Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	314 in 24 sports
Flag bearers	Federica Pellegrini (opening)[1] Daniele Lupo (closing)
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 8 Silver 12 Bronze 8 Total 28
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Italy has competed in every Summer Olympics, except the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

Italy's medalists.

Three Italian archers qualified for the men's events after having secured a top eight finish in the men's team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[2][3] Another set of three archers qualified for the women's events by virtue of the nation's podium finish in the team recurve competition at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey.^[4]

The full Italian archery team, led by London 2012 champions Marco Galiazzo and Mauro Nespoli was named on July 6, 2016.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marco Galiazzo	Individual	651	47	Duenas (CAN) L 5–6	did not advance
Mauro Nespoli		671	16	Wijaya (INA) W 7–3	Duzelbayev (KAZ) W 6–0	Agatha (INA) W 6–0	Valladont (FRA) L 5–6	did not advance
David Pasqualucci		685	3	David (MAW) W 6–0	Fernández (ESP) L 2–6	did not advance
Marco Galiazzo Mauro Nespoli David Pasqualucci	Team	2007	3	—		Bye	China (CHN) L 0–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lucilla Boari	Individual	651	7	Ingley (AUS) L 1–7	did not advance
Claudia Mandia		612	46	Brown (USA) L 4–6	did not advance
Guendalina Sartori		648	13	Aguirre (COL) W 6–0	Kumari (IND) L 2–6	did not advance
Lucilla Boari Claudia Mandia Guendalina Sartori	Team	1911	6	—		Brazil (BRA) W 6–0	China (CHN) W 5–3	Russia (RUS) L 3–5	Chinese Taipei (TPE) L 3–5	4

Italian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[6][7]

Following the end of the qualifying period, a total of 35 athletes (15 men and 20 women) were officially named to Italy's track and field roster for the Games on July 14, 2016, with triple jumper and London 2012 bronze medalist Fabrizio Donato matching the record with sprinter Pietro Mennea as the only men competing in five straight Olympics. A day later, high jumper and London 2012 Olympian Gianmarco Tamberi was forced to withdraw from the team after sustaining a partial rupture of his ankle ligament shortly upon clearing a national record of 2.39 m in Monaco.^[8] Three more athletes (Lingua, Magnani, & Malavisi) were added to the team on July 18, bringing the roster size to 38.^[9] On 27 July, Jamel Chatbi was suspended for missing out the doping test.

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Abdoullah Bamoussa	3000 m steeplechase	8:42.81	12	—		did not advance
Giordano Benedetti	800 m	1:49.40	3 Q	1:46.41	6	did not advance
Teodorico Caporaso	50 km walk	—				DSQ
Marco De Luca		—				3:54:40	21
Eseosa Desalu	200 m	20.65	5	did not advance
Yuri Floriani	3000 m steeplechase	8:40.80	10	—		did not advance
Matteo Galvan	200 m	20.58	2 Q	20.88	8	did not advance
	400 m	46.07	4	did not advance
Matteo Giupponi	20 km walk	—				1:20:27	8
	50 km walk	—				DNF
Stefano La Rosa	Marathon	—				2:18:57	57
Davide Manenti	200 m	20.51	4	did not advance
Daniele Meucci	Marathon	—				DNF
Ruggero Pertile		—				2:17:30	38

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Catherine Bertone	Marathon	—				2:33:29	25
Marzia Caravelli	400 m hurdles	57.77	6	did not advance
Maria Benedicta Chigbolu	400 m	52.06	3	did not advance
Ayomide Folorunso	400 m hurdles	55.78	3 Q	56.37	7	did not advance
Eleonora Giorgi	20 km walk	—				DSQ
Libania Grenot	400 m	51.17	2 Q	50.60	3 q	51.25	8
Gloria Hooper	200 m	23.05	6	did not advance
Anna Incerti	Marathon	—				DNF
Veronica Inglese	10000 m	—				32:11.67	30
Margherita Magnani	1500 m	4:09.74	11	did not advance
Antonella Palmisano	20 km walk	—				1:29:03	4
Yadisleidy Pedroso	400 m hurdles	55.91	4 q	55.78	5	did not advance
Elisa Rigaudo	20 km walk	—				1:31:04	11
Yusneysi Santiusti	800 m	2:00.45	2 Q	2:00.80	7	did not advance
Valeria Straneo	Marathon	—				2:29:44	13
Chiara Bazzoni Elena Maria Bonfanti Maria Benedicta Chigbolu Libania Grenot Marta Milani Maria Enrica Spacca	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.16	4 q	—		3:27.05	6

Field events

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Silvano Chesani	High jump	2.22	33	did not advance
Fabrizio Donato	Triple jump	16.54	17	did not advance
Marco Lingua	Hammer throw	NM	—	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Dariya Derkach	Triple jump	13.56	28	did not advance
Sonia Malavisi	Pole vault	4.45	=21	did not advance
Desirée Rossit	High jump	1.94	=15 Q	1.88	16
Alessia Trost		1.94	=7 Q	1.93	5

Italy has qualified one badminton player for the women's singles into the Olympic tournament. Having previously competed for Switzerland in Beijing 2008, Jeanine Cicognini claimed her second Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jeanine Cicognini	Women's singles	Bae Y-j (KOR) L (11–21, 8–21)	Bayrak (TUR) L (14–21, 7–21)	3	did not advance

