Italy at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Italy at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Italy at the; 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Paris
Competitors	24 in 7 sports
Medals; Ranked 8th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 5
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Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Antonio Conte

Gian Giorgio Trissino

Italo Santelli

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Enrico Brusoni	Cycling	Points Race
Gold	Antonio Conte	Fencing	Masters Sabre
Gold	Gian Giorgio Trissino	Equestrian	High jump
Silver	Italo Santelli	Fencing	Masters Sabre
Silver	Gian Giorgio Trissino	Equestrian	Long jump

Results by event

Aquatics

Swimming

Italy had two swimmers compete in 1900, the nation's first appearance in the sport. Maioni and Bussetti each advanced to one event final, taking 6th and 7th place, respectively.

Swimmer	Event	Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paolo Bussetti	Men's 200 metre freestyle	3:35.0	5	Did not advance
Fabio Maioni	Men's 4000 metre freestyle	1:25:16.6	1 Q	1:18:25.4	6
Paolo Bussetti	Men's 200 metre backstroke	4:09.2	4 q	3:45.0	7

Athletics

In Italy's first appearance on the athletics program, two Italian athletes entered three events. They did not advance to the finals in any event and won no medals.

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Repechage		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Umberto Colombo	100 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
Umberto Colombo	400 m	Unknown	Unknown	did not advance
Emilio Banfi	800 m	Unknown	Unknown	did not advance

Cycling

Italy's first cycling appearance was at the second Olympic cycling competition, 1900. Seven cyclists from Italy competed in two events, winning a gold medal in the points race.^[1]

Track

Cyclist	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Romulo Bruni	Men's sprint	Unknown	4–8	Did not advance
Enrico Brusoni		Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	2	Did not advance
Luigi Colombo		Unknown	4–7	Did not advance
Jacques Droëtti		Unknown	4–8	Did not advance
Antonio Restelli		1:37.6	1 Q	1:52.4	1 Q	Unknown	2	Did not advance
Giacomo Stratta		Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	2	Did not advance
Vianzino		Unknown	4–8	Did not advance

Cyclist	Event	Prime 2	Prime 3	Prime 4	Prime 5	Prime 8	Prime 9	Prime 10	Total	Rank
Enrico Brusoni	Men's points race	3	3	0	3	3	0	9	21
Luigi Colombo		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12
Giacomo Stratta		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	9

Equestrian

Italy had several competitors at the first Olympic equestrian events. The names of some or all of these are known. Trissino competed on multiple horses in the high jump. Elvira Guerra, Italy's first female Olympian, competed in the hacks and hunter combined.

Equestrian	Event	Time, height, or distance	Rank
Federico Caprilli (x2)	Jumping	Unknown	DNS
Ferdinand Po		Unknown	DNS
Up to 3 unknown^[a]		Unknown	4–37
Gian Giorgio Trissino	High jump	1.85
Gian Giorgio Trissino		1.70	4
Gian Giorgio Trissino		Unknown	9–19
Up to 3 unknown^[b]		Unknown	9–19
Uberto Visconti di Modrone	Long jump	Unknown	9–17
Gian Giorgio Trissino	Long jump	6.10
Elvira Guerra	Hacks and hunter combined	Unknown	5–51

Fencing

Italy first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent 12 fencers, winning the top two places in the masters sabre event.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinals		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Olivier Collarini	Men's foil	Advanced		Not advanced		Did not advance
Giunio Fedreghini		Not advanced		Did not advance
Giuseppe Giurato		Not advanced		Did not advance
Palardi		Not advanced		Did not advance
Olivier Collarini	Men's épée	Unknown	3–6	Did not advance		—		Did not advance
Giunio Fedreghini		Unknown	3–7	Did not advance				Did not advance
Giuseppe Giurato		Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	4–6			Did not advance
Giunio Fedreghini	Men's sabre	Unknown	1–4 Q	—				Unknown	5–8	Did not advance
Stagliano	Men's sabre	Unknown	5 q^[c]	—				Unknown	5–8	Did not advance
Antonio Conte	Men's masters foil	Advanced		Advanced		Bye		5–2	3 Q	4–3	4
Italo Santelli	Men's masters foil	Advanced		Advanced		Bye		4–3	4 Q	0–7	7
2 unknown competitors	Men's masters épée	Unknown	3–6	—				Did not advance
Antonio Conte	Men's masters sabre	Unknown	1–4 Q	—				6–1	1 Q	7–0
Italo Santelli		Unknown	1–4 Q					6–1	1 Q	6–1
Orazio Santelli		Unknown	1–4 Q					3–4	8	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Italy's first appearance in Olympic gymnastics competition was at the second gymnastics tournament, in 1900. The one Italian gymnast won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.

Gymnast	Event	Score	Rank
Camillo Pavanello	Men's all-around	255	28

Rowing

Italy had one rower compete in 1900.

Boat	Event	Round 1		Semifinals		Final
Boat	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maxime Piaggio	Men's single sculls	DNF	—	Did not advance

Notes

^ Other Italian competitors possibly included Uberto Visconti di Modrone and Gian Giorgio Trissino.
^ Other Italian competitors possibly included Uberto Visconti di Modrone.
^ Stagliano advanced as an alternate to the semifinals when Dutertre withdrew.