Italy competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 268 competitors, 222 men and 46 women, took part in 151 events in 23 sports.
Alberto Cova — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metresAlessandro Andrei — Athletics, Men's Shot PutGabriella Dorio — Athletics, Women's 1.500 metresMaurizio Stecca — Boxing, Men's BantamweightClaudio Vandelli, Marcello Bartalini, Marco Giovannetti, and Eros Poli — Cycling, Men's Team Road RaceMauro Numa — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual CompetitionMauro Numa, Angelo Scuri, Andrea Borella, Stefano Cerioni, and Andrea Cipressa — Fencing, Men's Foil Team CompetitionNorberto Oberburger — Heavyweight 110 kgVincenzo Maenza — Light Flyweight, Men's Greco-Roman wrestlingFerdinando Meglio, Giovanni Scalzo, Angelo Arcidiacono, Gianfranco Dalla Barba, and Marco Marin — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team CompetitionDaniele Masala — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual CompetitionDaniele Masala, Pier Paolo Cristofori, and Carlo Massullo — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team CompetitionCarmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe Abbagnale, and Giuseppe Di Capua — Rowing, Men's Coxed PairsLuciano Giovannetti — Shooting, Trap Individual CompetitionSara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High JumpSalvatore Todisco — Boxing, Men's Light FlyweightFrancesco Damiani — Boxing, Men's Super HeavyweightEzio Gamba — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)Edith Gufler — Shooting, Women's Air Rifle Individual CompetitionMarco Marin — Fencing, Men's SabreMaurizio Damilano — Athletics, Men's 20 km WalkSandro Bellucci — Athletics, Men's 50 km WalkGiovanni Evangelisti — Athletics, Men's Long JumpLuciano Bruno — Boxing, Men's WelterweightAngelo Musone — Boxing, Men's HeavyweightStefano Cerioni — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual CompetitionRoberto Manzi, Angelo Mazzoni, Stefano Bellone, Sandro Cuomo, and Cosimo Ferro — Fencing, Men's Épée Team CompetitionDorina Vaccaroni — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual CompetitionCarlo Massullo — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual CompetitionLuca Scribani Rossi — Shooting, Skeet Individual CompetitionFabio Vullo, Piero Rebaudengo, Amauri Ribeiro, Paolo Vecchi, Andrea Lucchetta, Pier Paolo Lucchetta, Marco Negri, Guido de Luigi, Giovanni Errichiello, Giovanni Lanfranco, Franco Bertoli, Francesco Dall'Olio, and Giancarlo Dametto — Volleyball, Men's Team CompetitionGiorgio Gorla and Alfio Peraboni — Sailing, Men's Team CompetitionTwo time defending bronze medallist Giancarlo Ferrari improved upon his 1980 score, but in the more competitive field in Los Angeles, his ranking fell all the way to 25th place.
Women's Individual Competition
Ester Robertson — 2435 points (→ 21st place)Men's Individual Competition
Giancarlo Ferrari — 2455 points (→ 25th place)Ilario Di Buò — 2437 points (→ 29th place)Men's CompetitionMen's 100 metres
Stefano TilliAntonio UlloPierfrancesco PavoniMen's 200 metres
Pietro MenneaStefano TilliCarlo SimionatoMen's 800 metres
Donato SabiaRiccardo MaterazziMen's 1,500 metres
Riccardo MaterazziStefano MeiClaudio PatrignaniMen's 5,000 metres
Salvatore AntiboHeat — 13:46.32Semifinals — 13:47.53 (→ did not advance)Piero SelvaggioHeat — 14:04.74 (→ did not advance)Antonio SelvaggioHeat — 13:55.73 (→ did not advance)Men's 10,000 metres
Alberto CovaHeat — 28:26.10Final — 27:47.54 (→ Gold Medal)Salvatore AntiboHeat — 28:22.57Final — 28:06.50 (→ 4th place)Francesco PanettaHeat — 29:00.78 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Giovanni d'AleoFinal — 2:20:12 (→ 35th place)Marco MarcheiFinal — 2:22:38 (→ 43rd place)Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Daniele FontecchioMen's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Francesco PanettaFranco BoffiMen's 4×100 metres Relay
Antonio UlloGiovanni BongiorniStefano TilliPietro MenneaMen's 4×400 metres Relay
Roberto TozziErnesto NoccoRoberto RibaudPietro MenneaDonato SabiaMauro ZulianiMen's Long Jump
