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...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. 224 competitors, 197 men and 27 women, took part in 123 events in 19 sports.

Gold

• Klaus Dibiasi
  Klaus Dibiasi
  Klaus Dibiasi is a former diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964...
  
   — Diving, Men's 10m Platform
• Graziano Mancinelli
  Graziano Mancinelli
  Graziano Mancinelli was an Italian show jumping rider. He celebrated most successes in the 1960s and 1970s years with Olympic Games, World and European Championships...
  
   — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
• Rolando Rigoli
  Rolando Rigoli
  Rolando Rigoli is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Cesare Salvadori
  Cesare Salvadori
  Cesare Salvadori is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  , Michele Maffei
  Michele Maffei
  Michele Maffei is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre events at four different Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  , Mario Aldo Montano
  Mario Aldo Montano
  Mario Aldo Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals in the team sabre at three different Olympic Games. He is the son of fencer Aldo Montano who competed for Italy at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. His son, also called Aldo Montano, competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer...
  
  , and Mario Tullio Montano
  Mario Tullio Montano
  Mario Tullio Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.She received a gold medal in foil at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics....
  
   — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
• Angelo Scalzone
  Angelo Scalzone
  Angelo Scalzone was an Italian sports shooter. He won Gold medal in Trap Shooting in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:...
  
   — Shooting, Trap Individual Competition

Silver

• Giorgio Cagnotto
  Giorgio Cagnotto
  Franco Giorgio Cagnotto is a former diver from Italy, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964....
  
   — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
• Alessandro Argenton — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
• Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris is an Italian retired swimmer, and the first Italian swimmer to win an Olympic medal in swimming....
  
   — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle

Bronze

• Pietro Mennea
  Pietro Mennea
  Pietro Paolo Mennea is an Italian former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.-Biography:...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 200m
• Paola Pigni — Athletics, Women's 1.500m
• Giorgio Cagnotto
  Giorgio Cagnotto
  Franco Giorgio Cagnotto is a former diver from Italy, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964....
  
   — Diving, Men's 10m Platform
• Anselmo Silvino — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
• Raimondo d'Inzeo
  Raimondo D'Inzeo
  Major Raimondo D'Inzeo was a successful Italian show jumping rider from the late 1940s until the late 1970s....
  
  , Piero d'Inzeo
  Piero D'Inzeo
  Colonel Piero D'Inzeo was a successful Italian show jumping rider, winner of six medals at the Olympic Games and an officer in the Italian cavalry....
  
  , Vittorio Orlandi, and Graziano Mancinelli
  Graziano Mancinelli
  Graziano Mancinelli was an Italian show jumping rider. He celebrated most successes in the 1960s and 1970s years with Olympic Games, World and European Championships...
  
   — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
• Silvano Basagni — Shooting, Trap Individual Competition
• Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris is an Italian retired swimmer, and the first Italian swimmer to win an Olympic medal in swimming....
  
   — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
• Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris is an Italian retired swimmer, and the first Italian swimmer to win an Olympic medal in swimming....
  
   — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley
• Giuseppe Bognanni
  Giuseppe Bognanni
  Giuseppe Bognanni is an Italian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Bognanni competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he received a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the flyweight class.-References:...
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
• Gian-Matteo Ranzi
  Gian-Matteo Ranzi
  Gian-Matteo Ranzi is an Italian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Ranzi competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he received a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.-References:...
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Italy entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Alfredo Massazza, at 31st place.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Alfredo Massazza - 2340 points (→ 31st place)
• Giancarlo Ferrari
  Giancarlo Ferrari
  Giancarlo Ferrari is an Italian archer, who has participated at the Olympic Games as in the discipline of archery on several occasions. In 1976 and 1980 he won bronze at the Summer Olympics.- References :* *...
  
