Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, China. The games brought together athletes from many countries to compete in different sports. Italy had a team of 344 athletes who traveled to Beijing to represent their country. These games were a big event, with many exciting moments and exciting competitions for all to watch.

Medalists

Italy participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent a team of 344 athletes to take part in the games. During the competition, Italian athletes won several medals, showing their skills and determination in various sports. Their achievements included important victories that made the nation proud.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy's archery teams earned their spots at the 2008 Summer Olympics by performing well at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships. The men's team finished in fifth place, and the women's team came in fourth. Because of these results, Italy was allowed to send three male and three female archers to compete in the Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ilario Di Buò	Individual	670	9	Bulíř (CZE) (56) W 111–100	Wunderle (USA) (41) L 108 (17)–108 (19)	Did not advance
Marco Galiazzo		667	12	Dall (DEN) (53) W 114–97	Wills (GBR) (21) L 110–109	Did not advance
Mauro Nespoli		649	44	Wills (GBR) (21) L 99–103	Did not advance
Ilario Di Buò Marco Galiazzo Mauro Nespoli	Team	1986	6	—N/a		Canada (11) W 219–217	Malaysia (3) W 218–213	Ukraine (2) W 223–221	South Korea (1) L 227–225

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pia Lionetti	Individual	613	51	Schuh (FRA) (14) L 107–112	Did not advance
Elena Tonetta		595	55	Rendón (COL) (10) L 106 (9)–106 (10)	Did not advance
Natalia Valeeva		634	30	Bannova (KAZ) (35) W 107–105	Joo H-J (KOR) (3) L 108–110	Did not advance
Pia Lionetti Elena Tonetta Natalia Valeeva	Team	1842	9	—N/a		Chinese Taipei (8) W 215–211	South Korea (1) L 231–217	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy sent many athletes to compete in running and field events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Both men and women took part in different track, road, and field competitions, showcasing their skills on the global stage.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Simone Collio	100 m	10.32	3 Q	10.33	7	Did not advance
Fabio Cerutti	100 m	10.49	5	Did not advance
Claudio Licciardello	400 m	45.25	3 Q	—N/a		45.64	8	Did not advance
Christian Obrist	1500 m	3:35.91	4 Q	—N/a		3:37.47	4 Q	3:39.87	11
Matteo Villani	3000 m steeplechase	DNF		—N/a				Did not advance
Fabio Cerutti Simone Collio Emanuele Di Gregorio Jacques Riparelli	4 × 100 m relay	DSQ		—N/a				Did not advance
Ottaviano Andriani	Marathon	—N/a						2:16:10	23
Stefano Baldini		—N/a						2:13:25	12
Ruggero Pertile		—N/a						2:13:39	15
Ivano Brugnetti	20 km walk	—N/a						1:19:51	5
Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi		—N/a						1:26:53	37
Giorgio Rubino		—N/a						1:22:11	18
Diego Cafagna	50 km walk	—N/a						DSQ
Marco De Luca		—N/a						3:54:47	19
Alex Schwazer		—N/a						3:37:09 OR

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Andrew Howe	Long jump	7.81	20	Did not advance
Fabrizio Donato	Triple jump	16.70	21	Did not advance
Andrea Bettinelli	High jump	2.25	16	Did not advance
Filippo Campioli		2.25	=9 Q	2.20	=10
Alessandro Talotti		2.20	19	Did not advance
Giuseppe Gibilisco	Pole vault	5.65	13 q	NM	—
Hannes Kirchler	Discus throw	56.44	32	Did not advance
Marco Lingua	Hammer throw	NM	—	Did not advance
Nicola Vizzoni	Hammer throw	75.01	13	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Anita Pistone	100 m	11.43	2 Q	11.56	6	Did not advance
Vincenza Calì	200 m	23.44	6 q	23.56	7	Did not advance
Libania Grenot	400 m	50.87 NR	1 Q	—N/a		50.83 NR	5	Did not advance
Elisa Cusma	800 m	2:00.24	5 q	—N/a		1:59.52	5	Did not advance
Silvia Weissteiner	5000 m	15:23.45	10	—N/a				Did not advance
Micol Cattanéo	100 m hurdles	13.13	5	—N/a		Did not advance
Elena Romagnolo	3000 m steeplechase	9:27.48	5 q	—N/a				9:30.04	11
Bruna Genovese	Marathon	—N/a						2:31:31	17
Anna Incerti		—N/a						2:30:55	14
Vincenza Sicari		—N/a						2:33:31	29
Elisa Rigaudo	20 km walk	—N/a						1:27:12
Audrey Alloh Giulia Arcioni Vincenza Calì Anita Pistone	4 × 100 m relay	DSQ		—N/a				Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Magdelín Martínez	Triple jump	13.70	21	Did not advance
Antonietta Di Martino	High jump	1.93	=5 q	1.93	=10
Assunta Legnante	Shot put	18.74	19	Did not advance
Chiara Rosa	Shot put	18.74	9 Q	18.22	13
Zahra Bani	Javelin throw	NM	—	Did not advance
Clarissa Claretti	Hammer throw	71.82	5 Q	71.33	7
Silvia Salis	Hammer throw	62.28	22	Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes competing in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Badminton is a sport where players hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net using rackets. Many countries, including Italy, took part in this exciting event.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Agnese Allegrini	Women's singles	Griga (UKR) L 15–21, 11–21	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes compete in boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Boxing is a sport where competitors box in different weight classes, and Italy's team brought their skills to the international stage.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Vincenzo Picardi	Flyweight	Chiyanika (ZAM) W 10–3	Payano (DOM) W 8–4	Cherif (TUN) W 7–5	Jongjohor (THA) L 1–7	Did not advance
Vittorio Parrinello	Bantamweight	Bye	Petchkoom (THA) L 1–12	Did not advance
Alessio di Savino	Featherweight	Williams (USA) L 1–9	Did not advance
Domenico Valentino	Lightweight	Tamsamani (MAR) W 15–4	Ugás (CUB) L 2–10	Did not advance
Clemente Russo	Heavyweight	—N/a	Zuyeu (BLR) W 7–1	Usyk (UKR) W 7–4	Wilder (USA) W 7–1	Chakhkiev (RUS) L 2–4
Roberto Cammarelle	Super heavyweight	—N/a	Tomasović (CRO) W 13–1	Rivas (COL) W 9–5	Price (GBR) W RSC	Zhang Zl (CHN) W RSC

