round;q = Qualified for the second round
Italian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[65][66] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of the final (or in heat-declared winner races on time for long-distance freestyle) inside the federation's target standards at the 2019 Italian Open Championships (12 to 14 December), 2020 Italian Open Championships (17 to 19 December), 2021 Italian Absolute Championships (31 March to 3 April), and2021 European Championships inBudapest, Hungary (17 to 23 May).[67]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Domenico Acerenza | 1500 m freestyle | 14:53.84 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Stefano Ballo | 200 m freestyle | 1:45.80 | 7Q | 1:45.84 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Federico Burdisso | 100 m butterfly | 51.82 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:55.14 | 7Q | 1:55.11 | 4Q | 1:54.45 | | |
| Giacomo Carini | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.33 | 10Q | 1:55.95 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Thomas Ceccon | 100 m freestyle | 47.71 | 1Q | 48.05 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke | 52.49 | 2Q | 52.78 | 4Q | 52.30 | 4 | |
| Santo Condorelli | 50 m freestyle | 22.14 | =19 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 52.32 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gabriele Detti | 400 m freestyle | 3:44.67 | 3Q | — | 3:44.88 | 6 | |
| 800 m freestyle | 7:49.47 | 12 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Marco De Tullio | 400 m freestyle | 3:45.85 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Stefano Di Cola | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.67 | 16Q | 1:47.19 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Nicolò Martinenghi | 100 m breaststroke | 58.68 | 4Q | 58.28 | 3Q | 58.33 | |
| Pier Andrea Matteazzi | 400 m individual medley | 4:16.31 | 19 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Alessandro Miressi | 100 m freestyle | 47.83 | 4Q | 47.52 | 3Q | 47.86 | 6 |
| Gregorio Paltrinieri | 800 m freestyle | 7:47.73 | 8Q | — | 7:42.11 | | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:49.17 | 4Q | — | 14:45.01 | 4 | ||
| 10 km open water | — | 1:49:01.1 | | ||||
| Federico Poggio | 100 m breaststroke | 59.33 | =9Q | 59.91 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Alberto Razzetti | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.46 | 8Q | 1:57.70 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:09.91 | =5Q | — | 4:11.32 | 8 | ||
| Matteo Restivo | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.36 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Simone Sabbioni | 100 m backstroke | 53.79 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Mario Sanzullo | 10 km open water | — | 1:53:08.6 | 14 | |||
| Lorenzo Zazzeri | 50 m freestyle | 21.86 | 9Q | 21.75 | 7Q | 21.78 | 7 |
| Thomas Ceccon Santo Condorelli[a] Manuel Frigo Alessandro Miressi Lorenzo Zazzeri | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:10.29 | 1Q | — | 3:10.11NR | | |
| Stefano Ballo Matteo Ciampi Marco De Tullio[a] Stefano Di Cola Filippo Megli | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:05.05 | 3Q | — | 7:03.24 | 5 | |
| Federico Burdisso Thomas Ceccon Nicolò Martinenghi Alessandro Miressi | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:30.02 | 1Q | — | 3:29.17 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ilaria Bianchi | 100 m butterfly | 57.70 | 12Q | 58.07 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Rachele Bruni | 10 km open water | — | 2:02:10.2 | 14 | |||
| Martina Caramignoli | 800 m freestyle | 8:33.15 | 20 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:02.43 | 13 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Martina Carraro | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.85 | 5Q | 1:06.50 | 7Q | 1:06.19 | 7 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.17 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ilaria Cusinato | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.41 | 13Q | 2:12.10 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:37.37 | 8Q | — | 4:40.65 | 8 | ||
| Elena di Liddo | 100 m butterfly | 57.41 | 9Q | 57.60 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Francesca Fangio | 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.89 | 13Q | 2:27.56 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Sara Franceschi | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.47 | 14Q | 2:11.71 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:39.93 | 9 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Margherita Panziera | 100 m backstroke | 59.74 | 8Q | 59.75 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:10.26 | 12Q | 2:09.54 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Federica Pellegrini | 100 m freestyle | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:57.33 | 15Q | 1:56.44 | 7Q | 1:55.91 | 7 | |
| Benedetta Pilato | 100 m breaststroke | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
| Simona Quadarella | 800 m freestyle | 8:17.32 | 3Q | — | 8:18.35 | | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:47.34 | 4Q | — | 15:53.97 | 5 | ||
| Anna Chiara Mascolo Federica Pellegrini Stefania Pirozzi Giulia Vetrano | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||