Giovanni EvangelistiQualification — 7.94mFinal — 8.24m (→ Bronze Medal)Men's Triple Jump
Dario BadinelliQualification — 16.13m (→ did not advance)Men's Javelin Throw
Agostino GhesiniQualification — 72.96m (→ did not advance, 23rd place)Men's Pole Vault
Mauro BarellaQualifying Round — 5.35mFinal — 5.30m (→ 8th place)Men's Shot Put
Alessandro AndreiQualification — 20.18 mFinal — 21.26 m (→ Gold Medal)Marco MontelaticiQualification — 20.14 mFinal — 19.98 m (→ 6th place)Men's Discus Throw
Luciano ZerbiniFinal — 63.50m (→ 7th place)Men's Hammer Throw
Orlando BianchiniQualification — 74.02mFinal — 75.94m (→ 4th place)Giampaolo UrlandoQualification — 72.42mFinal — 75.96m (→ finished fourth but was subsequently disqualified as his doping tests proved positive)Lucio SerraniQualification — 70.64m (→ did not advance)Men's 20 km Walk
Maurizio DamilanoFinal — 1:23:26 (→ Bronze Medal)Carlo MattioliFinal — 1:25:07 (→ 5th place)Alessandro PezzatiniFinal — 1:32:27 (→ 28th place)Men's 50 km Walk
Sandro BellucciFinal — 3:53:45 (→ Bronze Medal)Raffaello DucceschiFinal — 3:59:26 (→ 5th place)Maurizio DamilanoFinal — DNF (→ no ranking)Women's CompetitionWomen's 200 metres
Marisa MasulloWomen's 400 metres
Erica RossiWomen's 800 metres
Gabriella DorioWomen's 1,500 metres
Gabriella DorioHeat — 4:04.51Final — 4:03.25 (→ Gold Medal)Women's 3,000 metres
Agnese PossamaiHeat — 8.45.84Final — 9.10.82 (→ 10th place)Women's Marathon
Laura FogliFinal — 2:29:28 (→ 9th place)Alba MilanaFinal — 2:33:01 (→ 12th place)Paola MoroFinal — 2:37:06 (→ 20th place)Women's 400m Hurdles
Giuseppina CirulliHeat — 57.49Semifinal — 56.45 (→ did not advance)Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Patrizia LombardoCosetta CampanaMarisa MasulloErica RossiGiuseppina CirulliWomen's High Jump
Sara SimeoniQualification — 1.90mFinal — 2.00m (→ Silver Medal)Women's Javelin Throw
Fausta QuintavallaQualification — 57.66m (→ did not advance)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Defeated Egypt (110-62)Defeated West Germany (80-72)Defeated Brazil (89-78)Defeated Australia (93-82)Lost to Yugoslavia (65-69)QuarterfinalsLost to Canada (72-78)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Defeated West Germany (98-71)5th/6th place: Defeated Uruguay (111-102) → Fifth placeTeam RosterCarlo CaglierisRoberto PremierMarco BonamicoEnrico GilardiWalter MagnificoRoberto BrunamontiRenato VillaltaDino MeneghinAntonello RivaRenzo VecchiatoPierluigi MarzoratiRomeo SacchettiMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Salvatore Todisco → Silver Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Gerard Hawkins (IRL), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Rafael Ramos (PUR), 4:1
- Semifinals — Defeated Keith Mwila (ZAM), 5:0
- Final — Lost to Paul Gonzales (USA), walk-over
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Maurizio Stecca → Gold Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Phillip Sutcliffe (IRE), 5:0
- Third Round — Defeated Star Zulu (ZAM), 5:0
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Robinson Pitalua (COL), 5:0
- Semi Finals — Defeated Pedro Nolasco (DOM), 5:0
- Final — Defeated Héctor Lopez (MEX), 4:1
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Noe Cruciani- First Round – Defeated Paul Kamela (CMR), 5:0
- Second Round – Lost to Pedro van Raamsdonk (HOL), 0:5
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Angelo Musone → Bronze Medal- First Round – Defeated James Omondi (KEN), 5:0
- Second Round – Defeated Kaliq Singh (IND), walk-over
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Hakkan Brock (SWE), 5:0
- Semifinals – Lost to Henry Tillman (USA), 0:5
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Francesco Damiani → Silver Medal- First Round – Bye
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Willie Isangura (TNZ), RSC-2
- Semifinals – Defeated Robert Wells (GBR), RSC-3
- Final – Lost to Tyrell Biggs (USA), 1:4
Twenty-one cyclists represented Italy in 1984. They won gold in the team time trial event.
