Italy at the Olympics

Italy has sent athletes to most of the modern Olympic Games held since 1896, outside of not having officially participated in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 141 medals, and has won 618 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Italy's total of 259 gold medals makes it the sixth most successful country in Olympic history, after the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, Great Britain, and France. Italy has the sixth highest medal total of all time with 759. Italy has the third longest medaling streak after Sweden and Finland. It has medaled in 40 straight Olympic Games, starting with the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The Italian National Olympic Committee was created in 1914 and recognised in 1915. As of 2020, Italy is the most successful nation at fencing in Olympic history.
Italy has participated in all Olympic Winter Games from 1924 to 2022, securing a total of 141 medals, including 42 gold medals. The country has excelled in various sports disciplines, with many achievements in cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing and luge. Among the Italian Winter Olympians, only Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni have achieved the feat of winning three gold medals in Alpine skiing.

Hosted Games

Italy has hosted the Games on three occasions, with a fourth occasion is planning for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations	Participants	Events
1956 Winter Olympics	Cortina d'Ampezzo	26 January – 5 February	32	821	24
1960 Summer Olympics	Rome	25 August – 11 September	83	5,338	150
2006 Winter Olympics	Turin	10–26 February	80	2,508	84
2026 Winter Olympics	Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo	6–22 February	TBD	TBD	115

Medal tables

According to the official count of the International Olympic Committee, Italy has won 618 medals at Summer Olympics.
In the Summer Olympic Games, Italy has finished 2nd in 1932, 3rd in 1960, 4th in 1936, and 5th in 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 and 1984. In the Winter Olympic Games, Italy has finished 4th in 1968 and 1994, and 6th in 1952 and 1992.
Italy ranks 1st all-time in fencing, 2nd in cycling, 3rd in luge, 4th in boxing and shooting, 5th in alpine skiing, and 6th in bobsled, cross-country skiing and short track speed skating.

Medals by Summer Games

Cyclist Frank Bizzoni, who immigrated from Italy to the United States but still was an Italian citizen in 1904, was disputed and not recognized by the International Olympic Committee until the 21st century.

Athletes with most appearances

Partecip.	Athlete	Born	Edition	Period	Sport				Tot.
8	Piero D'Inzeo	1923	1948/1976	28 years		0	2	4	6
8	Raimondo D'Inzeo	1925	1948/1976	28 years		1	2	3	6
8	Josefa Idem	1964	1984/2012	28 years		1	2	2	5
8	Giovanni Pellielo	1970	1992/2024	32 years		0	3	1	4
6	Angelo Mazzoni	1961	1980/2000	20 years		2	0	1	3
6	Andrea Benelli	1960	1988/2008	20 years		1	0	1	2
6	Ilario Di Buò	1965	1984/2008	20 years		0	2	0	2
6	Marco De Nicolo	1976	2000/2020	21 years		0	0	0	0
6	Wilfried Huber	1970	1988/2006	18 years		1	0	0	1
6	Alessandra Sensini	1970	1992/2012	20 years		1	1	2	4
6	Gerda Weissensteiner	1969	1988/2006	18 years	&	1	0	1	2
6	Armin Zöggeler	1974	1994/2014	20 years		2	1	3	6
6	Roland Fischnaller	1980	2002/2022	20 years		0	0	0	0
6	Natalia Valeeva	1969	1992/2012	20 years		0	0	0	0

Notes: the names highlighted in pink indicate that they are female athletes.
Notes: the names in bold indicate that they are still active.

Athletes with most medals

The Italian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, is the fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti.

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Edoardo Mangiarotti		1936–1948–1952–1956–1960	6	5	2	13
Arianna Fontana		2006–2010–2014–2018–2022	2	4	5	11
Stefania Belmondo		1992–1994–1998–2002	2	3	5	10
Valentina Vezzali		1996–2000–2004–[Italy at the Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics\|2008 Summer Olympics\|2008]–2012	6	1	2	9
Giulio Gaudini		1928–1932–1936	3	4	2	9
Giovanna Trillini		1992–1996–2000–2004–2008	4	1	3	8
Gustavo Marzi		1928–1932–1936	2	5	0	7
Manuela Di Centa		1992–1994–1998	2	2	3	7
Nedo Nadi		1912–[Italy at the Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics\|1920 Summer Olympics\|1920]	6	0	0	6
Giuseppe Delfino		1952–1956–1960–1964	4	2	0	6
Armin Zöggeler		1994–1998–2002–2006–2010–2014	2	1	3	6
Eugenio Monti		1956–1964–1968	2	2	2	6
Raimondo D'Inzeo		1956–1960–1964–1972	1	2	3	6
Piero D'Inzeo		1956–1960–1964–1972	0	2	4	6
Oreste Puliti		1920–1924–1928	4	1	0	5
Giorgio Zampori		1912–1920–1924	4	0	1	5
Gabriella Paruzzi		1992–1994–1998–2002–2006	1	0	4	5
Klaus Dibiasi		1964–1968–1972–1976	3	2	0	5
Alberto Tomba		[Italy at the Italy at the 1988 Winter Olympics\|1988 Winter Olympics\|1988]–1992–1994	3	2	0	5
Antonio Rossi		1992–1996–2000–2004	3	1	1	5
Giancarlo Cornaggia		1928–1932–1936	3	1	1	5
Manlio Di Rosa		1936–1948–1952–1956	2	2	1	5
Carlo Massullo		1984–1988–1992	1	2	2	5
Silvio Fauner		1992–1994–1998	1	2	2	5
Franco Menichelli		1960–1964	1	1	3	5
Marco Albarello		1992–1994–1998	1	3	1	5

Men gold medalist

In this table, the men who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics.
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity. For cycling was considered for world championships, only professional events.

