Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Italy competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. 253 competitors, 212 men and 41 women, took part in 140 events in 23 sports.

Gold

Gelindo Bordin
Gelindo Bordin
Gelindo Bordin is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born at Vicenza, Bordin made his first breakthrough at the 1986 European Championships, where he won a gold medal....

— Athletics, Men's Marathon
Giovanni Parisi
Giovanni Parisi
Giovanni Parisi was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.- Biography:...

— Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.He won a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He won a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal in 1984....

— Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
Vincenzo Maenza
Vincenzo Maenza
Vincenzo Maenza was an Italian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.-Career:...

— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
Carmine Abbagnale
Carmine Abbagnale
Carmine Abbagnale is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.-Career:Abbagnale received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with Giuseppe di Capua and his older brother Giuseppe, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...

, Giuseppe Abbagnale
Giuseppe Abbagnale
Giuseppe Abbagnale is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with Giuseppe di Capua and his younger brother Carmine, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...

and Giuseppe di Capua
Giuseppe di Capua
Giuseppe di Capua is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed pairs as cox, with Giuseppe Abbagnale and Carmine Abbagnale, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...

— Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Agostino Abbagnale
Agostino Abbagnale
Agostino Abbagnale is an Italian rower and Triple Olympic gold medalist. He is also the younger brother of multiple Olympic medalists Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale....

, Davide Tizzano
Davide Tizzano
Davide Tizzano is a retired rower from Italy and a double Olympic gold medalist. He won his first gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in the quadruple scull. Eight years later he formed a team with Agostino Abbagnale, with whom he triumphed in the men's double scull event.-References:*...

, Piero Poli
Piero Poli
Piero Poli is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Davide Tizzano, and Gianluca Farina....

and Gianluca Farina
Gianluca Farina
Gianluca Farina is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Davide Tizzano, and Piero Poli....

— Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls

Silver

Carlo Massullo
Carlo Massullo
Carlo Massullo is an Italian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Massullo participated on the Italian team which won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and he also received an individual bronze medal....

— Modern Pentathlon, Individual Competition
Carlo Massullo
Carlo Massullo
Carlo Massullo is an Italian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Massullo participated on the Italian team which won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and he also received an individual bronze medal....

, Daniele Masala
Daniele Masala
Daniele Masala is an Italian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Masala participated on the Italian team which won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and he also received the individual gold medal....

and Gianluca Tiberti — Modern Pentathlon, Team Competition
Salvatore Antibo
Salvatore Antibo
Salvatore Antibo is a former long distance runner from Italy.-Career:Antibo was born on February 7, 1962 in Altofonte, within the province of Palermo ....

— Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella is an Italian fencer. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil events between 1988 and 1996. She is married to Andrea Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.-References:...

, Dorina Vaccaroni
Dorina Vaccaroni
Dorina Vaccaroni is an Italian fencer competing in the foil.-Career:She received a gold medal in the foil team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she received a bronze medal in individual foil...

, Margherita Zalaffi
Margherita Zalaffi
Margherita Zalaffi is an Italian fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and silvers at the same event in 1988 and 1996. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000....

, Annapia Gandolfi
Annapia Gandolfi
Annapia Gandolfi is an Italian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

and Lucia Traversa
Lucia Traversa
Lucia Traversa is an Italian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

— Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition

Bronze

Maurizio Damilano
Maurizio Damilano
Maurizio Damilano is an Italian former race walker.He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk....

— Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

— Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual Competition
Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics , and won a bronze medal at each appearance....

— Swimming, Men's 400 metres Individual Medley
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Marco Marin
Marco Marin
Marco Marin is an Italian fencer. He won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in sabre events at three Olympic Games.-References:...

, Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio is an Italian fencer. In the team sabre events he won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

and Massimo Cavaliere
Massimo Cavaliere
Massimo Cavaliere is an Italian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

— Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition

Archery

Giancarlo Ferrari

Giancarlo Ferrari is an Italian archer, who has participated at the Olympic Games as in the discipline of archery on several occasions. In 1976 and 1980 he won bronze at the Summer Olympics.- References :* *...

