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 metres
Alessandro Andrei — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
Gabriella Dorio — Athletics, Women's 1.500 metres
Maurizio Stecca — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
Claudio Vandelli, Marcello Bartalini, Marco Giovannetti, and Eros Poli — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
Mauro Numa — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
Mauro Numa, Angelo Scuri, Andrea Borella, Stefano Cerioni, and Andrea Cipressa — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
Norberto Oberburger — Heavyweight 110 kg
Vincenzo Maenza — Light Flyweight, Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Ferdinando Meglio, Giovanni Scalzo, Angelo Arcidiacono, Gianfranco Dalla Barba, and Marco Marin — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
Daniele Masala — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
Daniele Masala, Pier Paolo Cristofori, and Carlo Massullo — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
Carmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe Abbagnale, and Giuseppe Di Capua — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Luciano Giovannetti — Shooting, Trap Individual Competition
Sara Simeoni — Athletics, Women's High Jump
Salvatore Todisco — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
Francesco Damiani — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
Ezio Gamba — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
Edith Gufler — Shooting, Women's Air Rifle Individual Competition
Marco Marin — Fencing, Men's Sabre
Maurizio Damilano — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
Sandro Bellucci — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Giovanni Evangelisti — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Luciano Bruno — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Angelo Musone — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
Stefano Cerioni — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition
Roberto Manzi, Angelo Mazzoni, Stefano Bellone, Sandro Cuomo, and Cosimo Ferro — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
Dorina Vaccaroni — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
Carlo Massullo — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
Luca Scribani Rossi — Shooting, Skeet Individual Competition
Fabio 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 Competition
Giorgio Gorla and Alfio Peraboni — Sailing, Men's Team Competition
Two 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 Competition
Men's 100 metres
Stefano Tilli
Antonio Ullo
Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Men's 200 metres
Pietro Mennea
Stefano Tilli
Carlo Simionato
Men's 800 metres
Donato Sabia
Riccardo Materazzi
Men's 1,500 metres
Riccardo Materazzi
Stefano Mei
Claudio Patrignani
Men's 5,000 metres
Salvatore Antibo
Heat — 13:46.32
Semifinals — 13:47.53 (→ did not advance)
Piero Selvaggio
Heat — 14:04.74 (→ did not advance)
Antonio Selvaggio
Heat — 13:55.73 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Alberto Cova
Heat — 28:26.10
Final — 27:47.54 (→ Gold Medal)
Salvatore Antibo
Heat — 28:22.57
Final — 28:06.50 (→ 4th place)
Francesco Panetta
Heat — 29:00.78 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Giovanni d'Aleo
Final — 2:20:12 (→ 35th place)
Marco Marchei
Final — 2:22:38 (→ 43rd place)
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Daniele Fontecchio
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Francesco Panetta
Franco Boffi
Men's 4×100 metres Relay
Antonio Ullo
Giovanni Bongiorni
Stefano Tilli
Pietro Mennea
Men's 4×400 metres Relay
Roberto Tozzi
Ernesto Nocco
Roberto Ribaud
Pietro Mennea
Donato Sabia
Mauro Zuliani
Men's Long Jump
Giovanni Evangelisti
Qualification — 7.94m
Final — 8.24m (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's Triple Jump
Dario Badinelli
Qualification — 16.13m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Agostino Ghesini
Qualification — 72.96m (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's Pole Vault
Mauro Barella
Qualifying Round — 5.35m
Final — 5.30m (→ 8th place)
Men's Shot Put
Alessandro Andrei
Qualification — 20.18 m
Final — 21.26 m (→ Gold Medal)
Marco Montelatici
Qualification — 20.14 m
Final — 19.98 m (→ 6th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Luciano Zerbini
