Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Template:Future sport Template:Infobox Olympics Italy Italy is planning on sending a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
A list of the members of the Italian Olympic team follows, or will be added when places in the team are earned.
344 athletes will compete.
Archery
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Italy's men's team placed fifth and its women's team placed fourth. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.[1]
Boxing
- Flyweight (49–51 kg)
- Lightweight (58–60 kg)
- Super heavyweight (>91 kg)
Canoeing
Flatwater
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Slalom
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- Men's k-1
- Women's k-1
- Men's C-2
Cycling
Road
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- Paolo Bettini, Damiano Cunego, Davide Rebellin, Alessandro Ballan (men); Noemi Cantele, Tatiana Guderzo, Vera Carrara (women)
Track
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Equestrian
Gymnastics
Artistic
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- Women
- Vanessa Ferrari, Federica Macrì, Francesca Benolli, Lia Parolari, Silvia Zanolo, Monica Bergamelli
Rhythmic
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- Women
- Elisa Blanchi, Fabrizia D'Ottavio, Marinella Falca, Daniela Masseroni, Elisa Santoni, Angelica Savrajuk
Trampoline
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- Men
- Flavio Cannone
Judo
Men
- 66 kg
- Giovanni Nicola Casale
- 80 kg
- Giuseppe Maddaloni
- 90 kg
- Roberto Meloni
Women
- 57 kg
- Giulia Quintavalle
- 70 kg
- Ylenia Scapin
- +78 kg
- Lucia Morico
Rowing
Men
- Coxless fours
- Catello Amarante, Salvatore Amitrano, Rossano Galtarossa, Bruno Mascarenhas
- Coxless pairs
- Elia Luini, Marcello Miani
- Quad sculls
- Luca Ghezzi, Simone Raineri
Women
- Double sculls
- Elisabetta Sancassani, Laura Schiavone
Swimming
Men
Mattia Aversa; Marco Belotti - relay duty; Niccolò Beni; Alessio Boggiatto; Paolo Bossini; Emiliano Brembilla; Alessandro Calvi - relay duty; Nicola Cassio - relay duty; Federico Colbertaldo; Mirco Di Tora - relay duty; Loris Facci; Christian Galenda - relay duty; Damiano Lestingi; Filippo Magnini; Luca Marin; Mattia Nalesso - relay duty; Matteo Pelliciari - relay duty; Samuel Pizzetti; Massimiliano Rosolino; Michele Santucci - relay duty; Alessandro Terrin - relay duty & Federico Turrini.
Women
Romina Armellini - relay duty; Ilaria Bianchi - relay duty; Alice Carpanese - relay duty; Paola Cavallino; Cristina Chiuso - relay duty; Erika Ferraioli - relay duty; Alessia Filippi; Roberta Panara - relay duty; Federica Pellegrini; Renata Fabiola Spagnolo - relay duty; Maria Laura Simonetto - relay duty & Flavia Zoccari - relay duty. [2]
Taekwondo
- Men's 80 kg
- Mauro Sarmiento
- Women's 57 kg
- Veronica Calabrese
Volleyball
Indoor
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- Women's team
- Taismary Aguero, Sara Anzanello, Jenny Barazza, Paola Cardullo, Antonella Del Core, Francesca Ferretti, Simona Gioli, Martina Guiggi, Eleonora Lo Bianco, Francesca Piccinini (libero), Serena Ortolani, Manuela Secolo.
Weightlifting
- 56 kg
- Vito Dellino
- 69 kg
- Maurizio Bombaci, Giorgio De Luca
Wrestling
- 96 kg
- Daigoro Timoncini
See also
References
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