| Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 253 (212 men, 41 women) in 23 sports |
| Flag bearer | Pietro Mennea |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 253 competitors, 212 men and 41 women, took part in 140 events in 23 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Silver
BronzeCompetitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletics | 27 | 11 | 38 |
| Boxing | 7 | – | 7 |
| Canoeing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Diving | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Fencing | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Football | 18 | – | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Judo | 4 | – | 4 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Sailing | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Shooting | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Swimming | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Water polo | 13 | – | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | – | 6 |
| Wrestling | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 212 | 41 | 253 |
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer OlympicsGiancarlo Ferrari, competing in his fifth Olympic archery contest, dropped to 33rd place in the field. Fellow veteran Ilario Di Buò 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 – Quarterfinal (→ 13th place)
- Andrea Parenti – Preliminary Round (→ 28th place)
- Giancarlo Ferrari – Preliminary Round (→ 33rd place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Di Buo, Parenti, and Ferrari – Semifinal (→ 9th place)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer OlympicsMen's 10,000 metres
- First Round — 28:09.35
- Final — 27:23.55 (→
Silver Medal)
- First Round — 28:43.84 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2"10:32 (→
Gold Medal)
- Final — 2"10:32 (→
- Final — 2"15:20 (→ 16th place)
- Final — 2"16:07 (→ 19th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:32.59
- Semi Final — 8:16.92
- Final — 8:12.17 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 8:29.75
- Semi Final — 8:17.23
- Final — 8:17.79 (→ 9th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying Heat — 70.50m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualifying Heat – 20.18m
- Final – 20.36m (→ 7th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.81m
- Final — 8.08m (→ 4th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:20:14 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Final — 1:20:14 (→
- Final — 1:20:14 (→ 6th place)
- Final — 1:22:58 (→ 19th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 3'45:43 (→ 8th place)
- Final — 3'47:14 (→ 11th place)
- Final — 4'04:56 (→ 32nd place)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2"27.49 (→ 6th place)
- Final — 2"30.14 (→ 8th place)
- Final — 2"34.38 (→ 23rd place)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer OlympicsMen's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Arthur Johnson (USA), 0:5
Men's Featherweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Light-Middleweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer OlympicsCycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer OlympicsEighteen cyclists, fourteen men and four women, represented Italy in 1988.
- Imelda Chiappa — 2:00:52 (→ 15th place)
- Maria Canins — 2:00:52 (→ 32nd place)
- Roberta Bonanomi — 2:00:52 (→ 45th place)
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer OlympicsEquestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1988.
- Dorina Vaccaroni, Margherita Zalaffi, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Lucia Traversa, Annapia Gandolfi
Football
Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer OlympicsMen's Team Competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Quarterfinals
- Defeated Sweden (2-1)
- Semifinals
- Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Lost to West Germany (0-3)
- Team roster
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer OlympicsJudo
Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer OlympicsThree male pentathletes represented Italy in 1988. Carlo Massullo won an individual silver and the team won silver too.
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)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer OlympicsRowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer OlympicsSailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer OlympicsShooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer OlympicsSwimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer OlympicsMen's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat – 50.97 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat – 1:49.51
- B-Final – 1:49.28 (→ 9th place)
- Heat – 1:50.47
- B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat – 3:53.29
- B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
- Heat – 3:56.33 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Heat – 15:18.80 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
- Heat – 15:36.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat – 59.48 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat – 2:03.63
- B-Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 1:02.86
- Final – 1:02.93 (→ 7th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat – 55.83 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
- Heat – 56.57 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:05.45
- B-Final – 2:05.68 (→ 13th place)
- Heat – 2:05.88 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 4:20.43
- Final – 4:18.01 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Heat – 4:23.37
- Final – 4:23.23 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 3:23.35
- Final – 3:22.93 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 7:21.85
- Final – 7:16.00 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 3:52.06 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat – 58.22 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat – 2:04.40 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat – 4:15.40
- B-Final – 4:14.90 (→ 14th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Heat – 8:40.63 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat – 1:03.96
- B-Final – 1:03.88 (→ 13th place)
- Heat – 1:04.69
- B-Final – 1:03.80 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat – 2:17.35
- B-Final – 2:18.69 (→ 13th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 1:11.25
- B-Final – 1:10.95 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 2:30.60
- Final – 2:29.86 (→ 8th place)
- Heat – 2:32.77
- B-Final – 2:31.19 (→ 12th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat – 1:02.07
- B-Final – 1:02.78 (→ 16th place)
- Heat – 1:03.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:19.62
- B-Final – 2:19.63 (→ 13th place)
- Heat – 2:22.85 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 4:49.20
- B-Final – 4:49.53 (→ 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 4:14.68
- Final – 4:13.85 (→ 8th place)
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer OlympicsTennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer OlympicsMen's Singles Competition
- First round — Defeated Milan Šrejber (Czechoslovakia) 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Emilio Sánchez (Spain) 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-4
- Third round — Defeated Javier Sánchez (Spain) 7-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 1-6 5-7 4-6
- First round — Defeated Francisco Maciel (Mexico) 4-6 2-6 7-6 7-6 8-6
- Second round — Lost to Tim Mayotte (United States) 6-2 2-6 4-6 0-6
- First round — Lost to Guy Forget (France) 2-6 0-6 3-6
Women's Singles Competition
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Chris Evert (USA) 2-6 2-6
- First Round – Defeated Liz Smylie (Australia) 7-6 6-0
- Second Round – Defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (West Germany) 4-6 7-6 6-3
- Third Round – Defeated Chris Evert (USA) 2-6 6-4 6-1
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Manuela Maleeva (Switzerland) 3-6 4-6
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer OlympicsMen'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
- Head coach: Carmelo Pittera
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1988 Summer OlympicsMen'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
- Head coach: Fritz Dennerlein
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer OlympicsReferences
- "Italy at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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