Italy at the Olympics
Italy has competed at all but one of the modern Olympic Games. Until 2009 it was believed that Italy did not take part at the 1904 Olympics. It was discovered by Olympic historians later on that cyclist Frank Bizzoni, believed to be an American national, was still an Italian citizen at the time of the games. However, the IOC does not officially recognize Italy’s participation in the 1904 Olympics, considering that there were only 12 participating nations.
Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 124 medals, and 577 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Italy has won a total of 246 gold medals which makes them the 6th most successful country in Olympic history, after the USA, the Soviet Union, Germany, Great Britain and France. Italy has the sixth highest medal total of all time with 701.
The Italian National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognised in 1913. The Italian Olympic Team has also competed in the Mediterranean Games where they have won a total of 1,786 medals, the most in the games' history. As of 2016 they are the most successful nation at fencing in Olympic history.
Hosted Games
Italy has hosted the Games on three occasions.| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
| 1956 Winter Olympics | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 26 January – 5 February | 32 | 821 | 24 |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Rome | 25 August – 11 September | 83 | 5,338 | 150 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Turin | 10 – 26 February | 80 | 2,508 | 84 |
| 2026 Winter Olympics | Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo | 6 – 22 February | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Medal tables
According to the official count of the International Olympic Committee, Italy has won 577 medals at Summer Olympics.In the Summer Olympic Games, Italy has finished 2nd in 1932, 3rd in 1960, 4th in 1936, and 5th in 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 and 1984. In the Winter Olympic Games, Italy has finished 4th in 1968 and 1994, and 6th in 1952 and 1992.
Italy ranks 1st all-time in fencing, 2nd in cycling, 3rd in luge, 4th in boxing and shooting, 5th in alpine skiing, and 6th in bobsled, cross-country skiing and short track speed skating.
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by summer sport
Medals by winter sport
- Not counting cyclist Enrico Brusoni gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Cycling Points Race, this medal is not recognized by IOC, but is recognized by Italian National Olympic Committee.
- Performance of cyclist Frank Bizzoni for the Italian team is not recognized by the IOC.
Athletes with most appearances
| Partecip. | Athlete | Born | Edition | Period | Sport | Tot. | |||
| 8 | Piero D'Inzeo | 1923 | 1948/1976 | 28 years | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Raimondo D'Inzeo | 1925 | 1948/1976 | 28 years | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 8 | Josefa Idem | 1964 | 1984/2012 | 28 years | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Giovanni Pellielo | 1970 | 1992/2016 | 24 years | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Angelo Mazzoni | 1961 | 1980/2000 | 20 years | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Andrea Benelli | 1960 | 1988/2008 | 20 years | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ilario Di Buò | 1965 | 1984/2008 | 20 years | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Wilfried Huber | 1970 | 1988/2006 | 18 years | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Alessandra Sensini | 1970 | 1992/2012 | 20 years | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Gerda Weissensteiner | 1969 | 1988/2006 | 18 years | & | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Armin Zöggeler | 1974 | 1994/2014 | 29 years | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Notes: in pink color the women athletes.
Athletes with most medals
The Italian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, is the fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti.| Athlete | Sport | Games | Total | |||
| Edoardo Mangiarotti | 1936–1948–1952–1956–1960 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Stefania Belmondo | 1992–1994–1998–2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Valentina Vezzali | 1996–2000–2004–2008–2012 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Giulio Gaudini | 1928–1932–1936 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Giovanna Trillini | 1992–1996–2000–2004–2008 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Arianna Fontana | 2006–2010–2014–2018 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Gustavo Marzi | 1928–1932–1936 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Manuela Di Centa | 1992–1994–1998 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Nedo Nadi | 1912–1920 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Giuseppe Delfino | 1952–1956–1960–1964 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Armin Zöggeler | 1994–1998–2002–2006–2010–2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Eugenio Monti | 1956–1964–1968 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Raimondo D'Inzeo | 1956–1960–1964–1972 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Piero D'Inzeo | 1956–1960–1964–1972 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Oreste Puliti | 1920–1924–1928 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Giorgio Zampori | 1912–1920–1924 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gabriella Paruzzi | 1992–1994–1998–2002–2006 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Klaus Dibiasi | 1964–1968–1972–1976 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Alberto Tomba | 1988–1992–1994 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Antonio Rossi | 1992–1996–2000–2004 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Giancarlo Cornaggia | 1928–1932–1936 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Manlio Di Rosa | 1936–1948–1952–1956 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Carlo Massullo | 1984–1988–1992 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Silvio Fauner | 1992–1994–1998 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Franco Menichelli | 1960–1964 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Marco Albarello | 1992–1994–1998 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Men gold medalist
In this table, the men who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics.Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity. For Cycling was considered for world championships, only professional events.
Women gold medalist
In this table, the women who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics and also at the World Championships.Updated to 21 February 2020.