Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics
# Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. The country sent a delegation of 344 athletes to compete.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Matteo Tagliariol | Fencing | Men's individual épée | August 10 |
| Gold | Giulia Quintavalle | Judo | Women's 57 kg | August 11 |
| Gold | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Women's individual foil | August 11 |
| Gold | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | August 13 |
| Gold | Chiara Cainero | Shooting | Women's skeet | August 14 |
| Gold | Andrea Minguzzi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg | August 14 |
| Gold | Alex Schwazer | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | August 22 |
| Gold | Roberto Cammarelle | Boxing | Super heavyweight | August 24 |
| Silver | Giovanni Pellielo | Shooting | Men's trap | August 10 |
| Silver | Ilario Di Buò Marco Galiazzo Mauro Nespoli | Archery | Men's team | August 11 |
| Silver | Francesco D'Aniello | Shooting | Men's double trap | August 12 |
| Silver | Alessia Filippi | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | August 16 |
| Silver | Luca Agamennoni Simone Venier Rossano Galtarossa Simone Raineri | Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls | August 17 |
| Silver | Alessandra Sensini | Sailing | Women's sailboard | August 20 |
| Silver | Mauro Sarmiento | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | August 22 |
| Silver | Josefa Idem | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | August 23 |
| Silver | Clemente Russo | Boxing | Heavyweight | August 23 |
| Bronze | Tatiana Guderzo | Cycling | Women's road race | August 10 |
| Bronze | Margherita Granbassi | Fencing | Women's individual foil | August 11 |
| Bronze | Salvatore Sanzo | Fencing | Men's individual foil | August 13 |
| Bronze | Matteo Tagliariol Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Stefano Carozzo | Fencing | Men's team épée | August 15 |
| Bronze | Valentina Vezzali Giovanna Trillini Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori | Fencing | Women's team foil | August 16 |
| Bronze | Aldo Montano Luigi Tarantino Giampiero Pastore Diego Occhiuzzi | Fencing | Men's team sabre | August 17 |
| Bronze | Diego Romero | Sailing | Men's Laser class | August 19 |
| Bronze | Elisa Rigaudo | Athletics | Women's 20 km walk | August 21 |
| Bronze | Vincenzo Picardi | Boxing | Flyweight | August 22 |
| Bronze | Andrea Facchin Antonio Scaduto | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 m | August 22 |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fencing | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |

## Archery

At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Italy's men's team placed fifth and its women's team placed fourth. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ilario Di Buò | Individual | 670 | 9 | Bulíř (CZE) (56) W 111–100 | Wunderle (USA) (41) L 108 (17)–108 (19) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marco Galiazzo | Individual | 667 | 12 | Dall (DEN) (53) W 114–97 | Wills (GBR) (21) L 110–109 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mauro Nespoli | Individual | 649 | 44 | Wills (GBR) (21) L 99–103 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ilario Di Buò Marco Galiazzo Mauro Nespoli | Team | 1986 | 6 | — | — | Canada (CAN) (11) W 219–217 | Malaysia (MAS) (3) W 218–213 | Ukraine (UKR) (2) W 223–221 | South Korea (KOR) (1) L 227–225 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Pia Lionetti | Individual | 613 | 51 | Schuh (FRA) (14) L 107–112 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elena Tonetta | Individual | 595 | 55 | Rendón (COL) (10) L 106 (9)–106 (10) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalia Valeeva | Individual | 634 | 30 | Bannova (KAZ) (35) W 107–105 | Joo H-J (KOR) (3) L 108–110 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pia Lionetti Elena Tonetta Natalia Valeeva | Team | 1842 | 9 | — | — | Chinese Taipei (TPE) (8) W 215–211 | South Korea (KOR) (1) L 231–217 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Simone Collio | 100 m | 10.32 | 3 Q | 10.33 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabio Cerutti | 100 m | 10.49 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Claudio Licciardello | 400 m | 45.25 | 3 Q | — | — | 45.64 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christian Obrist | 1500 m | 3:35.91 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:37.47 | 4 Q | 3:39.87 | 11 |
| Matteo Villani | 3000 m steeplechase | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabio Cerutti Simone Collio Emanuele Di Gregorio Jacques Riparelli | 4 × 100 m relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ottaviano Andriani | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:16:10 | 23 |
| Stefano Baldini | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:13:25 | 12 |
| Ruggero Pertile | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:13:39 | 15 |
| Ivano Brugnetti | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:19:51 | 5 |
| Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:26:53 | 37 |
| Giorgio Rubino | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:22:11 | 18 |
| Diego Cafagna | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Marco De Luca | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:54:47 | 19 |
| Alex Schwazer | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:37:09 OR | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Andrew Howe | Long jump | 7.81 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabrizio Donato | Triple jump | 16.70 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrea Bettinelli | High jump | 2.25 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Filippo Campioli | High jump | 2.25 | =9 Q | 2.20 | =10 |
| Alessandro Talotti | High jump | 2.20 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giuseppe Gibilisco | Pole vault | 5.65 | 13 q | NM | — |
| Hannes Kirchler | Discus throw | 56.44 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marco Lingua | Hammer throw | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicola Vizzoni | Hammer throw | 75.01 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Anita Pistone | 100 m | 11.43 | 2 Q | 11.56 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vincenza Calì | 200 m | 23.44 | 6 q | 23.56 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Libania Grenot | 400 m | 50.87 NR | 1 Q | — | — | 50.83 NR | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elisa Cusma | 800 m | 2:00.24 | 5 q | — | — | 1:59.52 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Silvia Weissteiner | 5000 m | 15:23.45 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Micol Cattanéo | 100 m hurdles | 13.13 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elena Romagnolo | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:27.48 | 5 q | — | — | — | — | 9:30.04 | 11 |
| Bruna Genovese | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31:31 | 17 |
| Anna Incerti | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:30:55 | 14 |
| Vincenza Sicari | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:33:31 | 29 |
| Elisa Rigaudo | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:27:12 | |
| Audrey Alloh Giulia Arcioni Vincenza Calì Anita Pistone | 4 × 100 m relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Magdelín Martínez | Triple jump | 13.70 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antonietta Di Martino | High jump | 1.93 | =5 q | 1.93 | =10 |
| Assunta Legnante | Shot put | 18.74 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chiara Rosa | Shot put | 18.74 | 9 Q | 18.22 | 13 |
| Zahra Bani | Javelin throw | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Clarissa Claretti | Hammer throw | 71.82 | 5 Q | 71.33 | 7 |
| Silvia Salis | Hammer throw | 62.28 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Agnese Allegrini | Women's singles | Griga (UKR) L 15–21, 11–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Vincenzo Picardi | Flyweight | Chiyanika (ZAM) W 10–3 | Payano (DOM) W 8–4 | Cherif (TUN) W 7–5 | Jongjohor (THA) L 1–7 | Did not advance | |
| Vittorio Parrinello | Bantamweight | Bye | Petchkoom (THA) L 1–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessio di Savino | Featherweight | Williams (USA) L 1–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Domenico Valentino | Lightweight | Tamsamani (MAR) W 15–4 | Ugás (CUB) L 2–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Clemente Russo | Heavyweight | — | Zuyeu (BLR) W 7–1 | Usyk (UKR) W 7–4 | Wilder (USA) W 7–1 | Chakhkiev (RUS) L 2–4 | |
| Roberto Cammarelle | Super heavyweight | — | Tomasović (CRO) W 13–1 | Rivas (COL) W 9–5 | Price (GBR) W RSC | Zhang Zl (CHN) W RSC | |

