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 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.

Gold

• Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds , one silver , and one bronze .Rossi has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles

• Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds , one silver , and one bronze .Rossi has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...
  
   and Daniele Scarpa
  Daniele Scarpa
  Daniele Scarpa is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to 1997. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Atlanta in 1996 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.Scarpa also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000 metres Kayak Pairs

• Andrea Collinelli
  Andrea Collinelli
  Andrea Collinelli ia an Italian former racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in 4000m individual pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...
  
   — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit

• Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa. He was a professional rider from...
  
   — Cycling, Men's Points Race

• Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti is an Italian racing cyclist and two-time Olympic champion in track cycling.Born in Bolzano, in South Tyrol, she now resides in Rovereto, in Trentino....
  
   — Cycling, Women's Individual Pursuit

• Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo is a cross-country mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy.Pezzo won the female World Mountain Bike Championship title in both 1993 and 1997. In 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking, when the event made its debut...
  
   — Cycling, Women's Cross-country Mountainbike

• Alessandro Puccini
  Alessandro Puccini
  Alessandro Puccini is an Italian fencer and olympic champion in foil competition.He received a gold medal in foil individual at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition

• Maurizio Randazzo, Sandro Cuomo
  Sandro Cuomo
  Sandro Cuomo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , and Angelo Mazzoni
  Angelo Mazzoni
  Angelo Mazzoni, is an Italian Épée fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000. He won two gold medals and a bronze.He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete at six Olympics...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition

• Giovanna Trillini
  Giovanna Trillini
  Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and 3 bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions....
  
  , Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
  Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
  Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella is an Italian fencer. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil events between 1988 and 1996. She is married to Andrea Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.-References:...
  
  , and Valentina Vezzali
  Valentina Vezzali
  Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:...
  
   — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition

• Yuri Chechi — Gymnastics, Men's Rings

• Agostino Abbagnale
  Agostino Abbagnale
  Agostino Abbagnale is an Italian rower and Triple Olympic gold medalist. He is also the younger brother of multiple Olympic medalists Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale....
  
   and Davide Tizzano
  Davide Tizzano
  Davide Tizzano is a retired rower from Italy and a double Olympic gold medalist. He won his first gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in the quadruple scull. Eight years later he formed a team with Agostino Abbagnale, with whom he triumphed in the men's double scull event.-References:*...
  
   — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

• Roberto Didonna — Shooting, Men's Air Pistol

• Ennio Falco
  Ennio Falco
  Ennio Falco is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in Skeet Shooting in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
  
   — Shooting, Men's Skeet

Silver

• Fiona May
  Fiona May
  Fiona May was an athlete who competed for the Great Britain and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals...
  
   — Athletics, Women's Long Jump

• Elisabetta Perrone
  Elisabetta Perrone
  Elisabetta Perrone is a retired female race walker from Italy.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
   — Athletics, Women's 10 km Walk

• Beniamino Bonomi
  Beniamino Bonomi
  Beniamino Bonomi is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold and three silvers .Bonomi also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold Beniamino Bonomi (born March...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000 metres Kayak Singles

• Beniamino Bonomi
  Beniamino Bonomi
  Beniamino Bonomi is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold and three silvers .Bonomi also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold Beniamino Bonomi (born March...
  
   and Daniele Scarpa
  Daniele Scarpa
  Daniele Scarpa is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to 1997. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Atlanta in 1996 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.Scarpa also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 metres Kayak Pairs

• Imelda Chiappa
  Imelda Chiappa
  Imelda Chiappa is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. Her biggest achievement was winning the silver medal in the women's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
   — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race

• Margherita Zalaffi
  Margherita Zalaffi
  Margherita Zalaffi is an Italian fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and silvers at the same event in 1988 and 1996. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000....
  
  , Laura Chiesa, and Elisa Uga — Fencing, Women's Épée Team Competition

• Valentina Vezzali
  Valentina Vezzali
  Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:...
  
   — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition

• Girolamo Giovinazzo
  Girolamo Giovinazzo
  Girolamo Giovinazzo is an Italian judoka.He won two Olympic medals, in 1996 and 2000.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
  
   — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)

• Albano Pera
  Albano Pera
  Albano Pera is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in Double Trap at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta He is European champion from 1988 , and received a silver medal in 1989....
  
   — Shooting, Men's Double Trap

• Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
  
  , Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship...
  
  , Andrea Zorzi
  Andrea Zorzi
  Andrea Zorzi is a former Italian volleyball player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team . A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter...
  
  , Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina is a former Italian professional volleyball player.Gravina is 202 cm and played as middle attacker. After played for minor leagues, he made his debut in the Italian volleyball championship first division in 1988, for Falconara. His qualities, especially in block actions, made him...
  
  , Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni is a former volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in Greece...
  
  , Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi is an Italian volleyball player.Papi, standing at 1.91 m, was born in Ancona and debuted in Italy's Serie A in 1990. He current plays passing-hitter for Sisley Treviso....
  
