Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Italy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece, from the 13th to the 29th of August 2004. The country has competed at every Summer Olympic games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Italian National Olympic Committee (Italian: Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, CONI ) sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games. A total of 364 athletes, 229 men and 135 women, competed in 27 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Three Italian archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams. Marco Galiazzo earned the first archery gold medal in Italy's history. On his way to the final, he defeated countryman Ilario Di Buò in the round of 16. The three men did well enough in the ranking round to receive a bye in the first round of team competition, but were defeated by the United States in their first team match.
Athletics
Italian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[ 2] [ 3]
Key
Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or , in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete
Event
100 m
400 m
1500 m
Final
Rank
Paolo Casarsa
Result
11.36
6.68
14.92
1.94
53.20
15.39
48.66
4.40
58.62
4:56.12
7404
28
Points
782
739
785
749
673
803
843
731
717
582
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Baseball
The Italian baseball team tied for 7th in the preliminary round and did not advance to the semifinals.
Roster
Manager: 30 – Giampiero Faraone
Coaches: 8 – Claudio Corradi , 12 – Manuel Cortina , 27 – Salvatore Varriale .
Round robin
Basketball
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Italy roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[ 4]
Italy men's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
nat field describes country of last club before the tournament
Age as of August 13, 2004
Group play
Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 Argentina
^ a b Head-to-head record: New Zealand 1–0 Serbia and Montenegro
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Won silver medal
Boxing
Italy sent six boxers to Athens, winning a bronze medal to join a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medals count. Both boxers that had matches in the round of 32 won those bouts, (two more had byes). Four boxers won in the round of 16 to advance to quarterfinals, while two fell in that round. Only the super heavyweight Roberto Cammarelle survived the quarterfinal round, not falling until the semifinals to win the bronze medal. The combined record of the Italian boxers was 7-6.
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Omnium
Mountain biking
Diving
Italian divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Men
Women
Equestrian
Eventing
Athlete
Horse
Event
Dressage
Cross-country
Jumping
Total
Qualifier
Final
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Rank
Susanna Bordone
Ava
Individual
62.80
49
47.20 #
110.00 #
60
15.00 #
125.00 #
56
Did not advance
125.00
56
Stefano Brecciaroli
Cappa Hill
66.80
=61
13.20
80.00
44
0.00
80.00
35
Did not advance
80.00
35
Fabio Magni
Vent d'Arade
64.40
56
24.40
88.80
54
12.00
100.80
48
Did not advance
100.80
48
Giovanni Menchi
Hunefer
72.40 #
69
4.00
76.40
41
0.00
76.40
31 Q
12.00
88.40
24
88.40
24
Susanna Bordone Stefano Brecciaroli Fabio Magni Giovanni Menchi
See above
Team
194.00
13
41.60
245.20
10
12.00
257.20
=4
—
257.20
10
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Show jumping
Fencing
Twelve Italian fencers (seven men and five women) qualified for the following events:
Men
Women
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Italian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[ 5]
Head coach: Claudio Gentile
* Over-aged player.
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Paraguay
3
2
0
1
6
5
+1
6
Qualified for the quarterfinals
2
Italy
3
1
1
1
5
5
0
4
3
Ghana
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
4
Japan
3
1
0
2
6
7
−1
3
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze Medal Final
Won bronze medal
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Team
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Matteo Angioletti
Team
8.812
—
9.675
9.662
—
8.212
—
Did not advance
Alberto Busnari
8.812
9.637
—
8.762
8.987
9.337
—
Igor Cassina
8.650
9.600
9.162
8.987
8.675
9.775 Q
54.849
34
Jury Chechi
—
9.150
9.762 Q
—
9.587
—
Matteo Morandi
8.962
8.750
9.775 Q
9.412
8.375
8.700
53.974
41
Enrico Pozzo
9.450
8.737
7.850
9.325
9.100
8.300
52.812
44
Total
36.036
37.174
38.374
37.386
36.349
36.112
221.431
12
Individual finals
Women
Rhythmic
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Hoop
Ball
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Hoop
Ball
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Laura Zacchilli
Individual
23.925
24.225
23.250
22.700
94.100
13
Did not advance
Trampoline
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Flavio Cannone
Men's
57.60
13
Did not advance
Judo
Nine Italian judoka (four men and five women) qualified for the following events.