, competing in his fifth Olympic archery contest, dropped to 33rd place in the field. Fellow veteran Ilario Di Buò

Ilario di Buo

Ilario Di Buò is an archer from Italy.Di Buò won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the team archery competition. He placed 20th in the individual competition.-2004 Summer Olympics:...

advanced to the quarterfinal, nearly missing a semifinal berth. The Italians also just missed the cutoff for the final by one ranking in the team round.

Men's Individual Competition:

Ilario Di Buò
Ilario di Buo
Ilario Di Buò is an archer from Italy.Di Buò won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the team archery competition. He placed 20th in the individual competition.-2004 Summer Olympics:...

– Quarterfinal (→ 13th place)
Andrea Parenti – Preliminary Round (→ 28th place)
Giancarlo Ferrari
Giancarlo Ferrari
Giancarlo Ferrari is an Italian archer, who has participated at the Olympic Games as in the discipline of archery on several occasions. In 1976 and 1980 he won bronze at the Summer Olympics.- References :* *...

– Preliminary Round (→ 33rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

Di Buo, Parenti, and Ferrari – Semifinal (→ 9th place)

Athletics

Men's 10,000 metres

Salvatore Antibo
Salvatore Antibo
Salvatore Antibo is a former long distance runner from Italy.-Career:Antibo was born on February 7, 1962 in Altofonte, within the province of Palermo ....
First Round — 28:09.35
Final — 27:23.55 (→ Silver Medal)

Alberto Cova
Alberto Cova
Alberto Cova is a retired Italian athlete, winner of the 10,000 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Career:Born in Inverigo, province of Como, Italy, Alberto Cova was characterized by his superiority in the sprint finish, and the only way to nullify this was to set a very fast pace from the start to...
First Round — 28:43.84 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Gelindo Bordin
Gelindo Bordin
Gelindo Bordin is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born at Vicenza, Bordin made his first breakthrough at the 1986 European Championships, where he won a gold medal....
Final — 2"10:32 (→ Gold Medal)

Gianni Poli
Final — 2"16:07 (→ 16th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Alessandro Lambruschini
Alessandro Lambruschini
Alessandro Lambruschini is an Italian former long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:35.27 min...

Heat — 8:32.59
Semi Final — 8:16.92
Final — 8:12.17 (→ 4th place)

Francesco Panetta
Francesco Panetta
Francesco Panetta is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. His greatest achievement was the victory at the World Championships' final over 3000m steeplechase in Rome 1987...
Heat — 8:29.75
Semi Final — 8:17.23
Final — 8:17.79 (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

Lucio Serrani
Lucio Serrani
Lucio Serrani is a retired male hammer thrower from Italy. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 and 1988. Serrani set his personal best in the men's hammer throw event in 1988.-Achievements:-References:*...
Qualifying Heat — 70.50m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

Alessandro Andrei
Alessandro Andrei
Alessandro Andrei is a former Italian shot putter. He was born in Florence.He won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California....
Qualifying Heat – 20.18m
Final – 20.36m (→ 7th place)

Men's Long Jump

Giovanni Evangelisti
Giovanni Evangelisti
Giovanni Evangelisti is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals...
Qualification — 7.81m
Final — 8.08m (→ 4th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

Maurizio Damilano
Maurizio Damilano
Maurizio Damilano is an Italian former race walker.He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk....
Final — 1:20:14 (→ Bronze Medal)

Giovanni De Benedictis
Giovanni De Benedictis
Giovanni De Benedictis is a retired Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
Final — 1:20:14 (→ 6th place)

Carlo Mattioli
Carlo Mattioli
Carlo Mattioli is a retired male race walker from Italy, who represented his native country twice at the Olympic Games: 1984 and 1988.-Achievements:-References:*...
Final — 1:22:58 (→ 19th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

Raffaello Ducceschi
Raffaello Ducceschi
Raffaello Ducceschi is a retired male race walker from Italy, who represented his native country twice at the Olympic Games: 1984 and 1988.-Achievements:-References:*...
Final — 3'45:43 (→ 8th place)

