Italy competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 210 competitors, 183 men and 27 women, took part in 122 events in 20 sports.
Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's PlatformFabio Dal Zotto — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual CompetitionSara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High JumpGiuseppe Martinelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road RaceGiorgio Cagnotto — Diving, Men's SpringboardMaria Consolata Collino — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual CompetitionFabio Dal Zotto, Giambattista Coletti, Attilio Calatroni, Stefano Simoncelli, and Carlo Montano — Fencing, Men's Foil Team CompetitionMario Tullio Montano, Tommaso Montano, Angelo Arcidiacono, Michele Maffei, and Mario Aldo Montano — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team CompetitionUmberto Panerai, Roldano Simeoni, Riccardo De Magistris, Alessandro Ghibellini, Sante Marsili, Vincenzo D'Angelo, Marcello Del Duca, Gianni De Magistris, Alberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, and Luigi Castagnola — Water Polo, Men's Team CompetitionGiancarlo Ferrari — Archery, Men's Individual CompetitionFelice Mariani — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg)Roberto Ferraris — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire PistolUbaldesco Baldi — Shooting, Men's Trap ShootingCompeting for the second time in archery at the Olympics, Italy won its first medal (a bronze) in the sport. The medal was won by Giancarlo Ferrari, one of two Italian men who had competed four years before. Sante Spigarelli, the other, also improved his rank drastically in 1976. For the first time, Italian women competed in Olympic archery, taking 12th and 19th place.
Women's Individual Competition
Franca Capetta — 2339 points (→ 12th place)Ida Dapoian — 2282 points (→ 19th place)Men's Individual Competition
Giancarlo Ferrari — 2495 points (→ Bronze Medal)Sante Spigarelli — 2419 points (→ 10th place)Men's 800 metres
Carlo GrippoHeat — 1:47.21Semi Final — 1:46.95Final — 1:48.39 (→ 8th place)Men's 5.000 metres
Venanzio OrtisHeat — 13:52.40 (→ did not advance)Men's 4x100 metres Relay
Vincenzo Guerini, Luciano Caravani, Luigi Benedetti, and Pietro MenneaHeat — 39.35sSemi Final — 39.39sFinal — 39.08s (→ 6th place)Men's Marathon
Francesco Fava — 2:14:24 (→ 8th place)Massimo Magnani — 2:16:56 (→ 13th place)Giuseppe Cindolo — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's High Jump
Rodolfo BergamoQualification — 2.16mFinal — 2.18m (→ 6th place)Riccardo FortiniQualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)Oscar RaiseQualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)Men's Long Jump
Roberto VegliaHeat — 7.48m (→ did not advance)Men's Discus Throw
Armando DevincentisQualification — 62.26mFinal — 55.86m (→ 15th place)Silvano SimeonQualification — 59.06m (→ did not advance)Men's 20 km Race Walk
Armando Zanbaldo — 1:28:25 (→ 6th place)Vitorio Visini — 1:29:31 (→ 8th place)Roberto Buccione — 1:30:40 (→ 10th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B):Lost to United States (86-106)Defeated Czechoslovakia (79-69)Lost to Yugoslavia (87-88)Defeated Puerto Rico (95-81)Classification Matches:5th/8th place: Defeated Australia (79-72)5th/6th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (98-75) → Fifth placeTeam RosterGiuseppe BrumattiGiulio JelliniCarlo RecalcatiLuciano VendeminiFabrizio Delia FioriRenzo BarivieraMarino ZanattaDino MeneghinPier Luigi MarzoratiLuigi SerafiniIvan BissonGianni BertolottiHead Coach: Primo GiancarloFourteen cyclists represented Italy in 1976.
Individual road raceGiuseppe Martinelli — 4:47:23 (→ Silver Medal)Vittorio Algeri — 4:47:23 (→ 8th place)Roberto Ceruti — 4:49:01 (→ 26th place)Carmelo Barone — 4:49:01 (→ 31st place)Team time trialCarmelo BaroneVito Da RosGino LoriDino PorriniSprintGiorgio Rossi — eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 8th place)1000m time trialMassimo Marino — 1:08.488 (→ 10th place)Individual pursuitOrfeo Pizzoferrato — 5th placeTeam pursuitSandro CallariCesare CipolliniRino De CandidoGiuseppe Saronni18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1976.
Men's foilFabio Dal ZottoCarlo MontanoStefano SimoncelliMen's team foilCarlo Montano, Fabio Dal Zotto, Stefano Simoncelli, Giovanni Battista Coletti, Attilio CalatroniMen's épéeJohn PezzaNicola GranieriMarcello BertinettiMen's team épéeJohn Pezza, Nicola Granieri, Fabio Dal Zotto, Marcello Bertinetti, Giovanni Battista ColettiMen's sabreMario Aldo MontanoMichele MaffeiAngelo ArcidiaconoMen's team sabreMario Aldo Montano, Mario Tullio Montano, Michele Maffei, Tommaso Montano, Angelo ArcidiaconoWomen's foilMaria Consolata CollinoCarola MangiarottiGiulia LorenzoniWomen's team foilMaria Consolata Collino, Giulia Lorenzoni, Doriana Pigliapoco, Susanna Batazzi, Carola MangiarottiThree male pentathletes represented Italy in 1976.
IndividualDaniele MasalaPierpaolo CristoforiMario MeddaTeamDaniele MasalaPierpaolo CristoforiMario MeddaMen's Competition
Marcello Guarducci, Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Revelli, Enrico Bisso, Giorgio Lalle, Paolo Barelli, and Riccardo UrbaniMen's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Marcello Guarducci, Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Barelli, and Paolo RevelliFinal — 7:43.39 (→ 8th place)Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Enrico Bisso, Giorgio Lalle, Paolo Barelli, and Marcello GuarducciFinal — 3:52.92 (→ 7th place)Women's Competition
Laura Bortolotti, Giuditta Pandini, Antonella Roncelli, Iris Corniani, Donatella Schiavon, and Elisabetta DessyMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)Lost to Japan (0-3)Lost to Brazil (2-3)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)7th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 8th placeTeam RosterAndrea NanniniPaolo MontorsiStefano SibaniGiorgio GoldoniFrancesco Dall'OlioFabrizio NassiRodolfo GiovenzanaAndrea NenciniMario MattioliGiovanni LanfrancoErasmo SalemmeMarco NegriHead Coach: Franco AnderliniMen's Team CompetitionTeam RosterAlberto AlberaniRoldano SimeoniSilvio BaracchiniSante MarsiliMarcello Del DucaGianni de MagistrisAlessandro GhibelliniLuigi CastagnolaRiccardo de MagistrisVincenzo d'AngeloUmberto Panerai 