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes compete in canoeing during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They took part in both slalom and sprint events. In slalom, athletes navigated through gates while going down a river. In sprint, they raced on flat water to see who could go the fastest. Some of the athletes managed to qualify for semi-finals and finals, showing great skill and speed.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Daniele Molmenti	Men's K-1	85.13	5	83.46	3	168.59	3 Q	88.56	8 Q	142.37	10	230.93	10
Andrea Benetti Erik Masoero	Men's C-2	100.08	9	102.20	9	202.28	8 Q	103.64	6 Q	100.48	5	204.12	5
Cristina Giai Pron	Women's K-1	102.75	9	100.95	9	203.70	9 Q	104.52	5 Q	251.26	10	355.78	10

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Michele Zerial	K-1 500 m	1:36.950	3 QS	1:42.931	4	Did not advance
Andrea Facchin Antonio Scaduto	K-2 500 m	1:30.240	3 QF	Bye		1:31.934	9
Andrea Facchin Antonio Scaduto	K-2 1000 m	3:18.897	3 QF	Bye		3:14.750
Franco Benedini Luca Piemonte Alberto Ricchetti Antonio Rossi	K-4 1000 m	2:58.627	2 QF	Bye		2:57.626	4

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Josefa Idem	K-1 500 m	1:48.864	1 QF	Bye		1:50.677
Stefania Cicali Fabiana Sgroi	K-2 500 m	1:47.018	6 QS	1:46.163	6	Did not advance
Stefania Cicali Alice Fagioli Alessandra Galiotto Fabiana Sgroi	K-4 500 m	1:37.436	4 QS	1:37.887	3 Q	1:36.770	8

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had many cyclists competing in different events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the road race, an Italian rider came close to winning but was later found to have used something not allowed, so he lost his medal. The team also took part in track events like the sprint and keirin, as well as mountain biking and BMX.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Paolo Bettini	Road race	6:24:24	18
Marzio Bruseghin	Road race	6:34:26	63
Marzio Bruseghin	Time trial	1:06:20	22
Vincenzo Nibali	Road race	Did not finish
Vincenzo Nibali	Time trial	1:05:36	15
Franco Pellizotti	Road race	6:31:06	50
Davide Rebellin	Road race	6:23:49	DSQ

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Noemi Cantele	Road race	3:32:45	15
Vera Carrara	Road race	Did not finish
Tatiana Guderzo	Road race	3:32:24
Tatiana Guderzo	Time trial	36:37.97	12

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Roberto Chiappa	Men's sprint	10.314 69.808	8 Q	Watanabe (JPN) W 10.786 66.753	Bourgain (FRA) L	Awang (MAS) Nimke (GER) L	Did not advance		9th place final Nimke (GER) Bayley (AUS) Watanabe (JPN) L	10

Athlete	Event	1st round	Repechage	2nd round	Finals
Athlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Roberto Chiappa	Men's keirin	6 R	5	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Points	Laps	Rank
Angelo Ciccone	Men's points race	8	0	13
Vera Carrara	Women's points race	1	0	14
Angelo Ciccone Fabio Masotti	Men's madison	0	−3	14

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Marco Aurelio Fontana	Men's cross-country	1:59:59	5
Yader Zoli	Men's cross-country	LAP (1 lap)	30
Eva Lechner	Women's cross-country	1:58:22	16

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Manuel de Vecchi	Men's BMX	36.351	10	11	3 Q	20	8	Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy sent athletes to compete in diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Both men and women had events to participate in, showcasing their skills in jumping into the water from high platforms and boards. This was part of Italy's full team of competitors in the games.

Athlete	Events	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nicola Marconi	3 m springboard	430.90	18 Q	444.55	14	Did not advance
Tommaso Marconi	3 m springboard	360.15	28	Did not advance
Francesco Dell'Uomo	10 m platform	388.80	25	Did not advance

Athlete	Events	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Tania Cagnotto	3 m springboard	332.90	6 Q	332.40	5 Q	349.20	5
Maria Marconi	3 m springboard	286.10	14 Q	277.50	17	Did not advance
Tania Cagnotto	10 m platform	328.30	11 Q	296.60	13	Did not advance
Valentina Marocchi	10 m platform	313.05	15 Q	283.15	15	Did not advance
Noemi Batki Francesca Dallapè	3 m synchronized springboard	—N/a				296.70	6

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes competing in equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They took part in two types of equestrian sports: dressage and eventing. In dressage, athletes showed skilled movements with their horses. In eventing, athletes completed three tests: riding, jumping over obstacles, and showing how well their horses could run and jump. These events tested both the athletes and their horses in different ways.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Pierluigi Sangiorgi	Flourian	Individual	61.875	37	Did not advance

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
			Dressage		Cross-country			Qualifier			Final			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Susanna Bordone	Ava	Individual	37.80	8	28.80	66.60	21	20.00	86.60	26 Q	14.00	100.60	23	100.60	23
Stefano Brecciaroli	Cappa Hill		50.00 #	33	62.00	112.00 #	46	4.00	116.00 #	41	Did not advance			116.00	40
Fabio Magni	Southern King V		49.60	31	70.00	119.60 #	50	0.00	119.60 #	42	Did not advance			119.60	41
Vittoria Panizzon	Rock Model		50.60 #	35	18.40	69.00	25	0.00	69.00	17 Q	8.00	77.00	16	77.00	16
Roberto Rotatori	Irham De Viages		40.00	12	22.80	62.80	17	28.00	90.80	30	Did not advance			90.80	29
Susanna Bordone Stefano Brecciaroli Fabio Magni Vittoria Panizzon Roberto Rotatori	See above	Team	127.40	5	71.00	198.40	4	48.00	246.40	6	—N/a			246.40	6

