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Sporting event delegation
Italy competed at the
1976 Summer Olympics in
Montreal ,
Quebec , Canada. 210 competitors, 183 men and 27 women, took part in 122 events in 20 sports.
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Medalists
Gold
Silver
Sara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High Jump
Giuseppe Martinelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
Giorgio Cagnotto — Diving, Men's Springboard
Maria Consolata Collino — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
Fabio Dal Zotto ,
Giambattista Coletti ,
Attilio Calatroni ,
Stefano Simoncelli , and
Carlo Montano — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
Mario Tullio Montano ,
Tommaso Montano ,
Angelo Arcidiacono ,
Michele Maffei , and
Mario Aldo Montano — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
Umberto Panerai ,
Roldano Simeoni ,
Riccardo De Magistris ,
Alessandro Ghibellini ,
Sante Marsili ,
Vincenzo D'Angelo ,
Marcello Del Duca ,
Gianni De Magistris ,
Alberto Alberani ,
Silvio Baracchini , and
Luigi Castagnola — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
Archery
Competing for the second time in archery at the Olympics, Italy won its first medal (a bronze) in the sport. The medal was won by
Giancarlo Ferrari , one of two Italian men who had competed four years before.
Sante Spigarelli , the other, also improved his rank drastically in 1976. For the first time, Italian women competed in Olympic archery, taking 12th and 19th place.
Women's Individual Competition
Men's Individual Competition
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
Heat — 1:47.21
Semi Final — 1:46.95
Final — 1:48.39 (→ 8th place)
Men's 5.000 metres
Heat — 13:52.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres Relay
Heat — 39.35s
Semi Final — 39.39s
Final — 39.08s (→ 6th place)
Men's Marathon
Men's High Jump
Qualification — 2.16m
Final — 2.18m (→ 6th place)
Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Heat — 7.48m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Qualification — 62.26m
Final — 55.86m (→ 15th place)
Qualification — 59.06m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
Basketball
Men's team competition
Preliminary round (group B) :
Lost to United States (86-106)
Defeated Czechoslovakia (79-69)
Lost to Yugoslavia (87-88)
Defeated Puerto Rico (95-81)
5th/8th place : Defeated Australia (79-72)
5th/6th place : Defeated Czechoslovakia (98-75) → Fifth place
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Fourteen cyclists represented Italy in 1976.
Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1976.
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 1976.
Individual
Team
Daniele Masala
Pierpaolo Cristofori
Mario Medda
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's Competition
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Final — 7:43.39 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Final — 3:52.92 (→ 7th place)
Women's Competition
Volleyball
Men's team competition
Preliminary round (group B)
Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Lost to Brazil (2-3)
5th/8th place : Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
7th/8th place : Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 8th place
Water polo
Men's team competition
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
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