   - 2322 points (→ 33rd place)
• Sante Spigarelli - 2300 points (→ 35th place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Franco Arese
• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Franco Arese
• Heat — 3:44.0
• Semifinals — 3:41.1 (→ did not advance)

• Gianni del Buono
• Heat — 3:40.8
• Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, and Pietro Mennea
  Pietro Mennea
  Pietro Paolo Mennea is an Italian former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.-Biography:...
  
  
• Heat — 39.29s
• Semifinals — 39.21s
• Final — 39.14s (→ 8th place)

Men's High Jump

• Enzo del Forno
  Enzo del Forno
  Enzo del Forno is a retired Italian high jumper.He finished tenth at the 1972 Olympic Games and fifth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships. He then won the silver medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games...
  
  
• Qualifying Round — 2.15m
• Final — 2.15m (→ 10th place)

• Marco Schivo
• Qualifying Round — 2.15m
• Final — 2.10m (→ 17th place)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (78-85)
• Defeated Senegal (92-56)
• Lost to Soviet Union (66-79)
• Defeated West Germany (68-57)
• Defeated Poland (71-59)
• Defeated Puerto Rico (71-54)
• Defeated Philippines (101-81)
• Semi Finals
• Lost to United States (38-68)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Lost to Cuba (65-66) → Fourth place

• Team Roster
• Ottorino Flaborea
• Giuseppe Brumatti
• Giorgio Giomo
• Mauro Cerioni
• Massimo Masini
• Renzo Bariviera
• Marino Zanatta
• Dino Meneghin
  Dino Meneghin
  Dino Meneghin is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered as the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all time greats. A 2.06 m tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto...
  
  
• Pierluigi Marzorati
  Pierluigi Marzorati
  Pierluigi Marzorati is an Italian former basketball player who won the silver medal with Italy at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the title in the 1983 European Championship, plus three bronze medals at the 1971, 1975 and 1985 European Championships.Marzorati eventually played 278 matches for...
  
  
• Luigi Serafini
• Ivan Bisson
• Giulio Iellini

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight:

• Gaetano Curcetti

1. 1/16-Final - Lost to Kadir Syed Abdul
   Kadir Syed Abdul
   Kadir Syed Abdul, born 16 February 1948, was the first Singaporean to win a medal for boxing in the Commonwealth Games, where he was awarded the bronze medal. He has also been a representative for Singapore in various regional meets.-Boxing career:...
   
    of Singapore
   Singapore at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Singapore competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Kian Chye Yeo* First Heat — 10.92s Men's 5000 metres*Pehind Carappan Suppiah...
   
    (3 round, RSC)

Men's Flyweight:

• Franco Udella
  Franco Udella
  Franco Udella is an Italian former world boxing champion.- Olympic games results :1968 *Lost to Alberto Morales 0-51972 *1st round bye...
  
  

1. 1/16-Final - Defeated Filex Maina of Kenya
   Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   - Gold:* Kipchoge Keino — Athletics, Men's 3000 metres steeplechase* Julius Sang, Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, and Robert Ouko — Athletics, Men's 4×400 metre relay- Silver:* Ben Jipcho — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase...
   
    (5 - 0)
2. 1/8-Final - Lost to Boris Zoriktuev of USSR (1 - 4)

Men's Featherweight:

• Pasqualino Morbidelli

1. 1/32-Final - Defeated Morgan Mwenya of Zambia
   Zambia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   -Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Larmeck Mukonde* First Heat — 11.16s Men's 800 metres*Benson Mulomba* Heat — 1:53.4 Men's 1500 metres*Benson Mulomba* Heat — DNS...
   
    (5 - 0)
2. 1/16-Final - Defeated Ebu Sef Tatar of Turkey
   Turkey at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Turkey competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 43 competitors, 42 men and 1 woman, took part in 43 events in 8 sports.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 800 metres*Mehmet Tuemkan* Heat — 1:49.5...
   
    (5 -0 )
3. 1/8-Final - Lost to Kazuo Kobayashi of Japan
   Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports.-Gold:* Takao Kawaguchi — Judo, Men's Lightweight...
   