  , Luca Cantagalli
  Luca Cantagalli
  Luca Cantagalli is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994.-Career:Debuting on March 18, 1986, he totalled 330 caps for Italy men's national volleyball team...
  
  , Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini is an Italian former volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he played central blocker and totalled 418 caps for the Italian national volleyball team....
  
  , Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.-Career:...
  
  , Lorenzo Bernardi
  Lorenzo Bernardi
  Lorenzo Bernardi is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994, and was elected "Volleyball Player of the Century" in 2001.-Career:...
  
  , Vigor Bovolenta
  Vigor Bovolenta
  Vigor Bovolenta is a former volleyball player from Italy. Bovolenta was part of the Men's National Team that won the European Championship in 1995 and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  , and Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter....
  
   — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition

Bronze

• Michele Frangilli
  Michele Frangilli
  Michele Frangilli is an archer from Italy.He was born in Gallarate.He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams....
  
  , Matteo Bisiani
  Matteo Bisiani
  Matteo Bisiani is an Italian archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and in the 2000 Olympic Games.He was born in Monfalcone....
  
  , and Andrea Parenti — Archery, Men's Team Competition

• Alessandro Lambruschini
  Alessandro Lambruschini
  Alessandro Lambruschini is an Italian former long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:35.27 min...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase

• Roberta Brunet
  Roberta Brunet
  Roberta Brunet is a former middle distance runner from Italy who first won a bronze medal in the European Championships in 3,000 metres in 1990 and then won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the same discipline at the 1997 World Championships and a...
  
   — Athletics, Women's 5.000 metres

• Josefa Idem Guerrini — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles

• Raffaello Caserta, Luigi Tarantino
  Luigi Tarantino
  Luigi Tarantino is an Italian fencer and Olympic medalist in the sabre competition. He was the 1998 World Champion for men's sabre.-References:...
  
  , and Tonhi Terenzi – Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition

• Giovanna Trillini
  Giovanna Trillini
  Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and 3 bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions....
  
   — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition

• Ylena Scapin — Judo, Women's Half Heavyweight (72 kg)

• Roberto Didonna — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol

• Andrea Benelli
  Andrea Benelli
  |Andrea Benelli in ItalyAndrea Benelli is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal in Skeet Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also obtained a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Benelli is two times World Champion in Skeet Shooting,...
  
   — Shooting, Men's Skeet

• Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Career :Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ....
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke

• Leonardo Sottani
  Leonardo Sottani
  Leonardo Sottani is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the attacking forward was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal.-References:*...
  
  , Carlo Silipo
  Carlo Silipo
  Carlo Silipo is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain he claimed bronze with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  , Luca Giustolisi, Amedeo Pomilio, Francesco Postiglione
  Francesco Postiglione
  Francesco Postiglione is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a breaststroke swimmer...
  
  , Roberto Calcaterra
  Roberto Calcaterra
  Roberto Calcaterra is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. Calcaterra also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  , Marco Gerini, Alberto Ghibellini, Alessandro Bovo
  Alessandro Bovo
  Alessandro Bovo is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996....
  
  , Alessandro Calcaterra
  Alessandro Calcaterra
  Alessandro Calcaterra is an Italian water polo player, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-References:*...
  
  , Alberto Angelini
  Alberto Angelini
  Alberto Angelini is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-Notes and references:...
  
  , Francesco Attolico
  Francesco Attolico
  Francesco Attolico is a retired water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
  
  , and Fabio Bencivenga
  Fabio Bencivenga
  Fabio Bencivenga is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the Men's National Team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-References:*...
  
   — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition

• Alessandra Sensini
  Alessandra Sensini
  Alessandra Sensini is an Italian windsurfer. She is a 4-time Olympian, winning a gold medal and two additional bronze medals. She also won 3 gold and 2 silver medals at World Championships, as well as 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at European Championships...
  
   — Sailing, Women's Mistral Individual Competition

Archery

The Italian men received unfortunate rankings in the open round, and both Andrea Parenti and Matteo Bisiani

Matteo Bisiani

Matteo Bisiani is an Italian archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and in the 2000 Olympic Games.He was born in Monfalcone....

 quickly found themselves losing to eventual silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

list Magnus Petersson

Magnus Petersson

Magnus Petersson is an archer from Sweden.He is an experienced Olympian, having won a silver medal in 1996. Petersson advanced to the semifinals in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated there by Vic Wunderle. In the consolation bronze medal match, he again lost, this time to...

, in the second and third rounds, respectively. Both had the highest score of any archer to lose in their round. Michele Frangilli

Michele Frangilli

Michele Frangilli is an archer from Italy.He was born in Gallarate.He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams....

 advanced to the quarterfinal before facing eventual gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

list Justin Huish

Justin Huish

Justin Huish is an internationally known American archer. Growing up, his parents ran an archery pro shop, but Huish did not take up shooting until he was 14...

