Italy at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| Italy at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: | ITA | |||
| NOC: | Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano external link (Italian) |
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| 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||
| Competitors | 239 (210 men, 29 women) | |||
| Flag bearer | Abdon Pamich | |||
| Medals | Gold 5 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 10 |
Total 18 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Italy competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
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[edit] Medals
Italy finished in tenth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 18 medals overall.
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Gold
- Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's 10m Platform
- Graziano Mancinelli — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
- Rolando Rigoli, Cesare Salvadori, Michele Maffei, Mario Aldo Montano, and Mario Tullio Montano — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
- Antonella Ragno-Lonzi — Fencing, Women's Sabre Foil Individual Competition
- Angelo Scalzone — Shooting, Trap Individual Competition
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Silver
- Giorgio Cagnotto — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
- Alessandro Argenton — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
- Novella Calligaris — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
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Bronze
- Pietro Mennea — Athletics, Men's 200m
- Paola Cacchi-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
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
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:
- Alfredo Massazza - 2340 points (→ 31st place)
- Giancarlo Ferrari - 2322 points (→ 33rd place)
- Sante Spigarelli - 2300 points (→ 35th place)
[edit] Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Franco Arese
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- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Franco Arese
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- Heat — 3:44.0
- Semifinals — 3:41.1 (→ did not advance)
- Gianni del Buono
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- Heat — 3:40.8
- Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)
[edit] Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight:
- Gaetano Curcetti
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- 1/16-Final - Lost to Kadir Syed Abdul of Singapore (3 round, RSC)
Men's Flyweight:
- Franco Udella
Men's Featherweight:
- Pasqualino Morbidelli
Men's Lightweight:
- Giambattista Capretti
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- 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:
- Ernesto Bergamasco
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- 1/16-Final - Lost to Srisook Bantow of Thailand (1 - 4)
Men's Welterweight:
- Damiano Lassandro
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- 1/32-Final - Lost to Emilio Correa of Cuba (0 - 5)
Men's Light Middleweight:
- Antonio Castellini
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- 1/16-Final - Lost to Wieslaw Rudkowski of Poland (0 - 5)
Men's Light Heavyweight:
- Guglielmo Spinello
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- 1/16-Final - Defeated Samson Laizer of Tanzania (2round KO)
- 1/8-Final - Lost to Rudi Hornig of West Germany (1 - 4)
[edit] Diving
Men's 3m Springboard:
- Giorgio Cagnotto - 591.63 points (→ Silver Medal)
- Klaus Dibiasi - 559.05 points (→ 4th place)
Men's 10m Platform:
- Klaus Dibiasi - 504.12 points (→ Gold Medal)
- Giorgio Cagnotto - 475.83 points (→ Bronze Medal)
[edit] Modern Pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition:
- Mario Medda - 4850 points (→ 16th place)
- Giovanni Perugini - 4571 points (→ 34th place)
- Nicolo Deligia - 4492 points (→ 39th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Medda, Perugini, and Deligia - 13913 points (→ 10th place)
[edit] Rowing
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Giampaolo Tronchin, Mario Semenzato and Siro Kuhnke Meli
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- Heat — 8:02.79
- Repechage — 8:10.46 (→ did not advance)
[edit] Swimming
Men's Competition
- Roberto Pangaro, Arnaldo Cinquetti, Riccardo Targetti, Vincenzo Finocchiaro, Sergio Irredento, Massimo Nistri, Edmondo Mingione, Michele Di Pietro, Angelo Tozzi, Gaetano Carboni, Lorenzo Marugo, Mauro Calligaris, Paolo Barelli, Marcello Guarducci, and Alberto Castagnetti. Reserve: Sandro Grassi.
Women's Competition
- Laura Podestà, Novella Calligaris, Federica Stabilini, Patrizia Miserini, Donatella Talpo, Patrizia Lanfredini, Laura Gorgerino, and Alessandra Finesso. Reserve: Antonella Valentini.
[edit] Water Polo
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
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- Lost to Soviet Union (1-4)
- Defeated Bulgaria (8-5)
- Defeated Spain (6-2)
- Defeated Japan (12-5)
- Final Round (Group I)
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- 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
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- Alberto Alberani
- Eraldo Pizzo
- Roldano Simeoni
- Mario Cevasco
- Alessandro Ghibellini
- Gianni de Magistris
- Guglielmo Marsili
- Silvio Baracchini
- Franco Lavoratori
- Sante Marsili
- Ferdinande Ligano
[edit] Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight:
- Gaetano Tosto - 325.0 kg (→ 16th place)
Men's Featherweight:
- Peppino Tanti - 372.5 kg (→ 8th place)
Men's Middleweight:
- Anselmo Silvino - 470.0 kg (→ Bronze Medal)
- Salvatore Laudani - 440.0 kg (→ 11th place)
Men's Light Heavyweight:
- Dino Turcato - 455.0 (→ 9th place)
Men's Heavyweight:
- Roberto Vezzani - 545.0 (→ 5th place)
[edit] Water Skiing (demonstration sports)
Men's Slalom:
- Roby Zucchi - 44.0 points (→ Gold Medal)
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)
