Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from the 13th to the 29th of August 2004. The country has competed at every Summer Olympic games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Italian National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games. A total of 364 athletes, 229 men and 135 women, competed in 27 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Cycling | Men's road race | |||
| Fencing | Men's individual sabre | |||
| Fencing | Women's individual foil | |||
| Archery | Men's individual | |||
| Athletics | Men's 20 km walk | |||
| Fencing | Men's team foil | |||
| Shooting | Men's skeet | |||
| Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | |||
| Water polo | Women's tournament | |||
| Athletics | Men's marathon | |||
| Shooting | Men's trap | |||
| Fencing | Men's individual foil | |||
| Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | |||
| Fencing | Women's individual foil | |||
| Fencing | Men's team sabre | |||
| Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | |||
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 m | |||
| Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | |||
| Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic group all-around | |||
| Basketball | Men's tournament | |||
| Volleyball | Men's tournament | |||
| Fencing | Men's individual foil | |||
| Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | |||
| Judo | Women's 78 kg | |||
| Rowing | Men's double sculls | |||
| Rowing | Men's four | |||
| Gymnastics | Men's rings | |||
| Rowing | Men's lightweight four | |||
| Sailing | Women's sailboard | |||
| Athletics | Men's pole vault | |||
| Boxing | Super heavyweight | |||
| Football | Men's tournament |
Archery
Three Italian archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams. Marco Galiazzo earned the first archery gold medal in Italy's history. On his way to the final, he defeated countryman Ilario Di Buò in the round of 16. The three men did well enough in the ranking round to receive a bye in the first round of team competition, but were defeated by the United States in their first team match.Athletics
Italian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events.;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
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
| Paolo Casarsa | Result | 11.36 | 6.68 | 14.92 | 1.94 | 53.20 | 15.39 | 48.66 | 4.40 | 58.62 | 4:56.12 | 7404 | 28 |
| Paolo Casarsa | Points | 782 | 739 | 785 | 749 | 673 | 803 | 843 | 731 | 717 | 582 | 7404 | 28 |
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
Baseball
The Italian baseball team tied for 7th in the preliminary round and did not advance to the semifinals.;Roster
Manager: 30 – Giampiero Faraone
Coaches: 8 – Claudio Corradi, 12 – Manuel Cortina, 27 – Salvatore Varriale.
;Round robin
| Team | W | L | Tiebreaker |
| 6 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0-1 | |
| 5 | 2 | - | |
| 4 | 3 | - | |
| 3 | 4 | - | |
| 2 | 5 | - | |
| 1 | 6 | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | 0-1 |
Basketball
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold medal game
; Won silver medal
Boxing
Italy sent six boxers to Athens, winning a bronze medal to join a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medals count. Both boxers that had matches in the round of 32 won those bouts,. Four boxers won in the round of 16 to advance to quarterfinals, while two fell in that round. Only the super heavyweight Roberto Cammarelle survived the quarterfinal round, not falling until the semifinals to win the bronze medal. The combined record of the Italian boxers was 7-6.Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Cycling
Road
;Men;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Giorgia Bronzini | Road race | 3:28:39 | 37 |
| Noemi Cantele | Road race | 3:25:42 | 13 |
| Tatiana Guderzo | Road race | 3:25:42 | 26 |
| Tatiana Guderzo | Time trial | 34:14.47 | 21 |
Track
;Omnium| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Angelo Ciccone | Men's points race | 49 | 2 | 8 |
| Vera Carrara | Women's points race | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Mountain biking
Diving
Italian divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games.;Men
;Women
Equestrian
Eventing
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.Show jumping
Fencing
Twelve Italian fencers qualified for the following events:;Men
;Women
Football
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze Medal Final
; Won bronze medal
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
Rhythmic
Trampoline
Judo
Nine Italian judoka qualified for the following events.;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
Four Italian athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 UIPM World ChampionshipsRowing
Italian rowers qualified the following boats:;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
Italian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
;Men;Women
Softball
;Team Roster;Preliminary Round
| Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Pct |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 0.857 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0.571 | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0.429 | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0.286 | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0.286 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 0.143 |
Swimming
Italian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events :;Men
;Women
Synchronized swimming
Nine Italian synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.Table tennis
Five Italian table tennis players qualified for the following events.Taekwondo
Three Italian taekwondo jin qualified to compete.Tennis
Six Italian tennis players qualified to compete in the tennis tournament.;Men
;Women
Triathlon
Italy was again represented by three triathletes at the 2004 event, but unlike in the first competition in 2000 all the Italians in 2004 were women. Gemignani, who had been the nation's best finisher four years earlier, dropped one place in the rankings. However, the two Olympic rookies both placed better than Gemignani had in the first race.| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Nadia Cortassa | Women's | 20:36 | 0:19 | 1:09:51 | 0:22 | 35:18 | 2:05:45.35 | 5 |
| Silvia Gemignani | Women's | 18:45 | 0:21 | 1:11:41 | 0:23 | 38:30 | 2:08:56.94 | 21 |
| Beatrice Lanza | Women's | 19:47 | 0:19 | 1:10:37 | 0:23 | 37:35 | 2:07:59.26 | 15 |
Volleyball
Beach
Indoor
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold Medal Final
; Won Silver Medal
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
Water polo
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
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;7th-10th Semifinal
;7th-8th Place Final
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold Medal Final
; Won Gold Medal
Wrestling
;Key- - Victory by Fall.
- - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle