Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

All-Around, Individual, Men Guido Figone DNS
All-Around, Individual, Women Miranda Cicognani 28
Luciana Reali =37
Rosella Cicognani 42
Elisa Calsi 43
Elena Lagorara 44
Luciana Lagorara 50
Gabriella Santarelli DNS
Maria Storici DNS
Team, Women Italy 7
Miranda CicognaniLuciana RealiRosella CicognaniElisa CalsiElena LagoraraLuciana LagoraraGabriella Santarelli (DNS)Maria Storici (DNS)
Team (Portable Apparatus), Women Italy 8
Miranda CicognaniLuciana RealiRosella CicognaniElisa CalsiElena LagoraraLuciana LagoraraGabriella Santarelli (DNS)Maria Storici (DNS)
Floor Exercise, Women Miranda Cicognani =22
Rosella Cicognani =39
Elena Lagorara 51
Elisa Calsi 52
Luciana Lagorara =53
Luciana Reali 56
Vault, Women Miranda Cicognani =10
Elena Lagorara 12
Luciana Reali =20
Rosella Cicognani =32
Luciana Lagorara 39
Elisa Calsi 53
Uneven Bars, Women Miranda Cicognani =33
Luciana Reali =33
Elisa Calsi =38
Rosella Cicognani =43
Elena Lagorara =43
Luciana Lagorara =50
Balance Beam, Women Elisa Calsi 24
Rosella Cicognani =39
Luciana Reali =41
Elena Lagorara =44
Miranda Cicognani =47
Luciana Lagorara =47

Athletics

100 metres, Men Luigi Gnocchi 4 h2 r2/4
Franco Galbiati 3 h5 r1/4
Mario Colarossi 4 h1 r1/4
200 metres, Men Vincenzo Lombardo 4 h2 r2/4
Sergio D'Asnasch 6 h3 r2/4
Giovanni Ghiselli 5 h7 r1/4
800 metres, Men Gianfranco Baraldi 4 h4 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men Gianfranco Baraldi 6 h3 r1/2
Marathon, Men Rino Lavelli DNF
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Italy 4
Franco GalbiatiGiovanni GhiselliLuigi GnocchiVincenzo LombardoMario Colarossi (DNS)Sergio D'Asnasch (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Pino Dordoni 9
Abdon Pamich 11
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Abdon Pamich 4
High Jump, Men Gian Mario Roveraro 23 r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Giulio Chiesa =9
Shot Put, Men Silvano Meconi 10
Discus Throw, Men Adolfo Consolini 6
Javelin Throw, Men Giovanni Lievore 6
100 metres, Women Giuseppina Leone 5
Maria Musso 5 h3 r1/3
Franca Peggion 6 h2 r1/3
200 metres, Women Giuseppina Leone 3 h3 r1/3
Letizia Bertoni 3 h4 r1/3
100 / 80 metres Hurdles, Women Milena Greppi 5 h1 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Italy 5
Letizia BertoniMilena GreppiGiuseppina LeoneMaria MussoPaola Paternoster (DNS)Franca Peggion (DNS)
High Jump, Women Paola Paternoster DNS
Discus Throw, Women Paola Paternoster 11
Javelin Throw, Women Paola Paternoster 15 QR

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Salvatore Burruni =9
Bantamweight, Men Mario Sitri =5
Featherweight, Men Agostino Cossia =9
Light-Welterweight, Men Franco Nenci 2 Silver
Light-Middleweight, Men Franco Scisciani =5
Middleweight, Men Giulio Rinaldi =5
Light-Heavyweight, Men Ottavio Panunzi =5
Heavyweight, Men Mino Bozzano =3 Bronze

Cycling Road

Road Race, Men Ercole Baldini 1 Gold
Arnaldo Pambianco 7
Dino Bruni 28
Aurelio Cestari 34
Road Race, Team, Men Italy 4
Ercole BaldiniArnaldo PambiancoDino BruniAurelio Cestari

