Italy competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Italy competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 159 competitors, 121 men and 38 women, took part in 88 events in 19 sports.
Pietro Mennea — Athletics, Men's 200 metresMaurizio Damilano — Athletics, Men's 20 km WalkSara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High JumpPatrizio Oliva — Boxing, Men's Light WelterweightFederico Roman — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual CompetitionEzio Gamba — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)Luciano Giovannetti — Shooting, Men's TrapClaudio Pollio — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light FlyweightMarco Solfrini, Renzo Vecchiato, Renato Villalta, Dino Meneghin, Romeo Sacchetti, Michael Silvester, Pietro Generali, Enrico Gilardi, Pierluigi Marzorati, Marco Bonamico, Roberto Brunamonti, and Fabrizio Della Fiori — Basketball, Men's Team CompetitionMarina Sciocchetti, Anna Casagrande, Federico Roman, and Mauro Roman — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team CompetitionFerdinando Meglio, Michele Maffei, Mario Aldo Montano, and Marco Romano — Fencing, Sabre Team CompetitionGiancarlo Ferrari — Archery, Men's Individual CompetitionMauro Zuliani, Stefano Malinverni, Pietro Mennea, and Roberto Tozzi — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m RelayGiorgio Cagnotto — Diving, Men's SpringboardGiorgio Gorla and Alfio Peraboni — Sailing, Men's Star Team CompetitionFor the first time, Italy entered a woman in the Olympic archery competition. She placed a respectable tenth place. Giancarlo Ferrari repeated his bronze medal-winning performance of four years earlier.
Women's Individual Competition:
Franca Capetta — 2342 points (→ 10th place)Men's Individual Competition:
Giancarlo Ferrari — 2449 points (→ Bronze Medal)Sante Spigarelli — 2405 points (→ 14th place)Men's 100 metres
Pietro MenneaHeat — 10.56Quarterfinals — 10.27Semifinals — 10.58 (→ did not advance)Men's 800 metres
Carlo GrippoHeat — 1:48.9Semifinals — 1:48.7 (→ did not advance)Men's 1,500 metres
Vittorio FontanellaHeat — 3:40.1Semifinals — 3:40.1Final — 3:40.4 (→ 5th place)Men's Marathon
Massimo MagnaniFinal — 2:13:12 (→ 8th place)Marco MarcheiFinal — 2:23:21 (→ 35th place)Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Stefano Malinverni, Mauro Zuliani, Roberto Tozzi, and Pietro MenneaHeat — 3:03.5Final — 3:04.3 (→ Bronze Medal)Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Giuseppe GerbiHeat — 8:37.1Semifinals — 8:27.2Final — 8:18.5 (→ 6th place)Roberto VolpiHeat — 8:35.6Semifinals — 8:29.7 (→ did not advance)Men's High Jump
Marco TamberiQualification — 2.21 mFinal — 2.15 m (→ 15th place)Oscar RaiseQualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)Paolo BorghiQualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)Men's Hammer Throw
Giampaolo UrlandoQualification — 72.20 mFinal Round — 73.90 m (→ 7th place)Men's Decathlon
Alessandro BroginiFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's 20 km Walk
Maurizio DamilanoFinal — 1:23:35.5 (→ Gold Medal)Giorgio DamilanoFinal — 1:33:26.2 (→ 11th place)Women's 100 metres
Marisa MasulloHeat — 11.77Quarterfinals — 11.57 (→ did not advance)Women's 800 metres
Gabriella DorioHeat — 2:01.4Semifinals — 1:59.0Final — 1:59.2 (→ 8th place)Agnese PossamaiHeat — 2:04.1 (→ did not advance)Daniela PorcelliHeat — 2:10.7 (→ did not advance)Women's 1,500 metres
Gabriella DorioHeat — 4:05.0Final — 4:00.3 (→ 4th place)Agnese PossamaiHeat — 4:14.7 (→ did not advance)Marcellino EmmanuelHeat — 4:26.8 (→ did not advance)Women's High Jump
Sara SimeoniQualification — 1.88 mFinal — 1.97 m (→ Gold Medal)Women's Javelin Throw
Fausta QuintavallaQualification — 58.76 mFinal — 57.52 m (→ 12th place)Women's Shot Put
Cinzia PetrucciFinal — 17.27 m (→ 14th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group C)Defeated Sweden (92-77)Lost to Australia (77-84)Defeated Cuba (79-72)Semi Final Round (Group A)Lost to Yugoslavia (81-102)Defeated Soviet Union (87-85)Lost to Brazil (77-90)Defeated Spain (95-89)FinalLost to Yugoslavia (77-86) → Silver MedalTeam Roster:Romeo SacchettiRoberto BrunamontiMichael SilvesterEnrico GilardiFabrizio Della FioriMarco SolfriniMarco BonamicoDino MeneghinRenato VillaltaRenzo VecchiatoPierluigi MarzoratiPietro GeneraliMen's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Carlo Russolillo- First Round — Lost to Angel Herrera (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Patrizio Oliva → Gold Medal- First Round — Defeated Aurelien Agnan (Benin) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Second Round — Defeated Farez Halabi (Syria) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (3-2)
- Semi Finals — Defeated Anthony Willis (Great Britain) on points (5-0)
- Final — Defeated Serik Konakbaev (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Francesco Damiani- First Round — Defeated Teodor Pîrjol (Romania) on points (4-1)
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Piotr Zaev (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Ten cyclists represented Italy in 1980.
