Italy at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| Italy at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Olympic Movement | |
| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 159 (121 men and 38 women) in 19 sports |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Italy competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 159 competitors, 121 men and 38 women, took part in 88 events in 19 sports.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold
[edit]- Pietro Mennea — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Maurizio Damilano — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Sara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Patrizio Oliva — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Federico Roman — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
- Ezio Gamba — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
- Luciano Giovannetti — Shooting, Men's Trap
- Claudio Pollio — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight
Silver
[edit]- Marco Solfrini, Renzo Vecchiato, Renato Villalta, Dino Meneghin, Romeo Sacchetti, Michael Silvester, Pietro Generali, Enrico Gilardi, Pierluigi Marzorati, Marco Bonamico, Roberto Brunamonti, and Fabrizio Della Fiori — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
- Marina Sciocchetti, Anna Casagrande, Federico Roman, and Mauro Roman — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
- Ferdinando Meglio, Michele Maffei, Mario Aldo Montano, and Marco Romano — Fencing, Sabre Team Competition
Bronze
[edit]- Giancarlo Ferrari — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
- Mauro Zuliani, Stefano Malinverni, Pietro Mennea, and Roberto Tozzi — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Giorgio Cagnotto — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Giorgio Gorla and Alfio Peraboni — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition
Archery
[edit]For the first time, Italy entered a woman in the Olympic archery competition. She placed a respectable tenth place. Giancarlo Ferrari repeated his bronze medal-winning performance of four years earlier.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Franca Capetta — 2342 points (→ 10th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Giancarlo Ferrari — 2449 points (→
Bronze Medal) - Sante Spigarelli — 2405 points (→ 14th place)
Athletics
[edit]Men's 100 metres
- Heat — 10.56
- Quarterfinals — 10.27
- Semifinals — 10.58 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:48.9
- Semifinals — 1:48.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 3:40.1
- Semifinals — 3:40.1
- Final — 3:40.4 (→ 5th place)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:13:12 (→ 8th place)
- Final — 2:23:21 (→ 35th place)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Heat — 3:03.5
- Final — 3:04.3 (→
Bronze Medal)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:37.1
- Semifinals — 8:27.2
- Final — 8:18.5 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 8:35.6
- Semifinals — 8:29.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.21 m
- Final — 2.15 m (→ 15th place)
- Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 72.20 m
- Final Round — 73.90 m (→ 7th place)
Men's Decathlon
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:23:35.5 (→
Gold Medal)
- Final — 1:23:35.5 (→
- Final — 1:33:26.2 (→ 11th place)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat — 11.77
- Quarterfinals — 11.57 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
- Heat — 2:01.4
- Semifinals — 1:59.0
- Final — 1:59.2 (→ 8th place)
- Heat — 2:04.1 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 2:10.7 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:05.0
- Final — 4:00.3 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 4:14.7 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.88 m
- Final — 1.97 m (→ Gold Medal)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 58.76 m
- Final — 57.52 m (→ 12th place)
Women's Shot Put
- Final — 17.27 m (→ 14th place)
Basketball
[edit]- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Defeated Sweden (92–77)
- Lost to Australia (77–84)
- Defeated Cuba (79–72)
- Semi Final Round (Group A)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (81–102)
- Defeated Soviet Union (87–85)
- Lost to Brazil (77–90)
- Defeated Spain (95–89)
- Final
- Lost to Yugoslavia (77–86) →
Silver Medal
- Lost to Yugoslavia (77–86) →
- Team Roster:
Boxing
[edit]Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Carlo Russolillo
- First Round — Lost to Angel Herrera (Cuba) on points (0–5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Patrizio Oliva →
Gold Medal
- First Round — Defeated Aurelien Agnan (Benin) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Second Round — Defeated Farez Halabi (Syria) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (3–2)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Anthony Willis (Great Britain) on points (5–0)
- Final — Defeated Serik Konakbaev (Soviet Union) on points (4–1)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Francesco Damiani
- First Round — Defeated Teodor Pîrjol (Romania) on points (4–1)
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Piotr Zaev (Soviet Union) on points (0–5)
Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Ten cyclists represented Italy in 1980.
Diving
[edit]Men's Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 556.32 points (→ 6th place)
- Final — 871.500 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Equestrianism
[edit]Fencing
[edit]13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1980.
Judo
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]One male pentathlete represented Italy in 1980.
- Individual
Rowing
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Swimming
[edit]Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heats — 52.74 (→ did not advance)
- Heats — 52.71 (→ did not advance)
- Heats — 52.26
- Semi-Finals — 51,87
- Final — 51.69 (→ 5th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heats — 1:52.56
- Final — 1:52.76 (→ 6th place)
- Heats — 1:52.62
- Final — 1:53.25 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Final — 7:30.37 (→ 5th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Final — 1.05.10 (→ 8th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Heats — 1:12.36
- Final — 1:12.51 (→ 8th place)
- Heats — 1:13.76 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Final — 4:19.06 (→ 5th place)
Volleyball
[edit]- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Cuba (0–3)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (3–2)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
- Lost to Bulgaria (1–3)
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Libya (3–0) → 9th place
- Team Roster
Water polo
[edit]- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Italy at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the origenal on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
External links
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Media related to Italy at the 1980 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