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes competing in fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The events included both men’s and women’s categories, with competitors taking part in various fencing matches. This was part of the country's overall participation with 344 athletes in many different sports.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Diego Confalonieri	Individual épée	Bye	Motyka (POL) W 15–10	Imre (HUN) W 15–9	Abajo (ESP) L 13–14	Did not advance
Alfredo Rota		Bye	Boczko (HUN) L 10–11	Did not advance
Matteo Tagliariol		Bye	Torkildsen (NOR) W 15–10	Robeiri (FRA) W 15–11	Verwijlen (NED) W 15–11	Abajo (ESP) W 15–12	Jeannet (FRA) W 15–9
Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol	Team épée	—N/a		Bye	South Korea W 45–37	France L 39–45	China W 45–35
Andrea Cassarà	Individual foil	—N/a	Bye	Schlosser (AUT) W 15–8	Zhu J (CHN) L 14–15	Did not advance
Salvatore Sanzo	Individual foil	—N/a	Bye	McGuire (CAN) W 15–3	Le Péchoux (FRA) W 10–9	Ota (JPN) L 14–15	Zhu J (CHN) W 15–14
Aldo Montano	Individual sabre	Bye	Beaudry (CAN) W 15–4	Pina (ESP) L 14–15	Did not advance
Diego Occhiuzzi		Bye	Pina (ESP) L 9–15	Did not advance
Luigi Tarantino		Bye	Agresta (BRA) W 15–8	Sanson (FRA) W 15–7	Zhong M (CHN) L 13–15	Did not advance
Aldo Montano Diego Occhiuzzi Giampiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino	Team sabre	—N/a			Belarus W 45–39	France L 41–45	Russia W 45–44

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Margherita Granbassi	Individual foil	Bye	Angad-Gaur (NED) W 11–6	Nikichina (RUS) W 11–4	Lamonova (RUS) W 12–7	Vezzali (ITA) L 3–12	Trillini (ITA) W 15–12
Giovanna Trillini		Bye	Compañy (CUB) W 15–7	Shanaeva (RUS) W 15–3	Wächter (GER) W 15–8	Nam H-H (KOR) L 10–15	Granbassi (ITA) L 12–15	4
Valentina Vezzali		Bye	Mroczkiewicz (POL) W 15–3	Zhang L (CHN) W 10–7	Knapek (HUN) W 15–3	Granbassi (ITA) W 12–3	Nam H-H (KOR) W 6–5
Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali	Team foil	—N/a			China W 37–24	Russia L 21–22	Hungary W 32–23
Ilaria Bianco	Individual sabre	Bye	Huang Hy (CHN) W 15–12	Velikaya (RUS) L 6–15	Did not advance
Gioia Marzocca	Individual sabre	Bye	Kharlan (UKR) L 8–15	Did not advance

Football (soccer)

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Italy had a team of players competing in the men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team was led by their head coach, Pierluigi Casiraghi. They played several matches in their group and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they faced another team in a key match of the tournament.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Emiliano Viviano	(1985-12-01)1 December 1985 (aged 22)	30	0	Brescia
2	2DF	Marco Motta	(1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 22)	52	6	Udinese
3	2DF	Paolo De Ceglie	(1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 21)	13	2	Juventus
4	3MF	Antonio Nocerino (c)	(1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 23)	39	0	Palermo
5	3MF	Luca Cigarini	(1986-06-20)20 June 1986 (aged 22)	21	1	Parma
6	2DF	Domenico Criscito	(1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 21)	34	3	Genoa
7	3MF	Riccardo Montolivo	(1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 23)	35	4	Fiorentina
8	3MF	Claudio Marchisio	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 22)	9	1	Juventus
9	4FW	Tommaso Rocchi*	(1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 30)	18	7	Lazio
10	4FW	Sebastian Giovinco	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 21)	37	7	Juventus
11	4FW	Giuseppe Rossi	(1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 21)	38	15	Villarreal
12	3MF	Daniele Dessena	(1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 21)	22	6	Sampdoria
13	2DF	Andrea Coda	(1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 23)	44	1	Udinese
14	4FW	Robert Acquafresca	(1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 20)	22	8	Cagliari
15	2DF	Salvatore Bocchetti	(1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 21)	6	0	Genoa
16	2DF	Lorenzo De Silvestri	(1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 20)	50	23	Lazio
17	3MF	Ignazio Abate	(1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 21)	17	2	Torino
18	1GK	Andrea Consigli	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 21)	41	0	Atalanta
20	3MF	Antonio Candreva	(1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 21)	28	1	Livorno
21	4FW	Andrea Russotto	(1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 20)	44	11	Napoli

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	7	Qualified for the quarterfinals
2	Cameroon	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
4	Honduras	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italian gymnasts took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They competed in several events, including artistic gymnastics for both men and women, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline. Each event had team and individual competitions, where athletes showed their skills and performed routines to earn scores from judges.