. They won the bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

 in the team round.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Giovanna Aldegani – round of 32, 28th place (1–1)
• Paola Fantato
  Paola Fantato
  Paola Fantato is an Italian archer. At age 8 she was afflicted with poliomyelitis. She competed in archery at five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2004 and won a total of five gold medals, one silver, and two bronzes...
  
   – round of 64, 54th place (0–1)
• Giuseppina di Blasi – round of 64, 60th place (0–1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Michele Frangilli
  Michele Frangilli
  Michele Frangilli is an archer from Italy.He was born in Gallarate.He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams....
  
   – quarterfinal, 6th place (3–1)
• Matteo Bisiani
  Matteo Bisiani
  Matteo Bisiani is an Italian archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and in the 2000 Olympic Games.He was born in Monfalcone....
  
   – round of 16, 9th place (2–1)
• Andrea Parenti – round of 32, 17th place (1–1)

Women's Team Competition:

• Aldegani, Fantato, and di Blasi – round of 16, 9th place (0–1)

Men's Team Competition:

• Frangilli, Bisiani, and Parenti – Bronze Medal Match (3–1) → Bronze Medal

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Ezio Madonia
  Ezio Madonia
  Ezio Madonia is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In 4 x 100 m relay he helped win bronze medals at the 1990 European Championships in Split, 1994 European Championships in Helsinki and 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg...
  
  
• Stefano Tilli
  Stefano Tilli
  Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  

Men's 200 metres

• Sandro Floris
  Sandro Floris
  Sandro Floris is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.His personal best 200 metres time was 20.68 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Rome. His personal best 100 metres time was 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in Nuoro.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  

Men's 800 metres

• Giuseppe D'Urso
  Giuseppe D'Urso
  Giuseppe D'Urso is a former Italian 800 metres runner who won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. In addition he won a silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. His personal best in 800 metres is 1'43"95.- Achievements :-References:*...
  
  
• Andrea Benvenuti
  Andrea Benvenuti
  Andrea Benvenuti is an Italian former 800 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. Previously, he had come fifth in the 1992 Olympic final and third in the World Cup 1992....
  
  
• Andrea Giocondi
  Andrea Giocondi
  Andrea Giocondi is an Italian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He finished seventh at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, and won the silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka....
  
  

Men's 5,000 metres

• Genny di Napoli
• Qualification — 14:03.56
• Semifinal — 13:28.80
• Final — 13:28.36 (→ 12th place)

• Stefano Baldini
  Stefano Baldini
  Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon....
  
  
• Qualification — 13:55.41
• Semifinal — 14:06.45 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Stefano Baldini
  Stefano Baldini
  Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon....
  
  
• Qualification — 27:55.79
• Final — 29:07.77 (→ 18th place)

Men's Marathon

• Danilo Goffi
  Danilo Goffi
  Danilo Goffi is an Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics...
  
   — 2:15.08 (→ 9th place)
• Salvatore Bettiol
  Salvatore Bettiol
  Salvatore Bettiol is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in fourth place at the 1990 European Championships in Split, FR Yugoslavia.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   — 2:17.27 (→ 20th place)
• Davide Milesi
  Davide Milesi
  Davide Milesi is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in 50th place in the men's marathon...
  
   — 2:21.45 (→ 50th place)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Giovanni Puggioni
  Giovanni Puggioni
  Giovanni Puggioni is an Italian retired sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995...
  
  , Ezio Madonia
  Ezio Madonia
  Ezio Madonia is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In 4 x 100 m relay he helped win bronze medals at the 1990 European Championships in Split, 1994 European Championships in Helsinki and 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg...
  
  , Angelo Cipolloni
  Angelo Cipolloni
  Angelo Cipolloni is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.His personal best 200 metres time is 20.79 seconds, achieved in September 1996 in Rieti. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.37 seconds, achieved in June 1997 in Rome.- Achievements :-References:...
  
  , and Sandro Floris
  Sandro Floris
  Sandro Floris is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.His personal best 200 metres time was 20.68 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Rome. His personal best 100 metres time was 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in Nuoro.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

• Fabrizio Mori
  Fabrizio Mori
  Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  , Alessandro Aimar
  Alessandro Aimar
  Alessandro Aimar is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.76 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Sestriere.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  , Andrea Nuti
  Andrea Nuti
  Andrea Nuti is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.-Career:His personal best time is 45.35 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Sestriere....
  
  , and Ashraf Saber
  Ashraf Saber
  Ashraf Saber is an Italian athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• Heat — 3:03.60
• Semi Final — 3:02.56 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Fabrizio Mori
  Fabrizio Mori
  Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Heat — 48.90s
• Semi Final — 48.43s
• Final — 48.41s (→ 6th place)

• Laurent Ottoz
  Laurent Ottoz
  -Biography:His personal best time was 13.42 seconds, achieved in August 1994 in Berlin. This is a former Italian record, which in turn belonged to his father Eddy Ottoz with 13.46 seconds. The Italian record currently belongs to Andrea Giaconi with 13.35 seconds....
  
