Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www.coni.it (in Italian) |
| 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.[1]
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| 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
Giancarlo 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
Men'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
Men'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
Cycling
Eighteen 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
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1988.
- Dorina Vaccaroni, Margherita Zalaffi, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Lucia Traversa, Annapia Gandolfi
Football
Men'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
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three 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
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men'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
Tennis
Men'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
Men'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
Men'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
Wrestling
References
- ^ "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
External links
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