## Canoeing

### Slalom

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Daniele Molmenti | Men's K-1 | 85.13 | 5 | 83.46 | 3 | 168.59 | 3 Q | 88.56 | 8 Q | 142.37 | 10 | 230.93 | 10 |
| Andrea Benetti Erik Masoero | Men's C-2 | 100.08 | 9 | 102.20 | 9 | 202.28 | 8 Q | 103.64 | 6 Q | 100.48 | 5 | 204.12 | 5 |
| Cristina Giai Pron | Women's K-1 | 102.75 | 9 | 100.95 | 9 | 203.70 | 9 Q | 104.52 | 5 Q | 251.26 | 10 | 355.78 | 10 |

### Sprint

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michele Zerial | K-1 500 m | 1:36.950 | 3 QS | 1:42.931 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrea Facchin Antonio Scaduto | K-2 500 m | 1:30.240 | 3 QF | Bye | Bye | 1:31.934 | 9 |
| Andrea Facchin Antonio Scaduto | K-2 1000 m | 3:18.897 | 3 QF | Bye | Bye | 3:14.750 | |
| Franco Benedini Luca Piemonte Alberto Ricchetti Antonio Rossi | K-4 1000 m | 2:58.627 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 2:57.626 | 4 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Josefa Idem | K-1 500 m | 1:48.864 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 1:50.677 | |
| Stefania Cicali Fabiana Sgroi | K-2 500 m | 1:47.018 | 6 QS | 1:46.163 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefania Cicali Alice Fagioli Alessandra Galiotto Fabiana Sgroi | K-4 500 m | 1:37.436 | 4 QS | 1:37.887 | 3 Q | 1:36.770 | 8 |

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling

### Road

Davide Rebellin won the silver medal in the men's road race, but was stripped of that medal, as he tested positive for CERA after the event.

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Paolo Bettini | Road race | 6:24:24 | 18 |
| Marzio Bruseghin | Road race | 6:34:26 | 63 |
| Marzio Bruseghin | Time trial | 1:06:20 | 22 |
| Vincenzo Nibali | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Vincenzo Nibali | Time trial | 1:05:36 | 15 |
| Franco Pellizotti | Road race | 6:31:06 | 50 |
| Davide Rebellin | Road race | 6:23:49 | DSQ |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Noemi Cantele | Road race | 3:32:45 | 15 |
| Vera Carrara | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Tatiana Guderzo | Road race | 3:32:24 | |
| Tatiana Guderzo | Time trial | 36:37.97 | 12 |

### Track

Italy had qualified places for the men's keirin, sprint, madison and points race.

