Italy at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:   ITA
1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	11 (all men)
Medals	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 3
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Italy competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Cycling 2.3 Equestrian 2.4 Fencing 2.5 Gymnastics 2.6 Rowing 2.7 Swimming 3 Notes

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Antonio Conte - Fencing, Masters Sabre

• Giovanni Giorgio Trissino - Equestrian, High Jump

[edit] Silver

• Giovanni Giorgio Trissino - Equestrian, Long Jump

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Semifinal	Repechage	Final
100 metres	—	Umberto Colombo	Unknown 3rd, heat 3	Did not advance
400 metres	—	Umberto Colombo	Unknown AC, heat 3	None held		Did not advance
800 metres	—	Emilio Banfi	Unknown AC, heat 2	None held		Did not advance

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Italy's first cycling appearance was at the second Olympic cycling competition, 1900. Seven cyclists from Italy competed in one event, winning no medals. The closest an Italian came to winning a medal was reaching a semifinal.

Event	Place	Cyclist	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
2000 metre sprint	—	Antonio Restelli	1st place heat 9	1st place quarterfinal 4	2nd place semifinal 2	Did not advance
		Ernesto Mario Brusoni	2nd place heat 4	2nd place quarterfinal 6	Did not advance
		Giacomo Stratta	2nd place heat 1	2nd place quarterfinal 1	Did not advance
		Carlo Buni	4th-8th place heat 2	Did not advance
		Luigi Colombo	4th-7th place heat 7	Did not advance
		Droetti	4th-8th place heat 6	Did not advance
		Vianzino	4th-8th place heat 2	Did not advance

[edit] Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Italy had three competitors at the first Olympic equestrian events. The names of two are known. Trissino competed twice in the high jump, on different horses, as well as jumping. Di Modrone competed in the long jump and jumping, and appears to have competed in the high jump twice as well^[1]. A third Italian competed in jumping and, most likely, the high jump.

Event	Place	Equestrian	Time, height, or distance
Jumping	4-37	Uberto Visconti di Modrone	Unknown
		Giovanni Giorgio Trissino	Unknown
		Unknown	Unknown
High jump	1st	Giovanni Giorgio Trissino	1.85 metres
	4th	Giovanni Giorgio Trissino	1.70 metres
	5-18	Uberto Visconti di Modrone	Unknown
		Uberto Visconti di Modrone	Unknown
		Unknown	Unknown
Long jump	2nd	Giovanni Giorgio Trissino	6.10 metres
	5-17	Uberto Visconti di Modrone	Unknown

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Foil	25-34	Collarini	Advanced by jury	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
	38-54	Fedreghini	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
		Giuseppe Giurato	Not advanced by jury
		Palardi	Not advanced by jury
Épée	19-31	Giuseppe Giurato	1st place pool K	4th-6th quarterfinal D	None held	Did not advance
	35-104	Collarini	3rd-6th pool E	Did not advance		Did not advance
		Fedreghini	3rd-7th pool P
Sabre	9-16	Fedreghini	1st-4th in pool	None held		5th-8th semifinal A	Did not advance
		Stagliano	5th in pool[2]			5th-8th semifinal B
Masters foil	4th	Antonio Conte	Advanced by jury	Advanced by jury	Straight to semifinals	3rd place semifinal A	4th place
	7th	Italo Santelli	Advanced by jury	Advanced by jury	Straight to semifinals	4th place semifinal B	7th place
Masters épée	19-54	2 unknown competitors	3rd-6th pools G, H, or I	None held		Did not advance
Masters sabre	1st	Antonio Conte	1st-4th in pool	None held		1st place semifinal A	1st place
	2nd	Italo Santelli	1st-4th in pool			1st place semifinal B	2nd place
	15-16	Otello Santelli	1st-4th in pool			8th place semifinal A	Did not advance
	17-29	Alessandri	5th-8th in pool			Did not advance
		J. Santelli	5th-8th in pool

[edit] Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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.

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score
Combined	28	Camillo Pavanello	255

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Italy had one rower compete in 1900.

Event	Place	Boat	Round 1	Semifinals	Final
Single sculls	—	Piaggio	Did not finish	Did not advance

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Swimmer	Semifinals	Final
Men's 200 metre freestyle	17th	Bussetti	3:35.0 5th, semifinal 1	Did not advance
Men's 4000 metre freestyle	6th	Fabio Magnoni	1:25:16.6 1st, semifinal 3	1:18:25.4
Men's 200 metre backstroke	7th	Bussetti	4:09.2 4th, semifinal 1	3:45.0

[edit] Notes

1. ^ According to both Mallon and de Wael, there were 18 entrants in the event, 5 of which were Italian. De Wael contends that all 18 competed. Trissino competed twice. Assuming the unknown equestrian competed once, di Modrone must have entered the event twice.
2. ^ Stagliano advanced as an alternate to the semifinals when Dutertre withdrew.

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