Men's individual road raceAlberto Volpi — + 4:10 (→ 13th place)Stefano Colagè — did not finish (→ no ranking)Roberto Pagnin — did not finish (→ no ranking)Renato Piccolo — did not finish (→ no ranking)Team time trialMarcello BartaliniMarco GiovannettiEros PoliClaudio VandelliSprintGabriele SellaVincenzo Ceci1000m time trialStefano BaudinoIndividual pursuitRoberto CaloviMaurizio ColomboTeam pursuitRoberto AmadioMassimo BrunelliMaurizio ColomboSilvio MartinelloPoints raceStefano AllocchioSilvio MartinelloWomen's individual road raceMaria Canins — 2:11:14 (→ 5th place)Luisa Seghezzi — 2:13:28 (→ 9th place)Roberta Bonanomi — 2:15:13 (→ 23rd place)Emanuela MenuzzoMen's 3m Springboard
Piero ItalianiPreliminary Round — 573.69Final — 578.94 (→ 6th place)20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1984.
Men's foilMauro NumaStefano CerioniAndrea BorellaMen's team foilMauro Numa, Andrea Borella, Andrea Cipressa, Stefano Cerioni, Angelo ScuriMen's épéeStefano BelloneAngelo MazzoniSandro CuomoMen's team épéeStefano Bellone, Sandro Cuomo, Cosimo Ferro, Roberto Manzi, Angelo MazzoniMen's sabreMarco MarinGiovanni ScalzoGianfranco Dalla BarbaMen's team sabreMarco Marin, Gianfranco Dalla Barba, Giovanni Scalzo, Ferdinando Meglio, Angelo ArcidiaconoWomen's foilDorina VaccaroniCarola CicconettiMargherita ZalaffiWomen's team foilDorina Vaccaroni, Clara Mochi, Margherita Zalaffi, Lucia Traversa, Carola CicconettiMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group D)Italy – Egypt 1-0Italy – United States 1-0Italy – Costa Rica 0-1QuarterfinalsItaly – Chile 1-0 (after extra time)SemifinalsItaly – Brazil 1-2 (after extra time)Bronze Medal MatchItaly – Yugoslavia 1-2Team Roster( 1.) Franco Tancredi (gk)( 2.) Riccardo Ferri( 3.) Filippo Galli( 4.) Sebastiano Nela( 5.) Roberto Tricella( 6.) Pietro Vierchowod( 7.) Salvatore Bagni( 8.) Franco Baresi( 9.) Sergio Battistini(10.) Antonio Sabato(11.) Beniamo Vignola(12.) Walter Zenga (gk)(13.) Pietro Fanna(14.) Daniele Massaro(15.) Massimo Briaschi(16.) Maurizio Iorio(17.) Aldo SerenaHead Coach: Enzo BearzotThree male pentathletes represented Italy in 1984. Carlo Massullo won an individual bronze, Daniele Masala won an individual gold and the team also won gold.
Individual Competition:
Daniele Masala - 5469 points (Gold Medal)Carlo Massullo - 5406 points (Bronze Medal)Pier Paolo Cristofori - 5185 points (11th place)
Team Competition:
Daniele Masala, Carlo Massullo, and Pier Paolo Cristofori - 16060 points (Gold Medal)Men's CompetitionMen's 100m Freestyle
Fabrizio RampazzoHeat — 51.71B-Final — 51.56 (→ 12th place)Marco ColomboHeat — 52.34 (→ did not advance, 26th place)Men's 200m Freestyle
Marco Dell'UomoHeat — 1:51.67Final — 1:52.20 (→ 6th place)Paolo RevelliHeat — 1:53.46 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Men's 400m Freestyle
Marco Dell'UomoHeat — 3:55.00Final — 3:55.44 (→ 7th place)Stefano GrandiHeat — 3:56.23B-Final — 3:57.17 (→ 12th place)Men's 1500m Freestyle
Stefano GrandiHeat — 15:22.49Final — 15:28.58 (→ 6th place)Men's 100m Backstroke
Paolo FalchiniHeat — 58.65 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Fabrizio BortolonHeat — 59.27 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Men's 200m Backstroke
Paolo FalchiniHeat — 2:04.59B-Final — 2:04.64 (→ 9th place)Fabrizio BortolonHeat — 2:06.46B-Final — 2:05.86 (→ 15th place)Men's 100m Breaststroke
Raffaele AvagnanoHeat — 1:04.09Final — 1:04.11 (→ 8th place)Gianni MinerviniHeat — 1:04.37B-Final — 1:03.99 (→ 9th place)Men's 200m Breaststroke
Marco del PreteHeat — 2:18.90Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)Raffaele AvagnanoHeat — 2:22.90 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 100m Butterfly