**Sprint**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Roberto Chiappa | Men's sprint | 10.314 69.808 | 8 Q | Watanabe (JPN) W 10.786 66.753 | Bourgain (FRA) L | Awang (MAS) Nimke (GER) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place final Nimke (GER) Bayley (AUS) Watanabe (JPN) L | 10 |

**Keirin**

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Roberto Chiappa | Men's keirin | 6 R | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Omnium**

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Angelo Ciccone | Men's points race | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Vera Carrara | Women's points race | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Angelo Ciccone Fabio Masotti | Men's madison | 0 | −3 | 14 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Marco Aurelio Fontana | Men's cross-country | 1:59:59 | 5 |
| Yader Zoli | Men's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 30 |
| Eva Lechner | Women's cross-country | 1:58:22 | 16 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Manuel de Vecchi | Men's BMX | 36.351 | 10 | 11 | 3 Q | 20 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Diving

### Men

| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nicola Marconi | 3 m springboard | 430.90 | 18 Q | 444.55 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tommaso Marconi | 3 m springboard | 360.15 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesco Dell'Uomo | 10 m platform | 388.80 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Tania Cagnotto | 3 m springboard | 332.90 | 6 Q | 332.40 | 5 Q | 349.20 | 5 |
| Maria Marconi | 3 m springboard | 286.10 | 14 Q | 277.50 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tania Cagnotto | 10 m platform | 328.30 | 11 Q | 296.60 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valentina Marocchi | 10 m platform | 313.05 | 15 Q | 283.15 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noemi Batki Francesca Dallapè | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 296.70 | 6 |

## Equestrian

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Pierluigi Sangiorgi | Flourian | Individual | 61.875 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Susanna Bordone | Ava | Individual | 37.80 | 8 | 28.80 | 66.60 | 21 | 20.00 | 86.60 | 26 Q | 14.00 | 100.60 | 23 | 100.60 | 23 |
| Stefano Brecciaroli | Cappa Hill | Individual | 50.00 # | 33 | 62.00 | 112.00 # | 46 | 4.00 | 116.00 # | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 116.00 | 40 |
| Fabio Magni | Southern King V | Individual | 49.60 | 31 | 70.00 | 119.60 # | 50 | 0.00 | 119.60 # | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 119.60 | 41 |
| Vittoria Panizzon | Rock Model | Individual | 50.60 # | 35 | 18.40 | 69.00 | 25 | 0.00 | 69.00 | 17 Q | 8.00 | 77.00 | 16 | 77.00 | 16 |
| Roberto Rotatori | Irham De Viages | Individual | 40.00 | 12 | 22.80 | 62.80 | 17 | 28.00 | 90.80 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 90.80 | 29 |
| Susanna Bordone Stefano Brecciaroli Fabio Magni Vittoria Panizzon Roberto Rotatori | See above | Team | 127.40 | 5 | 71.00 | 198.40 | 4 | 48.00 | 246.40 | 6 | — | — | — | 246.40 | 6 |

# – Indicates that points do not count in team total

# Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Diego Confalonieri | Individual épée | Bye | Motyka (POL) W 15–10 | Imre (HUN) W 15–9 | Abajo (ESP) L 13–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfredo Rota | Individual épée | Bye | Boczko (HUN) L 10–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matteo Tagliariol | Individual épée | Bye | Torkildsen (NOR) W 15–10 | Robeiri (FRA) W 15–11 | Verwijlen (NED) W 15–11 | Abajo (ESP) W 15–12 | Jeannet (FRA) W 15–9 | |
| Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol | Team épée | — | — | Bye | South Korea (KOR) W 45–37 | France (FRA) L 39–45 | China (CHN) W 45–35 | |
| Andrea Cassarà | Individual foil | — | Bye | Schlosser (AUT) W 15–8 | Zhu J (CHN) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salvatore Sanzo | Individual foil | — | Bye | McGuire (CAN) W 15–3 | Le Péchoux (FRA) W 10–9 | Ota (JPN) L 14–15 | Zhu J (CHN) W 15–14 | |
| Aldo Montano | Individual sabre | Bye | Beaudry (CAN) W 15–4 | Pina (ESP) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diego Occhiuzzi | Individual sabre | Bye | Pina (ESP) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luigi Tarantino | Individual sabre | Bye | Agresta (BRA) W 15–8 | Sanson (FRA) W 15–7 | Zhong M (CHN) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aldo Montano Diego Occhiuzzi Giampiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino | Team sabre | — | — | — | Belarus (BLR) W 45–39 | France (FRA) L 41–45 | Russia (RUS) W 45–44 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Margherita Granbassi | Individual foil | Bye | Angad-Gaur (NED) W 11–6 | Nikichina (RUS) W 11–4 | Lamonova (RUS) W 12–7 | Vezzali (ITA) L 3–12 | Trillini (ITA) W 15–12 | |
| Giovanna Trillini | Individual foil | Bye | Compañy (CUB) W 15–7 | Shanaeva (RUS) W 15–3 | Wächter (GER) W 15–8 | Nam H-H (KOR) L 10–15 | Granbassi (ITA) L 12–15 | 4 |
| Valentina Vezzali | Individual foil | Bye | Mroczkiewicz (POL) W 15–3 | Zhang L (CHN) W 10–7 | Knapek (HUN) W 15–3 | Granbassi (ITA) W 12–3 | Nam H-H (KOR) W 6–5 | |
| Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali | Team foil | — | — | — | China (CHN) W 37–24 | Russia (RUS) L 21–22 | Hungary (HUN) W 32–23 | |
| Ilaria Bianco | Individual sabre | Bye | Huang Hy (CHN) W 15–12 | Velikaya (RUS) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gioia Marzocca | Individual sabre | Bye | Kharlan (UKR) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football (soccer)

### Men's tournament

**Roster**

The following is the Italy squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Pierluigi Casiraghi