Giovanni Perricelli
Giovanni Perricelli
Giovanni Perricelli is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
Final — 3'47:14 (→ 11th place)

Sandro Bellucci
Sandro Bellucci
Sandro Bellucci is a retired Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
Final — 4'04:56 (→ 32nd place)

Women's Marathon

Laura Fogli
Laura Fogli
Laura Fogli is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.She won the inaugural edition of the Rome City Marathon in 1982....
Final — 2"27.49 (→ 6th place)

Maria Curatolo
Maria Curatolo
Maria Curatolo is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.She finished eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics, tenth at the 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won the silver medal at the 1994 European Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...
Final — 2"30.14 (→ 8th place)

Antonella Bizioli
Final — 2"34.38 (→ 23rd place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Andrea Mannai
Andrea Mannai
Andrea Mannai is a retired male boxer from Italy, who won the bronze medal at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the men's flyweight division. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and lost to Arthur Johnson of the United States on a 5-0 decision.-References:*...
First Round — Lost to Arthur Johnson
Arthur Johnson (boxer)
Arthur Anthony Johnson is a former professional boxer from the United States, nicknamed "Flash".- Amateur career :1984 Light Flyweight Champion for the Western Olympic Trials...

(USA), 0:5

Men's Featherweight

Giovanni Parisi
Giovanni Parisi
Giovanni Parisi was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.- Biography:...

Men's Lightweight

Giorgio Campanella

Men's Light-Middleweight

Vincenzo Nardiello
Vincenzo Nardiello
Vincenzo Nardiello is a retired world championship Italian boxer in the super middleweight division.- Amateur Achievements :*1984 Italian superlightweight champion*1985 Silver Trofeo Italy...

Men's Middleweight

Michele Mastrodonato

Men's Light-Heavyweight

Andrea Magi
Andrea Magi
Andrea Magi is a former amateur boxer from Italy. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships in Turin, Italy in the Men's Light Heavyweight division. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...

Men's Heavyweight

Luigi Gaudiano
Luigi Gaudiano
Luigi Gaudiano is a former amateur boxer from Italy. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships in Turin, Italy in the Men's Heavyweight division. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...

Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

Imelda Chiappa
Imelda Chiappa
Imelda Chiappa is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. Her biggest achievement was winning the silver medal in the women's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...

— 2:00:52 (→ 15th place)
Maria Canins
Maria Canins
Maria Canins is an Italian racing cyclist who twice won and came second three times in the Grande Boucle. She rode for Italy at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.Canins was a cross-country skier from 1969 to 1982...

— 2:00:52 (→ 32nd place)
Roberta Bonanomi
Roberta Bonanomi
Roberta Bonanomi is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at five Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000...

— 2:00:52 (→ 45th place)

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1988.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 20 to 21 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.He won a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He won a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal in 1984....
Mauro Numa
Mauro Numa
Mauro Numa is an Italian fencer and one of the strongest during the 1980s.His career started very early and in 1979, at 18, he was included in the Foil's Italian Team...
Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is married to Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.-References:...

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 26 to 27, 1988...

Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is married to Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.-References:...

, Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni
Stefano Cerioni is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.He won a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He won a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal in 1984....

, Federico Cervi
Federico Cervi
Federico Cervi is an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Andrea Cipressa
Andrea Cipressa
Andrea Cipressa is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Mauro Numa
Mauro Numa
Mauro Numa is an Italian fencer and one of the strongest during the 1980s.His career started very early and in 1979, at 18, he was included in the Foil's Italian Team...

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 23 to 24 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed.-Results:...

Sandro Cuomo
Sandro Cuomo
Sandro Cuomo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Stefano Pantano
Stefano Pantano
Stefano Pantano is an Italian fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Angelo Mazzoni
Angelo Mazzoni
Angelo Mazzoni, is an Italian Épée fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000. He won two gold medals and a bronze.He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete at six Olympics...

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 29 to 30 1988...

Stefano Bellone
Stefano Bellone
Stefano Bellone is an Italian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Andrea Bermond Des Ambrois
Andrea Bermond Des Ambrois
Andrea Bermond Des Ambrois is an Italian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Sandro Cuomo
Sandro Cuomo
Sandro Cuomo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Angelo Mazzoni
Angelo Mazzoni
Angelo Mazzoni, is an Italian Épée fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000. He won two gold medals and a bronze.He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete at six Olympics...

