| Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRome | |
| Competitors | 280 (246 men, 34 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Edoardo Mangiarotti |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy was the host nation for the1960 Summer Olympics inRome. It was the first time that the nation had hosted the Summer Games, and the second time overall (after the1956 Winter Olympics inCortina d'Ampezzo). It also hosted the1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome – the inauguralParalympic Games.
280 competitors, 246 men and 34 women, took part in 138 events in 19 sports.[1]
| Men (39) | ||||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livio Berruti | 21 | Men's 200 metres | 1 | Gold |
| Salvatore Giannone | 24 | Men's 200 metres | 7 h3 r2/4 | |
| Armando Sardi | 19 | Men's 200 metres | 3 h10r1/4 | |
| Giuseppe Bommarito | 26 | Men's 400 metres | 5 h4 r2/4 | |
| Gianfranco Baraldi | 24 | Men's 800 metres | 5 h8 r1/4 | |
| Alfredo Rizzo | 27 | Men's 1,500 metres | 8 h2 r1/2 | |
| Luigi Conti | 22 | Men's 5,000 metres | 12 | |
| Franco Antonelli | 26 | Men's 10,000 metres | 27 | |
| Francesco Perrone | 29 | Men's Marathon | 37 | |
| Silvio De Florentis | 25 | Men's Marathon | 38 | |
| Vito Di Terlizzi | 30 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
| Nereo Svara | 24 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 4 h1 r3/4 | |
| Giovanni Cornacchia | 21 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 4 h1 r2/4 | |
| Paolo Zamboni | 21 | Men's 110 metres Hurdles | 6 h2 r2/4 | |
| Salvatore Morale | 21 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 4 h2 r2/3 | |
| Elio Catola | 24 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 5 h1 r2/3 | |
| Moreno Martini | 25 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 7 h1 r2/3 | |
| Armando Sardi | 19 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 | |
| Pier Giorgio Cazzola | 23 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 | |
| Salvatore Giannone | 24 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 | |
| Livio Berruti | 21 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 4 | |
| Giuseppe Bommarito | 26 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h1 r2/3 | |
| Mario Fraschini | 21 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h1 r2/3 | |
| Nereo Fossati | 23 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h1 r2/3 | |
| Renato Panciera | 25 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h1 r2/3 | |
| Stefano Serchinich | 30 | Men's 20 kilometres Walk | 21 | |
| Luigi De Rosso | 25 | Men's 20 kilometres Walk | 22 | |
| Gianni Corsaro | 35 | Men's 20 kilometres Walk | 26 | |
| Abdon Pamich | 26 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 3 | Bronze |
| Pino Dordoni | 34 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 7 | |
| Antonio De Gaetano | 26 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 10 | |
| Attilio Bravi | 23 | Men's Long Jump | 10 | |
| Luigi Ulivelli | 24 | Men's Long Jump | AC QR | |
| Pier Luigi Gatti | 22 | Men's triple jump | AC r2/2 | |
| Enzo Cavalli | 22 | Men's triple jump | 16 QR | |
| Frederico Bisson | 24 | Men's triple jump | 27 QR | |
| Silvano Meconi | 28 | Men's Shot Put | 13 | |
| Carmelo Rado | 27 | Men's Discus Throw | 7 | |
| Adolfo Consolini | 43 | Men's Discus Throw | 17 | |
| Franco Grossi | 21 | Men's Discus Throw | 29 QR | |
| Carlo Lievore | 22 | Men's Javelin Throw | 9 | |
| Franco Sar | 26 | Men's Decathlon | 6 | |
| Luciano Paccagnella | 21 | Men's Decathlon | 13 | |
| Women (8) | ||||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
| Giuseppina Leone | 25 | Women's 100 metres | 3 | Bronze |
| Giuseppina Leone | 25 | Women's 200 metres | 6 | |
| Gilda Jannaccone | 20 | Women's 800 metres | 5 h2 r1/2 | |
| Letizia Bertoni | 23 | Women's 80 metres Hurdles | 3 h6 r1/3 | |
| Letizia Bertoni | 23 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 | |
| Sandra Valenti | 20 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 | |
| Piera Tizzoni | 20 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 | |
| Giuseppina Leone | 25 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 5 | |
| Marinella Bortoluzzi | 21 | Women's High Jump | 19 QR | |
| Piera Tizzoni | 20 | Women's Long Jump | 21 QR | |
| Elivia Ricci | 23 | Women's Discus Throw | 15 QR | |
| Paola Paternoster | 24 | Women's Discus Throw | 20 QR | |
14 cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Lamberto Mari | 3 m springboard | 55.04 | 5Q | 41.45 | 4 | 96.49 | 4Q | 47.48 | 6 | 143.97 | 6 |
| Walter Messa | 53.47 | 9Q | 38.81 | =11 | 92.28 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fabio Paiella | 10 m platform | 50.01 | =18 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Antonio Sbordone | 51.90 | 11Q | 36.87 | 13 | 88.77 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Laura Conter | 10 m platform | 45.55 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1960.
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1960.
Italy had 26 male rowers participate in all sevenrowing events in 1960.[2]
Nine shooters represented Italy in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ezio Della Savia | 100 m freestyle | 58.2 | =23Q | 58.4 | =20 | Did not advance | |
| Giorgio Perondini | 58.9 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| Paolo Galletti | 400 m freestyle | 4:36.6 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Massimo Rosi | 4:45.1 | 28 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Paolo Galletti | 1500 m freestyle | 20:28.2 | 28 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Massimo Rosi | 19:52.9 | 26 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Giuseppe Avellone | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.4 | 16Q | 1:06.5 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Gilberto Elsa | 1:05.8 | =18 | Did not advance | ||||
| Roberto Lazzari | 200 m breaststroke | 2:41.2 | =8Q | 2:40.3 | 7Q | 2:40.1 | 5 |
| Pierpaolo Spangaro | 2:53.8 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fritz Dennerlein | 200 m butterfly | 2:18.3 | 4Q | 2:20.5 | 4Q | 2:16.0 | 4 |
| Giampiero Fossati | 2:31.9 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fritz Dennerlein Bruno Bianchi Angelo Romani Paolo Galletti | 4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:38.1 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Giuseppe Avellone Roberto Lazzari Fritz Dennerlein Bruno Bianchi | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:16.0 | =4Q | — | 4:17.2 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maria Cristina Pacifici | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.1 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Paola Saini | 1:04.4 | =7Q | 1:05.4 | =11 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 5:13.1 | 14 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Welleda Veschi | 5:18.3 | 16 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Arlette Faidiga | 100 m backstroke | 1:18.5 | 23 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Daniela Serpilli | 1:20.3 | 26 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Luciana Marcellini | 200 m breaststroke | 2:57.0 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Elena Zennaro | 1:20.3 | 26 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Anna Beneck | 100 m butterfly | 1:18.4 | =20 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Anna Maria Cecchi | 1:19.5 | 23 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Paola Saini Anna Maria Cecchi Rosanna Contardo Maria Cristina Pacifici Daniela Beneck | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:31.8 | 7Q | — | 4:26.8 | 7 | |
| Daniela Serpilli Elena Zennaro Anna Beneck Paola Saini | 4 × 100 m medley | 5:04.4 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
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