Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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IOC codeITA
Competitors231 (208 men, 23 women) in 19 sports
| Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| in Helsinki, Finland July 19–August 3, 1952 | |
| Competitors | 231 (208 men, 23 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Miranda Cicognani |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 231 competitors, 208 men and 23 women, took part in 114 events in 19 sports.[1]
Gold
- Pino Dordoni — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Aureliano Bolognesi — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Enzo Sacchi — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Loris Campana, Mino de Rossi, Guido Messina, and Marino Morettini — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Edoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Roberto Battaglia, Franco Bertinetti, Giuseppe Delfino, Dario Mangiarotti, Edoardo Mangiarotti, and Carlo Pavesi — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Irene Camber — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Nicolò Rode and Agostino Straulino — Sailing, Men's Star
Silver
- Adolfo Consolini — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Sergio Caprari — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Marino Morettini — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Dino Bruni, Gianni Ghidini, and Vincenzo Zucconelli — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Edoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Giancarlo Bergamini, Manlio di Rosa, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Renzo Nostini, Giorgio Pellini, and Antonio Spallino — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Dario Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Gastone Darè, Roberto Ferrari, Renzo Nostini, Giorgio Pellini, Vincenzo Pinton, and Mauro Racca — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Ignazio Fabra — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Bronze
- Bruno Visintin — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Raffaello Gambino, Cesare Rubini, Maurizio Mannelli, Geminio Ognio, Ermenegildo Arena, Renato De Sanzuane, Carlo Peretti, Renato Traiola, Vincenzo Polito, Salvatore Gionta and Lucio Ceccarini — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
- Antonio Maspes and Cesare Pinarello — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
- Manlio di Rosa — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Athletics
Results
| Men (25) | ||||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Vittori | 21 | Men's 100 metres | 6 h4 r2/4 | |
| Franco Leccese | 27 | Men's 100 metres | 3 h8 r1/4 | |
| Wolfgango Montanari | 21 | Men's 100 metres | 7 h7 r1/4 | |
| Giorgio Sobrero | 22 | Men's 200 metres | 3 h13r1/4 | |
| Luigi Grossi | 27 | Men's 200 metres | 4 h12r1/4 | |
| Lucio Sangermano | 19 | Men's 200 metres | 4 h18r1/4 | |
| Gianni Rocca | 23 | Men's 400 metres | 3 h6 r1/4 | |
| Vincenzo Lombardo | 20 | Men's 400 metres | 3 h7 r1/4 | |
| Antonio Siddi | 29 | Men's 400 metres | 4 h11r1/4 | |
| Armando Filiput | 28 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 6 | |
| Franco Leccese | 27 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Antonio Siddi | 29 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Giorgio Sobrero | 22 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Carlo Vittori | 21 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 2 h1 r1/3 | |
| Baldassare Porto | 29 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Gianni Rocca | 23 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Luigi Grossi | 27 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Armando Filiput | 28 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 4 h2 r1/2 | |
| Asfò Bussotti | 26 | Men's Marathon | 46 | |
| Artidoro Berti | 31 | Men's Marathon | 53 | |
| Egilberto Martufi | 26 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
| Bruno Fait | 28 | Men's 10 kilometres Walk | 8 | |
| Telemaco Arcangeli | 29 | Men's 10 kilometres Walk | 7 h2 r1/2 | |
| Pino Dordoni | 26 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 1 | Gold |
| Giuseppe Kressevich | 36 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 10 | |
| Salvatore Cascino | 34 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk1 | 9 | |
| Adolfo Consolini | 35 | Men's Discus Throw | 2 | Silver |
| Giuseppe Tosi | 36 | Men's Discus Throw | 8 | |
| Teseo Taddia | 32 | Men's Hammer Throw | 10 | |
| Aivo Lucioli | 23 | Men's Hammer Throw | 26 QR | |
| Amos Matteucci | 37 | Men's Javelin Throw | 17 | |
| Angiolo Profeti | 34 | Men's Shot Put | 12 | |
| Women (8) | ||||
| Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
| Giuseppina Leone | 17 | Women's 100 metres | 4 h1 r2/4 | |
| Liliana Tagliaferri | 23 | Women's 100 metres | 6 h4 r2/4 | |
| Vittoria Cesarini | 19 | Women's 100 metres | 3 h3 r1/4 | |
| Vera Martelli | 21 | Women's 200 metres | 6 h3 r1/3 | |
| Vittoria Cesarini | 19 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Milena Greppi | 23 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Giuseppina Leone | 17 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Liliana Tagliaferri | 23 | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 h2 r1/2 | |
| Milena Greppi | 23 | Women's 80 metres Hurdles | 6 h1 r2/3 | |
| Maria Musso | 21 | Women's 80 metres Hurdle | s4 h5 r1/3 | |
| Edera Cordiale | 32 | Women's Discus Throw | 14 | |
| Ada Turci | 28 | Women's Javelin Throw | 11 | |
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group C)
- Lost to Canada (57-68)
- Defeated Turkey (49-37)
- Defeated Romania (53-39)
- Lost to Egypt (62-66) → did not advance, 17th place
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Dino Bruni — 5:10:54.0 (→ 5th place)
- Vincenzo Zucconelli — 5:11:16.5 (→ 6th place)
- Gianni Ghidini — 5:11:16.8 (→ 7th place)
- Bruno Monti — 5:11:35.0 (→ 15th place)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:12.7 (→
Silver Medal)
- Final — 1:12.7 (→
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Enzo Sacchi —
Gold Medal
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Final — defeated South Africa (→ Gold Medal)
- Final — defeated South Africa (→
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lamberto Mari | 3 m springboard | 54.42 | 32 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m platform | 60.44 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Italy in 1952.
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Manlio Di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Antonio Spallino, Giorgio Pellini, Renzo Nostini
Football
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- (1.) Ottavio Bugatti
- (2.) Giuseppe Corradi
- (3.) Amos Cardarelli
- (4.) Maino Neri
- (5.) Giovanni Azzini
- (6.) Arcadio Venturi
- (7.) Giampiero Boniperti
- (8.) Egisto Pandolfini
- (9.) Pasquale Vivolo
- (10.) Aredio Gimona
- (11.) Francesco La Rosa
- (12.) Anselmo Giorcelli
- (13.) Amos Mariani
- (14.) Giancarlo Cadé
- (15.) Battista Rota
- (16.) Giovani Capurro
- (17.) Alberto Fontanesi
- (18.) Corrado Viciani
- (19.) Rino Ferrario
- (20.) Roberto Lovati
Gymnastics
Men's team competition
- Team Roster
- Fabio Bonacina
- Silvio Brivio
- Arrigo Carnoli
- Guido Figone
- Orlando Polmonari
- Littorio Sampieri
- Quinto Vadi
- Luigi Zanetti
Women's team competition
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Alfonso Marotta
- Duilio Brignetti
- Giulio Palmonella
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Eight shooters represented Italy in 1952.
Swimming
- Men
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alfonso Buonocore | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.3 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Carlo Pedersoli | 58.8 | 3 | 58.9 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Angelo Romani | 400 m freestyle | 5:05.1 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Egidio Massaria | 100 m backstroke | 1:08.8 | 1 Q | 1:09.7 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Giorgio Grilz | 200 m breaststroke | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
| Carlo Pedersoli Egidio Massaria Angelo Romani Giovanni Paliaga |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 9:17.9 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
- Women
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Romana Calligaris | 100 m freestyle | 1:11.0 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Maria Nardi | 1:13.2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maria Nardi Fides Benini Eva Belaise Romana Calligaris |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:52.6 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