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Matteo Angioletti	Team	14.250	—N/a	15.625	16.500	—N/a	13.575	—N/a		Did not advance
Alberto Busnari		13.525	15.125	—N/a		14.625	14.375	—N/a
Igor Cassina		—N/a	13.800	—N/a		14.125	16.000 Q	—N/a
Andrea Coppolino		14.025	12.925	15.975 Q	14.825	13.675	—N/a
Matteo Morandi		14.175	13.700	16.025 Q	16.100	13.725	13.850	87.575	31
Enrico Pozzo		14.800	14.325	14.250	15.700	14.750	14.850	88.675	26 Q
Total		63.125	57.250	56.950	61.875	57.225	59.075	355.500	12

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Igor Cassina	Horizontal bar	—N/a					15.675	15.675	4
Andrea Coppolino	Rings	—N/a		16.225	—N/a			16.225	4
Matteo Morandi	Rings	—N/a		16.200	—N/a			16.200	6
Enrico Pozzo	All-around	15.250	14.625	13.850	15.600	14.600	15.450	89.375	19

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		F	V	UB	BB	Total	Rank	F	V	UB	BB	Total	Rank
Francesca Benolli	Team	13.600	15.075	14.475	13.850	57.000	35	Did not advance
Monica Bergamelli		—N/a	13.900	—N/a	14.350	—N/a
Vanessa Ferrari		14.650	14.825	14.050	14.775	58.300	21 Q
Carlotta Giovannini		13.575	15.100 Q	14.475	13.900	57.050	34
Federica Macrì		13.800	—N/a	13.550	—N/a
Lia Parolari		14.575	14.075	14.375	15.175	58.200	23 Q
Total		56.625	59.075	57.375	58.200	231.275	10

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	F	V	UB	BB	Total	Rank
Vanessa Ferrari	All-around	13.950	14.700	15.200	15.600	59.450	11
Carlotta Giovannini	Vault	—N/a	14.550	—N/a		14.550	6
Lia Parolari	All-around	14.500	13.950	15.350	15.125	58.925	14

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	5 ropes	3 hoops 2 clubs	Total	Rank	5 ropes	3 hoops 2 clubs	Total	Rank
Elisa Blanchi Fabrizia D'Ottavio Marinella Falca Daniela Masseroni Elisa Santoni Anzhelika Savrayuk	Team	17.150	17.375	34.525	4 Q	17.000	17.425	34.425	4

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Flavio Cannone	Men's	66.50	14	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes competing in judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The sport of judo involves grappling and throwing techniques, and athletes from many countries, including Italy, participated in both men's and women's events.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Giovanni Casale	−66 kg	Bye	Novoa (CHI) W 1000–0000	Pak C-M (PRK) L 0001–0010	Did not advance		Nurmuhammedow (TKM) W 0012–0000	Dias (POR) W 1001–0001	Gadanov (RUS) L 0010–1002	Did not advance
Giuseppe Maddaloni	−81 kg	Bye	Brenes (PUR) W 0020–0001	Elmont (NED) L 0000–1001	Did not advance		Nyamkhüü (MGL) L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Roberto Meloni	−90 kg	—N/a	Borodavko (LAT) W 0100–0010	Dafreville (FRA) L 0000–0010	Did not advance		González (CUB) W 1001–0001	Santos (BRA) L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Paolo Bianchessi	+100 kg	Bye	Ishii (JPN) L 0000–1011	Did not advance			El Shehaby (EGY) W 0010–0000	Tmenov (RUS) L 0000–0010	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Giulia Quintavalle	−57 kg	Bönisch (GER) W 0101–0001	Khishigbat (MGL) W 1010–0001	Harel (FRA) W 0010–0001	Pekli (AUS) W 0010–0002	Bye			Gravenstijn (NED) W 0011–0001
Ylenia Scapin	−70 kg	Bye	Jacques (BEL) W 0010–0000	Hernández (CUB) L 0000–1000	Did not advance	Bye	Alvear (COL) L 0010–1000	Did not advance
Lucia Morico	−78 kg	Bye	Nakazawa (JPN) W 0010–0001	San Miguel (ESP) L 0011–0220	Did not advance	Bye	Silva (BRA) L 0000–1101	Did not advance
Michela Torrenti	+78 kg	Shepherd (AUS) L 0000–0001	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes compete in the modern pentathlon event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This exciting sport combines five different activities: fencing, swimming, horse riding, and a final combined run and shooting. Many Italian athletes worked hard to represent their country in this challenging and thrilling competition.

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
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	MP Points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points	Total points	Final rank
Nicola Benedetti	Men's	183	14	1132	16–19	21	784	2:15.10	34	1180	144	16	1056	9:12.77	3	1192	5344	14
Andrea Valentini	Men's	182	16	1120	18–17	13	832	2:11.70	33	1220	228	22	972	9:24.82	12	1144	5288	17
Sara Bertoli	Women's	174	27	1024	13–22	=29	712	2:21.92	23	1220	328	34	872	10:48.46	17	1128	4956	32
Claudia Corsini	Women's	184	8	1144	14–21	28	736	2:19.22	18	1252	84	17	1116	10:40.01	12	1160	5408	14

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had rowers competing in both men's and women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The athletes took part in several races, aiming for positions from the medal finals to other final races. Each race had different qualifying rounds, leading to various finals where they could earn their places.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Giuseppe De Vita Raffaello Leonardo	Pair	6:51:01	2 SA/B	Bye		6:47:30	5 FB	7:04:91	11
Elia Luini Marcello Miani	Lightweight double sculls	6:16:16	1 SA/B	Bye		6:31:16	2 FA	6:16:15	4
Lorenzo Carboncini Carlo Mornati Niccolò Mornati Alessio Sartori	Four	6:02:84	2 SA/B	Bye		6:05:21	6 FB	6:08:77	11
Luca Agamennoni Rossano Galtarossa Simone Raineri Simone Venier	Quadruple sculls	5:36:42	2 SA/B	Bye		5:51:20	1 FA	5:43:57
Catello Amarante Salvatore Amitrano Bruno Mascarenhas Jiri Vlcek	Lightweight four	5:54:12	3 SA/B	Bye		6:14:73	5 FB	6:03:12	7

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gabriella Bascelli	Single sculls	7:43:67	1 QF	—N/a		7:36:68	3 SA/B	7:42:10	4 FB	7:48:91	8
Elisabetta Sancassani Laura Schiavone	Double sculls	7:30:25	5 R	7:08:00	4 FB	—N/a				7:29:22	10

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had sailors compete in several events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They took part in races for men, women, and open categories. Some races included a final medal race, while others ended early if a sailor did not advance or if the race was cancelled.