| Martina Carraro Arianna Castiglioni[a] Elena Di Liddo Margherita Panziera Federica Pellegrini | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:55.79NR | 4Q | — | 3:56.68 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thomas Ceccon Elena Di Liddo Nicolò Martinenghi Federica Pellegrini Simone Sabbioni[a] | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:42.65 | 5Q | 3:39.28 | 4 |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Italy entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time sinceLondon 2012. Debora Vivarelli was automatically selected among the top ten table tennis players vying for qualification in the women's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings of 1 June 2021.[68]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Debora Vivarelli | Women's singles | Bye | Lay (AUS) L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Italy entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time sinceLondon 2012.Vito Dell'Aquila qualified directly for the men's flyweight category (58 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, 2019 world championSimone Alessio scored a semifinal victory in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) to book the remaining spot on the Italian taekwondo squad at the2021 European Qualification Tournament inSofia, Bulgaria.[69]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Vito Dell'Aquila | Men's −58 kg | Salim (HUN) W 26–13 |  Sawekwiharee (THA)W 37–17 |  Guzmán (ARG)W 29–10 | Bye | Jendoubi (TUN) W 16–12 | |
| Simone Alessio | Men's −80 kg | Soares (BRA) W 22–3 | Eissa (EGY) L 5–6 | Did not advance | |||
Italy entered five tennis players (four men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament.Matteo Berrettini (world no. 9),Jannik Sinner (world no. 23),Lorenzo Sonego (world no. 26) andFabio Fognini (world no. 29), qualified directly for the men's singles as four of the top 56 eligible players in theATP World Rankings, whileCamila Giorgi (world no. 76) did so for the women's singles along with rookieJasmine Paolini (world no. 87) based on theirWTA World Rankings of 14 June 2021.[70][71] On 3 July, rookieLorenzo Musetti (world no. 61) replaces Sinner, who withdrew due to personal concerns.[72] On 18 July, Matteo Berrettini withdrew due to a thigh injury.[73]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Fabio Fognini | Singles | Sugita (JPN) W 6–4, 6–3 | Gerasimov (BLR) W 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | Medvedev (ROC) L 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Lorenzo Sonego | Daniel (JPN) W 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3) |  Basilashvili (GEO)L 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Lorenzo Musetti | Millman (AUS) L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Lorenzo Musetti Lorenzo Sonego | Doubles | — |  Andújar /Carballés (ESP) W 7–5, 6–4 | Mektić / Pavić (CRO) L 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [7–10] | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Camila Giorgi | Singles | Brady (USA) W 6–3, 6–2 | Vesnina (ROC) W 6–3, 6–1 |  Plíšková (CZE)W 6–4, 6–2 | Svitolina (UKR) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jasmine Paolini | Kvitová (CZE) L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sara Errani | Pavlyuchenkova (ROC) L 0–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini | Doubles | — | Melichar / Riske (USA) W 6–3, 5–7, [10–2] | N Kichenok / L Kichenok (UKR) L 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | Did not advance | |||
Italy qualified five triathletes (three men and two women) for the following events at the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the first of three available berths at the 2021 ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Tournament inLisbon, Portugal.[74]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
| Gianluca Pozzatti | Men's | 18:00 | 0:43 | 56:24 | 0:36 | 33:31 | 1:49:14 | 37 |
| Delian Stateff | 17:54 | 0:42 | 56:31 | 0:29 | 34:24 | 1:50:00 | 39 | |
| Alice Betto | Women's | 19:14 | 0:42 | 1:03:11 | 0:33 | 34:42 | 1:58:22 | 7 |
| Angelica Olmo | 20:15 | 0:45 | 1:06:01 | 0:36 | Did not finish | |||
| Verena Steinhauser | 19:42 | 0:44 | 1:04:52 | 0:33 | 35:56 | 2:01:47 | 20 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (300 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (7 km) | Trans 2 | Run (2 km) | Total group | |||
| Gianluca Pozzatti | Mixed relay | 4:04 | 0:37 | 9:25 | 0:29 | 5:50 | 20:25 | — |
| Delian Stateff | 4:02 | 0:37 | 9:19 | 0:28 | 5:59 | 21:25 | ||
| Alice Betto | 4:24 | 0:39 | 10:41 | 0:30 | 6:31 | 22:45 | ||
| Verena Steinhauser | 4:03 | 0:39 | 10:21 | 0:28 | 6:17 | 21:48 | ||
| Total | — | 1:26:23 | 8 | |||||
Italy men's beach volleyball pair qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FIVB World Olympic Qualifying Tournament inHaiyang, China.[75] Another slot was awarded to the Italian female beach volleyball pair by virtue of its top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings of 13 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Repechage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Adrian Carambula Enrico Rossi | Men's | Crabb / Gibb (USA) L (18–21, 19–21) |  Ahmed /Cherif (QAT) L (22–24, 13–21) | Gerson / Heidrich (SUI) L (14–21, 26–24, 13–15) | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai | Thole / Wickler (GER) W (19–21, 21–19, 15–13) | Ishijima / Shiratori (JPN) W (21–19, 21–16) | Kantor / Łosiak (POL) W (21–19, 17–21, 15–10) | 1Q | Bye | Bryl / Fijałek (POL) W (22–20, 21–18) | Ahmed / Cherif (QAT) L (17–21, 21–23) | Did not advance | |||