  
• Heat — 48.92s
• Semi Final — 48.52s (→ did not advance)

• Ashraf Saber
  Ashraf Saber
  Ashraf Saber is an Italian athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• Heat — 49.71s (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

• Alessandro Lambruschini
  Alessandro Lambruschini
  Alessandro Lambruschini is an Italian former long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:35.27 min...
  
  
• Heat — 8:31.69
• Semifinals — 8:27.32
• Final — 8:11.28 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Angelo Carosi
  Angelo Carosi
  Angelo Carosi is an Italian runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his later career he also took up half marathon and marathon.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Heat — 8:30.83
• Semifinals — 8:21.86
• Final — 8:29.67 (→ 9th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Simone Bianchi
  Simone Bianchi (athlete)
  Simone Bianchi is a retired Italian long jumper.He won the Europe Cup 1996 in Madrid achieving his personal best. He was 4 times Italian Champion. He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships....
  
  
• Qualification — 7.79m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Paolo Dal Soglio
  Paolo Dal Soglio
  Paolo Dal Soglio is an Italian shot putter, best known for his gold medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the fourth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best was 21.23 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Grosseto.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Corrado Fantini
  Corrado Fantini
  Corrado Fantini is an Italian shot putter. His personal best was 20.78 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• Giorgio Venturi

Men's Discus Throw

• Diego Fortuna
  Diego Fortuna
  Diego Fortuna is a retired male discus thrower from Italy, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics . He won the men's discus throw event at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, and set his personal best on June 24, 2000 at a meet in Ravenna.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 60.08m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Enrico Sgrulletti
  Enrico Sgrulletti
  Enrico Sgrulletti is a retired male hammer thrower from Italy, whose personal best throw is 81.64 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Ostia.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Qualification — 77.36m
• Final — 76.98m (→ 9th place)

• Loris Paoluzzi
  Loris Paoluzzi
  Loris Paoluzzi is a retired male hammer thrower from Italy.His personal best throw was 80.98 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Pescara.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Qualification — 72.82m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Beniamino Poserina
  Beniamino Poserina
  Beniamino Poserina is a retired male decathlete from Italy, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Fiamme Azzurre Roma he set his personal best score in the men's decathlon on October 6, 1996 in Formia...
  
  
• Final Result — 7013 points (→ 30th place)

Men's 20 kilometres Walk

• Giovanni Perricelli
  Giovanni Perricelli
  Giovanni Perricelli is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Giovanni De Benedictis
  Giovanni De Benedictis
  Giovanni De Benedictis is a retired Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
• Michele Didoni
  Michele Didoni
  Michele Didoni is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

• Arturo Di Mezza
  Arturo Di Mezza
  Arturo Di Mezza is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
   — 3'44:52 (→ 4th place)

• Giovanni Perricelli
  Giovanni Perricelli
  Giovanni Perricelli is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
   — 3'52:31 (→ 13th place)

• Giovanni De Benedictis
  Giovanni De Benedictis
  Giovanni De Benedictis is a retired Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 400 metres

• Virna De Angeli
• Patrizia Spuri

Women's 5,000 metres

• Roberta Brunet
  Roberta Brunet
  Roberta Brunet is a former middle distance runner from Italy who first won a bronze medal in the European Championships in 3,000 metres in 1990 and then won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the same discipline at the 1997 World Championships and a...
  
  
• Silvia Sommaggio
  Silvia Sommaggio
  Silvia Sommaggio is a retired Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres as well as cross-country and road running....
  
  

Women's 10,000 metres

• Maria Guida
  Maria Guida
  Maria Guida is an Italian long-distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 8:54.59 min *5000 metres - 14:58.84 min *10,000 metres - 31:27.82 min...
  
  
• Qualification — 31:55.35
• Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

• Silvia Sommaggio
  Silvia Sommaggio
  Silvia Sommaggio is a retired Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres as well as cross-country and road running....
  
  
• Qualification — 32:59.40 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Ornella Ferrara
  Ornella Ferrara
  Ornella Ferrara is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. She represented her country twice at the Summer Olympics and was the bronze medalist in the marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics...
  
   — 2:33.09 (→ 13th place)
• Maria Curatolo
  Maria Curatolo
  Maria Curatolo is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.She finished eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics, tenth at the 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won the silver medal at the 1994 European Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Maura Viceconte
  Maura Viceconte
  Maura Viceconte is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 100m Hurdles

• Carla Tuzzi

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Virna de Angeli
• Qualification — 57.12 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Agnese Maffeis
  Agnese Maffeis
  Agnese Maffeis is an Italian discus thrower and shot putter.She finished twelfth at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and eighth at the 1997 World Championships. She also competed in the 1996 Olympics, but failed to qualify from her pool. At the Mediterranean Games she won gold medals in shot...
  
  
• Qualification — 56.54m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Antonella Bevilacqua
  Antonella Bevilacqua
  Antonella Bevilacqua is an Italian high jumper, whose personal best jump was 1.98 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Milan....
  
  
• Qualification — 1.93m
• Final — 1.99m (→ 4th place)

Women's Long Jump

• Fiona May
  Fiona May
  Fiona May was an athlete who competed for the Great Britain and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals...
  
  
• Qualification — 6.85m
• Final — 7.02m (→ Silver Medal)

Women's Triple Jump

• Barbara Lah
  Barbara Lah
  Barbara Lah is a retired Italian triple jumper, whose personal best jump is 14.38 metres, at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. In addition she has 6.12 m in the long jump.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Qualification — 13.74m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Giuliana Spada

Women's 10 km Walk

• Elisabetta Perrone
  Elisabetta Perrone
  Elisabetta Perrone is a retired female race walker from Italy.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
   – 42:12 (→ Silver Medal)
• Rossella Giordano
  Rossella Giordano
  Rossella Giordano is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
   – 42:43 (→ 5th place)
• Annarita Sidoti
  Annarita Sidoti
  Annarita Sidoti is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:**...
  
   – 43:57 (→ 11th place)

Baseball

The Italians were one of four teams that made their second appearance in Olympic baseball in 1996. They improved slightly, upon their seventh-place finish of four years earlier by taking the middle place in a three-way tie for fifth through seventh places. They had defeated Korea

Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics

South Korea competed as Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.- Gold:* Kim Kyung-Wook — Archery, Women's Individual Competition* Kim Kyung-Wook, Kim Jo-Sun, and Yoon Hye-Young — Archery, Women's Team Competition...

 and Australia

Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Australia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Australia sent a record team of 424 athletes, 254 men and 170 women, to the Atlanta Games. Most notable is the number of women, easily more than double the then-record 74 women who had competed in Seoul just eight years earlier...

 in the preliminary round but had lost their other five preliminary games.

Men's Team Competition:

• Italy – 6th place (2–5)

Team Roster

• Claudio Liverzani
• Pier Paolo Illuminati
• Roberto De Franceschi
• David Rigoli
• Marco Urbani
• Francesco Casolari
• Andrea Evangelisti
• Enrico Vecchi
• Massimiliano Masin
• Paolo Ceccaroli
• Ruggero Bagialemani
• Paolo Passerini
• Massimo Fochi
• Alberto d'Auria
• Roberto Cabalisti
• Dante Cabrini
• Marco Barboni
• Rolando Cretis
• Luigi Carrozza
  Luigi Carrozza
  Luigi Carrozza is a former prominent player in Italian baseball. He played in Serie A1 from 1989 to 2009 and was on the Italian National Baseball Team for many years as well....
  
  
• Fabio Betto

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Carmine Molaro
• First Round — Lost to Hussein Hussein
  Hussein Hussein
  Hussein Hussein is a retired male boxer from Australia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's flyweight division by Ireland's Damaen Kelly.-References:*...
  
   (Australia), 8–11

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Christian Giantomassi
  Christian Giantomassi
  Christian Giantomassi is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Vahdettin İşsever from Turkey...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Sergey Kopenkin (Kyrgyzstan), 11–12

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

• Antonio Perugino
• First Round — Defeated José Quinones (Puerto Rico), 10–8
• Second Round — Defeated Roger Pettersson (Sweden), 18–4
• Quarter Finals — Lost to Alfredo Duvergel
  Alfredo Duvergel
  Alfredo Duvergel is a Cuban boxer. He won the silver medal in the men's light middleweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-Career:...
  
   (Cuba), 8–15

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

• Pietro Aurino
  Pietro Aurino
  Pietro Aurino is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed The Killer he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light-heavyweight division by Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Vassili...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Yusuf Öztürk (Turkey), 15–7
• Second Round — Lost to Vassili Jirov (Kazakhstan), 13–18

Men's Super Heavyweight (> 91 kg)

• Paolo Vidoz
  Paolo Vidoz
  Paolo Vidoz is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships....
  
  
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Alexis Rubalcaba
  Alexis Rubalcaba
  Alexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
  
   (Cuba), referee stopped contest in first round

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Maurizio Fondriest
  Maurizio Fondriest
  Maurizio Fondriest is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.-Career:Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the World Cycling Championships along with stages in the Tour de Suisse and...
  
  
• Final — 1:05:01 (→ 4th place)

• Francesco Casagrande
  Francesco Casagrande
  Francesco Casagrande is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Casagrande was a professional cyclist between 1992 and 2005.-Biography:He is a proven performer in the Grand Tours and the major one-day races...
  
  
• Final — 1:09:18 (→ 19th place)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Imelda Chiappa
  Imelda Chiappa
  Imelda Chiappa is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. Her biggest achievement was winning the silver medal in the women's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 02:36:38 (→ Silver Medal)

• Alessandra Cappellotto
  Alessandra Cappellotto
  Alessandra Cappellotto is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, and 2000. She won the world title in the women's individual road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships in San Sebastian, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 7th place)

• Roberta Bonanomi
  Roberta Bonanomi
  Roberta Bonanomi is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at five Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000...
  