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Fabian Heidegger	RS:X	14	12	8	17	18	13	18	24	21	17	EL	138	20
Diego Romero	Laser	6	3	5	36	10	15	11	9	10	CAN	6	75
Andrea Trani Gabria Zandona'	470	10	4	7	7	2	21	19	6	29	5	10	91	6
Diego Negri Luigi Viale	Star	13	8	12	7	11	7	7	6	13	5	16	92	10

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Alessandra Sensini	RS:X	6	2	9	1	28	3	2	2	5	8	2	40
Larissa Nevierov	Laser Radial	17	15	22	9	11	13	16	24	21	CAN	EL	124	19
Giulia Conti Giovanna Micol	470	14	7	6	3	6	11	4	19	12	6	6	75	5
Chiara Calligaris Giulia Pignolo Francesca Scognamillo	Yngling	15	14	13	9	8	9	7	14	CAN	CAN	EL	74	15

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	M*	Net points	Final rank
Giorgio Poggi	Finn	17	7	14	21	6	12	9	9	CAN	CAN	—N/a					EL	74	11
Gianfranco Sibello Pietro Sibello	49er	3	9	1	1	6	9	3	8	12	17	3	3	CAN	CAN	CAN	8	66	4
Edoardo Bianchi Francesco Marcolini	Tornado	15	9	4	2	8	4	6	11	8	6	—N/a					16	74	7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes compete in the shooting events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Shooting includes events where participants use rifles, pistols, and shotguns to aim at targets. Both men and women from Italy took part in these events, trying to earn medals for their country.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mauro Badaracchi	10 m air pistol	571	40	Did not advance
Andrea Benelli	Skeet	113	24	Did not advance
Francesco Bruno	50 m pistol	554	19	Did not advance
Niccolò Campriani	10 m air rifle	594	12	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	588	38	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1153	39	Did not advance
Francesco D'Aniello	Double trap	141	2 Q	187
Marco De Nicolo	10 m air rifle	592	20	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	593	15	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1169	9	Did not advance
Daniele Di Spigno	Double trap	135	10	Did not advance
Vigilio Fait	10 m air pistol	580	9	Did not advance
Vigilio Fait	50 m pistol	551	28	Did not advance
Ennio Falco	Skeet	117	14	Did not advance
Erminio Frasca	Trap	120	3 Q	140 S/O 1	6
Giovanni Pellielo	Trap	120	4 Q	143

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Chiara Cainero	Skeet	72 OR	1 Q	93
Maura Genovesi	10 m air pistol	378	28	Did not advance
Maura Genovesi	25 m pistol	286	32	Did not advance
Valentina Turisini	10 m air rifle	393	28	Did not advance
Valentina Turisini	50 m rifle 3 positions	579	15	Did not advance
Deborah Gelisio	Trap	66	7	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy sent athletes to compete in swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They participated in events for both men and women. Many swimmers from Italy took part in various races, showcasing their skills in the pool.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mattia Aversa	200 m backstroke	2:00.25	25	Did not advance
Niccolò Beni	200 m butterfly	1:56.99	20	Did not advance
Alessio Boggiatto	200 m individual medley	1:58.80	7 Q	1:59.77	12	Did not advance
Alessio Boggiatto	400 m individual medley	4:10.68	6 Q	—N/a		4:12:16	4
Emiliano Brembilla	200 m freestyle	1:47.04	9 Q	1:47.70	11	Did not advance
Paolo Bossini	200 m breaststroke	2:08.98	2 Q	2:09.95	7 Q	2:11.48	8
Alessandro Calvi	50 m freestyle	22.50	28	Did not advance
Federico Colbertaldo	400 m freestyle	3:45.28	11	—N/a		Did not advance
Federico Colbertaldo	1500 m freestyle	14:51.44	10	—N/a		Did not advance
Mirco di Tora	100 m backstroke	54.39	4 Q	54.92	15	Did not advance
Loris Facci	200 m breaststroke	2:09.12	3 Q	2:09.75	6 Q	2:10.57	7
Damiano Lestingi	200 m backstroke	1:58.53	11 Q	1:58.25	11	Did not advance
Filippo Magnini	100 m freestyle	48.30	10 Q	48.11	9	Did not advance
Luca Marin	400 m individual medley	4:10.22	3 Q	—N/a		4:12.47	5
Mattia Nalesso	100 m butterfly	DNF		Did not advance
Samuel Pizzetti	1500 m freestyle	15:07.02	17	—N/a		Did not advance
Massimiliano Rosolino	200 m freestyle	1:48.76	28	Did not advance
Massimiliano Rosolino	400 m freestyle	3:45.57	13	—N/a		Did not advance
Alessandro Terrin	100 m breaststroke	DSQ		Did not advance
Alessandro Calvi Christian Galenda Filippo Magnini Michele Santucci	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:12.65	4 Q	—N/a		3:11.48 NR	4
Marco Belotti Emiliano Brembilla Nicola Cassio Massimiliano Rosolino	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:07.84	2 Q	—N/a		7:05.35	4
Mirco di Tora Filippo Magnini Mattia Nalesso Alessandro Terrin	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:34.32	8 Q	—N/a		DSQ

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Romina Armellini	100 m backstroke	1:02.21	26	Did not advance
Ilaria Bianchi	100 m butterfly	58.12	7 Q	DSQ		Did not advance
Paola Cavallino	200 m butterfly	2:10.46	20	Did not advance
Cristina Chiuso	50 m freestyle	25.74	34	Did not advance
Alessia Filippi	800 m freestyle	8:21.95	4 Q	—N/a		8:20.23
Alessia Filippi	400 m individual medley	4:35.11	3 Q	—N/a		4:34.34	5
Roberta Panara	100 m breaststroke	1:08.90	22	Did not advance
Federica Pellegrini	200 m freestyle	1:55.45 WR	1 Q	1:57.23	3 Q	1:54.82 WR
Federica Pellegrini	400 m freestyle	4:02.19 OR	1 Q	—N/a		4:04.56	5
Maria Laura Simonetto	100 m freestyle	56.72	42	Did not advance
Cristina Chiuso Erika Ferraioli Federica Pellegrini Maria Laura Simonetto	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:40.42	10	—N/a		Did not advance
Alice Carpanese Alessia Filippi Federica Pellegrini Renata Spagnolo Flavia Zoccari*	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:53.38 NR	3 Q	—N/a		7:49.76	4
Romina Armellini Ilaria Bianchi Roberta Panara Federica Pellegrini	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:04.93	10	—N/a		Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes compete in synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This sport involves swimmers performing coordinated routines in the water, showing skill and teamwork. The event was part of the many sports featured during the Olympics that year.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Beatrice Adelizzi Giulia Lapi	Duet	46.834	7	47.000	93.834	7 Q	46.917	93.751	7

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes competing in table tennis during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They were part of the big group of players from many countries who took part in this fast-paced sport.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mihai Bobocica	Men's singles	Norouzi (IRI) W 4–2	Kuzmin (RUS) W 4–1	Tokič (SLO) L 3–4	Did not advance
Nikoleta Stefanova	Women's singles	Bye	Fadeeva (RUS) W 4–0	Boroš (CRO) L 1–4	Did not advance
Tan Wenling	Women's singles	Bye	Sorochinskaya (UKR) W 4–2	Li Qb (AUT) L 2-4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes compete in the Taekwondo events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Taekwondo is a sport where competitors kick and punch to score points and try to win matches. Many Italian athletes showed great skill and determination in these exciting games.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mauro Sarmiento	Men's −80 kg	Konan (CIV) W 4–1	S López (USA) W 1–0	Cook (GBR) W 6–5	Bye		Saei (IRI) L 2–4
Leonardo Basile	Men's +80 kg	Matos (CUB) L 1–3	Did not advance
Veronica Calabrese	Women's −57 kg	Patiño (COL) W 2–0	Diedhiou (SEN) W 3–0	Lim S-J (KOR) L 1–5	Bye	D López (USA) L 2–3	Did not advance	5

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had male and female tennis players competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The athletes took part in tennis events, showcasing their skills on the international stage.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Simone Bolelli	Singles	Hănescu (ROU) L 5–7, 6–3, 4–6	Did not advance
Andreas Seppi		Robredo (ESP) W 6–4, 4–6, 8–6	Berdych (CZE) L 3–6, 6–7^(4–7)	Did not advance
Potito Starace		Nadal (ESP) L 2–6, 6–3, 2–6	Did not advance
Simone Bolelli Andreas Seppi	Doubles	—N/a	Federer / Wawrinka (SUI) L 5–7, 1–6	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sara Errani	Singles	Stosur (AUS) L 3–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Flavia Pennetta		Kanepi (EST) L 2–6, 6–7^(6–8)	Did not advance
Mara Santangelo		Safina (RUS) L 3–6, 6–7^(1–7)	Did not advance
Francesca Schiavone		Amanmuradova (UZB) W 6–4, 6–2	Radwańska (POL) W 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)	Zvonareva (RUS) L 6–7^(4–7), 4-6	Did not advance
Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone	Doubles	—N/a	Dellacqua / Molik (AUS) W 6–4, 6–4	Chuang C-j / Chan Y-j (TPE) W 7–6^(7–1), 1–6, 8–6	A Bondarenko / K Bondarenko (UKR) L 1–6, 6–3, 7–5	Did not advance
Mara Santangelo Roberta Vinci	Doubles	—N/a	Kuznetsova / Safina (RUS) L 1–6, 6–3, 5–7	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy sent athletes to compete in the triathlon events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Triathlon is a sport where competitors race in three stages: swimming, cycling, and running. Many Italian athletes took part in these challenging races, showing their skills and determination.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Emilio D'Aquino	Men's	18:22	0:28	58:56	0:29	35:43	1:53:58.22	40
Daniel Fontana	Men's	18:22	0:28	58:55	0:28	34:26	1:52:39.21	33
Charlotte Bonin	Women's	20:07	0:29	1:06:58	0:38	41:30	2:09:42.09	44
Daniela Chmet	Women's	20:00	0:31	Lapped

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy's team just before the group stage match against the United States. From left: Cisolla, Corsano, Gavotto, Zlatanov, Birarelli, Meoni, Vermiglio, Paparoni, Martino, Mastrangelo, Fei, Bovolenta.

Italy had both men's and women's teams in the indoor volleyball events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The men's team won most of their early matches and reached the medal round. They won their quarterfinal match but lost the next two, finishing in fourth place. The women's team also did well in the early matches and reached the medal round, but they lost their quarterfinal and finished in a tie for fifth place.

