Italy (ITA)

Overview

NOCComitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
Flagbearers98

Participants

Olympic Games 5227
Intercalated Games 76
Youth Olympic Games 357
Other competitors with ITA nationality 33

Description

Italy has never missed an Olympic Games nor an Olympic Winter Games. Although it is usually considered not to have competed in 1896, research in the 1990s discovered that an Italian shooter named Giuseppe Rivabella did compete in 1896. In 2009, Olympic historians discovered that Olympic cyclist Frank Bizzoni was still an Italian citizen when he competed in 1904. He was formerly thought to have been an USA athlete, but his appearance could be considered to give Italy a competitor at all Olympic Games. Italy did not form a National Olympic Committee until 1908, and it was not until 1915 that this committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The country has had success in many different sports, winning a total of 758 Olympic medals and 258 gold medals, but has often been the dominant country in cycling and fencing. Fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti has won the most medals of any Italian Olympian, with 13. He is trailed by female speedskater Arianna Fontana, with eleven medals, and female cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo, who has won 10. Both Mangiarotti and fencer Nedo Nadi have won six gold medals, and female fencer Valentina Vezzali joined them in 2012, winning her sixth gold medal.

Italy has competed at every Olympic Winter Games from 1924-2022, winning 141 medals and 42 gold medals. Its top sports have been cross-country skiing (36 medals, nine gold), Alpine skiing (36 medals, 14 gold), and luge (18 medals, seven gold). Alpine skiers Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni are the only Italian Winter Olympians with three gold medals.

Italy hosted the Games of the XVIIth Olympiad at Rome in 1960, the 7th Olympic Winter Games at Cortina d’Ampezzo in 1956, and the 20th Olympic Winter Games in Torino (Turin) in 2006. Italy is also scheduled to host the 35th Olympic Winter Games in Milano/Cortina d’Ampezzo in 2026. In 1975 the Olympic Committee of Italy was awarded with the Olympic Cup.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1896 Summer Olympics Italy 1 0 1 Results
1900 Summer Olympics Italy 22 1 23 Results
1904 Summer Olympics Italy 1 0 1 Results
1908 Summer Olympics Italy 66 0 66 Results
1912 Summer Olympics Italy 66 0 66 Results
1920 Summer Olympics Italy 173 1 174 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Italy 196 4 200 Results
1924 Winter Olympics Italy 23 0 23 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Italy 156 18 174 Results
1928 Winter Olympics Italy 13 0 13 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Italy 112 0 112 Results
1932 Winter Olympics Italy 12 0 12 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Italy 228 16 244 Results
1936 Winter Olympics Italy 35 5 40 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Italy 194 21 215 Results
1948 Winter Olympics Italy 50 3 53 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Italy 208 23 231 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Italy 28 5 33 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Italy 114 15 129 Results
1956 Winter Olympics Italy 53 12 65 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics Italy 6 0 6 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Italy 246 34 280 Results
1960 Winter Olympics Italy 21 7 28 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Italy 157 11 168 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Italy 53 8 61 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Italy 152 15 167 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Italy 39 8 47 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Italy 197 27 224 Results
1972 Winter Olympics Italy 41 3 44 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Italy 183 27 210 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Italy 47 11 58 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Italy 121 38 159 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Italy 34 12 46 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Italy 222 46 268 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Italy 59 15 74 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Italy 212 41 253 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Italy 42 16 58 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Italy 228 76 304 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Italy 79 28 107 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Italy 78 26 104 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Italy 236 104 340 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Italy 79 34 113 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Italy 246 115 361 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Italy 63 46 109 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Italy 229 135 364 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Italy 106 73 179 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Italy 203 130 333 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Italy 69 40 109 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Italy 158 123 281 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Italy 67 43 110 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Italy 168 141 309 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Italy 71 45 116 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Italy 188 178 366 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Italy 70 47 117 Results