  
• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 32nd place)

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Imelda Chiappa
  Imelda Chiappa
  Imelda Chiappa is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. Her biggest achievement was winning the silver medal in the women's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Final – 38:47 (→ 8th place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa. He was a professional rider from...
  
  
• Final — 37 points (→ Gold Medal)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Daniele Pontoni
  Daniele Pontoni
  Daniele Pontoni is a former Italian professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Pontoni was World Champion of cyclo-cross by the amateurs in 1992 and by the elite in 1997. He was Italian cyclo-cross champion from 1996 to 2004....
  
  
• Final — 2:25:08 (→ 5th place)

• Luca Bramati
• Final — 2:26:05 (→ 8th place)

Women's Cross Country

• Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo is a cross-country mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy.Pezzo won the female World Mountain Bike Championship title in both 1993 and 1997. In 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking, when the event made its debut...
  
  
• Final — 1:50.51 (→ Gold Medal)

• Annabella Stropparo
• Final — 1:55.56 (→ 6th place)

Diving

Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 121 divers from 40 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

Men's 3m Springboard

• Davide Lorenzini
  Davide Lorenzini
  Davide Lorenzini is a retired diver from Italy, who is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 3 m springboard at the 1991 European Championships in Athens, Greece....
  
  
• Preliminary Round — 356.55
• Semi Final — 202.80 (→ 15th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Francesca d'Oriano
• Preliminary Heat — 208.77 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Francesca d'Oriano
• Preliminary Heat — 202.86 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group C)
• Lost to (0–1)
• Lost to (2–3)
• Defeated (2–1) → Did not advance
• Team Roster
• Gianluca Pagliuca
• Christian Panucci
  Christian Panucci
  Christian Panucci is a retired Italian footballer. He was a member of the Italian national team. Panucci is a right back, but can also play as a centre back.-Early career:...
  
  
• Alessandro Nesta
  Alessandro Nesta
  Alessandro Nesta, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan. Considered by many as one of the best centre backs to have ever played the game, he is a four-time member of the annual UEFA Team of the Year.-Early life:Nesta was raised in...
  
  
• Fabio Cannavaro
  Fabio Cannavaro
  Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI is a former Italian footballer considered one of the greatest defenders of all time and was given the name "Muro di Berlino" which means The Berlin wall by Italian supporters. He spent the majority of his career in Italy...
  
  
• Fabio Galante
  Fabio Galante
  Fabio Galante is an Italian footballer, currently contracted with A.S. Livorno Calcio.-Career:...
  
  
• Salvatore Fresi
  Salvatore Fresi
  Salvatore Fresi is an Italian footballer.Fresi was born at La Maddalena, Sardinia. His first professional championship was with Salernitana, with whom he conquered the promotion to Serie B...
  
  
• Raffaele Ametrano
  Raffaele Ametrano
  Raffaele Ametrano is a former Italian football player.He represented Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Massimo Crippa
  Massimo Crippa
  Massimo Crippa , is a former Italian international footballer; he played as a midfielder.-Club career:A determined and physically powerful player, Crippa began his playing career in the Eccellenza Lombardy - the sixth tier of Italian club football - playing for FBC Saronno for two seasons before...
  
  
• Marco Branca
  Marco Branca
  Marco Branca is an Italian former football striker who is currently head of the technical staff of Serie A club Internazionale.-Career:...
  
  
• Massimo Brambilla
  Massimo Brambilla
  Massimo Brambilla is a former Italian football player.- Club :Grew up in the football academy of Monza, which begins in the first team in 1990–91, disputed the championship Serie C1, and the year after conquering the promotion in Serie B...
  
  
• Marco Delvecchio
  Marco Delvecchio
  Marco Delvecchio is an Italian retired footballer. He spent the most of his career at AS Roma where he is still remembered for his ease in scoring against the rivals of SS Lazio in the Derby della Capitale....
  
  
• Gianluigi Buffon
  Gianluigi Buffon
  Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...
  
  
• Alessandro Pistone
  Alessandro Pistone
  Alessandro Pistone is a former Italian footballer.-Early career:Pistone started his career at Solbiatese and Crevalcore, two small Italian teams who in recent years have slid to the lowest tier of professional Italian football, before moving to Vicenza for the duration of the 1995–96 season...
  
  
• Damiano Tommasi
  Damiano Tommasi
  Damiano Tommasi is an Italian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current president of the Italian Footballers' Association ....
  
  
• Fabio Pecchia
  Fabio Pecchia
  Fabio Pecchia is an Italian football former midfielder and coach, last in charge of Serie B club Gubbio.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Domenico Morfeo
  Domenico Morfeo
  Domenico Morfeo is a retired Italian football player, who played in the position of attacking midfielder or striker.-Career:...
  
  
• Cristiano Lucarelli
  Cristiano Lucarelli
  He is a staunch admirer of Che Guevara, whose face is frequently displayed on Livorno fans' banners and T-shirts during matches. This first came to the fore in 1997, when, after scoring for Italy's Under-21 side, he celebrated by pulling his jersey over his face to reveal a shirt bearing the...
  
