Italy at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Italy
games=1912 Summer
competitors=61 (all men)
sports=
flagbearer=Alberto Braglia
gold=3
silver=1
bronze=2
total=6
rank=11

Italy competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Medalists

Gold

* Nedo Nadi — Fencing, Men's Foil
* Alberto Braglia — Gymnastics, Men's all-around
* Men's Team — Gymnastics

Silver

* Pietro Speciale — Fencing, Men's Foil

Bronze

* Fernando Altimani — Athletics, Men's 10 kilometre walk
* Adolfo Tunesi — Gymnastics, Men's all-around

Athletics

14 athletes represented Italy. It was the nation's third appearance in athletics. Fernando Altimani's bronze medal in the 10 kilometre racewalk was Italy's best result and only medal in the sport.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Football

; Team Roster:*Edoardo Mariani:*Enrico Sardi:*Felice Berardo:*Franco Bontadini:*Enea Zuffi:*Pietro Leone:*Giuseppe Milano:*Carlo Demarchi:*Renzo De Vecchi:*Angelo Binaschi:*Piero Campelli:*Luigi Barbesino:*Modesto Valle:*Vittorio Morelli Di Popolo

; Results

First roundfootballbox
date = 1912-06-29
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 2 – 3 (a.e.t.)
team2 = fb|FIN
goals1 = Bontadini goal|10
Sardi goal|25
goals2 = Öhman goal|2
Soinio goal|40
Wiberg goal|105
stadium = Traneberg Stadium, Stockholm
attendance = 600

Consolation quarterfinalsfootballbox
date = 1912-07-01
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 1 – 0
team2 = fb|SWE
goals1 = Bontadini goal|15
goals2 =
stadium = Råsunda, Stockholm
attendance = 2,500

Consolation semifinalsfootballbox
date = 1912-07-03
team1 = fb-rt|AUT
score = 5 – 1
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 = Grundwald goal|40 goal|89
Müller goal|30
Hussak goal|49
Studnicka goal|65
goals2 = Berardo goal|81
stadium = Olympiastadion, Stockholm
attendance = 3,500

;Final rank: 7th place

Gymnastics

Eighteen gymnasts represented Italy. It was the third appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Italy entered six gymnasts in the individual competition, winning the gold and bronze medals and having all six gymnasts place in the top ten. Alberto Braglia, the defending Olympic champion, was the individual champion again. The Italian team also entered one of the three team competitions to win their second gymnastics gold of 1912.

Artistic

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]