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Four Italian athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 UIPM World Championships
Athlete
Event
Shooting(10 m air pistol)
Fencing(épée one touch)
Swimming(200 m freestyle)
Riding(show jumping)
Running(3000 m)
Total points
Final rank
Points
Rank
MP Points
Results
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP points
Penalties
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP Points
Enrico Dell'Amore
Men's
180
12
1096
18–13
=6
888
2:16.63
31
1164
440
30
760
9:55.01
12
1020
4928
26
Andrea Valentini
169
27
964
19–12
=2
916
2:18.34
32
1140
132
16
1068
10:01.25
16
996
5084
19
Claudia Corsini
Women's
169
21
964
21–10
=2
972
2:20.56
11
1236
84
13
1116
11:11.65
12
1036
5324
4
Federica Foghetti
167
24
940
15–16
=16
804
2:25.81
17
1172
892
DNF
308
11:19.11
17
1004
4228
32
Rowing
Italian rowers qualified the following boats:
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: FA =Final A (medal); FB =Final B (non-medal); FC =Final C (non-medal); FD =Final D (non-medal); FE =Final E (non-medal); FF =Final F (non-medal); SA/B =Semifinals A/B; SC/D =Semifinals C/D; SE/F =Semifinals E/F; R =Repechage
Sailing
Italian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Men
Women
Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS = Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Men
Women
Softball
Team Roster
Preliminary Round
Swimming
Italian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Men
* Competed only in heats and received medals
Women
Synchronized swimming
Nine Italian synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.
Table tennis
Five Italian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
Taekwondo
Three Italian taekwondo jin qualified to compete.
Tennis
Six Italian tennis players (one male and five females) qualified to compete in the tennis tournament.
Men
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Filippo Volandri
Singles
Santoro (FRA ) L 1–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Women
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Maria Elena Camerin
Singles
Jugić-Salkić (BIH ) W 6–3, 6–4
Mauresmo (FRA ) L 0–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Silvia Farina Elia
Testud (FRA ) W 6–2, 6–0
Raymond (USA ) L 1–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Tathiana Garbin
Smashnova (ISR ) W 6–2, 6–1
Pratt (AUS ) L 6-1, 6–7(5–7) , 2–6
Did not advance
Francesca Schiavone
Asagoe (JPN ) W 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Cho Y-J (KOR ) W 2–6, 7–6(7–0) , 6–4
Zuluaga (COL ) W 6–7(5–7) , 6–1, 6–3
Myskina (RUS ) L 1–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone
Doubles
—
Kurhajcová /Suchá (SVK ) W 6–2, 6–4
Li T /Sun Tt (CHN ) L 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Did not advance
Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci
—
Pratt /Stosur (AUS ) W 6–0, 6–1
Martínez /Ruano Pascual (ESP ) L 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Triathlon
Italy was again represented by three triathletes at the 2004 event, but unlike in the first competition in 2000 all the Italians in 2004 were women. Gemignani, who had been the nation's best finisher four years earlier, dropped one place in the rankings. However, the two Olympic rookies both placed better than Gemignani had in the first race.
Athlete
Event
Swim (1.5 km)
Trans 1
Bike (40 km)
Trans 2
Run (10 km)
Total Time
Rank
Nadia Cortassa
Women's
20:36
0:19
1:09:51
0:22
35:18
2:05:45.35
5
Silvia Gemignani
18:45
0:21
1:11:41
0:23
38:30
2:08:56.94
21
Beatrice Lanza
19:47
0:19
1:10:37
0:23
37:35
2:07:59.26
15
Volleyball
Beach
Indoor
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Italian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[ 6]
Head coach: Gian Paolo Montali
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Brazil
5
4
1
9
13
7
1.857
483
431
1.121
Quarterfinals
2
Italy
5
3
2
8
13
7
1.857
465
434
1.071
3
United States
5
3
2
8
11
8
1.375
437
423
1.033
4
Russia
5
3
2
8
11
9
1.222
452
430
1.051
5
Netherlands
5
2
3
7
7
11
0.636
391
419
0.933
6
Australia
5
0
5
5
2
15
0.133
331
422
0.784
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold Medal Final
Won Silver Medal
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the Italian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[ 7]
Head coach: Marco Bonitta
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Brazil
5
5
0
10
15
2
7.500
410
326
1.258
Quarterfinals
2
Italy
5
4
1
9
14
3
4.667
392
305
1.285
3
South Korea
5
3
2
8
9
7
1.286
355
352
1.009
4
Japan
5
2
3
7
6
10
0.600
346
343
1.009
5
Greece
5
1
4
6
5
12
0.417
349
383
0.911
6
Kenya
5
0
5
5
0
15
0.000
236
379
0.623
Quarterfinal
Water polo
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Italian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[ 8]
Head coach: Paolo de Crescenzo
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Greece
5
4
0
1
43
27
+16
8
Qualified for the semifinals
2
Germany
5
3
1
1
40
28
+12
7
Qualified for the quarterfinals
3
Spain
5
3
0
2
35
31
+4
6
4
Italy
5
3
0
2
39
24
+15
6
5
Australia
5
1
1
3
37
35
+2
4
6
Egypt
5
0
0
5
18
67
−49
0
7th-10th Semifinal
7th-8th Place Final
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[ 9]
Head coach: Pierluigi Formiconi
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Australia
3
2
1
0
22
16
+6
5
Qualified for the Semifinals
2
Italy
3
2
0
1
20
14
+6
4
Qualified for the Quarterfinals
3
Greece
3
1
1
1
17
20
−3
3
4
Kazakhstan
3
0
0
3
16
25
−9
0
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold Medal Final
Won Gold Medal
Wrestling
Key
VT - Victory by Fall .
PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
See also
References
External links
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