| Marta Menegatti Viktoria Orsi Toth | Women's | Kholomina / Makroguzova (ROC) L (18–21, 15–21) | Artacho / Clancy (AUS) L (20–22, 19–21) |  Leila /Lidy (CUB) L (16–21, 16–21) | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Italy men's | Men's tournament | Canada W 3–2 | Poland L 0–3 | Japan W 3–1 | Iran W 3–1 |  VenezuelaW 3–0 | 2Q | Argentina L 2–3 | Did not advance | ||
| Italy women's | Women's tournament | ROC W 3–0 | Turkey W 3–1 | Argentina W 3–0 | China L 0–3 | United States L 2–3 | 2Q |  SerbiaL 0–3 | Did not advance | ||
Italy men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool C at theIntercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament inBari.[76]
The Italy roster was announced on 21 June 2021.[77]
Head coach:Gianlorenzo Blengini
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 435 | 365 | 1.192 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 447 | 411 | 1.088 | |
| 3 | Japan(H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 437 | 433 | 1.009 | |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 396 | 387 | 1.023 | |
| 5 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 453 | 460 | 0.985 | |
| 6 | Venezuela | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 281 | 393 | 0.715 |
| 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 09:00 v | Italy | 3–2 | Canada | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Makshanov (RUS), Liu Jiang (CHN) |
| (26–28, 18–25, 25–21, 25–18, 15–11) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 14:20 v | Poland | 3–0 | Italy | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM) |
| (25–20, 26–24, 25–20 ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 19:40 v | Japan | 1–3 | Italy | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Fabrice Collados (FRA) |
| (20–25, 17–25, 25–23, 21–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 19:40 v | Italy | 3–1 | Iran | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Denny Cespedes (DOM) |
| (30–28, 25–21, 21–25, 25–21) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 16:25 v | Italy | 3–0 | Venezuela | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Sumie Myoi (JPN) |
| (25–22, 25–15, 25–17) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 17:01 v | Italy | 2–3 | Argentina | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Wojciech Maroszek (POL) |
| (25–21, 23–25, 22–25, 25–14, 12–15) ResultsStatistics | ||||
Italy women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool F at theIntercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament inCatania.[78]
The roster was announced on 5 July 2021.[79]
Head coach:Davide Mazzanti
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 418 | 401 | 1.042 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 409 | 377 | 1.085 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 434 | 416 | 1.043 | |
| 4 | ROC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 422 | 378 | 1.116 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 374 | 385 | 0.971 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 275 | 375 | 0.733 |
| 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 09:00 | ROC | 0–3 | Italy | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL) |
| (23–25, 19–25, 14–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 16:25 | Italy | 3–1 | Turkey | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG) |
| (25–22, 23–25, 25–20, 25–15) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 09:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Argentina | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Liu Jiang (CHN) |
| (25–21, 25–16, 25–15) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 21:45 | China | 3–0 | Italy | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS) |
| (25–21, 25–20, 26–24) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 11:05 | United States | 3–2 | Italy | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Luis Macias (MEX) |
| (21–25, 25–16, 25–27, 25–16, 15–12) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 17:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Italy | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS) |
| (25–21, 25–14, 25–21) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Italy men's | Men's tournament |  South AfricaW 21–2 |  GreeceD 6–6 | United States W 11–12 | Japan W 16–8 | Hungary D 5–5 | 2 | Serbia L 6–10 | Classification semifinal United States L 6–7 | Seventh place final MontenegroW 18–17 | 7 |
Italy men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the2019 FINA World Championships inGwangju, South Korea.[80]
Italy's final squad was announced on 2 July 2021.[81]
Head coach:Sandro Campagna[82]
| No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Del Lungo | 10GK | 2R | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 31) | 190 | 1/0 | Brescia | [83] |
| 2 | Francesco Di Fulvio | 50D | 2R | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 27) | 192 | 1/8 | Pro Recco | [84] |
| 3 | Stefano Luongo | 50D | 2R | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 31) | 167 | 0/0 | Pro Recco | [85] |
| 4 | Pietro Figlioli (C) | 50D | 2R | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | (1984-05-29)29 May 1984 (aged 37) | 263 | 4/42 | Pro Recco | [86] |
| 5 | Nicholas Presciutti | 20CB | 2R | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 27) | 109 | 0/0 | Pro Recco | [87] |
| 6 | Alessandro Velotto | 50D | 2R | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 26) | 153 | 1/1 | Pro Recco | [88] |
| 7 | Vincenzo Renzuto | 50D | 2R | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 (aged 28) | 95 | 0/0 | Brescia | [89] |
| 8 | Gonzalo Echenique | 50D | 1L | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 31) | 59 | 1/11 | Pro Recco | [90] |
| 9 | Niccolò Figari | 20CB | 2R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 33) | 170 | 0/0 | Pro Recco | [91] |
| 10 | Michaël Bodegas | 40CF | 2R | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 34) | 122 | 1/3 | Barceloneta | [92] |
| 11 | Matteo Aicardi | 40CF | 2R | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 35) | 265 | 2/9 | Pro Recco | [93] |
| 12 | Vincenzo Dolce | 50D | 2R | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1995-05-11)11 May 1995 (aged 26) | 56 | 0/0 | Brescia | [94] |
| 13 | Gianmarco Nicosia | 10GK | 2R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 23) | 58 | 0/0 | Telimar Palermo | [95] |
| Average | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 30 years, 118 days | 146 | ||||||
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source:Italy Men | Tokyo 2020 OlympicsArchived 2021-07-22 at theWayback Machine
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 8 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 7 | |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Japan(H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 116 | −96 | 0 |
| 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 10:00 v | Report | South Africa | 2–21 | Italy | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–8, 0–7, 0–4 | |||||
| Rezelman,Stone 1 | Goals | Di Fulvio 5 | |||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 15:30 v | Report | Italy | 6–6 | Greece | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 0–4,4–0 | |||||
| Aicardi,Figlioli 2 | Goals | six players 1 | |||
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 14:00 v | Report | United States | 11–12 | Italy | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
| Score by quarters:4–2, 3–3, 2–3, 2–4 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Di Fulvio 5 | |||
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 18:20 v | Report | Italy | 16–8 | Japan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
| Score by quarters:5–0, 3–3,3–1,5–4 | |||||
| Bodagas,Figlioli 3 | Goals | Inaba 3 | |||
| 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 10:00 v | Report | Hungary | 5–5 | Italy | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters:2–1,2–1, 1–1, 0–2 | |||||
| Varga 3 | Goals | Figlioli 2 | |||
| 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 18:20 v | Report | Italy | 6–10 | Serbia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–4,1–0,2–1 | |||||
| Presciutti 2 | Goals | Filipović 3 | |||
| 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 18:20 v | Report | Italy | 6–7 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3,2–0, 1–2 | |||||
| Figlioli,Renzuto 2 | Goals | Bowen 3 | |||
| 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 09:30 v | Report | Montenegro | 14–14 (PSO) | Italy | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3,5–4, 4–5,3–2 PSO: 3–4 | |||||
| Ivović 6 | Goals | Velotto 5 | |||
Italy entered four weightlifters into the Olympic competition.Mirko Zanni (men's 67 kg),Antonino Pizzolato (men's 81 kg), and Rio 2016 OlympianGiorgia Bordignon (women's 64 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with Davide Ruiu topping the field of weightlifters from the European zone in the men's 61 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.[96]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Davide Ruiu | Men's −61 kg | 127 | 7 | 159 | 6 | 286 | 6 |
| Mirko Zanni | Men's −67 kg | 145 | 5 | 177 | 3 | 322 | |
| Antonino Pizzolato | Men's −81 kg | 165 | 2 | 200 | 3 | 365 | |
| Maria Grazia Alemanno | Women's −59 kg | 85 | 11 | 100 | 11 | 185 | 11 |
| Giorgia Bordignon | Women's −64 kg | 104 | 3 | 128 | 2 | 232 | |
Italy qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to claim an Olympic slot in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the2019 World Championships, while an additional license was awarded to the Italian wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's freestyle 97 kg at the2021 World Qualification Tournament inSofia, Bulgaria.[97]
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Frank Chamizo | Men's −74 kg | Kentchadze (GEO) W 3–1PP | Bayramov (AZE) W 3–1PP | Kadimagomedov (BLR) L 1–3PP | Bye | Dake (USA) L 0–3PO | 5 |
| Abraham Conyedo | Men's −97 kg | Saritov (ROU) W 3–1PP | Snyder (USA) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | Steen (CAN) W 3–1PP | Karadeniz (TUR) W 3–1PP | |
