Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Italy at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code ITA
NOC Italian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coni.it (Italian)
in Seoul
Competitors 253 (212 men, 41 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer Pietro Mennea
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
6 4 4 14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 253 competitors, 212 men and 41 women, took part in 140 events in 23 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Giancarlo Ferrari, competing in his fifth Olympic archery contest, dropped to 33rd place in the field. Fellow veteran Ilario Di Buò advanced to the quarterfinal, nearly missing a semifinal berth. The Italians also just missed the cutoff for the final by one ranking in the team round.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 10,000 metres

  • First Round 28:09.35
  • Final 27:23.55 (→ Silver Medal)
  • First Round 28:43.84 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final 2"10:32 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final 2"16:07 (→ 16th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  1. Heat 8:32.59
  2. Semi Final 8:16.92
  3. Final 8:12.17 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat 8:29.75
  • Semi Final 8:17.23
  • Final 8:17.79 (→ 9th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualifying Heat 70.50m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualifying Heat 20.18m
  • Final 20.36m (→ 7th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.81m
  • Final 8.08m (→ 4th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final 1:20:14 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Final 1:20:14 (→ 6th place)
  • Final 1:22:58 (→ 19th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final 3'45:43 (→ 8th place)
  • Final 3'47:14 (→ 11th place)
  • Final 4'04:56 (→ 32nd place)


Women's Marathon

  • Final 2"27.49 (→ 6th place)
  • Final 2"30.14 (→ 8th place)
  • Final 2"34.38 (→ 23rd place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

Men's Featherweight

Men's Lightweight

Men's Light-Middleweight

Men's Middleweight

Men's Light-Heavyweight

Men's Heavyweight

Canoeing

Cycling

Eighteen cyclists, fourteen men and four women, represented Italy in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

Men's Team Competition

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1988. Carlo Massullo won an individual silver and the team won silver too.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat 50.97 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat 1:49.51
  • B-Final 1:49.28 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat 1:50.47
  • B-Final scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat 3:53.29
  • B-Final scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
  • Heat 3:56.33 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat 15:18.80 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
  • Heat 15:36.54 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat 59.48 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat 2:03.63
  • B-Final scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:02.86
  • Final 1:02.93 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat 55.83 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
  • Heat 56.57 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 2:05.45
  • B-Final 2:05.68 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat 2:05.88 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 4:20.43
  • Final 4:18.01 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat 4:23.37
  • Final 4:23.23 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 3:23.35
  • Final 3:22.93 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 7:21.85
  • Final 7:16.00 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat 3:52.06 (→ did not advance, 15th place)


Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat 58.22 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat 2:04.40 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat 4:15.40
  • B-Final 4:14.90 (→ 14th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat 8:40.63 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat 1:03.96
  • B-Final 1:03.88 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat 1:04.69
  • B-Final 1:03.80 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat 2:17.35
  • B-Final 2:18.69 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:11.25
  • B-Final 1:10.95 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 2:30.60
  • Final 2:29.86 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat 2:32.77
  • B-Final 2:31.19 (→ 12th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat 1:02.07
  • B-Final 1:02.78 (→ 16th place)
  • Heat 1:03.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 2:19.62
  • B-Final 2:19.63 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat 2:22.85 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 4:49.20
  • B-Final 4:49.53 (→ 9th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat 4:14.68
  • Final 4:13.85 (→ 8th place)

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

  • First round Defeated Francisco Maciel (Mexico) 4-6 2-6 7-6 7-6 8-6
  • Second round Lost to Tim Mayotte (United States) 6-2 2-6 4-6 0-6
  • First round Lost to Guy Forget (France) 2-6 0-6 3-6


Women's Singles Competition

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Chris Evert (USA) 2-6 2-6

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

  • Lost to Brazil (0-3)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
  • Defeated Sweden (3-2)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-0)
  • 9th/12th place: Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated Japan (3-2) → Ninth place

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Drew with Soviet Union (9-9)
  • Defeated South Korea (1-11)
  • Defeated Australia (7-5)
  • Lost to West Germany (7-10)
  • Defeated France (14-8)
  • Drew with Hungary (9-9)
  • Lost to Spain (9-11) → 7th place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Italy at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
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