Italy competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 174 competitors, 156 men and 18 women, took part in 81 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Boxing Men's bantamweight Boxing Men's lightweight Boxing Men's middleweight , Cesare Facciani,Mario Lusiani, Luigi Tasselli Cycling Men's team pursuit , Giulio Basletta,Marcello Bertinetti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici,Renzo Minoli, Franco Riccardi Fencing Men's team épée , Giulio Gaudini,Gioacchino Guaragna, Giorgio Pessina,Ugo Pignotti, Oreste Puliti Fencing Men's team foil , Giovanni Delise,Valerio Perentin, Giorgio Pessina,Renato Petronio, Nicolò Vittori Rowing Men's coxed four , Bino Bini,Gustavo Marzi, Oreste Puliti,Emilio Salafia, Giulio Sarrocchi Fencing Men's team sabre Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar , Lavinia Gianoni,Luigina Giavotti, Virginia Giorgi,Germana Malabarba, Carla Marangoni,Luigina Perversi, Diana Pissavini,Anna Tanzini, Carolina Tronconi,Ines Vercesi, Rita Vittadini Gymnastics Women's team all-around Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Weightlifting Men's 75 kg Boxing Men's flyweight Fencing Men's foil Fencing Men's sabre Football , Pietro Freschi,Paolo Gennari, Cesare Rossi Rowing Men's coxless four Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
Athletics
Results Men (18)Athlete Age Event Rank Luigi Beccali 20 Men's 1,500 metres 4 h1 r1/2Edgardo Toetti 17 Men's 100 metres 3 h6 r1/4Franco Reyser 24 Men's 100 metres 4 h2 r1/4Giacomo Carlini 23 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 3 h7 r1/3Giuseppe Castelli 20 Men's 200 metres 5 h6 r2/4Edgardo Toetti 17 Men's 200 metres 3 h15r1/4Nello Bartolini 23 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 6 h1 r1/2Giuseppe Castelli 20 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 h1 r1/2Franco Reyser 24 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 h1 r1/2Edgardo Toetti 17 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 h1 r1/2Enrico Torre 26 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 h1 r1/2Giacomo Carlini 23 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2Luigi Facelli 30 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2Guido Cominotto 26 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2Ettore Tavernari 23 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h2 r1/2Luigi Facelli 30 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 6Guido Cominotto 26 Men's 800 metres 6 h2 r2/3Ettore Tavernari 23 Men's 800 metres 4 h4 r1/3Albino Pighi 25 Men's Discus Throw 19 QRCamillo Zemi 30 Men's Discus Throw 23 QRArmando Poggioli 39 Men's Hammer Throw 4Camillo Zemi 30 Men's Hammer Throw 13 QRVirgilio Tommasi 23 Men's Long Jump 25T QREnrico Torre 26 Men's Long Jump 25T QRGiuseppe Ferrera Men's Marathon 34Romeo Bertini 35 Men's Marathon ACAttilio Conton 25 Men's Marathon ACStefano Natale 25 Men's Marathon ACWomen (6)Athlete Age Event Rank Derna Polazzo 16 Women's 100 metres 3 h1 r1/3Luigia Bonfanti Women's 100 metres 3 h5 r1/3Matilde Moraschi 18 Women's 100 metres 4 h3 r1/3Luigia Bonfanti Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 6Giannina Marchini 22 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 6Derna Polazzo 16 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 6Vittorina Vivenza 15 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 6Giannina Marchini 22 Women's 800 metres 9 h2 r1/2Piera Borsani 18 Women's Discus Throw 13
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) Carlo Covagnioli → Bronze Medal First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Robert Sartos (BEL), points Quarterfinals — Defeated Alfredo Gaona (MEX), points Semifinals — Lost to Antal Kocsis (HUN), points Third Place Match — Defeated Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg) Domenico Ceccerelli First Round — Lost to Donald McCorkindale (RSA), points
Cycling
12 cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1928.
Individual road race Allegro Grandi Michele Orecchia Ambrogio Beretta Marcello Neri
Team road race Allegro Grandi Michele Orecchia Ambrogio Beretta Marcello Neri
Sprint Edoardo Severgnini
Time trial Angelo Cattaneo
Tandem Francesco Malatesta Adolfo Corsi
Team pursuit Luigi Tasselli Giacomo Gaioni Cesare Facciani Mario Lusiani
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1928.
Men's foil Giulio Gaudini Oreste Puliti Ugo Pignotti
Men's team foil Ugo Pignotti, Giulio Gaudini, Giorgio Pessina, Gioacchino Guaragna, Oreste Puliti, Giorgio Chiavacci
Men's team épée Giulio Basletta, Marcello Bertinetti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Carlo Agostoni, Renzo Minoli, Franco Riccardi
Men's sabre Bino Bini Gustavo Marzi Arturo De Vecchi
Men's team sabre Bino Bini, Oreste Puliti, Giulio Sarrocchi, Renato Anselmi, Emilio Salafia, Gustavo Marzi
Football
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1928.
Eugenio Pagnini Luigi Petrillo Carlo Simonetti
Rowing
Sailing
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAntonio Conelli100 m freestyle 1:07.0 Unknown Did not advanceEmilio Polli 1:04.0 Unknown Did not advancePaolo Costoli400 m freestyle Unknown Did not advanceGiovanni Gambi1500 m freestyle Unknown Did not advanceGiuseppe Perentin 21:42.4 Unknown Did not advanceEmilio PolliGiuseppe PerentinAntonio ConelliPaolo Costoli1500 m freestyle colspan=2 10:03.2 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database