Intercalated Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1906 Intercalated Games Italy 76 0 76 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Italy 31 31 62 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Italy 20 21 41 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Italy 32 36 68 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Italy 19 18 37 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Italy 49 34 83 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Italy 33 33 66 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 0 4 4 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 107 73 180 Results
Archery 11 18 29 Results
Art Competitions 112 6 118 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 131 84 215 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 39 39 Results
Athletics 447 166 613 Results
Badminton 0 2 2 Results
Baseball (Baseball/Softball) 67 0 67 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 111 32 143 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 11 9 20 Results
Biathlon 34 18 52 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 133 7 140 Results
Boxing 158 4 162 Results
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) 4 0 4 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 14 5 19 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 71 16 87 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 108 37 145 Results
Curling 10 6 16 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 2 0 2 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 10 3 13 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 116 18 134 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 142 15 157 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 33 14 47 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 4 5 9 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 49 7 56 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 38 0 38 Results
Fencing 189 51 240 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 28 36 64 Results
Football (Football) 223 0 223 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 16 9 25 Results
Golf 4 3 7 Results
Hockey 32 0 32 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 134 20 154 Results
Judo 32 22 54 Results
Karate 3 2 5 Results
Luge 41 21 62 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 5 2 7 Results
Military Ski Patrol (Skiing) 4 0 4 Results
Modern Pentathlon 38 9 47 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 28 0 28 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 41 41 Results
Rowing 333 26 359 Results
Sailing 154 27 181 Results
Shooting 125 21 146 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 20 20 40 Results
Skateboarding (Roller Sports) 2 1 3 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 9 3 12 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 40 5 45 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 32 17 49 Results
Softball (Baseball/Softball) 0 40 40 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 43 10 53 Results
Sport Climbing 2 1 3 Results
Surfing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 174 104 278 Results
Table Tennis 4 6 10 Results
Taekwondo 7 3 10 Results
Tennis 25 21 46 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 1 0 1 Results
Triathlon 7 10 17 Results
Tug-Of-War 8 0 8 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 84 40 124 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 136 34 170 Results
Weightlifting 63 4 67 Results
Wrestling 105 2 107 Results

