Italy at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained
| Noc: | ITA |
| Nocname: | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Munich |
| Competitors: | 224 (197 men and 27 women) |
| Sports: | 19 |
| Flagbearer: | Abdon Pamich |
| Rank: | 10 |
| Gold: | 5 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 10 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Italy competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 224 competitors, 197 men and 27 women, took part in 123 events in 19 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
Silver
Bronze
- Pietro Mennea - Athletics, Men's 200m
- Paola Pigni - Athletics, Women's 1.500m
- Giorgio Cagnotto - Diving, Men's 10m Platform
- Anselmo Silvino - Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Raimondo D'Inzeo, Piero D'Inzeo, Vittorio Orlandi, and Graziano Mancinelli - Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
- Silvano Basagni - Shooting, Trap Individual Competition
- Novella Calligaris - Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
- Novella Calligaris - Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Giuseppe Bognanni - Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Gian-Matteo Ranzi - Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Archery
See main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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:
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Men's High Jump
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- Final - 2.15m (→ 10th place)
- Marco Schivo
- Qualifying Round - 2.15m
- Final - 2.10m (→ 17th place)
Basketball
See main article: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- 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
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's Light Flyweight:
- 1/16-Final - Lost to Kadir Syed Abdul of Singapore (3 round, RSC)
Men's Flyweight:
- 1/16-Final - Defeated Filex Maina of Kenya (5 - 0)
- 1/8-Final - Lost to Boris Zoriktuev of USSR (1 - 4)
Men's Featherweight:
- 1/32-Final - Defeated Morgan Mwenya of Zambia (5 - 0)
- 1/16-Final - Defeated Ebu Sef Tatar of Turkey (5 -0)
- 1/8-Final - Lost to Royal Kobayashi of Japan (1 round, KO)
Men's Lightweight:
- 1/32-Final - Defeated José Martinez of Canada (2 round, RSC)
- 1/16-Final - Lost to László Orbán of Hungary (1 - 4)
Men's Light Welterweight:
- 1/16-Final - Lost to Srisook Bantow of Thailand (1 - 4)
Men's Welterweight:
- 1/32-Final - Lost to Emilio Correa of Cuba (0 - 5)
Men's Light Middleweight:
- 1/16-Final - Lost to Wiesław Rudkowski of Poland (0 - 5)
Men's Light Heavyweight:
- 1/16-Final - Defeated Samson Laizer of Tanzania (2round KO)
- 1/8-Final - Lost to Rudi Hornig of West Germany (1 - 4)
Canoeing
See main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Fifteen cyclists represented Italy in 1972.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Tandem
- Individual pursuit
- Team pursuit
Diving
See main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's 3m Springboard
Men's 10m Platform
Equestrian
See main article: Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1972.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Judo
See main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
- Medda, Perugini, and Deligia - 13913 points (→ 10th place)
Rowing
See main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's Coxed Pairs
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Eleven male shooters represented Italy in 1972. In the trap event, Angelo Scalzone won gold and Silvano Basagni won bronze.
- 25 m pistol
- 50 m pistol
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Trap
- Skeet
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's Competition
Women's Competition
Water polo
See main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's Bantamweight:
Men's Featherweight:
Men's Middleweight:
Men's Light Heavyweight:
Men's Heavyweight:
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Water Skiing (demonstration sports)
See main article: Water skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's Slalom:
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)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Italy at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . 2011-02-15 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224413/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1972/ . 2012-04-18 .
