Italy at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 168 competitors, 157 men and 11 women, took part in 91 events in 18 sports.^[1]

Italy at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Tokyo
Competitors	168 (157 men, 11 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Giuseppe Delfino
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 10 Silver 10 Bronze 7 Total 27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

• Abdon Pamich — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
• Fernando Atzori — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Cosimo Pinto — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Giovanni Pettenella — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
• Mario Zanin — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
• Sergio Bianchetto and Angelo Damiano — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
• Mauro Checcoli — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
• Paolo Angioni, Mauro Checcoli, and Giuseppe Ravano — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
• Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
• Ennio Mattarelli — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting

Silver

• Sergio Bianchetto — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
• Giovanni Pettenella — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
• Giorgio Ursi — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
• Cencio Mantovani, Carlo Rancati, Luigi Roncaglia, and Franco Testa — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
• Severino Andreoli, Luciano Dalla Bona, Pietro Guerra, and Ferruccio Manza — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Platform
• Giovan Battista Breda, Giuseppe Delfino, Gianfranco Paolucci, Alberto Pellegrino, and Gianluigi Saccaro — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
• Giampaolo Calanchini, Wladimiro Calarese, Pier-Luigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, and Cesare Salvadori — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
• Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
• Renato Bosatta, Franco De Pedrina, Giuseppe Galante, Giovanni Spinola, and Emilio Trivini — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours

Bronze

• Salvatore Morale — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
• Silvano Bertini — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
• Franco Valle — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• Giuseppe Ros — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
• Piero D'Inzeo, Raimondo D'Inzeo, and Graziano Mancinelli — Equestrian, Jumping Team
• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
• Franco Menichelli — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Results

Men (22)
Athlete	Age	Event	Rank	Medal
Ito Giani	23	Men's 100 metres	4 h8 r1/4
Livio Berruti	25	Men's 200 metres	5
Sergio Ottolina	21	Men's 200 metres	8
Sergio Bello	22	Men's 400 metres	6 h1 r2/4
Francesco Bianchi	24	Men's 800 metres	5 h6 r1/3
Francesco Bianchi	24	Men's 1,500 metres	7 h2 r1/3
Eddy Ottoz	20	Men's 110 metres Hurdles	4
Giovanni Cornacchia	25	Men's 110 metres Hurdles	7
Giorgio Mazza	25	Men's 110 metres Hurdles	8
Salvatore Morale	25	Men's 400 metres Hurdles	3	Bronze
Roberto Frinolli	23	Men's 400 metres Hurdles	6
Livio Berruti	25	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	7
Ennio Preatoni	19	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	7
Sergio Ottolina	21	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	7
Pasquale Giannattasio	23	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	7
Bruno Bianchi	25	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	3 h2 r1/2
Salvatore Morale	25	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	3 h2 r1/2
Roberto Frinolli	23	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	3 h2 r1/2
Sergio Bello	22	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	3 h2 r1/2
Giorgio Jegher	27	Men's Marathon1	7
Antonio Ambu	28	Men's Marathon	40
Abdon Pamich	31	Men's 50 kilometres Walk	1	Gold
Mauro Bogliatto	21	Men's High Jump	16
Carlo Lievore	26	Men's Javelin Throw	15 QR
Renato Dionisi	16	Men's Pole Vault	25T QR
Silvano Meconi	32	Men's Shot Put	17 QR
Franco Sar	30	Men's Decathlon	13
Women (1)
Athlete	Age	Event	Rank	Medal
Maria Vittoria Trio	16	Women's Long Jump	14

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster

• Gianfranco Bertini
• Sauro Bufalini
• Ottorino Flaborea
• Giovanni Gavagnin
• Augusto Giomo
• Gianfranco Lombardi
• Massimo Masini
• Giusto Pellanera
• Gianfranco Pieri
• Gianfranco Sardagna
• Gabriele Vianello
• Paolo Vittori

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

14 cyclists represented Italy in 1964.

Individual road race

• Mario Zanin
• Severino Andreoli
• Felice Gimondi
• Ferruccio Manza

Team time trial

• Severino Andreoli
• Luciano Dalla Bona
• Pietro Guerra
• Ferruccio Manza

Sprint

• Giovanni Pettenella
• Sergio Bianchetto

1000m time trial

• Giovanni Pettenella

Tandem

• Angelo Damiano
• Sergio Bianchetto

Individual pursuit

• Giorgio Ursi

Team pursuit

• Luigi Roncaglia
• Cencio Mantovani
• Carlo Rancati
• Franco Testa

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1964.

Men's foil

• Mario Curletto
• Nicola Granieri
• Pasquale La Ragione

Men's team foil

• Gianguido Milanesi, Pasquale La Ragione, Arcangelo Pinelli, Nicola Granieri, Mario Curletto

Men's épée

• Gianluigi Saccaro
• Alberto Pellegrino
• Giuseppe Delfino

Men's team épée

• Giuseppe Delfino, Alberto Pellegrino, Gianluigi Saccaro, Gianfranco Paolucci, Giovanni Battista Breda

Men's sabre

• Pierluigi Chicca
• Cesare Salvadori
• Wladimiro Calarese

Men's team sabre

• Wladimiro Calarese, Giampaolo Calanchini, Pierluigi Chicca, Mario Ravagnan, Cesare Salvadori

Women's foil

• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
• Giovanna Masciotta
• Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini

Women's team foil

• Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Giovanna Masciotta, Irene Camber-Corno, Natalina Sanguinetti, Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Italy in 1964.

Individual

• Alfonso Ottaviani

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Italy in 1964. Ennio Mattarelli won the gold medal in the trap event.

25 m pistol

• Giovanni Liverzani
• Ugo Amicosante

50 m pistol

• Ugo Simoni

Trap

• Ennio Mattarelli
• Galliano Rossini

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Sergio De Gregorio, Bruno Bianchi, Giovanni Orlando, and Pietro Boscaini

• Final — 8:18.1 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Chiaffredo Rora, Gian Corrado Gross, Giampiero Fossati, and Pietro Boscaini

• Final — 4:10.3 (→ 7th place)

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster

• Danio Bardi
• Mario Cevasco
• Giuseppe d'Altrui
• Federico Dennerlein
• Giancarlo Guerrini
• Franco Lavoratori
• Gianni Lonzi
• Eugenio Merello
• Rosario Parmegiani
• Eraldo Pizzo
• Dante Rossi
• Alberto Spinola

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics