Italy competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 231 competitors, 208 men and 23 women, took part in 114 events in 19 sports.
Pino Dordoni — Athletics, Men's 50 km WalkAureliano Bolognesi — Boxing, Men's LightweightEnzo Sacchi — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)Loris Campana, Mino de Rossi, Guido Messina, and Marino Morettini — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team PursuitEdoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualRoberto Battaglia, Franco Bertinetti, Giuseppe Delfino, Dario Mangiarotti, Edoardo Mangiarotti, and Carlo Pavesi — Fencing, Men's Épée TeamIrene Camber — Fencing, Women's Foil IndividualNicolò Rode and Agostino Straulino — Sailing, Men's StarAdolfo Consolini — Athletics, Men's Discus ThrowSergio Caprari — Boxing, Men's FeatherweightMarino Morettini — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time TrialDino Bruni, Gianni Ghidini, and Vincenzo Zucconelli — Cycling, Men's Team Road RaceEdoardo Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Foil IndividualGiancarlo Bergamini, Manlio di Rosa, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Renzo Nostini, Giorgio Pellini, and Antonio Spallino — Fencing, Men's Foil TeamDario Mangiarotti — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualGastone Darè, Roberto Ferrari, Renzo Nostini, Giorgio Pellini, Vincenzo Pinton, and Mauro Racca — Fencing, Men's Sabre TeamIgnazio Fabra — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman FlyweightBruno Visintin — Boxing, Men's Light WelterweightRaffaello Gambino, Cesare Rubini, Maurizio Mannelli, Geminio Ognio, Ermenegildo Arena, Renato De Sanzuane, Carlo Peretti, Renato Traiola, Vincenzo Polito, Salvatore Gionta and Lucio Ceccarini — Water Polo, Men's Team CompetitionAntonio Maspes and Cesare Pinarello — Cycling, Men's 2.000m TandemManlio di Rosa — Fencing, Men's Foil IndividualMen's Team CompetitionQualification Round (Group C)Lost to Canada (57-68)Defeated Turkey (49-37)Defeated Romania (53-39)Lost to Egypt (62-66) → did not advance, 17th placeRoad CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Dino Bruni — 5:10:54.0 (→ 5th place)Vincenzo Zucconelli — 5:11:16.5 (→ 6th place)Gianni Ghidini — 5:11:16.8 (→ 7th place)Bruno Monti — 5:11:35.0 (→ 15th place)Track CompetitionMen's 1.000m Time Trial
Marino MorettiniFinal — 1:12.7 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Enzo Sacchi — Gold MedalMen's 4.000m Team Pursuit
Guido Messina, Loris Campana, Marino Morettini, and Mino de RossiFinal — defeated South Africa (→ Gold Medal)Men's 3m Springboard
Lamberto MariPreliminary Round — 54.42 points (→ 32nd place)18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Italy in 1952.
Men's foilEdoardo MangiarottiManlio Di RosaGiancarlo BergaminiMen's team foilEdoardo Mangiarotti, Manlio Di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Antonio Spallino, Giorgio Pellini, Renzo NostiniMen's épéeEdoardo MangiarottiDario MangiarottiCarlo PavesiMen's team épéeEdoardo Mangiarotti, Dario Mangiarotti, Giuseppe Delfino, Carlo Pavesi, Franco Bertinetti, Roberto BattagliaMen's sabreGastone DarèVincenzo PintonRenzo NostiniMen's team sabreVincenzo Pinton, Renzo Nostini, Gastone Darè, Mauro Racca, Roberto Ferrari, Giorgio PelliniWomen's foilIrene Camber-CornoSilvia StrukelVelleda CesariMen's Team CompetitionTeam Roster(1.) Ottavio Bugatti(2.) Giuseppe Corradi(3.) Amos Cardarelli(4.) Maino Neri(5.) Giovanni Azzini(6.) Arcadio Venturi(7.) Giampiero Boniperti(8.) Egisto Pandolfini(9.) Pasquale Vivolo(10.) Aredio Gimona(11.) Francesco La Rosa(12.) Anselmo Giorcelli(13.) Amos Mariani(14.) Giancarlo Cadé(15.) Battista Rota(16.) Giovani Capurro(17.) Alberto Fontanesi(18.) Corrado Viciani(19.) Rino Ferrario(20.) Roberto LovatiTeam RosterFabio BonacinaSilvio BrivioArrigo CarnoliGuido FigoneOrlando PolmonariLittorio SampieriQuinto VadiLuigi ZanettiTeam RosterRenata BianchiGrazia BozzoMiranda CicognaniElisabetta DurelliLicia MacchiniLidia PitteriLuciana RealiLiliana ScaricabarozziThree male pentathletes represented Italy in 1952.
IndividualAlfonso MarottaDuilio BrignettiGiulio PalmonellaTeamAlfonso MarottaDuilio BrignettiGiulio PalmonellaEight shooters represented Italy in 1952.
25 m pistolGiorgio PennacchiettiMichelangelo Borriello50 m pistolLuciano GalesiRenato Sacchi100m running deerLuigi RuspoliLadislao OdescalchiTrapGalliano RossiniItalo BelliniMen's Team CompetitionTeam RosterErmenegildo ArenaLucio CeccariniRenato De SanzuaneRaffaello GambinoSalvatore GiontaMaurizio MannelliGerminio OgnioCarlo PerettiVincenzo PolitoCesare RubiniRenato Traiolo 
