1908 Summer Olympics / Participant (Italy)

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Italy participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London , Great Britain , with 67 athletes. The athletes were able to win two gold and two silver medals.

Medalist

Olympic champion

Surname	sport	competition
Enrico Porro	Wrestling	Lightweight (up to 66.6 kg)
Alberto Braglia	do gymnastics	Individual all-around

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Marcello Bertinetti Sante Ceccherini Riccardo Nowak Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli Abelardo Olivier	fencing	Saber crew
Emilio Lunghi	athletics	800 m

Participants by sport

fencing

The Italian saber team: Marcello Bertinetti , Sante Ceccherini , Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli , an official, Abelardo Olivier and Riccardo Nowak

discipline	space	athlete	First round	Second round	Semifinals	final
Men
Epee single	Second round	Riccardo Nowak	3-2 (third in group L)	2–3 (third in group 6)	not reached
		Giulio Cagiati	4-2 (second in Group F)	1–2 (third in group 8)
		Pietro Speciale	3-3 (third in group B)	1–3 fourth in group 3)
		Marcello Bertinetti	3-1 (first in group K)	1–3 (fourth in group 5)
	First round	Dino Diana	4-4 (fourth in group D)	not reached
		Sante Ceccherini	4-4 (fourth in Group E)
		Giuseppe Mangiarotti	5-3 (fourth in Group I)
		Pietro Sarzano	2-4 (fourth in Group J)
		Alessandro Pirzio Biroli	3–4 (fifth in group H)
Saber single	Semi-finalist	Marcello Bertinetti	4-1 (first in group H)	4-0 (first in group 7)	3–4 (fifth in group 1)	not reached
		Sante Ceccherini	4-1 (2nd in Group G)	3-1 (2nd in Group 5)	0-7 (8th in Group 2)
	Second round	Riccardo Nowak	4-2 (second in group M)	1–3 (fourth in group 3)	not reached
		Alessandro Pirzio Biroli	2-1 (first in group E)	1–3 (fourth in group 7)
	First round	Dino Diana	2–3 (fifth in group C)	not reached
		Arolodo Pinelli	2–3 (fifth in group K)
		Pietro Sarzano	2–4 (sixth in group J)

discipline	space	Athletes	qualification	First round	Semifinals	final	Round of hope	Fencing for 2nd place
Men
Epee team	Fourth	Marcello Bertinetti Giuseppe Mangiarotti Riccardo Nowak Abelardo Olivier	bye	Defeated Bohemia 12-7 → semi-finals	Lost to Belgium 9-8 → Eliminated fourth	not reached	not qualified
Saber crew	Second	Marcello Bertinetti Riccardo Nowak Abelardo Olivier Alessandro Pirzio-Biroli Sante Ceccherini	not carried out	Defeated Great Britain 11-5 → semi-finals	Lost to Hungary 11-5 → round of hope	not reached	Defeated German Reich 10-4 → Fencing for 2nd place	Defeated Bohemia won without a fight → silver medal

