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Sporting event delegation
Italy competed at the
1972 Summer Olympics in
Munich ,
West Germany . 224 competitors, 197 men and 27 women, took part in 123 events in 19 sports.
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Medalists
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Pietro Mennea — Athletics, Men's 200m
Paola 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
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:
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Men's High Jump
Enzo del Forno
Qualifying Round — 2.15m
Final — 2.15m (→ 10th place)
Marco Schivo
Qualifying Round — 2.15m
Final — 2.10m (→ 17th place)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Yugoslavia (78-85)
Defeated Senegal (92-56)
Lost to Soviet Union (66-79)
Defeated West Germany (68-57)
Defeated Poland (71-59)
Defeated Puerto Rico (71-54)
Defeated Philippines (101-81)
Semi Finals
Lost to United States (38-68)
Bronze Medal Match
Lost to Cuba (65-66) → Fourth place
Team Roster
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight:
1/16-Final - Lost to
Kadir Syed Abdul of
Singapore (3 round, RSC)
Men's Flyweight:
1/16-Final - Defeated
Filex Maina of
Kenya (5 - 0)
1/8-Final - Lost to
Boris Zoriktuev of
USSR (1 - 4)
Men's Featherweight:
1/32-Final - Defeated
Morgan Mwenya of
Zambia (5 - 0)
1/16-Final - Defeated
Ebu Sef Tatar of
Turkey (5 -0 )
1/8-Final - Lost to
Royal Kobayashi of
Japan (1 round, KO)
Men's Lightweight:
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:
1/16-Final - Lost to
Srisook Bantow of
Thailand (1 - 4)
Men's Welterweight:
1/32-Final - Lost to
Emilio Correa of
Cuba (0 - 5)
Men's Light Middleweight:
1/16-Final - Lost to
Wiesław Rudkowski of
Poland (0 - 5)
Men's Light Heavyweight:
1/16-Final - Defeated
Samson Laizer of
Tanzania (2round KO)
1/8-Final - Lost to
Rudi Hornig of
West Germany (1 - 4)
Canoeing
Cycling
Fifteen cyclists represented Italy in 1972.
Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
Men's 10m Platform
Equestrian
Fencing
19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1972.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Medda, Perugini, and Deligia - 13913 points (→ 10th place )
Rowing
Men's Coxed Pairs
Sailing
Shooting
Eleven male shooters represented Italy in 1972. In the trap event,
Angelo Scalzone won gold and
Silvano Basagni won bronze.
25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's Competition
Women's Competition
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group C)
Lost to Soviet Union (1-4)
Defeated Bulgaria (8-5)
Defeated Spain (6-2)
Defeated Japan (12-5)
Final Round (Group I)
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
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight:
Men's Featherweight:
Men's Middleweight:
Men's Light Heavyweight:
Men's Heavyweight:
Wrestling
Water Skiing (demonstration sports)
Men's Slalom:
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 )
References
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