Italy has entered six boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Valentino Manfredonia became the first Italian boxer to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish in the World Series of Boxing, while two-time Olympic silver medalist Clemente Russo did so in the AIBA Pro Boxing series.^[11][12]

Three further boxers, including London 2012 Olympians Manuel Cappai and bronze medalist Vincenzo Mangiacapre, claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.^[13] Meanwhile, Guido Vianello secured an additional place on the Italian roster as the winner and sole recipient of the men's super heavyweight division at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[14] Carmine Tommasone completed the nation's boxing lineup with his box-off victory at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.^[15]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Manuel Cappai	Light flyweight	Hernández (USA) L 0–3	did not advance
Carmine Tommasone	Lightweight	Delgado (MEX) W 3–0	Álvarez (CUB) L 0–3	did not advance
Vincenzo Mangiacapre	Welterweight	Romero (MEX) W 2–1	Maestre (VEN) L WO[16]	did not advance
Valentino Manfredonia	Light heavyweight	Dauhaliavets (BLR) L 1–2	did not advance
Clemente Russo	Heavyweight	Bye	Chaktami (TUN) W 3–0	Tishchenko (RUS) L 0–3	did not advance
Guido Vianello	Super heavyweight	Bye	Pero (CUB) L 0–3	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Irma Testa	Lightweight	Watts (AUS) W 2–1	Mossely (FRA) L 0–3	did not advance

Italian canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.^[17] Giovanni de Gennaro and Stefanie Horn were selected to the Italian team on May 15, 2016, as a result of their performances at the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships.^[18]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Giovanni De Gennaro	Men's K-1	86.85	1	90.74	9	86.85	1 Q	95.59	9 Q	91.77	7
Stefanie Horn	Women's K-1	106.90	7	99.07	1	99.07	1 Q	108.30	8 Q	107.22	8

Italian canoeists have qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games by virtue of a top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in Duisburg, Germany.^[19] As a response to the "multiple positive" cases on doping that provoked a one-year suspension for Belarus and Romania, the men's K-4 1000 m crew (Crenna, Dressino, Ricchetti, & Ripamonti) received a spare berth from the International Canoe Federation for the Italians.^[20]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alberto Ricchetti	Men's K-1 1000 m	3:37.610	6	did not advance
Manfredi Rizza	Men's K-1 200 m	34.726	2 Q	34.686	3 FA	36.000	5
Carlo Tacchini	Men's C-1 200 m	41.368	3 Q	41.468	4 FB	40.733	15
	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:04.697	4 Q	4:02.461	2 FA	4:15.368	8
Mauro Crenna Alberto Ricchetti	Men's K-2 200 m	34.000	7 Q	34.318	5 FB	35.516	13
Giulio Dressino Nicola Ripamonti	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:30.429	5 Q	3:17.942	2 FA	3:14.883	6
Mauro Crenna Giulio Dressino Alberto Ricchetti Nicola Ripamonti	Men's K-4 1000 m	3:10.266	7 Q	3:03.868	5 FB	3:14.399	14

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Italian riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).^[21][22] The road cycling team was officially named to the Italian roster on July 17, 2016.^[23]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Fabio Aru	Road race	6:10:27	6
Damiano Caruso	Road race	6:22:23	40
	Time trial	1:19:46.53	27
Alessandro De Marchi	Road race	6:30:10	63
Vincenzo Nibali		did not finish
Diego Rosa		did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Giorgia Bronzini	Road race	4:01:33	42
Elena Cecchini		3:55:34	20
Tatiana Guderzo		3:53:46	14
Elisa Longo Borghini	Road race	3:51:27
	Time trial	44:51.94	5

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Italian riders have accumulated spots in the women's team pursuit, as well as the men's omnium. The full Italian track cycling team was named on July 17, 2016.^[23]

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
Liam Bertazzo Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon	Men's team pursuit	3:59.708	5 Q	China (CHN) 3:55.724	5	Germany (GER) 4:02.360	6
Simona Frapporti Tatiana Guderzo Francesca Pattaro Silvia Valsecchi	Women's team pursuit	4:25.543	7 Q	China (CHN) 4:22.964	5	Australia (AUS) 4:28.368	6

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Scratch race		Individual pursuit			Elimination race		Time trial			Flying lap			Points race		Total points	Rank
		Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Points	Rank
Elia Viviani	Men's omnium	7	28	4:17.453	3	36	1	40	1:02.338	3	36	12.660	2	38	29	5	207

Italian mountain bikers qualified for three men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's fifth-place finish for men and fourteenth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. The mountain biking team, highlighted by London 2012 bronze medalist Marco Aurelio Fontana, was named to the Olympic roster on June 1, 2016.^[24]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Luca Braidot	Men's cross-country	1:36:25	7
Marco Aurelio Fontana		1:40:25	20
Andrea Tiberi		1:39:33	19
Eva Lechner	Women's cross-country	1:38:45	18

Italian divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 FINA World Cup series.^[25]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Michele Benedetti	3 m springboard	390.85	17 Q	387.30	13	did not advance
Andrea Chiarabini		350.40	28	did not advance
Maicol Verzotto	10 m platform	313.10	27	did not advance
Andrea Chiarabini Giovanni Tocci	3 m synchronized springboard	—				395.19	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Tania Cagnotto	3 m springboard	347.30	4 Q	324.40	7 Q	372.80
Maria Marconi		292.95	19	did not advance
Noemi Batki	10 m platform	256.90	26	did not advance
Tania Cagnotto Francesca Dallapé	3 m synchronized springboard	—				313.83

