Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics


Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was originally going to host the Games, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius meant the UK hosted them.

Results by event

Athletics

Italy's best athletics result was Emilio Lunghi's silver medal in the 800 metres. Dorando Pietri's first-place finish in the marathon was erased by disqualification as a pair of race officials had helped him across the finish line.
EventPlaceAthleteDistance
Men's discus throw12-42Umberto AvattaneoUnknown
Men's Greek discus10thUmberto Avattaneo29.15 metres
Men's freestyle javelin10-33Emilio BrambillaUnknown

Cycling

No Italian cyclist advanced to the finals in any event. Morisetti's second-place finish in the fourth semifinal of the sprint was the best performance by an Italian cyclist.

Gymnastics

GymnastEventScoreRank
Alberto BragliaMen's all-around317
Guido RomanoMen's all-around23019
Otello CapitaniMen's all-around226.7521

EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team6thAlfredo Accorsi, Nemo Agodi, Umberto Agliorini, 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 Vaccari316

Wrestling

Italy's lone wrestler in 1908 was undefeated in his four bouts, winning each match to win the gold medal in the Greco-Roman lightweight class.
EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32		Round
of 16		Quarter-
finals		Semi-
finals		Final
Greco-Roman lightweight1stEnrico PorroByeDefeated
Téger		Defeated
Malmström		Defeated
Persson		Defeated
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