Italy at the
Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
259
Silver
231
Bronze
269
Total
759
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
Giorgio Di Centa at Vancouver 2010

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Italy at the Olympics.[1][2]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Summer Olympics

# Event year Flag bearer Sport
1 1908 Pietro Bragaglia Gymnastics[a]
2 1912 Alberto Braglia Gymnastics
3 1920 Nedo Nadi Fencing
4 1924 Ugo Frigerio Athletics
5 1928 Carlo Galimberti Weightlifting
6 1932 Ugo Frigerio Athletics
7 1936 Giulio Gaudini Fencing
8 1948 Gianni Rocca Athletics
9 1952 Miranda Cicognani Gymnastics
10 1956 Edoardo Mangiarotti Fencing
11 1960 Edoardo Mangiarotti Fencing
12 1964 Giuseppe Delfino Fencing
13 1968 Raimondo D'Inzeo Equestrianism
14 1972 Abdon Pamich Athletics
15 1976 Klaus Dibiasi Diving
16 1984 Sara Simeoni Athletics
17 1988 Pietro Mennea Athletics
18 1992 Giuseppe Abbagnale Rowing
19 1996 Giovanna Trillini Fencing
20 2000 Carlton Myers Basketball
21 2004 Jury Chechi Gymnastics
22 2008 Antonio Rossi Canoe racing
23 2012 Valentina Vezzali Fencing
24 2016 Federica Pellegrini Swimming
25 2020 Jessica Rossi Shooting
Elia Viviani Cycling

Winter Olympics

# Event year Flag bearer Sport
1 1924 Leonardo Bonzi Bobsleigh
2 1928 Ferdinando Glück Cross-country skiing
3 1932 Erminio Sertorelli Alpine skiing
4 1936 Adriano Guarnieri Alpine skiing
5 1948 Vittorio Chierroni Alpine skiing
6 1952 Fides Romanin[b] Cross-country skiing
7 1956 Tito Tolin[c] Ski jumping
8 1960 Bruno Alberti Alpine skiing
9 1964 Eugenio Monti Bobsleigh
10 1968 Clotilde Fasolis Alpine skiing
11 1972 Luciano De Paolis Bobsleigh
12 1976 Gustavo Thoeni Alpine skiing
13 1980 Gustavo Thoeni Alpine skiing
14 1984 Paul Hildgartner Luge
15 1988 Paul Hildgartner Luge
16 1992 Alberto Tomba Alpine skiing
17 1994 Deborah Compagnoni Alpine skiing
18 1998 Gerda Weissensteiner Luge
19 2002 Isolde Kostner Alpine skiing
20 2006 Carolina Kostner Figure skating
21 2010 Giorgio Di Centa Cross-country skiing
22 2014 Armin Zoeggeler Luge
23 2018 Arianna Fontana Short track speed skating
24 2022 Michela Moioli Snowboarding

Notes

  1. ^ Did not compete.[2]
  2. ^ Sources differ. The now closed SR/Olympic Sports lists Maria Grazia Marchelli.[1] The new site Olympedia lists Fides Romanin.[2][3]
  3. ^ Sources differ. The now closed SR/Olympic Sports lists Nilo Zandanel.[1] The new site Olympedia lists Tito Tolin.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Italy". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Olympedia – Flagbearers for Italy". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Fides Romanin". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Tito Tolin". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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