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Standing	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Eugenio Amore Riccardo Lione	Men's	Pool D Araújo – Luiz (BRA) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21) Doppler – Gartmayer (AUT) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 22–24) Barsouk – Kolodinsky (RUS) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21)	4	Did not advance

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
1	Luigi Mastrangelo	17 August 1975	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	368 cm (145 in)	336 cm (132 in)	M. Roma Volley
3	Mauro Gavotto	16 April 1979	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Acqua Paradiso Gabeca
5	Valerio Vermiglio	1 March 1976	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	342 cm (135 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Lube Banca Marche
6	Marco Meoni	25 May 1973	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	338 cm (133 in)	313 cm (123 in)	Copra Nordmeccanica
7	Alessandro Paparoni	17 August 1981	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	314 cm (124 in)	Lube Banca Marche
8	Alberto Cisolla (c)	10 October 1977	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	367 cm (144 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Sisley Treviso
9	Matteo Martino	28 January 1987	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Sparkling Milano
11	Hristo Zlatanov	21 April 1976	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Copra Nordmeccanica
12	Mirko Corsano (L)	28 October 1973	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	342 cm (135 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Lube Banca Marche
14	Alessandro Fei	29 November 1978	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	336 cm (132 in)	Sisley Treviso
15	Emanuele Birarelli	8 February 1981	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	332 cm (131 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Itas Diatec
16	Vigor Bovolenta	30 May 1974	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	362 cm (143 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Copra Nordmeccanica

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	10	460	371	1.240	15	4	3.750	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	4	1	9	439	401	1.095	13	6	2.167
3	Bulgaria	5	3	2	8	446	440	1.014	10	9	1.111
4	China	5	2	3	7	445	492	0.904	9	13	0.692
5	Venezuela	5	1	4	6	421	451	0.933	8	12	0.667
6	Japan	5	0	5	5	392	448	0.875	4	15	0.267

10 August 2008 (2008-08-10) 12:10	Italy	3–1	Japan	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Humberto Salas (MEX), Victor Rodriguez (PUR)
	(25–19, 25–18, 23–25, 25–17) Results Statistics

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 12:30	United States	3–1	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Kim Kun-tae (KOR)
	(24–26, 25–22, 25–15, 25–21) Results Statistics

14 August 2008 (2008-08-14) 10:00	Italy	3–0	Venezuela	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Mitch Davidson (CAN)
	(25–21, 25–20, 25–21) Results Statistics

16 August 2008 14:50	Italy	3–0	Bulgaria	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
	(25–20, 25–21, 25–16) result statistics

18 August 2008 20:00	China	2–3	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Humberto Salas (MEX)
	(17–25, 23–25, 25–21, 25–20, 14–16) result statistics

20 August 2008 12:15	Italy	3–2	Poland	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA)
	(25–19, 25–22, 18–25, 26–28, 17–15) result statistics

22 August 2008 20:00	Italy	1–3	Brazil	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Humberto Salas (MEX)
	(25–19, 18–25, 21–25, 22–25) result statistics

24 August 2008 10:00	Russia	3–0	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Frank Leuthauser (GER), Dejan Jovanovic (SRB)
	(25–22, 25–19, 25–23) result statistics

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
1	Paola Croce	6 March 1978	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	265 cm (104 in)	Volley Bergamo
3	Nadia Centoni	19 June 1981	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	307 cm (121 in)	291 cm (115 in)	RC Cannes
5	Martina Guiggi	1 May 1984	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Scavolini Pesaro
6	Jenny Barazza	24 July 1981	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Volley Bergamo
7	Manuela Secolo	22 February 1977	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	279 cm (110 in)	Famila Chieri
8	Paola Cardullo (L)	18 March 1982	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	275 cm (108 in)	268 cm (106 in)	Asystel Novara
9	Serena Ortolani	7 January 1987	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	308 cm (121 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Yamamay Busto Arsizio
11	Francesca Piccinini	10 January 1979	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	279 cm (110 in)	Volley Bergamo
12	Francesca Ferretti	15 February 1984	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	296 cm (117 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Scavolini Pesaro
14	Eleonora Lo Bianco (c)	22 December 1979	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	287 cm (113 in)	273 cm (107 in)	Volley Bergamo
15	Taismary Agüero	5 March 1977	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	322 cm (127 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Türk Telekom Ankara
16	Simona Gioli	17 September 1977	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	307 cm (121 in)	283 cm (111 in)	Despar Sirio Perugia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	5	0	10	377	226	1.668	15	0	MAX	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	4	1	9	372	315	1.181	12	4	3.000
3	Russia	5	3	2	8	353	312	1.131	10	6	1.667
4	Serbia	5	2	3	7	343	349	0.983	6	10	0.600
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	4	6	323	404	0.800	4	13	0.308
6	Algeria	5	0	5	5	230	392	0.587	1	15	0.067

9 August 2008 10:00	Italy	3–1	Russia	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Frank Leuthauser (Germany), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic)
	(25–20, 17–25, 25–16, 25–23) result statistics

11 August 2008 12:00	Kazakhstan	0–3	Italy	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (United States), Humberto Salas (Mexico)
	(19–25, 15–25, 21–25) result statistics

13 August 2008 10:00	Italy	3–0	Algeria	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand)
	(25–7, 25–20, 25–12) result statistics

15 August 2008 14:30	Serbia	0–3	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Frank Leuthauser (Germany)
	(23–25, 20–25, 19–25) result statistics

17 August 2008 15:15	Italy	0–3	Brazil	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Mitch Davidson (Canada)
	(16–25, 22–25, 17–25) result statistics

19 August 2008 22:00	United States	3–2	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Francisco de Souza (Brazil), Osamu Sakaide (Japan)
	(20–25, 25–21, 19–25, 25–18, 15–6) result statistics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy took part in both the men's and women's water polo events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The men's team ended up in 9th place, and the women's team finished in 6th place.

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The Italian men's water polo team had a head coach named Paolo Malara. They played several matches in their group stage and later took part in classification games to decide their final standing.

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The Italian women's water polo team was led by head coach Mauro Maugeri. Like the men's team, they also competed in group play and then in matches to determine their final positions. All matches were held in China Standard Time (UTC+8).