Final — 63.50m (→ 7th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
Orlando Bianchini
Qualification — 74.02m
Final — 75.94m (→ 4th place)
Giampaolo Urlando
Qualification — 72.42m
Final — 75.96m (→ finished fourth but was subsequently disqualified as his doping tests proved positive)
Lucio Serrani
Qualification — 70.64m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
Maurizio Damilano
Final — 1:23:26 (→ Bronze Medal)
Carlo Mattioli
Final — 1:25:07 (→ 5th place)
Alessandro Pezzatini
Final — 1:32:27 (→ 28th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Sandro Bellucci
Final — 3:53:45 (→ Bronze Medal)
Raffaello Ducceschi
Final — 3:59:26 (→ 5th place)
Maurizio Damilano
Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
Women's Competition
Women's 200 metres
Marisa Masullo
Women's 400 metres
Erica Rossi
Women's 800 metres
Gabriella Dorio
Women's 1,500 metres
Gabriella Dorio
Heat — 4:04.51
Final — 4:03.25 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 3,000 metres
Agnese Possamai
Heat — 8.45.84
Final — 9.10.82 (→ 10th place)
Women's Marathon
Laura Fogli
Final — 2:29:28 (→ 9th place)
Alba Milana
Final — 2:33:01 (→ 12th place)
Paola Moro
Final — 2:37:06 (→ 20th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
Giuseppina Cirulli
Heat — 57.49
Semifinal — 56.45 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Patrizia Lombardo
Cosetta Campana
Marisa Masullo
Erica Rossi
Giuseppina Cirulli
Women's High Jump
Sara Simeoni
Qualification — 1.90m
Final — 2.00m (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Javelin Throw
Fausta Quintavalla
Qualification — 57.66m (→ did not advance)
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary 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)
Quarterfinals
Lost to Canada (72-78)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Defeated West Germany (98-71)
5th/6th place: Defeated Uruguay (111-102) → Fifth place
Team Roster
Carlo Caglieris
Roberto Premier
Marco Bonamico
Enrico Gilardi
Walter Magnifico
Roberto Brunamonti
Renato Villalta
Dino Meneghin
Antonello Riva
Renzo Vecchiato
Pierluigi Marzorati
Romeo Sacchetti
Men'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 race
Alberto 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 trial
Marcello Bartalini
Marco Giovannetti
Eros Poli
Claudio Vandelli
Sprint
Gabriele Sella
Vincenzo Ceci
1000m time trial
Stefano Baudino
Individual pursuit
Roberto Calovi
Maurizio Colombo
Team pursuit
Roberto Amadio
Massimo Brunelli
Maurizio Colombo
Silvio Martinello
Points race
Stefano Allocchio
Silvio Martinello
Women's individual road race
Maria Canins — 2:11:14 (→ 5th place)
Luisa Seghezzi — 2:13:28 (→ 9th place)
Roberta Bonanomi — 2:15:13 (→ 23rd place)
Emanuela Menuzzo
Men's 3m Springboard
Piero Italiani
Preliminary Round — 573.69
Final — 578.94 (→ 6th place)
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1984.
Men's foil
Mauro Numa
Stefano Cerioni
Andrea Borella
Men's team foil
Mauro Numa, Andrea Borella, Andrea Cipressa, Stefano Cerioni, Angelo Scuri
Men's épée
Stefano Bellone
Angelo Mazzoni
Sandro Cuomo
Men's team épée
Stefano Bellone, Sandro Cuomo, Cosimo Ferro, Roberto Manzi, Angelo Mazzoni
Men's sabre
Marco Marin
Giovanni Scalzo
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Men's team sabre
Marco Marin, Gianfranco Dalla Barba, Giovanni Scalzo, Ferdinando Meglio, Angelo Arcidiacono
Women's foil
Dorina Vaccaroni
Carola Cicconetti
Margherita Zalaffi
Women's team foil
Dorina Vaccaroni, Clara Mochi, Margherita Zalaffi, Lucia Traversa, Carola Cicconetti
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group D)
Italy – Egypt 1-0
Italy – United States 1-0
Italy – Costa Rica 0-1
Quarterfinals
Italy – Chile 1-0 (after extra time)
Semifinals
Italy – Brazil 1-2 (after extra time)
Bronze Medal Match
Italy – Yugoslavia 1-2
Team 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 Serena
Head Coach: Enzo Bearzot
Three 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 Competition
Men's 100m Freestyle
Fabrizio Rampazzo
Heat — 51.71
B-Final — 51.56 (→ 12th place)
Marco Colombo
Heat — 52.34 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Marco Dell'Uomo
Heat — 1:51.67
Final — 1:52.20 (→ 6th place)
Paolo Revelli
Heat — 1:53.46 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Marco Dell'Uomo
Heat — 3:55.00
Final — 3:55.44 (→ 7th place)
Stefano Grandi
Heat — 3:56.23