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Emiliano Viviano | (1985-12-01)1 December 1985 (aged 22) | 30 | 0 | Brescia |
| 2 | 2DF | Marco Motta | (1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 22) | 52 | 6 | Udinese |
| 3 | 2DF | Paolo De Ceglie | (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 21) | 13 | 2 | Juventus |
| 4 | 3MF | Antonio Nocerino (c) | (1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 23) | 39 | 0 | Palermo |
| 5 | 3MF | Luca Cigarini | (1986-06-20)20 June 1986 (aged 22) | 21 | 1 | Parma |
| 6 | 2DF | Domenico Criscito | (1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 21) | 34 | 3 | Genoa |
| 7 | 3MF | Riccardo Montolivo | (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 23) | 35 | 4 | Fiorentina |
| 8 | 3MF | Claudio Marchisio | (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 22) | 9 | 1 | Juventus |
| 9 | 4FW | Tommaso Rocchi* | (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 30) | 18 | 7 | Lazio |
| 10 | 4FW | Sebastian Giovinco | (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 21) | 37 | 7 | Juventus |
| 11 | 4FW | Giuseppe Rossi | (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 21) | 38 | 15 | Villarreal |
| 12 | 3MF | Daniele Dessena | (1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 21) | 22 | 6 | Sampdoria |
| 13 | 2DF | Andrea Coda | (1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 23) | 44 | 1 | Udinese |
| 14 | 4FW | Robert Acquafresca | (1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 20) | 22 | 8 | Cagliari |
| 15 | 2DF | Salvatore Bocchetti | (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Genoa |
| 16 | 2DF | Lorenzo De Silvestri | (1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 20) | 50 | 23 | Lazio |
| 17 | 3MF | Ignazio Abate | (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 21) | 17 | 2 | Torino |
| 18 | 1GK | Andrea Consigli | (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 21) | 41 | 0 | Atalanta |
| 20 | 3MF | Antonio Candreva | (1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 21) | 28 | 1 | Livorno |
| 21 | 4FW | Andrea Russotto | (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 20) | 44 | 11 | Napoli |

* Over-aged player.

**Notes**

* ↑ Replaces Claudio Marchisio who was injured during the competition
* ↑ Replaces Tommaso Rocchi who was injured during the competition

**Group play**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

## Gymnastics

### Artistic

**Team**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Matteo Angioletti | Team | 14.250 | — | 15.625 | 16.500 | — | 13.575 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alberto Busnari | Team | 13.525 | 15.125 | — | — | 14.625 | 14.375 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Igor Cassina | Team | — | 13.800 | — | — | 14.125 | 16.000 Q | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrea Coppolino | Team | 14.025 | 12.925 | 15.975 Q | 14.825 | 13.675 | — | — | — | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matteo Morandi | Team | 14.175 | 13.700 | 16.025 Q | 16.100 | 13.725 | 13.850 | 87.575 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Enrico Pozzo | Team | 14.800 | 14.325 | 14.250 | 15.700 | 14.750 | 14.850 | 88.675 | 26 Q | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Total | Team | 63.125 | 57.250 | 56.950 | 61.875 | 57.225 | 59.075 | 355.500 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Individual finals**

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Igor Cassina | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | — | 15.675 | 15.675 | 4 |
| Andrea Coppolino | Rings | — | — | 16.225 | — | — | — | 16.225 | 4 |
| Matteo Morandi | Rings | — | — | 16.200 | — | — | — | 16.200 | 6 |
| Enrico Pozzo | All-around | 15.250 | 14.625 | 13.850 | 15.600 | 14.600 | 15.450 | 89.375 | 19 |

**Team**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Francesca Benolli | Team | 13.600 | 15.075 | 14.475 | 13.850 | 57.000 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Monica Bergamelli | Team | — | 13.900 | — | 14.350 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vanessa Ferrari | Team | 14.650 | 14.825 | 14.050 | 14.775 | 58.300 | 21 Q | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlotta Giovannini | Team | 13.575 | 15.100 Q | 14.475 | 13.900 | 57.050 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Federica Macrì | Team | 13.800 | — | 13.550 | — | — | — | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lia Parolari | Team | 14.575 | 14.075 | 14.375 | 15.175 | 58.200 | 23 Q | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Total | Team | 56.625 | 59.075 | 57.375 | 58.200 | 231.275 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Individual finals**

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Vanessa Ferrari | All-around | 13.950 | 14.700 | 15.200 | 15.600 | 59.450 | 11 |
| Carlotta Giovannini | Vault | — | 14.550 | — | — | 14.550 | 6 |
| Lia Parolari | All-around | 14.500 | 13.950 | 15.350 | 15.125 | 58.925 | 14 |

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs | Total | Rank | 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs | Total | Rank |
| Elisa Blanchi Fabrizia D'Ottavio Marinella Falca Daniela Masseroni Elisa Santoni Anzhelika Savrayuk | Team | 17.150 | 17.375 | 34.525 | 4 Q | 17.000 | 17.425 | 34.425 | 4 |

