Italy at the 1959 Mediterranean Games explained

Noc:	ITA
Nocname:	Italian National Olympic Committee
Year:	1959
Games:	Mediterranean Games
Location:	Beirut
Competitors:	55
Gold:	12
Silver:	5
Bronze:	4
Rank:	4
Appearances:	1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013
Competitors Men:	55

Italy competed at the 1959 Mediterranean Games in Beirut, Lebanon.

Italy, at this edition of the Games, had not participated in the athletics competitions.^[1]

Medals

Gold

• Sante Gaiardoni - Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Sante Gaiardoni - Track Cycling, Men's Kilometer
• Mario Vallotto - Track Cycling, Men's Individual Pursuit
• Track Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
• Football, Men's Football Team Competition
• Paolo Pucci - Swimming, Men's 100m
• Roberto Lazzari - Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
• Federico Dennerlein - Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
• Swimming, Men's 4 x 200m Medley
• Swimming, Men's 4 x 100m Medley
• Lamberto Mari - Diving, Men's High Flight
• Volleyball, Men's Volleyball Team Competition

Silver

• Valentino Gasparella - Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Valentino Gasparella - Track Cycling, Men's Kilometer
• Franco Testa - Track Cycling, Men's Individual Pursuit
• Lamberto Mari - Diving, Men's Springboard
• Waterpolo, Men's Waterpolo Team Competition

Bronze

• Sergio Bianchetto - Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Giuseppe Beghetto - Track Cycling, Men's Speed
• Giorgio Perondini - Swimming, Men's 100m
• Christian Schollmeier - Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke

^[2]

See also

• Football at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
• Volleyball at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

External links

• Mediterranean Games results

Notes and References

1. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728091203/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1959.pdf