Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics


Italy competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 253 competitors, 212 men and 41 women, took part in 140 events in 23 sports.

Medalists

Gold

, competing in his fifth Olympic archery contest, dropped to 33rd place in the field. Fellow veteran Ilario Di Buò advanced to the quarterfinal, nearly missing a semifinal berth. The Italians also just missed the cutoff for the final by one ranking in the team round.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Shot Put
Men's Long Jump
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Women's Marathon
Men's Flyweight
Men's Featherweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Light-Middleweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight

Cycling

Eighteen cyclists, fourteen men and four women, represented Italy in 1988.
;Men's road race
;Men's team time trial
;Men's sprint
;Men's individual pursuit
;Men's team pursuit
;Men's points race
;Women's road race
;Women's sprint

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1988.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil
Men's Team Competition
  1. Stefano Tacconi
  2. Roberto Cravero
  3. Andrea Carnevale
  4. Luigi De Agostini
  5. Ciro Ferrara
  6. Mauro Tassotti
  7. Angelo Colombo
  8. Luca Pellegrini
  9. Massimo Brambati
  10. Stefano Carobbi
  11. Massimo Crippa
  12. Giuliano Giuliani
  13. Paolo Virdis
  14. Ruggiero Rizzitelli
  15. Roberto Galia
  16. Giuseppe Iachini
  17. Stefano Desideri
  18. Massimo Mauro
  19. Alberigo Evani
  20. Gianluca Pagliuca
Head Coach: Francesco Rocca

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1988. Carlo Massullo won an individual silver and the team won silver too.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition
Women's Singles Competition

Men's Team Competition

Men's Team Competition

Wrestling