### Trampoline

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Flavio Cannone | Men's | 66.50 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Giovanni Casale | −66 kg | Bye | Novoa (CHI) W 1000–0000 | Pak C-M (PRK) L 0001–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Nurmuhammedow (TKM) W 0012–0000 | Dias (POR) W 1001–0001 | Gadanov (RUS) L 0010–1002 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giuseppe Maddaloni | −81 kg | Bye | Brenes (PUR) W 0020–0001 | Elmont (NED) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Nyamkhüü (MGL) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roberto Meloni | −90 kg | — | Borodavko (LAT) W 0100–0010 | Dafreville (FRA) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | González (CUB) W 1001–0001 | Santos (BRA) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paolo Bianchessi | +100 kg | Bye | Ishii (JPN) L 0000–1011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | El Shehaby (EGY) W 0010–0000 | Tmenov (RUS) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Giulia Quintavalle | −57 kg | Bönisch (GER) W 0101–0001 | Khishigbat (MGL) W 1010–0001 | Harel (FRA) W 0010–0001 | Pekli (AUS) W 0010–0002 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Gravenstijn (NED) W 0011–0001 | |
| Ylenia Scapin | −70 kg | Bye | Jacques (BEL) W 0010–0000 | Hernández (CUB) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | Alvear (COL) L 0010–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lucia Morico | −78 kg | Bye | Nakazawa (JPN) W 0010–0001 | San Miguel (ESP) L 0011–0220 | Did not advance | Bye | Silva (BRA) L 0000–1101 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michela Torrenti | +78 kg | Shepherd (AUS) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Nicola Benedetti | Men's | 183 | 14 | 1132 | 16–19 | 21 | 784 | 2:15.10 | 34 | 1180 | 144 | 16 | 1056 | 9:12.77 | 3 | 1192 | 5344 | 14 |
| Andrea Valentini | Men's | 182 | 16 | 1120 | 18–17 | 13 | 832 | 2:11.70 | 33 | 1220 | 228 | 22 | 972 | 9:24.82 | 12 | 1144 | 5288 | 17 |
| Sara Bertoli | Women's | 174 | 27 | 1024 | 13–22 | =29 | 712 | 2:21.92 | 23 | 1220 | 328 | 34 | 872 | 10:48.46 | 17 | 1128 | 4956 | 32 |
| Claudia Corsini | Women's | 184 | 8 | 1144 | 14–21 | 28 | 736 | 2:19.22 | 18 | 1252 | 84 | 17 | 1116 | 10:40.01 | 12 | 1160 | 5408 | 14 |

## Rowing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Giuseppe De Vita Raffaello Leonardo | Pair | 6:51:01 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:47:30 | 5 FB | 7:04:91 | 11 |
| Elia Luini Marcello Miani | Lightweight double sculls | 6:16:16 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:31:16 | 2 FA | 6:16:15 | 4 |
| Lorenzo Carboncini Carlo Mornati Niccolò Mornati Alessio Sartori | Four | 6:02:84 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:05:21 | 6 FB | 6:08:77 | 11 |
| Luca Agamennoni Rossano Galtarossa Simone Raineri Simone Venier | Quadruple sculls | 5:36:42 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 5:51:20 | 1 FA | 5:43:57 | |
| Catello Amarante Salvatore Amitrano Bruno Mascarenhas Jiri Vlcek | Lightweight four | 5:54:12 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:14:73 | 5 FB | 6:03:12 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gabriella Bascelli | Single sculls | 7:43:67 | 1 QF | — | — | 7:36:68 | 3 SA/B | 7:42:10 | 4 FB | 7:48:91 | 8 |
| Elisabetta Sancassani Laura Schiavone | Double sculls | 7:30:25 | 5 R | 7:08:00 | 4 FB | — | — | — | — | 7:29:22 | 10 |

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Fabian Heidegger | RS:X | 14 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 17 | EL | 138 | 20 |
| Diego Romero | Laser | 6 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | CAN | 6 | 75 | |
| Andrea Trani Gabria Zandona' | 470 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 91 | 6 |
| Diego Negri Luigi Viale | Star | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 10 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Alessandra Sensini | RS:X | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 40 | |
| Larissa Nevierov | Laser Radial | 17 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 21 | CAN | EL | 124 | 19 |
| Giulia Conti Giovanna Micol | 470 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 5 |
| Chiara Calligaris Giulia Pignolo Francesca Scognamillo | Yngling | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | CAN | CAN | EL | 74 | 15 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Giorgio Poggi | Finn | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | CAN | CAN | — | — | — | — | — | EL | 74 | 11 |
| Gianfranco Sibello Pietro Sibello | 49er | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 3 | CAN | CAN | CAN | 8 | 66 | 4 |
| Edoardo Bianchi Francesco Marcolini | Tornado | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 74 | 7 |