Italy has fielded a composite squad of three riders into the Olympic team eventing by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top finish from South Western Europe, and two top nine finishes from the combined overall FEI Olympic rankings.^[26] One dressage and jumping rider has been added each to the squad into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of their top six and top four finishes, respectively, outside the group selection in the individual FEI Olympic Rankings.^[27]

On June 28, 2016, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) awarded an additional berth to the fourth Italian eventing rider, as the next highest-ranked eligible individual, not yet qualified, in the FEI Olympic rankings, after Belarus rejected the Olympic spot.^[28]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
Valentina Truppa	Chablis	Individual	65.971	52	did not advance

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Stefano Brecciaroli	Apollo WD Wendi Kurt Hoev	Individual	41.90	10	Eliminated			did not advance
Luca Roman	Castlewoods Jake		50.80	46	71.60	122.40	40	16.00	138.00	40	Did non advance
Pietro Roman	Barraduff		48.20	38	20.00	68.20	23	14.00	82.20	24 Q	4.00	86.20	23	86.20	23
Arianna Schivo	Quefira de l'Ormeau		55.00 #	54	50.40	105.40	36	4.00	109.40	34	Did non advance
Stefano Brecciaroli Luca Roman Pietro Roman Arianna Schivo	See above	Team	140.90	8	142.00	296.00	8	34.00	330.00	9	—			330.00	9

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Emanuele Gaudiano	Caspar	Individual	27	67	did not advance

Italian fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's team épée and men's team foil by virtue of their top 4 national finish in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's sabre team has claimed the spot as the highest ranking team from Europe outside the world's top four.^[29][30]

Multiple Olympic men's sabre medalists Diego Occhiuzzi and Aldo Montano, along with London 2012 champion Elisa Di Francisca and runner-up Arianna Errigo, both in women's foil, claimed their spots on the Italian team by finishing among the top 14 fencers in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while Rossella Fiamingo did the same feat in women's épée as the highest-ranked fencer coming from the Europe zone.^[31][32]

The fencing team was officially selected to the Italian roster for the Games on June 27, 2016.^[33]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marco Fichera	Épée	Bye	Minobe (JPN) L 8–15	did not advance
Enrico Garozzo		Bye	Jung J-s (KOR) W 15–11	Park S-y (KOR) L 12–15	did not advance
Paolo Pizzo		Bye	Heinzer (SUI) L 11–15	did not advance
Marco Fichera Enrico Garozzo Paolo Pizzo Andrea Santarelli	Team épée	—		Bye	Switzerland (SUI) W 45–32	Ukraine (UKR) W 45–33	France (FRA) L 31-45
Giorgio Avola	Foil	Bye	Gómez (MEX) W 15–5	Joppich (GER) W 15–13	Massialas (USA) L 14–15	did not advance
Andrea Cassarà		Bye	Cadot (FRA) W 15–14	Kruse (GBR) L 12–15	did not advance
Daniele Garozzo		Bye	Ayad (EGY) W 15–8	Abouelkassem (EGY) W 15–13	Toldo (BRA) W 15–8	Safin (RUS) W 15–8	Massialas (USA) W 15–11
Giorgio Avola Andrea Cassarà Daniele Garozzo Andrea Baldini	Team foil	—			Brazil (BRA) W 45–27	France (FRA) L 30–45	United States (USA) L 31–45	4
Aldo Montano	Sabre	—	F Ferjani (TUN) W 15–11	Kovalev (RUS) L 13–15	did not advance
Diego Occhiuzzi		—	Vū T A (VIE) L 12–15	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rossella Fiamingo	Épée	Bye	Mackinnon (CAN) W 15–8	Kong (HKG) W 15–11	Choi I-j (KOR) W 15–8	Sun Yw (CHN) W 12–11	Szász (HUN) L 13–15
Elisa Di Francisca	Foil	Bye	Lin P H (HKG) W 8–15	Łyczbińska (POL) W 15–6	Liu Ys (CHN) W 15–10	Boubakri (TUN) W 12–9	Deriglazova (RUS) L 11–12
Arianna Errigo		Bye	Đỗ T A (VIE) W 9–15	Harvey (CAN) L 11–15	did not advance
Rossella Gregorio	Sabre	Bye	Komashchuk (UKR) L 14–15	did not advance
Loreta Gulotta		Bye	Socha (POL) W 15–10	Kim J-y (KOR) W 15–13	Kharlan (UKR) L 4–15	did not advance
Irene Vecchi		Bye	Lembach (FRA) L 11–15	did not advance
Rossella Gregorio Loreta Gulotta Irene Vecchi Ilaria Bianco	Team sabre	—			France (FRA) W 45-36	Ukraine (UKR) L 42-45	United States (USA) L 30-45	4

Italy has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Nino Bertasio (world no. 299), Matteo Manassero (world no. 342), Giulia Molinaro (world no. 251), and Giulia Sergas (world no. 326) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.^[34][35][36]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
		Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Nino Bertasio	Men's	72	72	71	68	283	−1	=30
Matteo Manassero		69	73	71	69	282	−2	=27
Giulia Molinaro	Women's	78	78	74	70	300	+16	=53
Giulia Sergas		77	74	77	74	302	+18	55

