Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 244 competitors, 228 men and 16 women, took part in 99 events in 17 sports.[1]

Italy at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
in Berlin
Competitors244 (228 men and 16 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearerGiulio Gaudini
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
8
Silver
9
Bronze
5
Total
22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medals

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Results

Men (27)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Mario Lanzi21Men's 400 metres4 h1 r3/4
21Men's 800 metres2Silver
Luigi Beccali28Men's 1,500 metres3Bronze
Umberto Cerati25Men's 5,000 metres7
Salvatore Mastroieni226 h3 r1/2
Giuseppe Beviacqua21Men's 10,000 metres11
Giannino Bulzone25Men's MarathonAC
Aurelio Genghini28AC
Gianni Caldana22Men's 110 metres Hurdles3 h6 r1/3
Luigi Facelli38Men's 400 metres Hurdles3 h2 r1/3
Umberto Ridi224 h4 r1/3
Emilio Mori286 h3 r1/3
Bruno Betti25Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase7 h3 r1/2
Giuseppe Lippi328 h1 r1/2
Orazio Mariani21Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay2Silver
Gianni Caldana22
Elio Ragni25
Tullio Gonnelli23
Angelo Ferrario28Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h3 r1/2
Marsilio Rossi19
Otello Spampani18
Mario Lanzi21
Ettore Rivolta31Men's 50 kilometres Walk12
Giuseppe Gobbato3214
Mario Brignoli3418
Danilo Innocenti32Men's Pole Vault6T
Arturo Maffei26Men's Long Jump4T
Gianni Caldana2212
Giorgio Oberweger22Men's Discus Throw3Bronze
Ruggero Biancani21AC QR
Giovanni Cantagalli22Men's Hammer Throw15
Women (5)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Claudia Testoni20Women's 100 metres5 h5 r1/3
Ondina Valla20Women's 80 metres Hurdles1Gold
Claudia Testoni204
Lidia Bongiovanni21Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay4
Ondina Valla20
Fernanda Bullano21
Claudia Testoni20
Gabre Gabric-Calvesi18Women's Discus Throw10

Basketball

First Round
7 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1078
 Italy 44,  Poland 28
Scoring by half: 25–12, 19–16
Tennis Courts, Court 1
Referees: A. Selenoi (Estonia), J. Christensen (Germany), H. Kalshaus (Germany)
Second Round
9 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1080
 Italy 58,  Germany 16
Scoring by half: 38–11, 20–5
Tennis Courts, Court 3
Referees: Sohaku Ri (Japan), K. Falk (Germany), H. Kascher (Germany)
Third Round
11 August 1936
16:00
Report, p. 1080
 Italy 27,  Chile 19
Scoring by half: 16–12, 11–7
Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: A. Selenoi (Estonia), Ch. Perschon (Germany), W. Balzereit (Germany)
Fourth Round
12 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1082
 Mexico 34,  Italy 17
Scoring by half: 20–7, 14–10
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: E. Powers (Canada), F. Becker (Germany), H. Hammes (Germany)
5th–8th place semifinals
13 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1082
 Philippines 32,  Italy 14
Scoring by half: 18–6, 14–8
Tennis Courts, Court 5
Referees: R. Semerciyan (Turkey), H. Emschermann (Germany), H. Hammes (Germany)
7th place game
14 August 1936
16:00
Report, p. 1082
 Italy vs.  Peru
Match suspended after the entire peruvian delegation forfeited the Games.

Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

16 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1936.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Football

3 August 1936 (1936-08-03) Round of 16 Italy  1–0  United States Berlin
17:30 Frossi  58' Report Stadium: Poststadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Karl Weingartner (Germany)
7 August 1936 (1936-08-07) Quarter-finals Italy  8–0  Japan Berlin
17:30 Frossi  14', 75', 80'
Biagi  32', 57', 81', 82'
Cappelli  89'
Report Stadium: Mommsenstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Otto Olsson (Sweden)
10 August 1936 (1936-08-10) Semi-finals Italy  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Norway Berlin
17:00 Negro  15'
Frossi  96'
Report Brustad  58' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Pal von Hertzka (Hungary)
15 August 1936 (1936-08-15) Gold medal match Italy  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Austria Berlin
16:00 Frossi  70', 92' Report Kainberger  79' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

Men's Team Squad

Gymnastics

16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented Italy in 1936.

Men's team
Women's team

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathlete represented Italy in 1936.

Rowing

Italy had 22 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented Italy in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. "Italy at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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