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Mauro Badaracchi | 10 m air pistol | 571 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrea Benelli | Skeet | 113 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesco Bruno | 50 m pistol | 554 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niccolò Campriani | 10 m air rifle | 594 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niccolò Campriani | 50 m rifle prone | 588 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niccolò Campriani | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1153 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesco D'Aniello | Double trap | 141 | 2 Q | 187 | |
| Marco De Nicolo | 10 m air rifle | 592 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marco De Nicolo | 50 m rifle prone | 593 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marco De Nicolo | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1169 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniele Di Spigno | Double trap | 135 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vigilio Fait | 10 m air pistol | 580 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vigilio Fait | 50 m pistol | 551 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ennio Falco | Skeet | 117 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erminio Frasca | Trap | 120 | 3 Q | 140 S/O 1 | 6 |
| Giovanni Pellielo | Trap | 120 | 4 Q | 143 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Chiara Cainero | Skeet | 72 OR | 1 Q | 93 | |
| Maura Genovesi | 10 m air pistol | 378 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maura Genovesi | 25 m pistol | 286 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valentina Turisini | 10 m air rifle | 393 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valentina Turisini | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 579 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deborah Gelisio | Trap | 66 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mattia Aversa | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.25 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niccolò Beni | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.99 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessio Boggiatto | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.80 | 7 Q | 1:59.77 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessio Boggiatto | 400 m individual medley | 4:10.68 | 6 Q | — | — | 4:12:16 | 4 |
| Emiliano Brembilla | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.04 | 9 Q | 1:47.70 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paolo Bossini | 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.98 | 2 Q | 2:09.95 | 7 Q | 2:11.48 | 8 |
| Alessandro Calvi | 50 m freestyle | 22.50 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Federico Colbertaldo | 400 m freestyle | 3:45.28 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Federico Colbertaldo | 1500 m freestyle | 14:51.44 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mirco di Tora | 100 m backstroke | 54.39 | 4 Q | 54.92 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Loris Facci | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.12 | 3 Q | 2:09.75 | 6 Q | 2:10.57 | 7 |
| Damiano Lestingi | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.53 | 11 Q | 1:58.25 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Filippo Magnini | 100 m freestyle | 48.30 | 10 Q | 48.11 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luca Marin | 400 m individual medley | 4:10.22 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:12.47 | 5 |
| Mattia Nalesso | 100 m butterfly | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Samuel Pizzetti | 1500 m freestyle | 15:07.02 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Massimiliano Rosolino | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.76 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Massimiliano Rosolino | 400 m freestyle | 3:45.57 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessandro Terrin | 100 m breaststroke | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessandro Calvi Christian Galenda Filippo Magnini Michele Santucci | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:12.65 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:11.48 NR | 4 |
| Marco Belotti Emiliano Brembilla Nicola Cassio Massimiliano Rosolino | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:07.84 | 2 Q | — | — | 7:05.35 | 4 |
| Mirco di Tora Filippo Magnini Mattia Nalesso Alessandro Terrin | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:34.32 | 8 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Romina Armellini | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.21 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ilaria Bianchi | 100 m butterfly | 58.12 | 7 Q | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paola Cavallino | 200 m butterfly | 2:10.46 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cristina Chiuso | 50 m freestyle | 25.74 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessia Filippi | 800 m freestyle | 8:21.95 | 4 Q | — | — | 8:20.23 | |
| Alessia Filippi | 400 m individual medley | 4:35.11 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:34.34 | 5 |
| Roberta Panara | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.90 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Federica Pellegrini | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.45 WR | 1 Q | 1:57.23 | 3 Q | 1:54.82 WR | |
| Federica Pellegrini | 400 m freestyle | 4:02.19 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 4:04.56 | 5 |
| Maria Laura Simonetto | 100 m freestyle | 56.72 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cristina Chiuso Erika Ferraioli Federica Pellegrini Maria Laura Simonetto | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:40.42 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alice Carpanese Alessia Filippi Federica Pellegrini Renata Spagnolo Flavia Zoccari* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:53.38 NR | 3 Q | — | — | 7:49.76 | 4 |
| Romina Armellini Ilaria Bianchi Roberta Panara Federica Pellegrini | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:04.93 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Beatrice Adelizzi Giulia Lapi | Duet | 46.834 | 7 | 47.000 | 93.834 | 7 Q | 46.917 | 93.751 | 7 |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mihai Bobocica | Men's singles | Norouzi (IRI) W 4–2 | Kuzmin (RUS) W 4–1 | Tokič (SLO) L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nikoleta Stefanova | Women's singles | Bye | Fadeeva (RUS) W 4–0 | Boroš (CRO) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tan Wenling | Women's singles | Bye | Sorochinskaya (UKR) W 4–2 | Li Qb (AUT) L 2-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mauro Sarmiento | Men's −80 kg | Konan (CIV) W 4–1 | S López (USA) W 1–0 | Cook (GBR) W 6–5 | Bye | Bye | Saei (IRI) L 2–4 | |
| Leonardo Basile | Men's +80 kg | Matos (CUB) L 1–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Veronica Calabrese | Women's −57 kg | Patiño (COL) W 2–0 | Diedhiou (SEN) W 3–0 | Lim S-J (KOR) L 1–5 | Bye | D López (USA) L 2–3 | Did not advance | 5 |

## Tennis

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Simone Bolelli | Singles | Hănescu (ROU) L 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andreas Seppi | Singles | Robredo (ESP) W 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 | Berdych (CZE) L 3–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Potito Starace | Singles | Nadal (ESP) L 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simone Bolelli Andreas Seppi | Doubles | — | Federer / Wawrinka (SUI) L 5–7, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sara Errani | Singles | Stosur (AUS) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Flavia Pennetta | Singles | Kanepi (EST) L 2–6, $6–7^{(6–8)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mara Santangelo | Singles | Safina (RUS) L 3–6, $6–7^{(1–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesca Schiavone | Singles | Amanmuradova (UZB) W 6–4, 6–2 | Radwańska (POL) W 6–3, $7–6^{(8–6)}$ | Zvonareva (RUS) L $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 4-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone | Doubles | — | Dellacqua / Molik (AUS) W 6–4, 6–4 | Chuang C-j / Chan Y-j (TPE) W $7–6^{(7–1)},$ 1–6, 8–6 | A Bondarenko / K Bondarenko (UKR) L 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mara Santangelo Roberta Vinci | Doubles | — | Kuznetsova / Safina (RUS) L 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Emilio D'Aquino | Men's | 18:22 | 0:28 | 58:56 | 0:29 | 35:43 | 1:53:58.22 | 40 |
| Daniel Fontana | Men's | 18:22 | 0:28 | 58:55 | 0:28 | 34:26 | 1:52:39.21 | 33 |
| Charlotte Bonin | Women's | 20:07 | 0:29 | 1:06:58 | 0:38 | 41:30 | 2:09:42.09 | 44 |
| Daniela Chmet | Women's | 20:00 | 0:31 | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped |

## Volleyball

### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Eugenio Amore Riccardo Lione | Men's | Pool D Araújo – Luiz (BRA) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21) Doppler – Gartmayer (AUT) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 22–24) Barsouk – Kolodinsky (RUS) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Indoor

Italy entered both a men's team and a women's team in the indoor tournaments. The men's team won all their group matches but one, thereby advancing to the medal round. There, they won the quarterfinal, but lost both the semifinal and the match for bronze, finishing in 4th place for the tournament. The women's team also won all group matches but one, also advancing to the medal round. They lost the quarterfinal however, finishing in a tie for 5th place in the tournament.