Italy fielded a full squad of six artistic gymnasts (one man and five women) into the Olympic competition. The women's team qualified through a top eight finish at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.^[37][38] Meanwhile, Ludovico Edalli secured his Olympic spot as a lone Italian male gymnast in the apparatus and individual all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. The artistic gymnastics team was named to the Italian roster for the Games on July 10, 2016.^[39]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Ludovico Edalli	All-around	12.433	13.333	13.666	13.933	14.400	14.033	81.798	44	did not advance

Women

Team

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F			V	UB	BB	F
Erika Fasana	Team	—	14.200	12.933	14.333 Q	—		did not advance
Carlotta Ferlito		14.300	14.033	13.233	14.033	55.599	22 Q
Vanessa Ferrari		14.533	13.866	12.000	14.866 Q	55.265	24 Q
Elisa Meneghini		14.166	—	14.166	14.233	—
Martina Rizzelli		14.533	14.033	—
Total		43.366	42.266	40.332	43.432	169.396	10

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F
Carlotta Ferlito	All-around	14.733	14.100	14.000	14.125	56.958	12
Vanessa Ferrari	All-around	14.633	14.033	13.800	14.075	56.541	16
	Floor	—			14.766	—	4
Erika Fasana	Floor	—			14.533	—	6

Italy has qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the group all-around by finishing in the top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.^[40] Meanwhile, an additional Olympic berth was awarded to the Italian female gymnast, who participated in the individual all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.^[41] The rhythmic gymnastics team, led by London 2012 bronze medalist Marta Pagnini, was named on July 10, 2016.^[39]

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Veronica Bertolini	Individual	17.516	16.550	17.541	16.400	68.007	19	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		5 ribbons	3 clubs 2 hoops	Total	Rank	5 ribbons	3 clubs 2 hoops	Total	Rank
Martina Centofanti Sofia Lodi Alessia Maurelli Marta Pagnini Camilla Patriarca	Team	17.516	17.833	35.349	4 Q	17.516	18.033	35.549	4

Italy has qualified a total of six judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Elios Manzi, Fabio Basile, Odette Giuffrida, and London 2012 Olympian Edwige Gwend were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Matteo Marconcini at men's half-middleweight (81 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region, as the highest-ranked Italian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.^[42][43]

On June 30, 2016, the International Judo Federation awarded a spare Olympic berth freed up by Palau to Valentina Moscatt at women's extra-lightweight (48 kg), as one of the highest-ranked eligible judokas, not yet qualified, across all genders and continents on the list.^[44]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elios Manzi	Men's −60 kg	Bye	Kim W-j (KOR) L 000–001	did not advance
Fabio Basile	Men's −66 kg	Bye	Seidl (GER) W 100–000	Shikhalizade (AZE) W 110–000	Davaadorj (MGL) W 100–000	Gomboč (SLO) W 000–000 S	Bye	An B-u (KOR) W 100–000
Matteo Marconcini	Men's −81 kg	Nakano (PHI) W 100–000	Bottieau (BEL) W 000–000 S	Duminică (MDA) W 110–010	Tchrikishvili (GEO) L 000–011	Did not advance	Ivanov (BUL) W 100–000	Toma (UAE) L 000–100	5
Valentina Moscatt	Women's −48 kg	—	Văn N T (VIE) L 000–000 S	did not advance
Odette Giuffrida	Women's −52 kg	—	Bye	Kräh (GER) W 001–000	Chițu (ROU) W 001–000	Ma Yn (CHN) W 000–000 S	Bye	Kelmendi (KOS) L 000–001
Edwige Gwend	Women's −63 kg	—	Hermansson (SWE) W 101–000	Trstenjak (SLO) L 000–000 S	did not advance

Italy has qualified a total of four modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. Riccardo De Luca secured a selection in the men's event by winning the 2015 UIPM World Cup Final in Minsk, Belarus, while Alice Sotero gained a place in the women's event through the European Championships.^[45] Pierpaolo Petroni and London 2012 Olympian Claudia Cesarini were ranked among the top 10 modern pentathletes, not yet qualified, in their respective events based on the UIPM World Rankings as of June 1, 2016.^[46]

Athlete	Event	Fencing (épée one touch)				Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)			Total points	Final rank
		RR	BR	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Riccardo De Luca	Men's	20–15	2	9	222	2:09.36	34	312	0	6	300	11:07.23	6	633	1467	5
Pierpaolo Petroni		13–22	1	31	179	2:05.51	21	324	7	7	293	11:39.60	23	601	1397	24
Claudia Cesarini	Women's	17–18	3	16	205	2:20.85	27	278	39	27	261	13:04.34	21	516	1260	24
Alice Sotero		20–15	1	9	221	2:12.63	8	303	21	23	279	13:00.47	18	520	1323	8

Italy has qualified a total of eight boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Five rowing crews confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the women's pair rowers added one more boat to the Italian roster as a result of their top four finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

A total of 16 rowers (14 men and 2 women), highlighted by London 2012 silver medalist Romano Battisti (men's double sculls), were officially named to the Italian roster for the Games on July 13, 2016.^[47]