Intercalated Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 19 0 19 Results
Athletics 6 0 6 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 1 0 1 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 2 0 2 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 2 0 2 Results
Fencing 2 0 2 Results
Rowing 32 0 32 Results
Shooting 10 0 10 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 0 1 Results
Weightlifting 1 0 1 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 4 5 9 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 3 4 7 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 7 7 14 Results
Archery 3 2 5 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 2 3 5 Results
Athletics 21 22 43 Results
Badminton 1 0 1 Results
Beach Handball 9 0 9 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 0 4 4 Results
Biathlon 8 8 16 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 3 2 5 Results
Boxing 4 3 7 Results
Breaking (Dance) 1 1 2 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 1 1 2 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 5 5 10 Results
Curling 6 6 12 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 7 5 12 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 3 3 6 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 2 1 3 Results
Fencing 7 7 14 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 8 7 15 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 3 1 4 Results
Golf 2 2 4 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 0 2 2 Results
Judo 2 3 5 Results
Karate 1 0 1 Results
Luge 9 5 14 Results
Mixed Sports 12 11 23 Results
Modern Pentathlon 3 3 6 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 4 2 6 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Roller Skating (Roller Sports) 1 1 2 Results
Rowing 6 5 11 Results
Sailing 6 6 12 Results
Shooting 2 3 5 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 2 4 6 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 1 2 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 7 5 12 Results
Ski Mountaineering 2 2 4 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 2 5 7 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 4 6 10 Results
Sport Climbing 1 1 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 12 9 21 Results
Table Tennis 2 2 4 Results
Taekwondo 2 3 5 Results
Tennis 2 1 3 Results
Triathlon 3 2 5 Results
Weightlifting 3 3 6 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 14 6 12 32
1920 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 14 6 5 25
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 13 10 13 36
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 13 10 12 35
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 13 8 13 34
1932 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 12 12 12 36
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 11 10 13 34
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 10 11 11 32
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 10 10 20 40
1964 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 10 10 7 27
1936 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 9 13 5 27
1948 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 9 12 10 31
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 12 8 28
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 9 11 28
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 9 10 27
1952 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 9 4 21
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 6 8 22
1924 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 3 5 16
1980 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 3 4 15
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 7 8 6 21
1928 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 7 6 7 20
1906 Intercalated Games Intercalated Games 7 6 3 16
1994 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 7 5 8 20
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 6 5 8 19
1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 6 4 4 14
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 5 9 5 19
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 3 10 18
1912 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 1 2 8
2006 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 5 0 6 11
1992 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 4 6 4 14
2002 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 4 4 5 13
1968 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 4 0 0 4
1968 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 4 9 16
2018 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 3 2 5 10
1900 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 2 0 5
2022 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 7 8 17
1976 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 7 4 13
1998 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 6 2 10
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 3 3 8
1972 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 2 1 5
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 2 1 5
1908 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 2 0 4
1988 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 2 5
1984 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 0 0 2
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 2 6 9
1976 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 1 4
1956 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 0 3
2010 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 3 5
1952 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 1 2
1948 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2014 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 6 8
1956 Equestrian Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 1 3
1980 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
1964 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 3 4
1960 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Fencing 49 46 35 130
Athletics 24 15 26 65
Cycling Track 24 9 7 40
Shooting 16 16 11 43
Boxing 15 15 18 48
Alpine Skiing 14 11 11 36
Artistic Gymnastics 14 6 9 29
Rowing 11 14 16 41
Cross Country Skiing 9 14 13 36
Cycling Road 9 7 4 20
Wrestling 7 4 11 22
Luge 7 4 7 18
Art Competitions 5 7 2 14
Swimming 5 6 15 26
Weightlifting 5 5 7 17
Canoe Sprint 4 7 3 14
Equestrian Jumping 4 6 5 15
Judo 4 4 9 17
Bobsleigh 4 4 4 12
Sailing 4 3 8 15
Water Polo 4 3 3 10
Short Track Speed Skating 3 6 6 15
Diving 3 5 3 11
Equestrian Eventing 3 3 2 8
Archery 2 3 4 9
Modern Pentathlon 2 2 3 7
Speed Skating 2 1 4 7
Taekwondo 2 1 1 4
Canoe Slalom 2 0 1 3
Cycling Mountain Bike 2 0 1 3
Snowboarding 1 2 2 5
Football 1 0 2 3
Karate 1 0 1 2
Curling 1 0 0 1
Skeleton 1 0 0 1
Volleyball 0 3 3 6
Basketball 0 2 0 2
Biathlon 0 1 6 7
Marathon Swimming 0 1 2 3
Rhythmic Gymnastics 0 1 2 3
Beach Volleyball 0 1 0 1
Figure Skating 0 0 2 2
Nordic Combined 0 0 1 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1