**Men's tournament**

**Roster**

The following is the Italian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luigi Mastrangelo | 17 August 1975 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 368 cm (145 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | M. Roma Volley |
| 3 | Mauro Gavotto | 16 April 1979 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Acqua Paradiso Gabeca |
| 5 | Valerio Vermiglio | 1 March 1976 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Lube Banca Marche |
| 6 | Marco Meoni | 25 May 1973 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 313 cm (123 in) | Copra Nordmeccanica |
| 7 | Alessandro Paparoni | 17 August 1981 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | Lube Banca Marche |
| 8 | Alberto Cisolla | 10 October 1977 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 367 cm (144 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | Sisley Treviso |
| 9 | Matteo Martino | 28 January 1987 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | Sparkling Milano |
| 11 | Hristo Zlatanov | 21 April 1976 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Copra Nordmeccanica |
| 12 | Mirko Corsano | 28 October 1973 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | Lube Banca Marche |
| 14 | Alessandro Fei | 29 November 1978 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Sisley Treviso |
| 15 | Emanuele Birarelli | 8 February 1981 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 316 cm (124 in) | Itas Diatec |
| 16 | Vigor Bovolenta | 30 May 1974 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 362 cm (143 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Copra Nordmeccanica |

**Men's tournament**

**Group play – Pool A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 460 | 371 | 1.240 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 439 | 401 | 1.095 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 421 | 451 | 0.933 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 392 | 448 | 0.875 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | |

**Women's tournament**

**Roster**

The following is the Italian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paola Croce | 6 March 1978 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 52 kg (115 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 265 cm (104 in) | Volley Bergamo |
| 3 | Nadia Centoni | 19 June 1981 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 291 cm (115 in) | RC Cannes |
| 5 | Martina Guiggi | 1 May 1984 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 6 | Jenny Barazza | 24 July 1981 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Volley Bergamo |
| 7 | Manuela Secolo | 22 February 1977 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 279 cm (110 in) | Famila Chieri |
| 8 | Paola Cardullo | 18 March 1982 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 268 cm (106 in) | Asystel Novara |
| 9 | Serena Ortolani | 7 January 1987 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | Yamamay Busto Arsizio |
| 11 | Francesca Piccinini | 10 January 1979 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 279 cm (110 in) | Volley Bergamo |
| 12 | Francesca Ferretti | 15 February 1984 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 296 cm (117 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 14 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | 22 December 1979 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 273 cm (107 in) | Volley Bergamo |
| 15 | Taismary Agüero | 5 March 1977 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Türk Telekom Ankara |
| 16 | Simona Gioli | 17 September 1977 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 283 cm (111 in) | Despar Sirio Perugia |

**Women's tournament**

**Group play – Pool A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 377 | 226 | 1.668 | 15 | 0 | MAX | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 372 | 315 | 1.181 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 353 | 312 | 1.131 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 343 | 349 | 0.983 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 323 | 404 | 0.800 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Algeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 230 | 392 | 0.587 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | Eliminated |

## Water polo

Italy participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team finished in 9th place, while the women's team finished in 6th place.

### Men's tournament

**Roster**

The following is the Italian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stefano Tempesti | GK | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 9 June 1979 | Pro Recco |
| 2 | Luigi Di Costanzo | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 5 February 1982 | Posillipo Naples |
| 3 | Leonardo Binchi | CB | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 27 August 1975 | Brescia |
| 4 | Fabrizio Buonocore | CB | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 28 April 1977 | Posillipo Naples |
| 5 | Valentino Gallo | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 July 1985 | Posillipo Naples |
| 6 | Maurizio Felugo | D | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 4 March 1981 | Pro Recco |
| 7 | Andrea Mangiante | CB | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 1 July 1976 | Pro Recco |
| 8 | Alberto Angelini | D | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 28 September 1974 | Pro Recco |
| 9 | Fabio Bencivenga | CF | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 20 January 1976 | Posillipo Naples |
| 10 | Alessandro Calcaterra | CF | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 26 May 1975 | Pro Recco |
| 11 | Leonardo Sottani | D | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 1 November 1973 | Cremona |
| 12 | Federico Mistrangelo | D | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 11 May 1981 | Savona |
| 13 | Fabio Violetti | GK | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 1 February 1974 | Posillipo Naples |

       Head coach: Paolo Malara

**Group play**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 8 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4 | Will play for places 7–10 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 4 | Will play for places 7–12 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 0 | Will play for places 7–12 |

