Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics

1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...

in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. Nino Bibbia

Nino Bibbia

Nino Bibbia , a fruit and vegetable merchant, was an Italian skeleton racer and bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...

 won the nation's first gold medal at the Winter Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Skeleton Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games...	Men's individual

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Roberto Lacedelli	Downhill					DNF	–
Zeno Colò Zeno Colo Zeno Colò was a champion alpine ski racer from Italy, born in Abetone, Tuscany. He was among the top ski racers of the late 1940s and early 1950s....						DNF	–
Eugenio Bonnico						3:15.4	32
Vittorio Chierroni Vittorio Chierroni Vittorio Chierroni was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He was born in Abetone.In 1936 he finished 18th in the alpine skiing combined event.-External links:*...						3:10.0	21
Carlo Gartner Carlo Gartner Carlo Gartner is an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sterzing.In 1948 he finished sixth in the alpine skiing downhill competition....						3:02.4	6
Silvio Alverà Silvio Alverà Silvio Alverà was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo....						3:02.4	6
Roberto Lacedelli	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Vittorio Chierroni Vittorio Chierroni Vittorio Chierroni was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He was born in Abetone.In 1936 he finished 18th in the alpine skiing combined event.-External links:*...		1:27.0	36	1:05.5	7	2:32.5	30
Zeno Colò Zeno Colo Zeno Colò was a champion alpine ski racer from Italy, born in Abetone, Tuscany. He was among the top ski racers of the late 1940s and early 1950s....		1:13.3	17	1:05.7	8	2:19.0	14
Silvio Alverà Silvio Alverà Silvio Alverà was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo....		1:07.4	1	1:05.8	9	2:13.2	4

Men's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Silvio Alverà Silvio Alverà Silvio Alverà was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	1:15.3	1:09.6	11	8.71	5
Vittorio Chierroni Vittorio Chierroni Vittorio Chierroni was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He was born in Abetone.In 1936 he finished 18th in the alpine skiing combined event.-External links:*...	1:10.8	1:07.3	3	9.69	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Renata Carraretto	Downhill					2:59.1	32
Celina Seghi						2:31.1	4
Celina Seghi	Slalom	1:13.2	21	58.3	6	2:11.5	14
Renata Carraretto		1:09.2	17	1:10.7	19	2:19.9	18

Women's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Renata Carraretto	1:14.1	1:12.0	21	33.58	22
Celina Seghi	1:08.2	1:01.5	7	7.46	4

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia , a fruit and vegetable merchant, was an Italian skeleton racer and bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz... Edilberto Campadese Edilberto Campadese Edilberto Campadese was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished sixth in the four-man and eighth in the two-man event respectively.-References:***...	Two-man	1:25.0	5	1:25.0	8	1:23.8	6	1:24.2	6	5:38.0	6
ITA-2	Mario Vitali Mario Vitali Mario Vitali was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished sixth in the two-man event.-References:** *... Dario Poggi Dario Poggi Dario Poggi was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:***...	Two-man	1:25.1	6	1:25.1	11	1:24.0	7	1:24.4	8	5:38.6	8

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia , a fruit and vegetable merchant, was an Italian skeleton racer and bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz... Giancarlo Ronchetti Giancarlo Ronchetti Giancarlo Ronchetti was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished sixth in the four-man event.-References:**... Eidlberto Campadese Luigi Cavalieri Luigi Cavalieri Luigi Cavalieri was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948....	Four-man	1:18.2	7	1:20.8	3	1:22.1	6	1:21.9	4	5:23.0	6
ITA-2	Nino Rovelli Nino Rovelli Angelo "Nino" Rovelli was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 11th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Enrico Airoldi Enrico Airoldi Enrico Airoldi was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 11th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Vittorio Folonari Vittorio Folonari Vittorit Folonari was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.... Remo Airoldi Remo Airoldi Remo Airoldi was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 11th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:...	Four-man	1:19.8	10	1:22.8	11	1:23.2	9	1:24.4	9	5:30.2	11