On July 26, 2016, two more boats (men's eight and women's lightweight double sculls) were awarded to the Italian rowing team, as a response to the removal of four boats held by the Russians from FISA due to their previous doping bans and their implications in the "disappearing positive methodology" set out in the McClaren Report on Russia's state-sponsored doping.^[48]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Giovanni Abagnale Marco Di Costanzo	Pair	6:46.04	2 SA/B	Bye		6:24.96	1 FA	7:04.52
Romano Battisti Francesco Fossi	Double sculls	6:42.33	3 SA/B	Bye		6:15.24	2 FA	6:57.10	4
Marcello Miani Andrea Micheletti	Lightweight double sculls	6:24.10	2 SA/B	Bye		6:40.45	4 FB	6:29.52	8
Matteo Castaldo Matteo Lodo Domenico Montrone Giuseppe Vicino	Four	5:56.01	1 SA/B	Bye		6:16.54	3 FA	6:03.85
Martino Goretti Livio La Padula Stefano Oppo Pietro Ruta	Lightweight four	6:03.26	1 SA/B	Bye		6:06.54	1 FA	6:25.52	4
Luca Agamennoni Vincenzo Capelli Pierpaolo Frattini Fabio Infimo Emanuele Liuzzi Mario Paonessa Matteo Stefanini Simone Venier Enrico D'Aniello (cox)	Eight	5:52.83	4 R	6:05.12	5	—		did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sara Bertolasi Alessandra Patelli	Pair	7:13.06	4 R	7:58.89	2 SA/B	7:45.44	6 FB	7:24.51	11
Laura Milani Valentina Rodini	Lightweight double sculls	7:09.12	4 R	8:03.03	3 SC/D	8:11.21	1 FC	7:36.64	13

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

Italian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.^[49]

Following their podium finish at the 2015 49er & 49erFX World Championships, 2012 Olympians Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich became the first Italian sailors to be selected for Rio regatta.^[50] By the end of 2015, two more crews joined Conti and Clapcich in the Italian Olympic sailing squad: Vittorio Bissaro and Silvia Sicouri (Nacra 17), and Flavia Tartaglini (RS:X).^[51] Two further sailors (Camboni & Marrai) sealed their Olympic spots at the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta, while the remaining sailing crews (except the men's 470) rounded out the Italian selection on the last week of May 2016. The sailing crews were formally named to the Olympic roster on June 2, 2016.^[52]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Mattia Camboni	RS:X	11	13	4	37	37	9	10	21	3	3	5	1	20	137	10
Francesco Marrai	Laser	39	11	18	5	22	11	5	1	13	23	—		EL	109	12
Giorgio Poggi	Finn	11	4	16	11	18	15	7	19	11	18	—		EL	111	18
Ruggero Tita Pietro Zucchetti	49er	7	20	19	11	5	8	10	9	6	7	10	19	EL	120	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Flavia Tartaglini	RS:X	12	1	5	1	1	4	1	12	10	9	5	6	16	71	6
Silvia Zennaro	Laser Radial	10	24	23	18	15	21	15	16	28	17	—		EL	163	22
Elena Berta Alice Sinno	470	13	19	16	14	8	15	16	19	15	20	—		EL	135	19
Francesca Clapcich Giulia Conti	49erFX	3	7	7	6	10	8	15	13	5	6	4	7	6	82	5

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Vittorio Bissaro Silvia Sicouri	Nacra 17	10	12	3	3	3	7	6	13	13	2	7	4	14	85	5

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

Italian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.^[53]

On February 19, 2016, the Italian Shotgun Federation officially announced the names of the nine shooters to compete in Rio 2016, including Olympic champions Jessica Rossi in women's trap (2012) and Chiara Cainero in women's skeet (2008), 2012 Olympic runner-up Massimo Fabbrizi, and triple Olympic medalist Giovanni Pellielo, who has been set to appear at his seventh Games, both in men's trap.^[54][55] Meanwhile, five other shooters competing in the rifle and pistol events were named to the Olympic roster, with Niccolò Campriani aiming to defend his title in the men's 50 m rifle 3 positions.^[56]

Italy secured an additional quota place in the men's 50 m pistol at the 2015 European Shooting Championships, but the Italian Olympic Committee chose to exchange it with the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol instead based on performances throughout the qualifying period. The slot was awarded to rookie Riccardo Mazzetti.^[56]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final / BM
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Antonino Barillà	Double trap	125	16	did not advance
Niccolò Campriani	10 m air rifle	630.2 OR	1 Q	—		206.1 OR
	50 m rifle prone	625.3	6 Q	—		102.8	7
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1174	8 Q	—		458.8 OR
Marco De Nicolo	10 m air rifle	620.5	30	—		did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	626.0	5 Q	—		123.6	6
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1168	27	—		did not advance
Massimo Fabbrizi	Trap	118	6 Q	11	6	did not advance
Giuseppe Giordano	10 m air pistol	580	5 Q	—		118.4	6
	50 m pistol	547	26	—		did not advance
Marco Innocenti	Double trap	136	5 Q	27	2 Q	24
Luigi Lodde	Skeet	116	24	did not advance
Riccardo Mazzetti	25 m rapid fire pistol	586	4 Q	—		10	6
Giovanni Pellielo	Trap	122	1 Q	14	2 Q	13 (+3)
Gabriele Rossetti	Skeet	121	5 Q	16	1 Q	16

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final / BM
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Diana Bacosi	Skeet	72	3 Q	15	2 Q	15
Chiara Cainero		70	4 Q	16	1 Q	14
Jessica Rossi	Trap	69	2 Q	10	6	did not advance
Petra Zublasing	10 m air rifle	411.6	34	—		did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	589 OR	1 Q	—		437.7	4