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Stefano Tempesti	GK	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	9 June 1979	Pro Recco
2	Luigi Di Costanzo	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	5 February 1982	Posillipo Naples
3	Leonardo Binchi	CB	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	27 August 1975	Brescia
4	Fabrizio Buonocore	CB	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	28 April 1977	Posillipo Naples
5	Valentino Gallo	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	17 July 1985	Posillipo Naples
6	Maurizio Felugo	D	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	4 March 1981	Pro Recco
7	Andrea Mangiante	CB	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	1 July 1976	Pro Recco
8	Alberto Angelini	D	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	28 September 1974	Pro Recco
9	Fabio Bencivenga	CF	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	20 January 1976	Posillipo Naples
10	Alessandro Calcaterra	CF	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	26 May 1975	Pro Recco
11	Leonardo Sottani	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	1 November 1973	Cremona
12	Federico Mistrangelo	D	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	11 May 1981	Savona
13	Fabio Violetti	GK	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	1 February 1974	Posillipo Naples

10 August 2008 15:20	Report	Croatia	11–7	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–0, 4–1, 2–3
		Bošković 3, Bušlje 2, Marković 2	Goals	Felugo 3, Calcaterra 2

12 August 2008 12:10	Report	Italy	11–12	United States	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 4–3, 4–4
		Gallo 3, Felugo 3, Calcaterra 2, Sottani 2	Goals	Powers 3, Azevedo 2

14 August 2008 16:40	Report	China	7–19	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–5, 1–4, 2–5
		Xie 3, Han 2	Goals	Calcaterra 4, Gallo 3, Angelini 3, Di Costanzo 2, Felugo 2, Mistrangelo 2

16 August 2008 9:30	Report	Germany	8–7	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Turcotte (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 0–2, 3–3
		Schertwitis 2	Goals	Calcaterra 3

18 August 2008 9:30	Report	Serbia	12–13	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Klopper (NED), Antsiferov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 3–5, 4–2
		Šapić 3, Prlainović 2, Filipović 2, Vujasinović 2	Goals	Calcaterra 3, Felugo 2, Bencivenga 2, Sottani 2

20 August 2008 09:30	Report	Canada	11–13	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Ni (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 3–3, 4–4
		Graham 4, Miller 2	Goals	Sottani 3, Gallo 2, Felugo 2, Calcaterra 2

22 August 2008 10:50	Report	Australia	17–16 (OT)	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Chaney (USA)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–5, 4–0, 1–3 OT: 0–1, 3–2, 4–3 (PS)
		McGregor 3, Franklin 2, Figlioli 2, Maitland 2, Martin 2, Whalan 2	Goals	Calcaterra 6, Gallo 2, Felugo 2, Angelini 2, Sottani 2

24 August 2008 09:30	Report	Italy	10–8	Germany	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Hart (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–1, 1–1, 4–3
		Calcaterra 5, Gallo 2, Angelini 2	Goals	Savic 2, Schertwitis 2, Schlotterbeck 2

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Elena Gigli	GK	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	9 July 1985	Giotti Fiorentina
2	Martina Miceli	D	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	22 October 1973	Geymonat Orizzonte
3	Elisa Casanova	CF	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	26 November 1973	Giotti Fiorentina
4	Silvia Bosurgi	D	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	17 April 1979	Geymonat Orizzonte
5	Erzsebet Valkai	CF	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	6 March 1979	Ecofim Roma
6	Manuela Zanchi	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	17 October 1977	Geymonat Orizzonte
7	Tania di Mario	D	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	53 kg (117 lb)	5 April 1979	Geymonat Orizzonte
8	Cinzia Ragusa	CB	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	24 May 1977	Geymonat Orizzonte
9	Francesca Pavan	D	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	24 April 1979	Plebiscito Padova
10	Federica Rocco	CB	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	25 November 1984	Plebiscito Padova
11	Maddalena Musumeci	CB	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	26 March 1976	Geymonat Orizzonte
12	Teresa Frassinetti	CF	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	24 December 1985	Giotti Fiorentina
13	Chiara Brancati	GK	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	20 July 1981	Geymonat Orizzonte

11 August 2008 14:20	Report	Russia	8–9	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 2–3, 1–2
		Smurova 2	Goals	Miceli 2, di Mario 2

13 August 2008 15:40	Report	United States	9–9	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 4–2, 2–2, 3–3
		Hayes 2, Villa 2	Goals	Miceli 2, di Mario 2

15 August 2008 17:00	Report	Italy	10–9	China	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 2–4, 2–1
		Casanova 4, di Mario 3	Goals	Sun Ya. 3, Wang Yi 2, Qiao 2

17 August 2008 15:40	Report	Italy	11–13 (OT, PSO)	Netherlands	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Torsten Bock (GER), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 3–2, 2–1 OT: 0–0, 0–0 PSO: 3–5
		Zanchi 4, Miceli 2, Bosurgi 2	Goals	Cabout 4, de Bruijn 3, Smit 2, van Belkum 2

19 August 2008 13:00	Report	China	10–7	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Gaetan Turcotte (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 1–3, 4–0
		Gao 4, Sun H. 2	Goals	di Mario 3, Zanchi 2

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes competing in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They were part of a larger group of 344 athletes from the country who took part in many different sports. Weightlifting involves lifting heavy weights over the head and is a popular event in the Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Vito Dellino	Men's −56 kg	110	15	137	14	247	14
Giorgio De Luca	Men's −69 kg	131	21	160	DNF	131	DNF
Moreno Boer	Men's −105 kg	150	17	170	18	330	18
Genny Pagliaro	Women's −48 kg	82	DNF	—	—	—	DNF

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy had athletes compete in the Men's Greco-Roman wrestling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This was part of the country's overall participation with 344 athletes in many different sports.

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Andrea Minguzzi	−84 kg	Bye	Noumonvi (FRA) W 3–1 ^PP	Mishin (RUS) W 3–1 ^PP	Abrahamian (SWE) W 3–1 ^PP	Bye		Fodor (HUN) W 3–1 ^PP
Daigoro Timoncini	−96 kg	Kato (JPN) W 3–0 ^PO	Khushtov (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance		Mambetov (KAZ) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance		11