Italy at the Olympics

Italy at the
Summer Olympics
Italy at the; Summer Olympics
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it (in Italian)
Medals; Ranked 6th	Gold 246 Silver 214 Bronze 241 Total 701
Summer appearances
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Winter appearances
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Italy at the Olympics is a history which includes 50 games in 23 countries and 4,000+ athletes.^[1] Since 1896, Italy (ITA) has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement". ^[2]

History

The Italian National Olympic Committee was formed in 1908. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1915.^[3]

Italy's team first competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[1]

Italy has been at most of the Olympic Games, missing only the 1904 Summer Olympics. Italian athletes have won 550 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 106 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Italy has won a total of 236 gold medals which makes them the 5th most successful country in Olympic history, below USA, Soviet Union, Germany and Great Britain.

Fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti has won the most medals for Italy.^[4]

Medalists

Summer Games

Total	199	166	185	550
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	0	0	0	0
1900 Paris	3	2	0	5
1904 St. Louis	0	0	0	0
1908 London	2	2	0	4
1912 Stockholm	3	1	2	6
1920 Antwerp	13	5	5	23
1924 Paris	8	3	5	16
1928 Amsterdam	7	5	7	19
1932 Los Angeles	12	12	12	36
1936 Berlin	8	9	5	22
1948 London	8	11	8	27
1952 Helsinki	8	9	4	21
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	8	8	9	25
1960 Rome (host nation)	13	10	13	36
1964 Tokyo	10	10	7	27
1968 Mexico City	3	4	9	16
1972 Munich	5	3	10	18
1976 Montreal	2	7	4	13
1980 Moscow	8	3	4	15
1984 Los Angeles	14	6	12	32
1988 Seoul	6	4	4	14
1992 Barcelona	6	5	8	19
1996 Atlanta	13	10	12	35
2000 Sydney	13	8	13	34
2004 Athens	10	11	11	32
2008 Beijing	8	9	10	27
2012 London	8	9	11	28

Medals by summer sport

Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Fencing	48	40	33	121
Cycling	33	16	9	58
Athletics	19	15	26	60
Boxing	15	15	17	47
Gymnastics	14	6	10	30
Rowing	10	14	12	36
Shooting	12	12	11	35
Equestrian	7	9	7	23
Wrestling	7	4	9	20
Canoeing	6	6	4	16
Weightlifting	5	4	5	14
Swimming	4	4	10	18
Water polo	4	2	2	8
Diving	3	4	2	9
Sailing	3	3	8	14
Judo	3	3	7	13
Modern pentathlon	2	2	3	7
Archery	2	2	3	7
Taekwondo	1	1	1	3
Football	1	0	2	3
Volleyball	0	2	3	5
Basketball	0	2	0	2
Tennis	0	0	1	1
Total	199	166	185	550

Winter Games

Total	37	32	37	106
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Chamonix	0	0	0	0
1928 St. Moritz	0	0	0	0
1932 Lake Placid	0	0	0	0
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	0	0	0	0
1948 St. Moritz	1	0	0	1
1952 Oslo	1	0	1	2
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo (host nation)	1	2	0	3
1960 Squaw Valley	0	0	1	1
1964 Innsbruck	0	1	3	4
1968 Grenoble	4	0	0	4
1972 Sapporo	2	2	1	5
1976 Innsbruck	1	2	1	4
1980 Lake Placid	0	2	0	2
1984 Sarajevo	2	0	0	2
1988 Calgary	2	1	2	5
1992 Albertville	4	6	4	14
1994 Lillehammer	7	5	8	20
1998 Nagano	2	6	2	10
2002 Salt Lake City	4	4	5	13
2006 Turin (host nation)	5	0	6	11
2010 Vancouver	1	1	3	5

Medals by winter sport

Total	37	32	37	106
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Alpine skiing	13	8	7	28
Cross-country skiing	9	12	13	34
Luge	7	4	5	16
Bobsleigh	4	4	4	12
Speed skating	2	0	1	3
Short track speed skating	1	2	2	5
Skeleton	1	0	0	1
Biathlon	0	1	2	3
Snowboarding	0	1	1	2
Figure skating	0	0	1	1
Nordic combined	0	0	1	1