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Vincenzo Perruchon Vincenzo Perruchon Vincenzo "Cento" Perruchon was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the early 1950s.He was born in Cogne....	1'28:50	54
	Arcangelo Chiocchetti	1'28:36	52
	Alberto Tassotti	1'28:16	50
	Christiano Rodeghiero Christiano Rodeghiero Christiano Rodeghiero was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He is the older brother of Rizzieri Rodeghiero....	1'24:34	35
	Rizzieri Rodeghiero Rizzieri Rodeghiero Rizzieri Rodeghiero was an Italian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He is the younger brother of Christiano Rodeghiero....	1'24:12	31
	Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker was an Italian nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Prucker finished 29th in the 18 km cross country skiing event. Prucker finished 12th in the nordic combined event and 38th in the 18 km cross country skiing event...	1'23:26	29
	Severino Compagnoni Severino Compagnoni Severino Compagnoni is an Italian cross country skier who competed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Compagnoni is the brother of the skiers Aristide and Ottavio Compagnoni....	1'22:21	22
50 km	Stefano Sommariva	DNF	–
	Victor Borghi	DNF	–
	Silvio Confortola Silvio Confortola Silvio Confortola was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...	4'31:36	18
	Christiano Rodeghiero Christiano Rodeghiero Christiano Rodeghiero was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He is the older brother of Rizzieri Rodeghiero....	4'24:12	13

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Vincenzo Perruchon Vincenzo Perruchon Vincenzo "Cento" Perruchon was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the early 1950s.He was born in Cogne.... Silvio Confortola Silvio Confortola Silvio Confortola was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... Rizzieri Rodeghiero Rizzieri Rodeghiero Rizzieri Rodeghiero was an Italian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He is the younger brother of Christiano Rodeghiero.... Severino Compagnoni Severino Compagnoni Severino Compagnoni is an Italian cross country skier who competed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Compagnoni is the brother of the skiers Aristide and Ottavio Compagnoni....	2'51:00	6

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions.-Career:Fassi was born in Milan....	16	15	145.966	135	15

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Grazia Barcellona	25	24	122.211	218	24

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Final rank
Grazia Barcellona Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions.-Career:Fassi was born in Milan....	9.263	121.5	13

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.

Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
	8	7	0	1	69	5	15
	8	7	0	1	80	18	15
	8	6	2	0	67	21	12
	8	4	4	0	55	28	8
	8	3	5	0	39	47	6
	8	2	6	0	29	97	4
	8	1	7	0	33	77	2
8th	8	0	8	0	24	156	0
*	8	5	3	0	86	33	10

* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.

• Czechoslovakia 22-3 Italy
• Switzerland 16-0 Italy
• USA 31-1 Italy
• Canada 21-1 Italy
• Poland 13-7 Italy
• Austria 16-5 Italy
• Sweden 23-0 Italy
• United Kingdom 14-7 Italy

Contestants Claudio Apollonio  Giancarlo Bassi  Mario Bedogni  Luigi Bestagini  Giancarlo Bucchetti  Carlo Bulgheroni  Ignazio Dionisi  Arnaldo Fabris  Vincenzo Fardella  Aldo Federici  Umberto Gerli  Dino Innocenti  Constanzo Mangini  Dino Menardi  Otto Rauth  Franco Rossi  Gianantonio Zopegni

Nordic combined

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event

Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948....

, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country		Ski Jumping					Total
		Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Distance 3	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alberto Tassotti	Individual	177.00	22	46.5	52.0	42.0	165.1	36	342.10	28
Rizzieri Rodeghiero Rizzieri Rodeghiero Rizzieri Rodeghiero was an Italian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.He is the younger brother of Christiano Rodeghiero....		198.00	13	57.0	58.0	56.0	190.8	23	388.80	15
Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker was an Italian nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Prucker finished 29th in the 18 km cross country skiing event. Prucker finished 12th in the nordic combined event and 38th in the 18 km cross country skiing event...		202.50	11	51.0	59.5	56.0	191.5	22	394.00	14

Skeleton

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Run 5		Run 6		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia , a fruit and vegetable merchant, was an Italian skeleton racer and bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...	48.0	4	47.6	2	47.6	1	59.5	1	1:00.2	1	1:00.3	1	5:23.2

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank
Aldo Trivella	Normal hill	41.5	59.0	176.6	38
Igino Rizzi		57.0 (fall)	57.0	131.7	45
Bruno da Col		65.5	66.0	201.2	18

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Giorgio Cattaneo	47.2	36
	Enrico Musolino	46.5	32
1500 m	Guido Caroli Guido Caroli Guido Caroli is an Italian speed skater who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. He is best known as being lighting the Olympic flame at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	2:30.9	36
	Giorgio Cattaneo	2:30.5	34
	Enrico Musolino	2:30.0	32
5000 m	Fernando Alloni	9:36.3	37
	Enrico Musolino	9:32.3	36
	Guido Caroli Guido Caroli Guido Caroli is an Italian speed skater who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. He is best known as being lighting the Olympic flame at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	9:21.3	31