B-Final — 3:57.17 (→ 12th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Stefano Grandi
Heat — 15:22.49
Final — 15:28.58 (→ 6th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Paolo Falchini
Heat — 58.65 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Fabrizio Bortolon
Heat — 59.27 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Paolo Falchini
Heat — 2:04.59
B-Final — 2:04.64 (→ 9th place)
Fabrizio Bortolon
Heat — 2:06.46
B-Final — 2:05.86 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Raffaele Avagnano
Heat — 1:04.09
Final — 1:04.11 (→ 8th place)
Gianni Minervini
Heat — 1:04.37
B-Final — 1:03.99 (→ 9th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Marco del Prete
Heat — 2:18.90
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Raffaele Avagnano
Heat — 2:22.90 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Fabrizio Rampazzo
Heat — 55.70
B-Final — DNS (→ no ranking)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Paolo Revelli
Heat — 2:00.38
B-Final — 2:01.58 (→ 14th place)
Fabrizio Rampazzo
Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Giovanni Franceschi
Heat — 2:06.76
B-Final — 2:06.10 (→ 11th place)
Maurizio Divano
Heat — 2:07.19
B-Final — 2:06.72 (→ 12th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Maurizio Divano
Heat — 4:23.61
Final — 4:22.76 (→ 5th place)
Giovanni Franceschi
Heat — 4:23.03
Final — 4:26.05 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Marcello Guarducci, Raffaele Francesch, Metello Savino, and Marco Colombo
Heat — 3:25.37
Marcello Guarducci, Marco Colombo, Metello Savino, and Fabrizio Rampazzo
Final — 3:24.97 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Marco Colombo, Marcello Guarducci, Fabrizio Rampazzo, and Marco Dell'Uomo
Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Paolo Falchini, Gianni Minervini, Fabrizio Rampazzo, and Marcello Guarducci
Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Competition
Silvia Persi, Grazia Colombo, Carla Lasi, Monica Olmi, Manuela Carosi, Carlotta Tagnin, Manuela Dalla Valle, Laura Belotti, Roberta Lanzarotti, Cristina Quintarelli, and Roberta Felotti
Women's 100m Freestyle
Silvia Persi
Heat — 57.62
B-Final — 57.24 (→ 10th place)
Grazia Colombo
Heat — 59.43 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Silvia Persi
Heat — 2:03.98
B-Final — 2:03.17 (→ 9th place)
Carla Lasi
Heat — 2:04.60 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Carla Lasi
Heat — 4:18.90
B-Final — 4:18.57 (→ 12th place)
Monica Olmi
Heat — 4:18.70
B-Final — 4:19.22 (→ 13th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Carla Lasi
Heat — 8:41.84
Final — 8:42.45 (→ 5th place)
Monica Olmi
Heat — 8:45.83
Final — 8:47.32 (→ 7th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Monica Olmi, Silvia Persi, Grazia Colombo, and Manuela Dalla Valle
Heat — 3:52.89 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Manuela Carosi, Manuela Dalla Valle, Roberta Lanzarotti, and Silvia Persi
Heat — 4:17.90
Final — 4:17.40 (→ 5th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Manuela Carosi
Heat — 1:04.77
B-Final — 1:04.52 (→ 10th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Manuela Carosi
Heat — 2:25.45 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Roberta Lanzarotti
Heat — 2:14.53
B-Final — 2:14.54 (→ 10th place)
Monica Olmi
Heat — 2:18.72
B-Final — 2:16.47 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Manuela Dalla Valle
Heat — 2:20.50
Final — 2:19.69 (→ 6th place)
Silvia Persi
Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Roberta Felotti
Heat — 4:54.14
B-Final — 4:57.74 (→ 12th place)
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated Canada (3-1)
Defeated China (3-0)
Lost to Japan (2-3)
Defeated Egypt (3-0)
Semi Finals
Lost to Brazil (1-3)
Bronze Medal Match
Defeated Canada (3-0) → Bronze Medal
Team Roster
Franco Bertoli
Francesco Dall'Olio
Giancarlo Dametto
Guido de Luigi
Giovanni Errichiello
Giovanni Lanfranco
Andrea Lucchetta
Pier Paolo Lucchetta
Marco Negri
Piero Rebaudengo
Amauri Ribeiro
Paolo Vecchi
Fabio Vullo
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary 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 place
Team Roster
Roberto Gandolfi
Alfio Misaggi
Andrea Pisano
Antonello Steardo
Mario Fiorillo
Gianni de Magistris
Marco Galli
Marco d’Altrui
Marco Baldineti
Vincenzo d’Angelo
Romeo Collina
Stefano Postiglione
Umberto Panerai