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Guglielmo Pesenti 2 Silver
Track Time Trial, Men Leandro Faggin 1 Gold
Tandem Sprint, Men Italy 3 Bronze
Giuseppe OgnaCesare Pinarello
Team Pursuit, Men Italy 1 Gold
Leandro FagginValentino GasparellaAntonio DomenicaliFranco GandiniVirginio Pizzali

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Giancarlo Bergamini 2 Silver
Antonio Spallino 3 Bronze
Edoardo Mangiarotti 5 p2 r1/3
Foil, Team, Men Italy 1 Gold
Edoardo MangiarottiManlio Di RosaGiancarlo BergaminiAntonio SpallinoLuigi CarpanedaVittorio Lucarelli
Épée, Individual, Men Carlo Pavesi 1 Gold
Giuseppe Delfino 2 Silver
Edoardo Mangiarotti 3 Bronze
Franco Bertinetti DNS
Épée, Team, Men Italy 1 Gold
Edoardo MangiarottiGiuseppe DelfinoCarlo PavesiFranco BertinettiGiorgio AnglesioAlberto Pellegrino
Sabre, Individual, Men Luigi Narduzzi =6
Roberto Ferrari 5 p2 r3/4
Gastone Darè 8 p1 r3/4
Sabre, Team, Men Italy =5
Roberto FerrariDomenico PaceMario RavagnanGiuseppe CominiLuigi NarduzziGastone Darè
Foil, Individual, Women Bruna Colombetti 8
Velleda Cesari 5 p1 r1/3

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Adriano Facchini 15

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Stefano Martinoli 4 h2 r3/4
Coxless Pairs, Men Italy 4 h2 r3/4
Alvaro BanchiMaurizio Clerici
Coxless Fours, Men Italy 4
Giuseppe MoioliAttilio CantoniGiovanni ZucchiAbbondio Marcelli
Coxed Fours, Men Italy 1 Gold
Alberto WinklerRomano SgheizAngelo VanzinFranco TrincavelliIvo Stefanoni
Eights, Men Italy 4 h2 r3/4
Antonio AmatoSalvatore NuvoliCosimo CampiotoLivio TesconiAntonio CasoarGian Carlo CasaliniSergio TagliapietraArrigo MenicocciVincenzo Rubolotta

Sailing

Two-Person Keelboat, Men Merope III 2 Silver
Agostino StraulinoNico Rode
One-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Men Adelchi Pelaschier 7
Three-Person Keelboat, Open Aretusa 6
Sergio SorrentinoAnnibale PelaschierPiero Gorgatto
Three-Person Keelboat, Open Twins VIII 7
Massimo ObertiAntonio CarattinoAntonio CosentinoCarlo Spirito
Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Romolo 4
Mario CapioEmilio Massino

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, Men Michelangelo Borriello 12
Free Pistol, Men Claudio Fiorentini 9
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, Men Carlo Varetto 26
Trap, Open Galliano Rossini 1 Gold
Alessandro Ciceri 3 Bronze

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Paolo Pucci 14
Carlo Pedersoli 16
400 metres Freestyle, Men Angelo Romani 8
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Italy 7
Fritz DennerleinPaolo GallettiGuido ElmiAngelo RomaniCarlo Pedersoli (DNS)Giorgio Perondini (DNS)Paolo Pucci (DNS)
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Elena Zennaro 13

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Italy 4
Enzo CavazzoniCesare RubiniAngelo MarcianiPaolo PucciFritz DennerleinGiuseppe D'AltruiAlfonso BuonocoreNino AntonelliLuigi MannelliMaurizio D'AchilleRosario Parmegiani (DNS)

Weightlifting

Featherweight, Men Sebastiano Mannironi AC
Lightweight, Men Luciano De Genova 16
Middleweight, Men Ermanno Pignatti 3 Bronze
Heavyweight, Men Alberto Pigaiani 3 Bronze

Wrestling

Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Ignazio Fabra 2 Silver
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Umberto Trippa 6
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Adelmo Bulgarelli 3 Bronze
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Luigi Chinazzo =10
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Garibaldo Nizzola =5