Intercalated Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Rowing 4 1 1 6
Cycling Track 3 0 0 3
Artistic Gymnastics 0 2 1 3
Fencing 0 1 1 2
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Weightlifting 0 1 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Swimming 6 6 9 21
Fencing 4 5 0 9
Artistic Gymnastics 3 3 3 9
Boxing 2 2 1 5
Sailing 2 2 0 4
Luge 2 0 1 3
Athletics 1 4 2 7
Cycling Road 1 2 0 3
Ski Mountaineering 1 2 0 3
Biathlon 1 1 1 3
Golf 1 1 1 3
Weightlifting 1 0 1 2
Bobsleigh 1 0 0 1
Equestrian Jumping 1 0 0 1
Rowing 1 0 0 1
Alpine Skiing 0 2 2 4
Roller Skating 0 1 1 2
Beach Volleyball 0 1 0 1
Curling 0 1 0 1
Ice Hockey 0 1 0 1
Speed Skating 0 0 2 2
Taekwondo 0 0 2 2
3x3 Basketball 0 0 1 1
Karate 0 0 1 1
Mixed Sports 0 0 1 1
Rhythmic Gymnastics 0 0 1 1
Short Track Speed Skating 0 0 1 1
Ski Jumping 0 0 1 1
Snowboarding 0 0 1 1
Triathlon 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Edoardo Mangiarotti ITA 6 5 2 13
Valentina Vezzali ITA 6 1 2 9
Nedo Nadi ITA 6 0 0 6
Giuseppe Delfino ITA 4 2 0 6
Giovanna Trillini ITA 4 1 3 8
Oreste Puliti ITA 4 1 0 5
Giorgio Zampori ITA 4 0 1 5
Carlo Pavesi ITA 4 0 0 4
Giulio Gaudini ITA 3 4 2 9
Klaus Dibiasi ITA 3 2 0 5
Alberto Tomba ITA 3 2 0 5

Intercalated Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Francesco Verri ITA 3 0 0 3
Enrico Bruna ITA 3 0 0 3
Giorgio Cesana ITA 3 0 0 3
Emilio Fontanella ITA 3 0 0 3
E. Bellotti ITA 1 0 0 1
Angelo Fornaciari ITA 1 0 0 1
Giuseppe Poli ITA 1 0 0 1
Giuseppe Russo ITA 1 0 0 1
R. Taormina ITA 1 0 0 1
Giovanni Battista Tanio ITA 1 0 0 1
G. Tarantino ITA 1 0 0 1
P. Toio ITA 1 0 0 1
Riccardo Zardinoni ITA 1 0 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Giorgia Villa ITA 3 1 0 4
Marco Fichera ITA 2 0 0 2
Camilla Mancini ITA 2 0 0 2
Edoardo Luperi ITA 2 0 0 2
Davide Di Veroli ITA 2 0 0 2
Thomas Ceccon ITA 1 2 2 5
Simone Sabbioni ITA 1 1 1 3
Linda Zingerle ITA 1 1 0 2
Marco Barale ITA 1 1 0 2
Alberta Santuccio ITA 1 1 0 2
Leonardo Affede ITA 1 1 0 2
Sofia Beggin ITA 1 1 0 2
Chiara Teocchi ITA 1 1 0 2
Nicolangelo Di Fabio ITA 1 1 0 2
Giacomo Casadei ITA 1 1 0 2
Martina Favaretto ITA 1 1 0 2

IOC Members

Ferdinando, Principe Lucchesi Palli 1894—1895
Riccardo, Duca Carafa d'Andria 1894—1898
Eugenio, Conte Brunetta d'Usseaux 1897—1919
Scipione, Principe Borghese 1908—1909
Attilio Brunialti 1909—1914
Carlo Montù 1914—1939
Giorgio Guglielmi 1919—1929
Alberto, Conte Bonacossa 1925—1953
Augusto Turati 1930—1931
Paolo, Conte Thaon Di Revel 1932—1964
Giorgio Vaccaro 1939—1949
Giorgio De Stefani 1951—1992
Alberto, Conte Bonacossa 1953—1953
Paolo, Conte Thaon Di Revel 1964—1973
Giulio Onesti 1964—1981
Franco Carraro 1982—2019
Primo Nebiolo 1992—1999
Mario Pescante 1994—2018
Ottavio Cinquanta 1996—2016
Manuela Di Centa 1999—2010
Gianni Agnelli 2000—2003
Bruno Grandi 2000—2004
Francesco Ricci Bitti 2006—2013
Manuela Di Centa 2010—
Ottavio Cinquanta 2016—
Ivo Ferriani 2016—
Franco Carraro 2019—
Mario Pescante 2019—
Giovanni Malagò 2019—
Federica Pellegrini 2021—