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Italian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[57][58]

With the successful podium finish at the 2015 FINA World Championships, long-freestyle distance aces Gregorio Paltrinieri and upcoming four-time Olympian Federica Pellegrini became the first Italian swimmers to be selected to the Olympic team for Rio 2016.^[59] The rest of the Italian swimmers must attain the federation's entry standards at three selection meets to confirm their places for the Games: Italian Nationals in Riccione (April 19 to 23), European Championships in London (May 16 to 22), and Sette Colli trophy in Rome (June 24 to 26).^[60]

On June 30, 2016, the Italian Olympic Committee nominated a total of 38 swimmers (20 men and 18 women) for the Games. Eighteen of them, including Paltrinieri and Pellegrini, were directly qualified under the federation's entry standards in three-meet selection process, while others were added to the roster upon the federation's discretionary selection criteria.^[61]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marco Belotti	200 m freestyle	1:48.71	33	did not advance
Federico Bocchia	50 m freestyle	22.54	37	did not advance
Piero Codia	100 m butterfly	51.72	6 Q	51.82	11	did not advance
Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo	200 m freestyle	1:47.46	23	did not advance
Gabriele Detti	400 m freestyle	3:43.94	3 Q	—		3:43.49
	1500 m freestyle	14:48.68	5 Q	—		14:40.86
Luca Dotto	50 m freestyle	21.87	9 Q	21.84	9	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	48.47	10 Q	48.49	12	did not advance
Filippo Magnini	100 m freestyle	49.40	37	did not advance
Luca Marin	400 m individual medley	4:17.88	16	—		did not advance
Gregorio Paltrinieri	1500 m freestyle	14:44.51	1 Q	—		14:34.57
Luca Pizzini	200 m breaststroke	2:11.26	16 Q	2:11.53	14	did not advance
Matteo Rivolta	100 m butterfly	52.67	25	did not advance
Simone Ruffini	10 km open water	—				1:53:03.5	6
Simone Sabbioni	100 m backstroke	54.91	28	did not advance
Andrea Toniato	100 m breaststroke	1:00.45	22	did not advance
Federico Turrini	200 m individual medley	DNS		did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:18.39	20	—		did not advance
Federico Vanelli	10 km open water	—				1:53:03.9	7
Luca Dotto Luca Leonardi Filippo Magnini Marco Orsi Michele Santucci	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:14.22	9	—		did not advance
Marco Belotti Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo Gabriele Detti Alex Di Giorgio	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:09.20	9	—		did not advance
Luca Dotto Simone Sabbioni Matteo Rivolta Andrea Toniato	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:34.85	11	—		did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ilaria Bianchi	100 m butterfly	58.48	20	did not advance
Rachele Bruni	10 km open water	—				1:56:49.5
Diletta Carli	400 m freestyle	4:17.15	27	—		did not advance
Martina Carraro	100 m breaststroke	1:07.56	20	did not advance
Arianna Castiglioni		1:07.32	17	did not advance
Martina De Memme	800 m freestyle	DNS		—		did not advance
Silvia Di Pietro	50 m freestyle	24.89	17	did not advance
Erika Ferraioli	50 m freestyle	25.40	34	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	55.20	26	did not advance
Sara Franceschi	200 m individual medley	2:15.61	28	did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:48.48	30	—		did not advance
Alice Mizzau	200 m freestyle	1:59.16	24	did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:14.20	22	—		did not advance
Margherita Panziera	200 m backstroke	2:10.92	17	did not advance
Federica Pellegrini	100 m freestyle	DNS		did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:56.37	5 Q	1:55.42	3 Q	1:55.18	4
Stefania Pirozzi	200 m butterfly	2:09.40	17	did not advance
Alessia Polieri		2:08.95	15 Q	2:09.35	14	did not advance
Luisa Trombetti	200 m individual medley	2:14.66	22	did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:45.52	26	—		did not advance
Silvia Di Pietro Erika Ferraioli Laura Letrari Alice Mizzau Federica Pellegrini Aglaia Pezzato	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:35.90	4 Q	—		3:36.78	6
Diletta Carli Martina De Memme Chiara Masini Luccetti Alice Mizzau Federica Pellegrini	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:57.74	13	—		did not advance
Ilaria Bianchi Arianna Castiglioni Federica Pellegrini Carlotta Zofkova	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:59.09	7 Q	—		3:59.50	8

Italy has fielded a squad of nine synchronized swimmers to compete in both the women's team and duet routine by virtue of their third-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.^[62][63]

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
		Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
Linda Cerruti Costanza Ferro	Duet	90.4412	6	91.1333	181.5745	6 Q	92.3667	182.8079	6
Elisa Bozzo Beatrice Callegari Camilla Cattaneo Linda Cerruti Francesca Deidda Costanza Ferro Manila Flamini Mariangela Perrupato Sara Sgarzi	Team	91.1142	5	—			92.2667	183.3809	5

Italy has entered seven tennis players (four men and three women) into the Olympic tournament. Two-time Olympian Andreas Seppi (world no. 40), along with his colleagues Fabio Fognini (world no. 34) and rookie Paolo Lorenzi (world no. 57), qualified directly for the men's singles as three of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while Roberta Vinci (world no. 7), Sara Errani (world no. 22), and Karin Knapp (world no. 93) did so for the women's singles based on their WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.^[64][65]