, Stefano Pantano
Stefano Pantano
Stefano Pantano is an Italian fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentyfirst appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 22 to 23, 1988. 40 fencers from 18 nations competed.-Results:...

Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Marco Marin
Marco Marin
Marco Marin is an Italian fencer. He won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in sabre events at three Olympic Games.-References:...

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 28 to 29, 1988...

Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo
Giovanni Scalzo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Marco Marin
Marco Marin
Marco Marin is an Italian fencer. He won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in sabre events at three Olympic Games.-References:...

, Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio is an Italian fencer. In the team sabre events he won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Massimo Cavaliere
Massimo Cavaliere
Massimo Cavaliere is an Italian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 21 to 22, 1988. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed.-Results:...

Margherita Zalaffi
Margherita Zalaffi
Margherita Zalaffi is an Italian fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and silvers at the same event in 1988 and 1996. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000....
Dorina Vaccaroni
Dorina Vaccaroni
Dorina Vaccaroni is an Italian fencer competing in the foil.-Career:She received a gold medal in the foil team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she received a bronze medal in individual foil...
Annapia Gandolfi
Annapia Gandolfi
Annapia Gandolfi is an Italian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 27 to 28, 1985...

Dorina Vaccaroni
Dorina Vaccaroni
Dorina Vaccaroni is an Italian fencer competing in the foil.-Career:She received a gold medal in the foil team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she received a bronze medal in individual foil...

, Margherita Zalaffi
Margherita Zalaffi
Margherita Zalaffi is an Italian fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and silvers at the same event in 1988 and 1996. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000....

, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella is an Italian fencer. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil events between 1988 and 1996. She is married to Andrea Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.-References:...

, Lucia Traversa
Lucia Traversa
Lucia Traversa is an Italian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Annapia Gandolfi
Annapia Gandolfi
Annapia Gandolfi is an Italian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Football

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated Guatemala
Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....

(5-2)
Lost to Zambia
Zambia national football team
The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...

(0-4)
Defeated Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...

(2-0)
Quarterfinals
Defeated Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...

(2-1)
Semifinals
Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)
Bronze Medal Match
Lost to West Germany (0-3)

Team Roster

Stefano Tacconi
Stefano Tacconi
Stefano Tacconi is an Italian association football player. He is the only goalkeeper to have won all international club competitions.-Career:Tacconi got his first significant experience at Spoleto football club...