athletics

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	leader	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m	Prelims	Gaspare Torretta	12.0 s second, 16th forerun	not reached
		Umberto Barrozzi	k. A. Fourth, seventh forerun
200 m	Prelims	Umberto Barrozzi	k. A. Second, eighth preroll	not reached
		Emilio Brambilla	k. A. Fifth, eleventh preroll
400 m	Prelims	Roberto Penna	k. A. Second, fourth preroll	not reached
		Massimo Cartasegna	k. A. Second, tenth forerun
		Giuseppe Tarella	k. A. Third, eleventh forerun
800 m	Second	Emilio Lunghi	not carried out	1: 57.2 first, fourth semifinals	1: 54.2
1500 m	Semi-finalist	Emilio Lunghi	not carried out	k. A. Second, third semifinals	not reached
	-	Massimo Cartasegna		DNF -, Third Semi-Final
3200 m obstacle	Semi-finalist	Massimo Cartasegna	not carried out	k. A. Second, First Semi-Final 1	not reached
3-mile team run (4828 m)	-	Pericle Pagliani	not carried out	15: 22.6 5 points	not carried out
		Massimo Cartasegna		16: 26.0 6 points
		Pietri Dorando		DNF 0 points
		Emilio Gionavoli		DNF 0 points
		Emilio Lunghi		DNF 0 points
5 miles (8047 m)	Semi-finalist	Pericle Pagliani	not carried out	k. A. Third, Second Semi-Finals	not reached
marathon	-	Pietri Dorando	not carried out		DSQ
		Umberto Blasi			DNF
		Augusto Cocca			DNF
discipline	space	Athlete (s)			distance
Men
Discus throw (free style)	Twelfth-42nd	Umberto Avattaneo	not carried out		k. A.
Discus throw (greek style)	Tenth	Umberto Avattaneo	not carried out		29.15 m
Javelin throw (free style)	Tenth-33rd	Emilio Brambilla	not carried out		k. A.

Cycling

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	leader	Semifinals	final
Men
5 km	Semi-finalist	Guglielmo Malatesta	not carried out	k. A. Third, First Semi-Final	not reached
		Cesare Zanzottera		k. A. Third, fifth semifinals
		Guglielmo Morisetti		k. A. Third, Sixth Semi-Finals
20 km	Semi-finalist	Guglielmo Morisetti	not carried out	k. A. Fourth, sixth semifinals	not reached
100 km	-	Cesare Zanzottera	not carried out	DNF -, Second Semi-Final	not reached
		Guglielmo Malatesta		DNF -, Second Semi-Final
		Battista Parini		DNF -, Second Semi-Final

Wrestling

discipline	space	athlete	First round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Final battle for 3rd place
Men
Lightweight (up to 66.6 kg)	Olympic champion	Enrico Porro	bye	Defeated Téger	Defeated Malmström	Defeated Persson	Defeated Orlov

rowing

discipline	space	Athletes	First round	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
One	fifth	Gino Ciabatti	bye	k. A. Second, Second Quarter Finals	not reached

swim

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	Prelims	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m freestyle	Prelims	Davide Baiardo	k. A. 3–6, first forerun	not reached
400 m freestyle	Prelims	Mario Massa	k. A. Third, sixth forerun	not reached
	-	Davide Baiardo	DNF -, fourth forerun
1500 m freestyle	Prelims	Oreste Muzzi	28: 52.6 third, first preroll	not reached
100 m back	Prelims	Amilcare Beretta	k. A. Third, fourth forerun	not reached
200 m chest	Prelims	Amilcare Beretta	k. A. Fourth, fourth forerun	not reached

do gymnastics

discipline	space	athlete	Points
Men
Individual all-around	Olympic champion	Alberto Braglia	317
	20th	Guido Romano	k. A.
	21.-94.	Otello Capitani	k. A.

discipline	space	Athletes	Points
Men
Team all-around	Sixth	Alfredo Accorsi , Nemo Agodi , Umberto Agharini , Adriano Andreani , Vincenzo Blo , Flaminio Bottoni , Bruto Buozzi , Giovanni Bonati , Pietro Borsetti , Adamo Bozzani , Gastone Calabresi , Carlo Celada , Tito Collevati , Antonio Cotichini , Guido Cristofori , Stanislao Di Chiara , Giovanni Gasperini , Amedeo Marchi , Carlo Marchiandi , Ettore Massari , Roberto Nardini , Gaetano Preti , Decio Pavarri , Gino Ravenna , Massimo Ridolfi , Gustavo Taddia , Gianetto Termanini , Ugo Savanuzzi , Gioacchino Vaccari	316

Diving

discipline	space	athlete	Preliminary round groups	Semifinals	final
Men
Jumping	19th	Carlo Bonfanti	65.80 points fourth, fourth group	not reached

Web links

• Olympic team of Italy 1908 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).