    (1 round, KO)

Men's Lightweight:

• Giambattista Capretti

1. 1/32-Final - Defeated José Martinez
   José Martínez
   José Orlando Martínez Peña is a retired Salvadoran football player, who most prominently played as a forward for Luis Ángel Firpo.-Club career:...
   
    of Canada
   Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Canada competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 208 competitors, 158 men and 50 women, took part in 136 events in 18 sports....
   
    (2 round, RSC)
2. 1/16-Final - Lost to László Orbán
   László Orbán
   László Orbán is a retired boxer from Hungary, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was defeated by Poland's Jan Szczepański on points .-References:*...
   
    of Hungary
   Hungary at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Hungary competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 232 competitors, 187 men and 45 women, took part in 134 events in 20 sports.- Gold:* András Balczó — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition...
   
    (1 - 4)

Men's Light Welterweight:

• Ernesto Bergamasco

1. 1/16-Final - Lost to Srisook Bantow of Thailand
   Thailand at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   -Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Anat Ratanapol* First Heat — DNS Men's 4x100m Relay*Boontud Jeanl, Surapong Ariyamongkol, ?? Panus, and Anat Ratanapol* Heat — 41.04s -Boxing:...
   
    (1 - 4)

Men's Welterweight:

• Damiano Lassandro

1. 1/32-Final - Lost to Emilio Correa of Cuba
   Cuba at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Cuba competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 137 competitors, 109 men and 28 women, took part in 69 events in 14 sports.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Hermes Ramírez* First Heat — DNS...
   
    (0 - 5)

Men's Light Middleweight:

• Antonio Castellini

1. 1/16-Final - Lost to Wiesław Rudkowski of Poland
   Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.- Gold:* Wladyslaw Komar - Athletics, Men's Shot Put* Jan Szczepański - Boxing, Men's Flyweight...
   
    (0 - 5)

Men's Light Heavyweight:

• Guglielmo Spinello

1. 1/16-Final - Defeated Samson Laizer of Tanzania
   Tanzania at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   -Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Norman Chihota* First Heat — 10.79s Men's 1500 metres*Filbert Bayi* Heat — 3:45.4 Men's 4x100m Relay*Obedi Mwanga, Norman Chihota, Claver Kamanya, and Hamad Ndee...
   
    (2round KO)
2. 1/8-Final - Lost to Rudi Hornig of West Germany
   West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   West Germany was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 423 competitors, 340 men and 83 women, took part in 183 events in 23 sports.-Medalists:...
   
    (1 - 4)

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Francesco Moser
  Francesco Moser
  Francesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments...
  
   — 8th place
• Walter Riccomi
  Walter Riccomi
  Walter Riccomi was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Riccomi finished in the top ten of a grand tour four times, but did not win any stage.- Palmarès :1975...
  
   — 49th place
• Aldo Parecchini
  Aldo Parecchini
  Aldo Parecchini was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Parecchini won stage 6 of the 1976 Tour de France.- Palmarès :19721976- External links :*...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Franco Ongarato — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Ezio Cardi
• Final — 1:07.80 (→ 9th place)

Men's Tandem

• Dino Verzini and Giorgio Rossi → 9th place

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Giorgio Cagnotto
  Giorgio Cagnotto
  Franco Giorgio Cagnotto is a former diver from Italy, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964....
  
   — 591.63 points (→ Silver Medal)
• Klaus Dibiasi
  Klaus Dibiasi
  Klaus Dibiasi is a former diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964...
  
   — 559.05 points (→ 4th place)

Men's 10m Platform

• Klaus Dibiasi
  Klaus Dibiasi
  Klaus Dibiasi is a former diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964...
  
   — 504.12 points (→ Gold Medal)
• Giorgio Cagnotto
  Giorgio Cagnotto
  Franco Giorgio Cagnotto is a former diver from Italy, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964....
  
   — 475.83 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Fencing

19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1972.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team competitions. He was the épée champion at the 1971 Fencing World Cup and won seventeen national titles over the course of his career...
  
