Sport in Sicily explained

Sport in Sicily developed at a high level only from the second post-war period onwards, although there are no lack of examples between the two wars, with different clubs in the major Italian leagues.

History

As for the athletes, the first Olympic medals concern fencing: the first gold at the Olympics is thanks to Francesco Gargano at the Antwerp 1920 Olympics in team saber fencing and then to Vincenzo Cuccia in Paris 1924.[1]

Olympic Games

Sicilian athletes at the Olympic Games won a total of 54 medals (20 golds, 23 silvers and 11 bronzes) in 31 editions up to Rio de Janeiro 2016.[2]

These are the 20 gold medals won by Sicily at the Olympic Games, eleven of these in fencing: Francesco Gargano (fencing, Antwerp 1920); Giovanni Canova (fencing, Antwerp 1920); Pietro Speciale (fencing, Antwerp 1920); Vincenzo Cuccia (fencing, Paris 1924); Alberto Pellegrino (fencing, Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960); Angelo Arcidiacono (fencing, Los Angeles 1984); Giovanni Scalzo (fencing, Los Angeles 1984); Maurizio Randazzo (fencing, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000); Guido Messina (cycling, Helsinki 1952); Sandro Campagna (water polo, Barcelona 1992); Paolo Caldarella (water polo, Barcelona 1992); Giusi Malato, Silvia Bosurgi, Cinzia Ragusa, Maddalena Musumeci (water polo, Athens 2004); Giorgio Avola (fencing, London 2012); Daniele Garozzo (fencing, Rio 2016).[2]

Team sports

The first championship in the national team championship was won in the 1977-78 season in volleyball by the team of Paoletti Catania.

In team sports, the first championship dates back to 1978, with the conquest of the Italian men's volleyball championship by Paoletti Catania[3] and, also in Catania, the national and European domination of Orizzonte Catania in the Italian women's water polo championship. In handball Syracuse is the host, winning three scudetti and two Italian cups in the men with Ortigia Syracuse and one scudetto in the women with EOS Syracuse. Scudetti also in Priolo, in women's basketball, with a European title won for Trogylos Priolo itself, in the canoe polo KST Syracuse, and in table tennis with the City of Syracuse.

Catania is the city with the highest number of league titles and international titles on the island.

National titles won by Sicilian teams

At the end of the 2020 sports season, the Sicilian teams won a total of 86 national titles in team sports. Only the titles won by the maximum league of each sport are taken into consideration.

Championship Team City ProvinceSeasons Total Note
bgcolor=pinkWater poloOrizzonteCataniaCatania'92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '08, '10, '11, '19, '21, '2222[4]
bgcolor=pinkCanoe poloPolisportiva CanottieriCataniaCatania'99, '09, '11, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '21, '2212[5]
BadmintonMediterranea BadmintonCinisiPalermo'05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '139[6]
bgcolor=pinkField hockeyCUSCataniaCatania'90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '96, '147
bgcolor=pinkField hockey indoorCUSCataniaCatania'80, '85, '88, '91, '93, '976
Canoe poloKTSSyracuseSyracuse'97, '13, '14, '15. '195[7]
HandballOrtigiaSyracuseSyracuse'87, '88, '893
bgcolor=pinkFlag footballPink ElephantsCataniaCatania'14, '17, '183
Tennis tableTop SpinMessinaMessina'99, '19, '223[8]
bgcolor=pinkBasketballLibertas TrogylosPrioloSyracuse'89, '002
bgcolor=pinkHandballDe GasperiEnnaEnna'99, '022
Beach SoccerCatania Beach SoccerCataniaCatania'08, '182
bgcolor=pinkTennis tableEmaiaVittoriaSyracuse'90, '912
bgcolor=pinkCricketCirnechiCataniaCatania'01, '022
SoftballIslandersCataniaCatania'18, '192
VolleyballPallavolo CataniaCataniaCatania'781
bgcolor=pinkFootballJollyCataniaCatania'781
bgcolor=pinkVolleyballAlideaCataniaCatania'801
bgcolor=pinkHandballEOSSyracuseSyracuse'001
Canoe poloCanoa ClubPalermoPalermo'001
bgcolor=pinkAthleticsCUSPalermoPalermo'951
Tennis tableCittà di SiracusaSyracuseSyracuse'121
CardinalsPalermoPalermo'121
ElephantsCataniaCatania'021
Total Italian Champion titles won by Sicilian teamsbgcolor=palegreen align=center86

Titles per cities

City Titles
Cataniaalign center56
Syracusealign center10
Cinisialign center9
Palermoalign center3
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Total86

Titles per sports

SportMenWomenTotal
0 20align center20
6 10align center16
0 13align center13
9 0align center9
3 3align center6
3 2align center5
0 3align center3
2 0align center2
0 2align center2
1 1align center2
0 2align center2
2 0align center2
2 0align center2
0 1align center1
0 1align center1
Total265886

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lo sport siciliano e i suoi campioni nel mondo. inchiestasicilia.com. it. 6 November 2014. 24 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Sicilia Leader: In 31 edizioni conquistate 54 medaglie e 20 sono d’oro. tempieterre.it. it. 22 August 2016. 24 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Quarantennale scudetto Paoletti. nel 1978 conquistò il titolo italiano di pallavolo – il primo assoluto vinto da una società siciliana. globusmagazine.it. it. 15 May 2018. 11 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Ventesimo scudetto per le pallanuotiste etnee. Sul podio, ma da dilettanti. ilsole24ore.com. it. 27 May 2019. 12 May 2020.
  5. Web site: CANOA POLO: AL LAGHETTO DELL’EUR A ROMA TRE SCUDETTI E UN SECONDO POSTO PER IL CIRCOLO CANOA CATANIA. ...serie A femminile, con la Sfre Polisportiva Canottieri Catania capace di centrare il decimo titolo italiano, il settimo consecutivo.. globusmagazine.it. it. 7 August 2019. 11 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Campionati Italiani a squadre - Albo d'oro. badmintonitalia.it. it. 12 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Scudetto 2018 torna in Sicilia. Dopo 2 anni di predominio ligure, i ragazzi di Siracusa (già KST) e che gareggiano col nome di Polisportica Canottieri Ct Ortea Palace riescono a prendersi la rivincita e a riportare il titolo in Sicilia. canoapolo.it. it. 1 October 2018. 11 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Campionato A/1 maschile - Albo d'oro. fitet.org. it. 11 May 2020.

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