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Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the
1952 Summer Olympics
BERJAYA
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
in Helsinki, Finland
July 19–August 3, 1952
Competitors231 (208 men, 23 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Miranda Cicognani
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
8
Silver
9
Bronze
4
Total
21
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 231 competitors, 208 men and 23 women, took part in 114 events in 19 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Results

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Men (25)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Carlo Vittori21Men's 100 metres6 h4 r2/4
Franco Leccese27Men's 100 metres3 h8 r1/4
Wolfgango Montanari21Men's 100 metres7 h7 r1/4
Giorgio Sobrero22Men's 200 metres3 h13r1/4
Luigi Grossi27Men's 200 metres4 h12r1/4
Lucio Sangermano19Men's 200 metres4 h18r1/4
Gianni Rocca23Men's 400 metres3 h6 r1/4
Vincenzo Lombardo20Men's 400 metres3 h7 r1/4
Antonio Siddi29Men's 400 metres4 h11r1/4
Armando Filiput28Men's 400 metres Hurdles6
Franco Leccese27Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay2 h1 r1/3
Antonio Siddi29Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay2 h1 r1/3
Giorgio Sobrero22Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay2 h1 r1/3
Carlo Vittori21Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay2 h1 r1/3
Baldassare Porto29Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h2 r1/2
Gianni Rocca23Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h2 r1/2
Luigi Grossi27Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h2 r1/2
Armando Filiput28Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay4 h2 r1/2
Asfò Bussotti26Men's Marathon46
Artidoro Berti31Men's Marathon53
Egilberto Martufi26Men's MarathonAC
Bruno Fait28Men's 10 kilometres Walk8
Telemaco Arcangeli29Men's 10 kilometres Walk7 h2 r1/2
Pino Dordoni26Men's 50 kilometres Walk1Gold
Giuseppe Kressevich36Men's 50 kilometres Walk10
Salvatore Cascino34Men's 50 kilometres Walk19
Adolfo Consolini35Men's Discus Throw2Silver
Giuseppe Tosi36Men's Discus Throw8
Teseo Taddia32Men's Hammer Throw10
Aivo Lucioli23Men's Hammer Throw26 QR
Amos Matteucci37Men's Javelin Throw17
Angiolo Profeti34Men's Shot Put12
Women (8)
AthleteAgeEventRankMedal
Giuseppina Leone17Women's 100 metres4 h1 r2/4
Liliana Tagliaferri23Women's 100 metres6 h4 r2/4
Vittoria Cesarini19Women's 100 metres3 h3 r1/4
Vera Martelli21Women's 200 metres6 h3 r1/3
Vittoria Cesarini19Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Milena Greppi23Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Giuseppina Leone17Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Liliana Tagliaferri23Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay3 h2 r1/2
Milena Greppi23Women's 80 metres Hurdles6 h1 r2/3
Maria Musso21Women's 80 metres Hurdles4 h5 r1/3
Edera Cordiale32Women's Discus Throw14
Ada Turci28Women's Javelin Throw11

Basketball

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Men's Team Competition
  • Qualification Round (Group C)
  • Lost to Canada (57-68)
  • Defeated Turkey (49-37)
  • Defeated Romania (53-39)
  • Lost to Egypt (62-66) → did not advance, 17th place

Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Final — 1:12.7 (→ BERJAYA Silver Medal)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

  • Final — defeated South Africa (→ BERJAYA Gold Medal)

Diving

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Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Lamberto Mari 3 m springboard 54.42 32 Did not advance
10 m platform 60.44 26 Did not advance

Equestrian

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Fencing

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18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Italy in 1952.

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

Football

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Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster

Gymnastics

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Men's team competition

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Women's team competition

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Hockey

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1952.

Individual
Team
  • Alfonso Marotta
  • Duilio Brignetti
  • Giulio Palmonella

Rowing

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Italy had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

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

Sailing

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Shooting

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Eight shooters represented Italy in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
100m running deer
Trap

Swimming

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Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alfonso Buonocore 100 m freestyle 1:02.3 6 Did not advance
Carlo Pedersoli 58.8 3 58.9 5 Did not advance
Angelo Romani 400 m freestyle 5:05.1 4 Did not advance
Egidio Massaria 100 m backstroke 1:08.8 1 Q 1:09.7 7 Did not advance
Giorgio Grilz 200 m breaststroke DSQ Did not advance
Carlo Pedersoli
Egidio Massaria
Angelo Romani
Giovanni Paliaga		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 9:17.9 5 N/a Did not advance
Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Romana Calligaris 100 m freestyle 1:11.0 6 Did not advance
Maria Nardi 1:13.2 5 Did not advance
Maria Nardi
Fides Benini
Eva Belaise
Romana Calligaris		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:52.6 5 N/a Did not advance

Water polo

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Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ↑ "Italy at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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  • Official Olympic Reports
  • International Olympic Committee results database
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