  
• Stefano Simoncelli
  Stefano Simoncelli
  Stefano Simoncelli is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Arcangelo Pinelli
  Arcangelo Pinelli
  Arcangelo Pinelli is an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 1 to 2, 1972...

• Alfredo Del Francia
  Alfredo Del Francia
  Alfredo Del Francia is an Italian fencer. He competed in the team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team competitions. He was the épée champion at the 1971 Fencing World Cup and won seventeen national titles over the course of his career...
  
  , Carlo Montano
  Carlo Montano
  Carlo Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Arcangelo Pinelli
  Arcangelo Pinelli
  Arcangelo Pinelli is an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Stefano Simoncelli
  Stefano Simoncelli
  Stefano Simoncelli is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team competitions. He was the épée champion at the 1971 Fencing World Cup and won seventeen national titles over the course of his career...
  
  
• Claudio Francesconi
  Claudio Francesconi
  Claudio Francesconi is an Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Gianluigi Saccaro
  Gianluigi Saccaro
  Gianluigi Saccaro is an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1964 Games and a bronze at the 1968 Games.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Claudio Francesconi
  Claudio Francesconi
  Claudio Francesconi is an Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri
  Nicola Granieri was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team competitions. He was the épée champion at the 1971 Fencing World Cup and won seventeen national titles over the course of his career...
  
  , Gianluigi Placella
  Gianluigi Placella
  Gianluigi Placella is an Italian fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Gianluigi Saccaro
  Gianluigi Saccaro
  Gianluigi Saccaro is an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1964 Games and a bronze at the 1968 Games.-References:...
  
  , Pier Alberto Testoni
  Pier Alberto Testoni
  Pier Alberto Testoni is an Italian fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

• Michele Maffei
  Michele Maffei
  Michele Maffei is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre events at four different Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  
• Mario Aldo Montano
  Mario Aldo Montano
  Mario Aldo Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals in the team sabre at three different Olympic Games. He is the son of fencer Aldo Montano who competed for Italy at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. His son, also called Aldo Montano, competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer...
  
  
• Rolando Rigoli
  Rolando Rigoli
  Rolando Rigoli is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 3 to 4, 1972...

• Michele Maffei
  Michele Maffei
  Michele Maffei is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre events at four different Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  , Rolando Rigoli
  Rolando Rigoli
  Rolando Rigoli is an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Cesare Salvadori
  Cesare Salvadori
  Cesare Salvadori is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  , Mario Aldo Montano
  Mario Aldo Montano
  Mario Aldo Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals in the team sabre at three different Olympic Games. He is the son of fencer Aldo Montano who competed for Italy at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. His son, also called Aldo Montano, competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer...
  
  , Mario Tullio Montano
  Mario Tullio Montano
  Mario Tullio Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.She received a gold medal in foil at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Maria Consolata Collino
  Maria Consolata Collino
  Maria Consolata Collino is an Italian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Giulia Lorenzoni
  Giulia Lorenzoni
  Giulia Lorenzoni is an Italian fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 7 to 8, 1972...

• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
  Antonella Ragno-Lonzi is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.She received a gold medal in foil at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Giulia Lorenzoni
  Giulia Lorenzoni
  Giulia Lorenzoni is an Italian fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Der Reka Cipriani
  Der Reka Cipriani
  Der Reka Cipriani is an Italian fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Maria Consolata Collino
  Maria Consolata Collino
  Maria Consolata Collino is an Italian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Giuseppina Bersani
  Giuseppina Bersani
  Giuseppina Bersani is an Italian fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Mario Medda - 4850 points (→ 16th place)
• Giovanni Perugini - 4571 points (→ 34th place)
• Nicolo Deligia - 4492 points (→ 39th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Medda, Perugini, and Deligia - 13913 points (→ 10th place)

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Giampaolo Tronchin, Mario Semenzato and Siro Kuhnke Meli
• Heat — 8:02.79
• Repechage — 8:10.46 (→ did not advance)