  
• Antonino Bernardini
  Antonino Bernardini
  Antonino Bernardini is an Italian football.-Career:Bernardini started his career at Roma. He played his first Serie A games on 19 February 1995 against Calcio Padova. In summer 1996 he returned to A.S. Roma and transferred to Perugia at Serie B next season. He won promotion with team which...
  
  
• Luigi Sartor
  Luigi Sartor
  Luigi Sartor is a retired Italian footballer. Usually a fullback on either flank, he can also appear as a central defender....
  
  
• Head Coach: Cesare Maldini
  Cesare Maldini
  Cesare Maldini is an Italian football manager and former player. He played as a centre back and spent the majority of his career with AC Milan. Maldini also represented Italy at international level in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. His son Paolo, also a defender, previously held the record for the...
  
  

Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Cesare Toraldo – 5402 pts (→ 8th place)
• Fabio Nebuloni – 5285 pts (→ 17th place)
• Alessandro Conforto – 5128 pts (→ 25th place)

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• René Gusperti
  René Gusperti
  René Gusperti is an Italian former swimmer. He was a world class freestyle sprinter during 1990s and unchallenged Italian Champion in the same years.-Biography:...
  
  
• Heat – 22.85
• B-Final – 22.96 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  
• Heat – 1:48.80
• Final – 1:48.50 (→ 6th place)

• Pier Maria Siciliano
• Heat – 1:49.88
• B-Final – 1:50.07 (→ 13th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
• Heat – 3:49.35
• Final – 3:49.87 (→ 4th place)

• Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  
• Heat – 3:51.05
• Final – 3:51.04 (→ 6th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
• Heat – 15:16.72
• Final – 15:08.58 (→ 4th place)

• Marco Formentini
  Marco Formentini (swimmer)
  Marco Formentini is a male freestyle swimmer from Italy. He also competes in the open water swimming, winning a silver and a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships....
  
  
• Heat – 15:41.14 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Career :Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ....
  
  
• Heat – 55.82
• Final – 55.53 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Career :Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ....
  
  
• Heat – 2:00.01
• Final – 1:59.18 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Mirko Mazzari
• Heat – 1:59.95
• Final – 2:01.27 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Andrea Oriana
• Heat – 56.04 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Andrea Oriana
• Heat – 2:00.67 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Luca Sacchi
  Luca Sacchi
  Luca Sacchi is a former medley swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988...
  
  
• Heat – 2:03.24
• B-Final – 2:03.49 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Luca Sacchi
  Luca Sacchi
  Luca Sacchi is a former medley swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988...
  
  
• Heat – 4:19.63
• Final – 4:18.31 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  , Emanuele Idini
  Emanuele Idini
  Emanuele Idini is a retired freestyle swimmer from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996....
  
  , Pier Maria Siciliano, and Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  
• Heat – 7:22.69
• Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  , Emanuele Idini
  Emanuele Idini
  Emanuele Idini is a retired freestyle swimmer from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996....
  
  , Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Career :Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ....
  
  , and Pier Maria Siciliano
• Final – 7:19.92 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini is an Italian former freestyle swimmer. She achieved many European-level medals and was many times finalist in world level competitions, mainly in freestyle relays...
  
  
• Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Lorenza Vigarani
  Lorenza Vigarani
  Lorenza Vigarani is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal as a member of the women's 4×100 medley relay team at the 1987 European Championships .-References:*...
  
  
• Heat – 2:13.58
• Final – 2:14.56 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Manuela Dalla Valle
  Manuela Dalla Valle
  Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...
  
  
• Heat – 1:10.25
• B-Final – 1:11.19 (→ 15th place)

Women's 100m Buttefly

• Ilaria Tocchini
  Ilaria Tocchini
  Ilaria Tocchini is a retired butterfly swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal, a silver with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team, at the 1987 European Championships in...
  
  
• Heat – 1:01.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200m Buttefly

• Ilaria Tocchini
  Ilaria Tocchini
  Ilaria Tocchini is a retired butterfly swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal, a silver with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team, at the 1987 European Championships in...
  
  
• Heat – 2:16.10 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Lorenza Vigarani
  Lorenza Vigarani
  Lorenza Vigarani is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal as a member of the women's 4×100 medley relay team at the 1987 European Championships .-References:*...
  
  , Manuela Dalla Valle
  Manuela Dalla Valle
  Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...
  
  , Ilaria Tocchini
  Ilaria Tocchini
  Ilaria Tocchini is a retired butterfly swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal, a silver with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team, at the 1987 European Championships in...
  
  , and Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini is an Italian former freestyle swimmer. She achieved many European-level medals and was many times finalist in world level competitions, mainly in freestyle relays...
  
  
• Heat – 4:10.57
• Final – 4:10.59 (→ 8th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Renzo Furlan
  Renzo Furlan
  Renzo Furlan is a former tennis player from Italy.Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by India's Leander Paes...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Jiří Novák
  Jirí Novák
  Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
  
   (Czech Republic) 4–5 6–4 6–3
• Second round — Defeated Luis Morejon
  Luis Morejon
  Luis Adrián Morejón is a former tennis player from Ecuador who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round by Italy's Renzo Furlan...
  
