One competitor from Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

was present at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

. He competed in shooting

Shooting sports

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

. Italy was one of four nations present that won no medals; Sweden

Sweden at the 1896 Summer Olympics

One competitor from Sweden was present at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He competed in athletics and gymnastics, with 5 entries in as many events. Sweden was one of four nations present that won no medals; Italy, Chile and Bulgaria were the others....

, Chile

Chile at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Chile claims one athlete, Luis Subercaseaux, competed for the nation at the 1896 Summer Olympics. This makes Chile one of the 14 nations to appear at the inaugural Summer Olympic Games. Subercaseaux's results are not listed in the Official Report, though that Report typically includes only...

 and Bulgaria

Bulgaria at the 1896 Summer Olympics

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee claims one gymnast, Charles Champaud, competed for the nation at the 1896 Summer Olympics. This makes Bulgaria one of the 14 nations to appear at the inaugural Summer Olympic Games...

 were the others. Italy's competitor, Rivabella

Rivabella

Giuseppe Rivabella was an Italian shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Rivabella competed in the military rifle event...

, entered one event in the shooting program.

A second Italian was present in Athens. Carlo Airoldi

Carlo Airoldi

Carlo Airoldi was an Italian marathon runner, famous for walking to the 1896 Olympics.-Early life:Airoldi was born in Origgio near Saronno, to a farming family...

 had walked most of the way from Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

, but was disqualified because he had received prize money in athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

 events and was therefore not an amateur.

Shooting

Rivabella was somewhere between 14th and 41st place, with a score less than 845.

Event	Place	Shooter	Score	Hits
Military rifle	–	Rivabella Rivabella Giuseppe Rivabella was an Italian shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Rivabella competed in the military rifle event...	Unknown