Italy, the previous host of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 168 competitors, 157 men and 11 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports.
Medalists
Gold Abdon Pamich — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk Fernando Atzori — Boxing, Men's Flyweight Cosimo Pinto — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight Giovanni Pettenella — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) Mario Zanin — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race Sergio Bianchetto and Angelo Damiano — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem Mauro Checcoli — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Paolo Angioni, Mauro Checcoli, and Giuseppe Ravano — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises Ennio Mattarelli — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
Silver Sergio Bianchetto — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) Giovanni Pettenella — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial Giorgio Ursi — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit Cencio Mantovani, Carlo Rancati, Luigi Roncaglia, and Franco Testa — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Severino Andreoli, Luciano Dalla Bona, Pietro Guerra, and Ferruccio Manza — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Platform Giovan Battista Breda, Giuseppe Delfino, Gianfranco Paolucci, Alberto Pellegrino, and Gianluigi Saccaro — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Giampaolo Calanchini, Wladimiro Calarese, Pier-Luigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, and Cesare Salvadori — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Rings Renato Bosatta, Franco De Pedrina, Giuseppe Galante, Giovanni Spinola, and Emilio Trivini — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Bronze Salvatore Morale — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles Silvano Bertini — Boxing, Men's Welterweight Franco Valle — Boxing, Men's Middleweight Giuseppe Ros — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight Piero D'Inzeo, Raimondo D'Inzeo, and Graziano Mancinelli — Equestrian, Jumping Team Antonella Ragno-Lonzi — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
Athletics
Results Men (22)Athlete Age Event Rank MedalIto Giani 23 Men's 100 metres 4 h8 r1/4 Livio Berruti 25 Men's 200 metres 5 Sergio Ottolina 21 Men's 200 metres 8 Sergio Bello 22 Men's 400 metres 6 h1 r2/4 Francesco Bianchi 24 Men's 800 metres 5 h6 r1/3 Francesco Bianchi 24 Men's 1,500 metres 7 h2 r1/3 Eddy Ottoz 20 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 4 Giovanni Cornacchia 25 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 7 Giorgio Mazza 25 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 8 Salvatore Morale 25 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 3 BronzeRoberto Frinolli 23 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 6 Livio Berruti 25 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 7 Ennio Preatoni 19 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 7 Sergio Ottolina 21 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 7 Pasquale Giannattasio 23 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 7 Bruno Bianchi 25 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2 Salvatore Morale 25 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2 Roberto Frinolli 23 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2 Sergio Bello 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2 Giorgio Jegher 27 Men's Marathon1 7 Antonio Ambu 28 Men's Marathon 40 Abdon Pamich 31 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 1 GoldMauro Bogliatto 21 Men's High Jump 16 Carlo Lievore 26 Men's Javelin Throw 15 QR Renato Dionisi 16 Men's Pole Vault 25T QR Silvano Meconi 32 Men's Shot Put 17 QR Franco Sar 30 Men's Decathlon 13 Women (1)Athlete Age Event Rank MedalMaria Vittoria Trio 16 Women's Long Jump 14
Basketball
Men's Team Competition Team Roster Gianfranco Bertini Sauro Bufalini Ottorino Flaborea Giovanni Gavagnin Augusto Giomo Gianfranco Lombardi Massimo Masini Giusto Pellanera Gianfranco Pieri Gianfranco Sardagna Gabriele Vianello Paolo Vittori
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
14 cyclists represented Italy in 1964.
Individual road race Mario Zanin Severino Andreoli Felice Gimondi Ferruccio Manza
Team time trial Severino Andreoli Luciano Dalla Bona Pietro Guerra Ferruccio Manza
Sprint Giovanni Pettenella Sergio Bianchetto
1000m time trial Giovanni Pettenella
Tandem Angelo Damiano Sergio Bianchetto
Individual pursuit Giorgio Ursi
Team pursuit Luigi Roncaglia Cencio Mantovani Carlo Rancati Franco Testa
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankFranco Cagnotto3 m springboard89.5410Did not advanceKlaus Dibiasi87.6813Did not advanceFranco Cagnotto10 m platform83.2323Did not advanceKlaus Dibiasi97.621 Q49.925147.54
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1964.
Men's foil Mario Curletto Nicola Granieri Pasquale La Ragione
Men's team foil Gianguido Milanesi, Pasquale La Ragione, Arcangelo Pinelli, Nicola Granieri, Mario Curletto
Men's épée Gianluigi Saccaro Alberto Pellegrino Giuseppe Delfino
Men's team épée Giuseppe Delfino, Alberto Pellegrino, Gianluigi Saccaro, Gianfranco Paolucci, Giovanni Battista Breda
Men's sabre Pierluigi Chicca Cesare Salvadori Wladimiro Calarese
Men's team sabre Wladimiro Calarese, Giampaolo Calanchini, Pierluigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, Cesare Salvadori
Women's foil Antonella Ragno-Lonzi Giovanna Masciotta Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini
Women's team foil Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Giovanna Masciotta, Irene Camber-Corno, Natalina Sanguinetti, Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Italy in 1964.
Individual Alfonso Ottaviani
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Five shooters represented Italy in 1964. Ennio Mattarelli won the gold medal in the trap event.
25 m pistol Giovanni Liverzani Ugo Amicosante
50 m pistol Ugo Simoni
Trap Ennio Mattarelli Galliano Rossini
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBruno Bianchi100 m freestyle 56.8 =36 Did not advancePietro Boscaini 55.8 =18 Q 56.1 20 Did not advanceSergio De Gregorio 56.8 =36 Did not advance400 m freestyle 4:27.4 15 colspan=2 Did not advanceGiovanni Orlando 4:30.8 26 colspan=2 Did not advancePierpaolo Spangaro 4:30.0 =23 colspan=2 Did not advanceEzio Della Savia200 m backstroke 2:16.6 6 Q 2:18.4 13 Did not advanceDino Rora 2:17.8 =10 Q 2:16.7 9 Did not advanceCesare Caramelli200 m breaststroke 2:40.9 21 Did not advanceGian Corrado Gross 2:42.8 23 Did not advanceGiampiero Fossati200 m butterfly 2:17.2 16 Q 2:18.1 15 Did not advanceAntonio Rastrelli 2:17.3 =17 Did not advanceSergio De GregorioBruno BianchiGiovanni OrlandoPietro Boscaini4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:17.8 7 Q colspan=2 8:18.1 8Dino RoraGian Corrado GrossGiampiero FossatiPietro Boscaini4 × 100 m medley relay 4:09.3 6 Q colspan=2 4:10.3 7
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDaniela Beneck100 m freestyle 1:03.2 11 Q 1:02.9 =9 Did not advanceMara Sacchi 1:05.9 34 Did not advancePaola Saini 1:04.4 23 Did not advanceDaniela Beneck400 m freestyle 4:56.2 10 colspan=2 Did not advanceAnna Maria Cecchi100 m butterfly 1:10.3 =11 Q 1:10.4 12 Did not advancePaola SainiMaria Cristina PacificiMara SacchiDaniela Beneck4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:15.0 8 Q colspan=2 4:17.2 8
Water polo
Men's Team Competition Team Roster Danio Bardi Mario Cevasco Giuseppe d'Altrui Federico Dennerlein Giancarlo Guerrini Franco Lavoratori Gianni Lonzi Eugenio Merello Rosario Parmegiani Eraldo Pizzo Dante Rossi Alberto Spinola
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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