On June 30, 2016, the International Tennis Federation awarded one of the Olympic women's singles places to three-time Olympian Francesca Schiavone, as Italy's top-ranked player outside of direct qualifying position, but she decided to reject the invitation.^[66] On July 30, 2016, Thomas Fabbiano (world no. 112) received a spare ITF Olympic place following the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games.^[67]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Thomas Fabbiano	Singles	Dutra Silva (BRA) L 6–7(4–7), 1–6	did not advance
Fabio Fognini		Estrella Burgos (DOM) W 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0	Paire (FRA) W 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)	Murray (GBR) L 1–6, 6–2, 3–6	did not advance
Paolo Lorenzi		Lu Y-h (TPE) W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Bautista Agut (ESP) L 6–7(2–7), 2–6	did not advance
Andreas Seppi		Marchenko (UKR) W 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)	Nadal (ESP) L 3–6, 3–6	did not advance
Fabio Fognini Andreas Seppi	Doubles	—	Marchenko / Molchanov (UKR) W 6–4, 6–3	Bellucci / Sá (BRA) W 5–7, 7–5, 6–3	Nestor / Pospisil (CAN) L 3–6, 1–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sara Errani	Singles	Bertens (NED) W 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Strýcová (CZE) W 6–2, 6-2	Kasatkina (RUS) L 5–7, 2-6	did not advance
Karin Knapp		Šafářová (CZE) L 6–4, 1–6, 1–6	did not advance
Roberta Vinci		Schmiedlová (SVK) L 5–7, 4–6	did not advance
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Doubles	—	Kerber / Petkovic (GER) W 6–2, 6–2	Xu Yf / Zheng Ss (CHN) W 6–2, 6–3	Šafářová / Strýcová (CZE) L 6–4, 4–6, 4–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Roberta Vinci Fabio Fognini	Doubles	Mladenovic / Herbert (FRA) W 6–4, 3–6, [10–8]	V Williams / Ram (USA) L 3–6, 5–7	did not advance

Italy has qualified a total of four triathletes for the following events at the Olympics. London 2012 Olympians Alessandro Fabian, Davide Uccellari, and Annamaria Mazzetti, along with Charlotte Bonin, were ranked among the top 43 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.^[68]

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Alessandro Fabian	Men's	17:22	0:49	55:07	0:40	33:37	1:47:35	14
Davide Uccellari		17:32	0:51	56:57	0:37	35:09	1:51:06	34
Charlotte Bonin	Women's	19:07	0:55	1:01:29	0:43	38:34	2:00:48	17
Annamaria Mazzetti		19:42	0:52	1:04:08	0:37	36:34	2:01:53	29

Three Italian beach volleyball teams (one men's pair and two women's pairs) qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings as of June 13, 2016.^[69][70] Among the beach volleyball players featured London 2012 Olympians Marta Menegatti and duo Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai.^[71]

On 3 August 2016, Viktoria Orsi Toth was excluded from the women's tournament due to positive doping test for clostebol before the competitions.^[72]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Adrian Carambula Alex Ranghieri	Men's	Pool A  Doppler – Horst (AUT) W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–13)  Binstock – Schachter (CAN) W 2 – 1 (21–18, 14–21, 15–11)  Cerutti – Schmidt (BRA) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 16–21)	1 Q	Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 21–23)	did not advance
Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai		Pool C  Ontiveros – Virgen (MEX) L 1 – 2 (21–14, 14–21, 11–15)  Naceur – Salah (TUN) W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–13)  Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) L 1 – 2 (13–21, 21–17, 22–24) Lucky Losers  Kantor – Łosiak (POL) W 2 – 1 (21–12, 15–21, 15–13)	3 q	Carambula – Ranghieri (ITA) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 23–21)	Barsouk – Liamin (RUS) W 2 – 1 (21–18, 20–22, 15–11)	Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) W 2 – 1 (15–21, 21–16, 15–13)	Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA) L (19–21, 17–21)
Laura Giombini Marta Menegatti	Women's	Pool D  Broder – Valjas (CAN) L 1 – 2 (21–15, 18–21, 9–15)  El-Ghobashy – Meawad (EGY) W 2 – 0 (21–10, 21–13)  Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) L (18–21, 21–18, 9–15)	3 Q	Ross – Walsh Jennings (USA) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 16–21)	did not advance

Italy men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 FIVB World Cup in Japan.^[73]

Team roster

The following is the  Italy roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[74]

Head coach: Gianlorenzo Blengini

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
3	Daniele Sottile	17 August 1979	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	332 cm (131 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Ninfa Latina
4	Luca Vettori	26 April 1991	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	323 cm (127 in)	DHL Modena
5	Osmany Juantorena	12 August 1985	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	370 cm (150 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
6	Simone Giannelli	9 August 1996	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	342 cm (135 in)	265 cm (104 in)	Diatec Trentino
7	Salvatore Rossini	13 July 1986	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	301 cm (119 in)	DHL Modena
9	Ivan Zaytsev	2 October 1988	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	348 cm (137 in)	Dynamo Moscow
10	Filippo Lanza	3 March 1991	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Diatec Trentino
11	Simone Buti	19 September 1983	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	346 cm (136 in)	328 cm (129 in)	Sir Safety Conad Perugia
13	Massimo Colaci (L)	21 February 1985	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	324 cm (128 in)	308 cm (121 in)	Diatec Trentino
14	Matteo Piano	24 October 1990	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	325 cm (128 in)	DHL Modena
15	Emanuele Birarelli (C)	8 February 1981	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Sir Safety Conad Perugia
16	Oleg Antonov	28 July 1988	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Diatec Trentino