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Roberto Pangaro
• Heat — 54.74s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Riccardo Targetti
• Heat — 2:02.58 (→ did not advance)

• Arnaldo Cinquetti
• Heat — 2:01.78 (→ did not advance)

• Roberto Pangaro
• Heat — 2:00.97 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Barelli
  Paolo Barelli
  Paolo Barelli is an Italian Senator and president of the Italian Swimming Federation, in his youth Barelli was a world class swimmer. On July 24, 2009, he was named Honorary Secretary of FINA for the 2009-2013 term.-Biography:...
  
  , Marcello Guarducci
  Marcello Guarducci
  Marcello Guarducci is an Italian former freestyle swimmer.Guarducci won several gold medals in different editions of the Mediterranean Games.Guarducci participated in three Olympics Games editions reaching finals...
  
   and Alberto Castagnetti
  Alberto Castagnetti
  Alberto Castagnetti was an Italian swimming coach and freestyle swimmer.As a swimmer, Castagnetti won several Italian titles swimming in relays...
  
  
• Heat — 3:38.81 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Roberto Pangaro, Arnaldo Cinquetti, Lorenzo Marugo, and Riccardo Targetti
• Heat — 8:03.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's Competition

• Vincenzo Finocchiaro, Sergio Irredento, Massimo Nistri, Edmondo Mingione, Michele di Pietro
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  , Angelo Tozzi, Gaetano Carboni, and Mauro Calligaris. Reserve: Sandro Grassi.

Women's Competition

• Laura Podestà, Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris
  Novella Calligaris is an Italian retired swimmer, and the first Italian swimmer to win an Olympic medal in swimming....
  
  , Federica Stabilini, Patrizia Miserini, Donatella Talpo, Patrizia Lanfredini, Laura Gorgerino, and Alessandra Finesso. Reserve: Antonella Valentini.

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group C)
• Lost to Soviet Union (1-4)
• Defeated Bulgaria (8-5)
• Defeated Spain (6-2)
• Defeated Japan (12-5)
• Final Round (Group I)
• Lost to Hungary (7-8)
• Drew with Yugoslavia (6-6)
• Drew with West Germany (2-2)
• Lost to United States (5-6) → Sixth place

• Team Roster
• Alberto Alberani
  Alberto Alberani
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• Eraldo Pizzo
  Eraldo Pizzo
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• Roldano Simeoni
  Roldano Simeoni
  Roldano Simeoni is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1972....
  
  
• Mario Cevasco
• Alessandro Ghibellini
• Gianni de Magistris
  Gianni De Magistris
  Gianni De Magistris is a retired Italian water polo player.He was part of the Italian squad that won silver at the 1976 Montreal Olympics....
  
  
• Guglielmo Marsili
• Silvio Baracchini
• Franco Lavoratori
  Franco Lavoratori
  Franco Lavoratori was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Sante Marsili
• Ferdinande Ligano

Weightlifting

Men's Bantamweight:

• Gaetano Tosto - 325.0 kg (→ 16th place)

Men's Featherweight:

• Peppino Tanti - 372.5 kg (→ 8th place)

Men's Middleweight:

• Anselmo Silvino - 470.0 kg (→ Bronze Medal)
• Salvatore Laudani - 440.0 kg (→ 11th place)

Men's Light Heavyweight:

• Dino Turcato - 455.0 (→ 9th place)

Men's Heavyweight:

• Roberto Vezzani - 545.0 (→ 5th place)

Water Skiing (demonstration sports)

Men's Slalom:

• Roby Zucchi - 44.0 points (→ Gold Medal)

Men's Figure Skiing:

• Max Hofer - 3850 points (→ 6th place)
• Roby Zucchi - 3560 points (→ 8th place)

Men's Jump:

• Max Hofer - 37.70 points (→ Silver Medal)
• Roby Zucchi - 35.10 points (→ 7th place)