Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 304 competitors, 228 men and 76 women, took part in 169 events in 26 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Fencing | Women's foil | 30 July | ||
| Cycling | Men's points race | 31 July | ||
| Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | 2 August | ||
| Cycling | Men's individual road race | 2 August | ||
| Fencing | Women's team foil | 4 August | ||
| Italy men's national water polo team | Water polo | Men's tournament | 9 August | |
| Cycling | [Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team|Men's team time trial|Men's team time trial] | 26 July | ||
| Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg | 29 July | ||
| Judo | Women's 66 kg | 29 July | ||
| Rowing | Men's coxed pair | 2 August | ||
| Fencing | Men's sabre | 2 August | ||
| Swimming | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 27 July | ||
| Shooting | Skeet | 28 July | ||
| Swimming | Men's 200 metre backstroke | 28 July | ||
| Modern pentathlon | Men's team | 29 July | ||
| Athletics | Men's 20 kilometres walk | 31 July | ||
| Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls | 2 August | ||
| Shooting | Trap | 2 August | ||
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 500 metres | 7 August |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Athletics | 25 | 14 | 39 |
| Baseball | 20 | – | 20 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
| Canoeing | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Cycling | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fencing | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Football | 16 | – | 16 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Judo | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Sailing | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Shooting | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Swimming | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 2 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Water polo | 12 | – | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | – | 3 |
| Wrestling | 5 | – | 5 |
| Total | 228 | 76 | 304 |
Archery
In Italy's first archery competition without Giancarlo Ferrari, the four Italians went a combined 0-3 in the elimination round with Ilario Di Buò not even qualifying for the eliminations. The men's team also lost in the first round.Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Testa — Round of 32, 21st place
- Andrea Parenti — Round of 32, 19th place
- Alessandro Rivolta — Round of 32, 22nd place
- Ilario Di Buò — Ranking round, 39th place
- Parenti, Rivolta, and di Buo — Round of 16, 14th place
Athletics
Men's 4 × 400 m RelayMen's 800 metres
- Andrea Benvenuti — 1:45.23
Men's 10.000 metres
Men's Marathon
- Salvatore Bettiol — 2:14.15
- Alessio Faustini — 2:21.37
- Gelindo Bordin — did not finish
Men's 20 km Walk
- Giovanni De Benedictis — 1:23:11
- Maurizio Damilano — 1:23:39
- Walter Arena — 1:29:34
- Giuseppe de Gaetano — 3:59:13
- Massimo Quiriconi — 4:00:28
- Giovanni Perricelli — did not finish
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Shot Put
Women's 800 metres
Women's 10.000 metres
Women's 400m Hurdles
Women's Marathon
- Emma Scaunich — 2:46.14
- Anna Villani — 2:46.44
- Bettina Sabatini — 2:50.09
Women's 10 km Walk
Women's Discus Throw
Women's High Jump
Baseball
Italy was not very successful at the premiere of Olympic baseball. The Italians lost six of their seven preliminary round games, beating only the host nation Spain. Their 1-6 record tied with that of Spain for seventh and eighth places, the Italians received the advantage in the tie-breaker because of the head-to-head result, barely avoiding last place.Men's Team Competition:
- Italy - 7th place
- Massimo Ciaramella
- Guglielmo Trinci
- Claudio Cecconi
- Elio Gambuti
- Marco Urbani
- Maurizio De Sanctis
- Francesco Petruzzelli
- Fulvio Valle
- Massimiliano Masin
- Andrea Succi
- Claudio Taglienti
- Paolo Ceccaroli
- Ruggero Bagialemani
- Rolando Cretis
- Alberto d'Auria
- Roberto Bianchi
- Leonardo Scianchi
- Luigi Carrozza
- Massimo Fochi
- Massimo Melassi
Basketball
Women's team competition
- Preliminary round
- Classification Matches
- '''Team roster'''
Boxing
Men's Light FlyweightCycling
Eighteen cyclists, fourteen men and four women, represented Italy in 1992.;Men's road race
;Men's team time trial
;Men's sprint
;Men's 1 km time trial
;Men's individual pursuit
;Men's team pursuit
;Men's points race
;Women's road race
- Valeria Cappellotto — 2:05:03
- Maria Turcutto — 2:05:03
- Roberta Bonanomi — 2:05:58
Diving
Men's 3m SpringboardMen's 10m Platform
Women's 3m Springboard
Women's 10m Platform
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women represented Italy in 1992.;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
- Giovanna Trillini, Margherita Zalaffi, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Diana Bianchedi, Dorina Vaccaroni
Football
Men's team competition
Preliminary round QuarterfinalsTeam roster- Head coach: Cesare Maldini
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1992. They won a bronze medal in the team event.;Individual
;Team
Sailing
Men's SailboardWomen's Sailboard
Women's 470 Class
Swimming
Men's Competition- René Gusperti, Giorgio Lamberti, Roberto Gleria, Massimo Trevisan, Piermaria Siciliano, Emanuele Merisi, Stefano Battistelli, Luca Bianchin, Gianni Minervini, Andrea Cecchi, Francesco Postiglione, Leonardo Michelotti, Marco Braida, Luca Sacchi, and Emanuele Idini
- Giorgio Lamberti, Emanuele Idini, Roberto Gleria, and Massimo Trevisan
- # Heat - 3:23.43
- Roberto Gleria, Emanuele Idini, Pier Maria Siciliano, and Stefano Battistelli
- # Heat - 7:25.53
- Giorgio Lamberti, Massimo Trevisan, Roberto Gleria, and Stefano Battistelli
- # Final - 7:18.10
- Cristina Chiuso, Ilaria Sciorelli, Manuela Melchiorri, Lorenza Vigarani, Lara Bianconi, Francesca Salvalajo, Manuela Dalla Valle, Elena Donati, and Ilaria Tocchini
Synchronized swimming
Two synchronized swimmers represented Italy in 1992.;Women's solo
;Women's duet
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition- Cristiano Caratti
- # First round — Lost to Guy Forget 3-6, 4-6, 2-6
- Omar Camporese
- # First round — Defeated Juan Rios 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
- # Second round — Lost to Emilio Sánchez 4-6, 2-6, 1-6
- Renzo Furlan
- # First round — Defeated Shuzo Matsuoka 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- # Second round — Defeated Andrei Chesnokov 7-6, 6-4, 6-4
- # Third round — Lost to Jordi Arrese 4-6, 3-6, 2-6
- Omar Camporese and Diego Nargiso
- # First round — Defeated Miguel Nido and Juan Rios 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
- # Second round — Lost to George Cosac and Dinu Pescariu 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6
- Katia Piccolini
- # First Round - Lost to Nicole Provis 1-6 0-6
- Raffaella Reggi-Concato
- # First Round - Defeated Jenny Byrne 6-4 7-6
- # Second Round - Lost to Manuela Maleeva 2-6 4-6
- Sandra Cecchini
- # First Round - Defeated Paulina Sepúlveda 6-2 6-3
- # Second Round - Lost to Conchita Martínez 4-6 3-6
Volleyball
Men's team competition
- '''Team roster'''
Water polo
Men's team competition
- Preliminary round
- Semi Finals
- Final
- '''Team roster'''