Fabrizio RampazzoHeat — 55.70B-Final — DNS (→ no ranking)Men's 200m Butterfly
Paolo RevelliHeat — 2:00.38B-Final — 2:01.58 (→ 14th place)Fabrizio RampazzoHeat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)Men's 200m Individual Medley
Giovanni FranceschiHeat — 2:06.76B-Final — 2:06.10 (→ 11th place)Maurizio DivanoHeat — 2:07.19B-Final — 2:06.72 (→ 12th place)Men's 400m Individual Medley
Maurizio DivanoHeat — 4:23.61Final — 4:22.76 (→ 5th place)Giovanni FranceschiHeat — 4:23.03Final — 4:26.05 (→ 8th place)Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Marcello Guarducci, Raffaele Francesch, Metello Savino, and Marco ColomboHeat — 3:25.37Marcello Guarducci, Marco Colombo, Metello Savino, and Fabrizio RampazzoFinal — 3:24.97 (→ 8th place)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Marco Colombo, Marcello Guarducci, Fabrizio Rampazzo, and Marco Dell'UomoHeat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Paolo Falchini, Gianni Minervini, Fabrizio Rampazzo, and Marcello GuarducciHeat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)Women's CompetitionSilvia Persi, Grazia Colombo, Carla Lasi, Monica Olmi, Manuela Carosi, Carlotta Tagnin, Manuela Dalla Valle, Laura Belotti, Roberta Lanzarotti, Cristina Quintarelli, and Roberta FelottiWomen's 100m Freestyle
Silvia PersiHeat — 57.62B-Final — 57.24 (→ 10th place)Grazia ColomboHeat — 59.43 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Women's 200m Freestyle
Silvia PersiHeat — 2:03.98B-Final — 2:03.17 (→ 9th place)Carla LasiHeat — 2:04.60 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Women's 400m Freestyle
Carla LasiHeat — 4:18.90B-Final — 4:18.57 (→ 12th place)Monica OlmiHeat — 4:18.70B-Final — 4:19.22 (→ 13th place)Women's 800m Freestyle
Carla LasiHeat — 8:41.84Final — 8:42.45 (→ 5th place)Monica OlmiHeat — 8:45.83Final — 8:47.32 (→ 7th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Monica Olmi, Silvia Persi, Grazia Colombo, and Manuela Dalla ValleHeat — 3:52.89 (→ did not advance)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Manuela Carosi, Manuela Dalla Valle, Roberta Lanzarotti, and Silvia PersiHeat — 4:17.90Final — 4:17.40 (→ 5th place)Women's 100m Backstroke
Manuela CarosiHeat — 1:04.77B-Final — 1:04.52 (→ 10th place)Women's 200m Backstroke
Manuela CarosiHeat — 2:25.45 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)Women's 200m Butterfly
Roberta LanzarottiHeat — 2:14.53B-Final — 2:14.54 (→ 10th place)Monica OlmiHeat — 2:18.72B-Final — 2:16.47 (→ 13th place)Women's 200m Individual Medley
Manuela Dalla ValleHeat — 2:20.50Final — 2:19.69 (→ 6th place)Silvia PersiHeat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)Women's 400m Individual Medley
Roberta FelottiHeat — 4:54.14B-Final — 4:57.74 (→ 12th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated Canada (3-1)Defeated China (3-0)Lost to Japan (2-3)Defeated Egypt (3-0)Semi FinalsLost to Brazil (1-3)Bronze Medal MatchDefeated Canada (3-0) → Bronze MedalTeam RosterFranco BertoliFrancesco Dall'OlioGiancarlo DamettoGuido de LuigiGiovanni ErrichielloGiovanni LanfrancoAndrea LucchettaPier Paolo LucchettaMarco NegriPiero RebaudengoAmauri RibeiroPaolo VecchiFabio VulloMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group C)Defeated Japan (15-5)Drew with Australia (8-8)Lost to West Germany (4-10)Final Round (Group E)Defeated Brazil (13-4)Defeated China (11-8)Drew with Greece (8-8)Defeated Canada (16-9) → 7th placeTeam RosterRoberto GandolfiAlfio MisaggiAndrea PisanoAntonello SteardoMario FiorilloGianni de MagistrisMarco GalliMarco d’AltruiMarco BaldinetiVincenzo d’AngeloRomeo CollinaStefano PostiglioneUmberto Panerai 
