Italy at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Italy at the 1896 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Athens, Greece April 6, 1896 – April 15, 1896
Competitors	1 in 1 sport and 1 event
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

One competitor from Italy was present at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He competed in shooting. Italy was one of four nations present that won no medals; Sweden, Chile and Bulgaria were the others. Italy's competitor, Rivabella, entered one event in the shooting program.

A second Italian was present in Athens. Carlo Airoldi had walked most of the way from Milan, but was disqualified because he had received prize money in athletics events and was therefore not an amateur.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Rivabella was somewhere between 14th and 41st place, with a score less than 845.

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