(gk)
Roberto Cravero
Roberto Cravero
Roberto Cravero is a retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino, Cesena and Lazio. He played for Italy at the youth level but never in the senior level, despite being named in the Italian team for the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship. He also participated in the...
Andrea Carnevale
Andrea Carnevale
Andrea Alessandro Carnevale is an Italian former footballer.-Club:After playing for various teams he enjoyed success with Napoli from 1986 to 1990, playing alongside Diego Maradona in which he won two Scudetti, one Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup once.In 1990, he moved to Roma, but after 4 goals in...
Luigi De Agostini
Luigi De Agostini
Luigi de Agostini is an Italian former football defender, who represented the Italian national football team at Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup....
Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara is a former Italian footballer and current head coach of the Italy U-21 team. He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus. He is also a former manager of Juventus.-Napoli:...
Mauro Tassotti
Mauro Tassotti
Mauro Tassotti is a retired Italian footballer. He played for seventeen years with A.C. Milan, mostly at right back but could also fill in at centre back if required, thanks to his versatility and commitment...
Angelo Colombo
Angelo Colombo
Angelo Colombo is a former Italian footballer who played for Milan and was part of their European Cup victories in 1989 and 1990. He is now a scout for the club.Colombo played for Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
Luca Pellegrini
Luca Pellegrini
Luca Pellegrini is a retired Italian professional football player.He represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics ....
Massimo Brambati
Massimo Brambati
Massimo Brambati is an Italian ex-footballer; he played as a defender.-Career:Brambati began his career at Torino, but he first established himself as a first-team footballer during a two-season loan spell at Empoli. He moved to Bari, whom he went on to captain, in 1989...
Stefano Carobbi
Stefano Carobbi
Stefano Carobbi is an Italian former footballer. He had three separate spells with Fiorentina, and also played for AC Milan and Lecce. He won seven caps for Italy U-21, and was part of Italy's team at the 1988 Olympics.-References:...
Massimo Crippa
Massimo Crippa
Massimo Crippa , is a former Italian international footballer; he played as a midfielder.-Club career:A determined and physically powerful player, Crippa began his playing career in the Eccellenza Lombardy - the sixth tier of Italian club football - playing for FBC Saronno for two seasons before...
Giuliano Giuliani
Giuliano Giuliani
Giuliano Giuliani was an Italian professional football player.He represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
Paolo Virdis
Ruggiero Rizzitelli
Ruggiero Rizzitelli
Ruggiero Rizzitelli is a former Italian football player, in the role of striker.-Club:...
Roberto Galia
Roberto Galia
Roberto Galia is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages S.C. Insubria A.S.D..He represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
Giuseppe Iachini
Giuseppe Iachini
Giuseppe Iachini is an Italian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of U.C. Sampdoria.-Playing career:...
Stefano Desideri
Stefano Desideri
Stefano Desideri is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.He played for Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
Massimo Mauro
Massimo Mauro
Massimo Mauro is an Italian politician, a former professional football player.-Playing career:Mauro made his Serie A debut with Catanzaro in 1980 and then went on to play with Udinese, Juventus and Napoli before to retire in 1993.He also represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics...
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals...
Gianluca Pagliuca (gk)

Head Coach: Francesco Rocca

Francesco Rocca

Francesco Rocca is an Italian professional football coach and former player, who is the coach of the Italy national under-20 football team....

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

Carlo Massullo – 5379 pts (→ Silver Medal)
Daniele Masala – 5152 pts (→ 10th place)
Gianluca Tiberti – 5040 pts (→ 17th place)

Men's Team Competition:

Massullo, Masala, and Tiberti – 15571pts (→ Silver Medal)

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...
Heat – 50.97 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...
Heat – 1:49.51
B-Final – 1:49.28 (→ 9th place)

Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti
-Early life:Lamberti was born in Brescia, Lombardy.At six, he was advised to begin swimming to improve his light physique.-Career:At 17, in 1986, he won the first of his six Italian championships...
Heat – 1:50.47
B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti
-Early life:Lamberti was born in Brescia, Lombardy.At six, he was advised to begin swimming to improve his light physique.-Career:At 17, in 1986, he won the first of his six Italian championships...
Heat – 3:53.29
B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...
Heat – 3:56.33 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Luca Pellegrini
Heat – 15:18.80 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics , and won a bronze medal at each appearance....
Heat – 15:36.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Valerio Giambalvo
Heat – 59.48 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics , and won a bronze medal at each appearance....
Heat – 2:03.63
B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Gianni Minervini
Heat – 1:02.86
Final – 1:02.93 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Leonardo Michelotti
Heat – 55.83 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Valerio Giambalvo
Heat – 56.57 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Luca Sacchi
Luca Sacchi
Luca Sacchi is a former medley swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988...
Heat – 2:05.45
B-Final – 2:05.68 (→ 13th place)

Roberto Cassio
Heat – 2:05.88 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli
Stefano Battistelli is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics , and won a bronze medal at each appearance....
Heat – 4:20.43
Final – 4:18.01 (→ Bronze Medal)

Luca Sacchi
Luca Sacchi
Luca Sacchi is a former medley swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988...
Heat – 4:23.37
Final – 4:23.23 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

Fabrizio Rampazzo, Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti
-Early life:Lamberti was born in Brescia, Lombardy.At six, he was advised to begin swimming to improve his light physique.-Career:At 17, in 1986, he won the first of his six Italian championships...

, Andrea Ceccarini, and Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...
Heat – 3:23.35
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...

, Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti
-Early life:Lamberti was born in Brescia, Lombardy.At six, he was advised to begin swimming to improve his light physique.-Career:At 17, in 1986, he won the first of his six Italian championships...

, Fabrizio Rampazzo, and Andrea Ceccarini
Final – 3:22.93 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

Massimo Trevisan, Fabrizio Rampazzo, Valerio Giambalvo, and Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...
Heat – 7:21.85
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...

, Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti
-Early life:Lamberti was born in Brescia, Lombardy.At six, he was advised to begin swimming to improve his light physique.-Career:At 17, in 1986, he won the first of his six Italian championships...

, Massimo Trevisan, and Valerio Giambalvo
Final – 7:16.00 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Valerio Giambalvo, Gianni Minervini, Leonardo Michelotti, and Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria
Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...
Heat – 3:52.06 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Silvia Persi
Heat – 58.22 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Silvia Persi
Heat – 2:04.40 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Manuela Melchiorri
Heat – 4:15.40
B-Final – 4:14.90 (→ 14th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

Manuela Melchiorri
Heat – 8:40.63 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Lorenza Vigarani
Lorenza Vigarani
Lorenza Vigarani is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal as a member of the women's 4×100 medley relay team at the 1987 European Championships .-References:*...
Heat – 1:03.96
B-Final – 1:03.88 (→ 13th place)

Manuela Carosi
Manuela Carosi
Manuela Carosi is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. Carosi is a three-time gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games.-References:*...
Heat – 1:04.69
B-Final – 1:03.80 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Lorenza Vigarani
Lorenza Vigarani
Lorenza Vigarani is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal as a member of the women's 4×100 medley relay team at the 1987 European Championships .-References:*...
Heat – 2:17.35
B-Final – 2:18.69 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...
Heat – 1:11.25
B-Final – 1:10.95 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...
Heat – 2:30.60
Final – 2:29.86 (→ 8th place)

Annalisa Nisiro
Heat – 2:32.77
B-Final – 2:31.19 (→ 12th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Ilaria Tocchini
Ilaria Tocchini
Ilaria Tocchini is a retired butterfly swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal, a silver with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team, at the 1987 European Championships in...
Heat – 1:02.07
B-Final – 1:02.78 (→ 16th place)

Emanuela Viola
Heat – 1:03.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Roberta Felotti
Heat – 2:19.62
B-Final – 2:19.63 (→ 13th place)

Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...
Heat – 2:22.85 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Roberta Felotti
Heat – 4:49.20
B-Final – 4:49.53 (→ 9th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Lorenza Vigarani
Lorenza Vigarani
Lorenza Vigarani is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won her first international senior medal as a member of the women's 4×100 medley relay team at the 1987 European Championships .-References:*...

, Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle
Manuela Dalla Valle is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. She won her first international senior medal, a silver in the women's 100 m breaststroke, at the 1987 European Championships...

, Ilara Tocchini, and Silvia Persi
Heat – 4:14.68
Final – 4:13.85 (→ 8th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Paolo Canè
Paolo Canè
Paolo Canè is a former tennis player from Italy.Canè turned professional in 1983. During his career, he won three top-level singles titles . He also won three tour doubles titles .Canè's career-high rankings were World No...
First round — Defeated Milan Šrejber
Milan Šrejber
Milan Šrejber is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There here reached the semi finals of the men's doubles competition, partnering Miloslav Mečíř. The pair was defeated by America's eventual winners Ken Flach and...

(Czechoslovakia) 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3
Second round — Defeated Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...

(Spain) 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-4
Third round — Defeated Javier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a...

(Spain) 7-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
Quarterfinals — Lost to Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...

(Sweden) 1-6 5-7 4-6

Diego Nargiso
Diego Nargiso
Diego Nargiso is a former tennis player from Italy.Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's eventual runner-up Tim Mayotte...
First round — Defeated Francisco Maciel
Francisco Maciel
Francisco Maciel García is a former tennis player from Mexico. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek. He won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, when tennis was a...

(Mexico) 4-6 2-6 7-6 7-6 8-6
Second round — Lost to Tim Mayotte
Tim Mayotte
Timothy "Tim" Mayotte is a former professional tennis player from the United States.- Career :...

(United States) 6-2 2-6 4-6 0-6

Omar Camporese
Omar Camporese
Omar Camporese is a former professional tennis player from Italy.Born in Bologna, Camporese turned professional in 1987. He reached his first top-level singles final in 1990 at San Marino, where he lost to Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–3....
First round — Lost to Guy Forget
Guy Forget
Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...

(France) 2-6 0-6 3-6

Women's Singles Competition

Sandra Cecchini
Sandra Cecchini
Anna-Maria Cecchini is a former Italian professional tennis player.Cecchini or Sandra as she was known on the WTA tour, played from 1981 to 1998 and won 11 singles titles. Her most notable Grand Slam performance came in her first appearance at Roland Garros in 1984, when she reached the quarter...
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Lost to Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...

(USA) 2-6 2-6

Raffaella Reggi
Raffaella Reggi
Raffaella Reggi is a former professional tennis player from Italy, known for her fiery on-court personality, expressiveness and gesticulations....
First Round – Defeated Liz Smylie (Australia) 7-6 6-0
Second Round – Defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:...

(West Germany) 4-6 7-6 6-3
Third Round – Defeated Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...

(USA) 2-6 6-4 6-1
Quarterfinals – Lost to Manuela Maleeva
Manuela Maleeva
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...

(Switzerland) 3-6 4-6

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Brazil (0-3)
Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
Defeated Sweden (3-2)
Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
Defeated South Korea (3-0)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
9th/10th place: Defeated Japan (3-2) → Ninth place

Team Roster
Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini is an Italian former volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he played central blocker and totalled 418 caps for the Italian national volleyball team....
Andrea Giani
Andrea Giani
Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.-Career:...
Pierpaolo Lucchetta
Ferdinando De Giorgi
Ferdinando De Giorgi
Ferdinando De Giorgi is an Italian volleyball coach and former player....
Marco Bracci
Marco Bracci
Marco Bracci is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter....
Claudio Galli
Lorenzo Bernardi
Lorenzo Bernardi
Lorenzo Bernardi is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994, and was elected "Volleyball Player of the Century" in 2001.-Career:...
Alessandro Lazzeroni
Massimo Castagna
Andrea Zorzi
Andrea Zorzi
Andrea Zorzi is a former Italian volleyball player, who won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team . A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was en effective spiker playing usually as opposite hitter...
Luca Cantagalli
Luca Cantagalli
Luca Cantagalli is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994.-Career:Debuting on March 18, 1986, he totalled 330 caps for Italy men's national volleyball team...
Andrea Lucchetta
Andrea Lucchetta
Andrea Lucchetta is an Italian former volleyball player who was World champion with his national team in 1990. He was born in Treviso and is nicknamed "Crazy Lucky" for his bizarre hair style....
Head Coach: Carmelo Pittera

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group A)
Drew with Soviet Union (9-9)
Defeated South Korea (1-11)
Defeated Australia (7-5)
Lost to West Germany (7-10)
Defeated France (14-8)
Classification Round (Group D)
Drew with Hungary (9-9)
Lost to Spain (9-11) → 7th place

Team Roster
Paolo Trapanese
Alfio Misaggi
Andrea Pisano
Antonello Steardo
Alessandro Campagna
Alessandro Campagna
Alessandro Campagna is an Italian Welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Pro Fighting Roma in Rome, Italy. He recently won an 8 man tournament in Paramaribo in Surinam called "Soema Na Basi" beating more experienced and quoted fighters from Holland and Surinam.-Biography and career:Born in Rome,...
Paolo Caldarella
Mario Fiorillo
Francesco Porzio
Stefano Postiglione
Riccardo Tempestini
Massimiliano Ferretti
Marco d'Altrui
Marco D'Altrui
Marco D'Altrui is an Italian water polo player.His father Giuseppe was a member of the Italian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1960.-External links:*...
Gianni Averaimo
Head Coach: Fritz Dennerlein
Fritz Dennerlein
Federico "Fritz" Dennerlein was an Italian freestyle and butterfly swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics....

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