Women gold medalist

In this table, the women who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics and also at the World Championships.
Updated to 14 September 2024.

Summary by sport

Aquatics

Swimming

Italy first competed in swimming at the 1900 Games, with two swimmers in three events winning no medals.

Games	Swimmers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1900 Paris	2	3/7	0	0	0	0	–
1908 London	4		0	0	0	0	–
1912 Stockholm	2		0	0	0	0	–
1920 Antwerp	4		0	0	0	0	–
1924 Paris	6		0	0	0	0	–
1928 Amsterdam	5		0	0	0	0	–
1932 Los Angeles	2		0	0	0	0	–
1952 Helsinki	10		0	0	0	0	–
1956 Melbourne	7		0	0	0	0	–
1960 Rome	23		0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	16		0	0	0	0	–
1968 Mexico City	10		0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	24		0	1	2	3	9 =
1976 Montreal	13		0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	13		0	0	0	0	–
1984 Los Angeles	26		0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	21		0	0	1	1	20 =
1992 Barcelona	24		0	0	2	2	15
1996 Atlanta	14		0	0	1	1	19
2000 Sydney	21		3	1	2	6	4
2004 Athens	29		0	1	1	2	14 =
2008 Beijing	34		1	1	0	2	11 =
2012 London	35		0	0	1	1	19
2016 Rio de Janeiro	38		1	1	2	4	9
2020 Tokyo	36	32/37	0	2	5	7	14
2024 Paris	40	32/37	2	1	3	6	7
Total	–	–	7	7	17	31	15

Athletics

Italy first competed in athletics in 1900. After 121 years from first participation, Marcell Jacobs became the first Italian athlete to win a gold medal in Men's 100 metres at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on 1 August 2021, with a time of 9"80.

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	2	3/23	0	0	0	0
Total			19	15	26	60

Cycling

Italy first competed in cycling at the 1900 Games, with Enrico Brusoni winning a gold medal in the points race that year. Italy has the second-most gold medals and third-most total medals in the sport.

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	7	2/3	1	0	0	1
Total			33	16	10	59

Equestrian

Italy competed in equestrian at the first Games in which the sport was held, in Paris 1900. Six riders competed, including Italy's first female Olympian. Gian Giorgio Trissino won a gold medal in the high jump and a silver in the long jump.
Overall, Italy has won the eighth-most gold medals and eighth-most total medals in the sport.

Games	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	6	4/5	1	1	0	2
Total			7	9	7	23

Fencing

Italy first competed in fencing at the second edition of the Games in 1900. Italy has won more gold medals and total medals in the sport than any other nation. The nation's first medals were in its first appearance, as Italy's men's master sabreurs took gold and silver in that one-time-only event in 1900. Italy won six consecutive gold medals in the men's individual épée from 1932 to 1960, with a 7th in 2008; no other nation has more than 5 total gold medals in the event.

Games	Fencers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	8	6/7	1	1	0	2
Total			49	43	33	125

Gymnastics

Italy's first gymnastics appearance was when the nation sent one gymnast to the second Games in 1900; Camillo Pavanello finished 28th in the men's all-around, the only event held that Games.

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900 Paris	1	1/1	0	0	0	0
Total			14	5	9	28

Shooting

Italy's presence at the first Olympics in 1896 consisted of a single shooter, Giuseppe Rivabella, who entered one event and whose score and rank are unknown. The sport has remained a relatively strong one for Italy, which ranks fourth on the list of most gold medals in shooting with 16.

Games	Shooters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
Total			16	15	11	42

Tennis

Italy competed in tennis in 1920 and 1924, after which tennis was dropped from the Summer Olympics due to rule disputes. The sport returned in 1988, when Italy resumed sending tennis players to compete. Prior to 2024, Uberto De Morpurgo was the only Italian tennis player to win a medal at the Olympics. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Lorenzo Musetti became the first player in one hundred years to win a medal for Italy.

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1920 Antwerp	4	4/5	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	5	5/5	0	0	1	1
1988 Seoul	5	2/4	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	7	3/4	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	4	2/4	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	6	3/4	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	7	4/4	0	0	0	0
2012 London	7	5/5	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio	7	5/5	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	6	4/5	0	0	0	0
2024 Paris	9	5/5	1	0	1	2
Total			1	0	2	3