   (Ecuador) 7–5 6–2
• Third round — Defeated Marc Rosset
  Marc Rosset
  Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....
  
   (Switzerland) 6–2 4–2 retired
• Quarter Finals — Lost to Leander Paes
  Leander Paes
  Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
  
   (India) 1–6 9–7

• Andrea Gaudenzi
  Andrea Gaudenzi
  Andrea Gaudenzi is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1990.Gaudenzi was born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the third round by America's eventual...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Carlos Costa (Spain) 6–3 6–2
• Second round — Defeated Oscar Ortiz (Mexico) 6–1 7–6
• Third round — Lost to Andre Agassi
  Andre Agassi
  Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
  
   (United States) 6–2 4–6 2–6

Women's Singles Competition

• Rita Grande
  Rita Grande
  Rita Grande is a professional female tennis player from Italy.-Singles :*2001: Hobart, Australia*2001: Bratislava, Slovakia*2003: Casablanca, Morocco-Singles finalist :*1999: Hobart...
  
  
• First round — Lost to Patricia Hy-Boulais
  Patricia Hy-Boulais
  Patricia Hy-Boulais is a former tennis player. Representing Hong Kong early in her career, Hy-Boulais became a citizen of Canada in 1991...
  
   (Canada) 4–6 4–6

• Silvia Farina
• First round — Defeated Clare Wood
  Clare Wood
  Clare Jacqueline Wood is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998...
  
   (Great Britain) 6–2 6–2
• Second round — Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
  
   (Spain) 1–6 3–6

Men's Indoor Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated South Korea (3–0)
• Defeated Tunisia (3–0)
• Defeated Netherlands (3–0)
• Defeated Russia (3–0)
• Defeated Yugoslavia (3–0)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Brazil (3–2)
• Semifinals
• Defeated Yugoslavia (3–1)
• Final
• Lost to the Netherlands (2–3) → Silver Medal
• Team Roster
• Lorenzo Bernardi
  Lorenzo Bernardi
  Lorenzo Bernardi is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994, and was elected "Volleyball Player of the Century" in 2001.-Career:...
  
  
• Vigor Bovolenta
  Vigor Bovolenta
  Vigor Bovolenta is a former volleyball player from Italy. Bovolenta was part of the Men's National Team that won the European Championship in 1995 and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  
• Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter....
  
  
• Luca Cantagalli
  Luca Cantagalli
  Luca Cantagalli is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994.-Career:Debuting on March 18, 1986, he totalled 330 caps for Italy men's national volleyball team...
  
  
• Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini is an Italian former volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he played central blocker and totalled 418 caps for the Italian national volleyball team....
  
  
• Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.-Career:...
  
  
• Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina is a former Italian professional volleyball player.Gravina is 202 cm and played as middle attacker. After played for minor leagues, he made his debut in the Italian volleyball championship first division in 1988, for Falconara. His qualities, especially in block actions, made him...
  
  
• Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni is a former volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in Greece...
  
  
• Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi is an Italian volleyball player.Papi, standing at 1.91 m, was born in Ancona and debuted in Italy's Serie A in 1990. He current plays passing-hitter for Sisley Treviso....
  
  
• Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
  
  
• Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship...
  
  
• Andrea Zorzi
  Andrea Zorzi
  Andrea Zorzi is a former Italian volleyball player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team . A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter...
  
  
• Head Coach: Julio Velasco
  Julio Velasco
  Julio Velasco is a professional volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team...
  
  

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated United States (10–7)
• Defeated Ukraine (8–6)
• Defeated Croatia (10–8)
• Defeated Greece (10–8)
• Defeated Romania (10–9)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Russia (11–9)
• Semifinals
• Lost to Croatia (6–7)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated Hungary (20–18) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• Francesco Attolico
  Francesco Attolico
  Francesco Attolico is a retired water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Francesco Postiglione
  Francesco Postiglione
  Francesco Postiglione is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a breaststroke swimmer...
  
  
• Alessandro Bovo
  Alessandro Bovo
  Alessandro Bovo is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996....
  
  
• Fabio Bencivenga
  Fabio Bencivenga
  Fabio Bencivenga is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the Men's National Team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
• Alessandro Calcaterra
  Alessandro Calcaterra
  Alessandro Calcaterra is an Italian water polo player, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
• Roberto Calcaterra
  Roberto Calcaterra
  Roberto Calcaterra is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. Calcaterra also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  
• Luca Giustolisi
• Alberto Angelini
  Alberto Angelini
  Alberto Angelini is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-Notes and references:...
  
  
• Amedeo Pomilio
• Marco Gerini
• Leonardo Sottani
  Leonardo Sottani
  Leonardo Sottani is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the attacking forward was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal.-References:*...
  
  
• Carlo Silipo
  Carlo Silipo
  Carlo Silipo is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain he claimed bronze with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Alberto Ghibellini