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

| 10 August 2008 15:20 | Report | Croatia | 11–7 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS) |||
| 10 August 2008 15:20 | Report | Bošković 3, Bušlje 2, Marković 2 | Goals | Felugo 3, Calcaterra 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS) |
| 12 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Italy | 11–12 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA) |||
| 12 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Gallo 3, Felugo 3, Calcaterra 2, Sottani 2 | Goals | Powers 3, Azevedo 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA) |
| 14 August 2008 16:40 | Report | China | 7–19 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |||
| 14 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Xie 3, Han 2 | Goals | Calcaterra 4, Gallo 3, Angelini 3, Di Costanzo 2, Felugo 2, Mistrangelo 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |
| 16 August 2008 9:30 | Report | Germany | 8–7 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Turcotte (CAN) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Turcotte (CAN) |||
| 16 August 2008 9:30 | Report | Schertwitis 2 | Goals | Calcaterra 3 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Turcotte (CAN) |
| 18 August 2008 9:30 | Report | Serbia | 12–13 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Klopper (NED), Antsiferov (RUS) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Klopper (NED), Antsiferov (RUS) |||
| 18 August 2008 9:30 | Report | Šapić 3, Prlainović 2, Filipović 2, Vujasinović 2 | Goals | Calcaterra 3, Felugo 2, Bencivenga 2, Sottani 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Klopper (NED), Antsiferov (RUS) |

**Classification quarterfinal**

| 20 August 2008 09:30 | Report | Canada | 11–13 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Ni (CHN) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Ni (CHN) |||
| 20 August 2008 09:30 | Report | Graham 4, Miller 2 | Goals | Sottani 3, Gallo 2, Felugo 2, Calcaterra 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Ni (CHN) |

**Classification semifinal**

| 22 August 2008 10:50 | Report | Australia | 17–16 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Chaney (USA) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Chaney (USA) |||
| 22 August 2008 10:50 | Report | McGregor 3, Franklin 2, Figlioli 2, Maitland 2, Martin 2, Whalan 2 | Goals | Calcaterra 6, Gallo 2, Felugo 2, Angelini 2, Sottani 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Chaney (USA) |

**Classification 9th–10th**

| 24 August 2008 09:30 | Report | Italy | 10–8 | Germany | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Hart (AUS) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Hart (AUS) |||
| 24 August 2008 09:30 | Report | Calcaterra 5, Gallo 2, Angelini 2 | Goals | Savic 2, Schertwitis 2, Schlotterbeck 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Hart (AUS) |

### Women's tournament

**Roster**

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elena Gigli | GK | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 9 July 1985 | Giotti Fiorentina |
| 2 | Martina Miceli | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 22 October 1973 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 3 | Elisa Casanova | CF | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 26 November 1973 | Giotti Fiorentina |
| 4 | Silvia Bosurgi | D | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 17 April 1979 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 5 | Erzsebet Valkai | CF | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 6 March 1979 | Ecofim Roma |
| 6 | Manuela Zanchi | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 October 1977 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 7 | Tania di Mario | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 53 kg (117 lb) | 5 April 1979 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 8 | Cinzia Ragusa | CB | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 May 1977 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 9 | Francesca Pavan | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 24 April 1979 | Plebiscito Padova |
| 10 | Federica Rocco | CB | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 25 November 1984 | Plebiscito Padova |
| 11 | Maddalena Musumeci | CB | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 26 March 1976 | Geymonat Orizzonte |
| 12 | Teresa Frassinetti | CF | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 December 1985 | Giotti Fiorentina |
| 13 | Chiara Brancati | GK | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 July 1981 | Geymonat Orizzonte |

       Head coach: Mauro Maugeri

**Group play**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 5 | Qualified for semifinals |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
| China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 0 | Will play for places 7th–8th |

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

| 11 August 2008 14:20 | Report | Russia | 8–9 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE) |||
| 11 August 2008 14:20 | Report | Smurova 2 | Goals | Miceli 2, di Mario 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE) |
| 13 August 2008 15:40 | Report | United States | 9–9 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN) |||
| 13 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Hayes 2, Villa 2 | Goals | Miceli 2, di Mario 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN) |
| 15 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Italy | 10–9 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO) |||
| 15 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Casanova 4, di Mario 3 | Goals | Sun Ya. 3, Wang Yi 2, Qiao 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO) |

**Quarterfinal**

| 17 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Italy | 11–13 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Torsten Bock (GER), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Torsten Bock (GER), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE) |||
| 17 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Zanchi 4, Miceli 2, Bosurgi 2 | Goals | Cabout 4, de Bruijn 3, Smit 2, van Belkum 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Torsten Bock (GER), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE) |

**Classification 5th–6th**

| 19 August 2008 13:00 | Report | China | 10–7 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Gaetan Turcotte (CAN) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Gaetan Turcotte (CAN) |||
| 19 August 2008 13:00 | Report | Gao 4, Sun H. 2 | Goals | di Mario 3, Zanchi 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Gaetan Turcotte (CAN) |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Vito Dellino | Men's −56 kg | 110 | 15 | 137 | 14 | 247 | 14 |
| Giorgio De Luca | Men's −69 kg | 131 | 21 | 160 | DNF | 131 | DNF |
| Moreno Boer | Men's −105 kg | 150 | 17 | 170 | 18 | 330 | 18 |
| Genny Pagliaro | Women's −48 kg | 82 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |

## Wrestling

Key:

* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Andrea Minguzzi | −84 kg | Bye | Noumonvi (FRA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mishin (RUS) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Abrahamian (SWE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Fodor (HUN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Daigoro Timoncini | −96 kg | Kato (JPN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Khushtov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Mambetov (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