Individual road raceMarco CattaneoGianni GiacominiGiuseppe PetitoAlberto MinettiTeam time trialMauro De PellegriniGianni GiacominiIvano MaffeiAlberto MinettiSprintOttavio Dazzan1000m time trialGuido BontempiIndividual pursuitPierangelo BincolettoTeam pursuitPierangelo BincolettoGuido BontempiIvano MaffeiSilvestro MilaniMen's Springboard
Giorgio CagnottoPreliminary Round — 556.32 points (→ 6th place)Final — 871.500 points (→ Bronze Medal)13 fencers, 8 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1980.
Men's foilFederico CerviMen's épéeStefano BelloneMarco FalconeAngelo MazzoniMen's sabreMichele MaffeiFerdinando MeglioMario Aldo MontanoMen's team sabreMario Aldo Montano, Michele Maffei, Ferdinando Meglio, Marco RomanoWomen's foilDorina VaccaroniAnna Rita SparaciariSusanna BatazziWomen's team foilDorina Vaccaroni, Anna Rita Sparaciari, Susanna Batazzi, Carola Mangiarotti, Clara MochiOne male pentathlete represented Italy in 1980.
IndividualPierpaolo CristoforiMen's 100m Freestyle
Paolo RevelliHeats — 52.74 (→ did not advance)Fabrizio RampazzoHeats — 52.71 (→ did not advance)Raffaele FranceschiHeats — 52.26Semi-Finals — 51,87Final — 51.69 (→ 5th place)Men's 200m Freestyle
Paolo RevelliHeats — 1:52.56Final — 1:52.76 (→ 6th place)Fabrizio RampezzoHeats — 1:52.62Final — 1:53.25 (→ 8th place)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Paolo Revelli, Raffaele Franceschi, Andrea Ceccarini, and Fabrizio RampazzoFinal — 7:30.37 (→ 5th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Manuela CarosiFinal — 1.05.10 (→ 8th place)Women's 100m Breaststroke
Monica BononHeats — 1:12.36Final — 1:12.51 (→ 8th place)Sabrina SeminatoreHeats — 1:13.76 (→ did not advance)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Laura Foralosso, Sabrina Seminatore, Cinzia Savi-Scarponi, and Monica VallarinFinal — 4:19.06 (→ 5th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Lost to Cuba (0-3)Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-2)Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)Classification Match9th/10th place: Defeated Libya (3-0) → 9th placeTeam RosterAntonio BoniniClaudio di CosteMauro di BernardoSebastiano GrecoFrancesco Dall'OlioGiulio BellettiFabrizio NassiGiancarlo DamettoStefano SibaniGiovanni LanfrancoFabio InnocentiFranco BertoliMen's Team CompetitionTeam RosterAlberto AlberaniRoldano SimeoniAlfio MisaggiSante MarsiliMassimo FondelliGianni de MagistrisAntonello SteardoPaolo RagosaRomeo CollinaVincenzo d'AngeloUmberto Panerai 