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	5	4	1	12	13	5	2.600	432	375	1.152	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	5	3	2	9	10	7	1.429	378	378	1.000
3	United States	5	3	2	9	10	8	1.250	419	405	1.035
4	Brazil (H)	5	3	2	9	11	9	1.222	467	442	1.057
5	France	5	2	3	6	8	9	0.889	386	367	1.052
6	Mexico	5	0	5	0	1	15	0.067	283	398	0.711

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 09:30	Italy	3–0	France	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,456 Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(25–20, 25–20, 25–15) Results Statistics

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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 15:00	Italy	3–1	United States	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,494 Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
	(28–26, 20–25, 25–23, 25–23) Results Statistics

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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 20:30	Italy	3–0	Mexico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,472 Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Piotr Dudek (POL)
	(25–17, 25–13, 25–17) Results Statistics

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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 22:35	Brazil	1–3	Italy	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,892 Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
	(25–23, 23–25, 22–25, 15–25) Results Statistics

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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 20:30	Italy	1–3	Canada	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,109 Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
	(23–25, 17–25, 25–16, 21–25) Results Statistics

Quarterfinal

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 18:00	Italy	3–0	Iran	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,213 Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
	(31–29, 25–19, 25–17) Results Statistics

Semifinal

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 13:00	Italy	3–2	United States	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,153 Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
	(30–28, 26–28, 9–25, 25–22, 15–9) Results Statistics

Gold medal match

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 13:15	Italy	0–3	Brazil	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,824 Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(22–25, 26–28, 24–26) Results Statistics

Italy women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top three national finish at the first meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.^[75]

Team roster

The following is the Italian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[76][77]

Head coach: Marco Bonitta

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
1	Serena Ortolani	7 January 1987	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Imoco Volley
4	Alessia Orro	18 July 1998	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	308 cm (121 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Club Italia
6	Monica De Gennaro (L)	8 January 1987	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	270 cm (110 in)	265 cm (104 in)	Imoco Volley
7	Martina Guiggi	1 May 1984	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	312 cm (123 in)	AGIL Novara
8	Alessia Gennari	3 November 1991	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	238 cm (94 in)	Foppapedretti Bergamo
9	Nadia Centoni	19 June 1981	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	311 cm (122 in)	Galatasaray S.K.
11	Cristina Chirichella	10 February 1994	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	AGIL Novara
14	Eleonora Lo Bianco	22 December 1979	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Galatasaray S.K.
15	Antonella Del Core (C)	5 November 1980	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Dynamo Kazan
16	Miriam Sylla	8 January 1995	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Foppapedretti Bergamo
18	Paola Egonu	18 December 1998	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Club Italia
20	Anna Danesi	20 April 1996	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	308 cm (121 in)	Club Italia

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	14	15	5	3.000	470	400	1.175	Quarter-finals
2	Netherlands	5	4	1	11	14	7	2.000	455	425	1.071
3	Serbia	5	3	2	10	12	6	2.000	410	394	1.041
4	China	5	2	3	7	9	9	1.000	398	389	1.023
5	Italy	5	1	4	3	4	12	0.333	351	374	0.939
6	Puerto Rico	5	0	5	0	0	15	0.000	277	379	0.731

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 22:35	Serbia	3–0	Italy	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,373 Referees: Piotr Dudek (POL), Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL)
	(27–25, 25–20, 25–23) Result Statistics

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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 09:30	China	3–0	Italy	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,804 Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Paulo Turci (BRA)
	(25–21, 25–21, 25–16) Result Statistics

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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 11:35	Italy	0–3	Netherlands	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,539 Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
	(21–25, 20–25, 20–25) Result Statistics

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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 15:00	United States	3–1	Italy	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,243 Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
	(25–22, 25–22, 23–25, 25–20) Result Statistics

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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 15:00	Italy	3–0	Puerto Rico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,225 Referees: Kang Joo-hee (KOR), Patricia Rolf (USA)
	(25–14, 25–13, 25–22) Result Statistics

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Italy men's	Men's tournament	Spain W 9–8	France W 11–8	Montenegro W 6–5	Croatia L 7–10	United States L 7–10	3	Greece W 9–5	Serbia L 8–10	Montenegro W 12–10
Italy women's	Women's tournament	Brazil W 9–3	Australia W 8–7	Russia W 10–5	—		1	China W 12–7	Russia W 12–9	United States L 5–12

Italy men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Trieste.^[78]

Team roster

The following is the Italian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[79]

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	2016 club
1	Stefano Tempesti (c)	GK	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	9 June 1979	Pro Recco
2	Francesco Di Fulvio	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	15 August 1993	Pro Recco
3	Niccolò Gitto	CB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	12 October 1986	Pro Recco
4	Pietro Figlioli	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	29 May 1984	Pro Recco
5	Alessandro Velotto	CB	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	21 February 1995	Canottieri Napoli
6	Michaël Bodegas	CF	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	3 May 1987	Pro Recco
7	Andrea Fondelli	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	27 February 1994	Pro Recco
8	Valentino Gallo	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	17 July 1985	Posillipo
9	Christian Presciutti	D	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	27 November 1982	Pro Recco
10	Nicholas Presciutti	CB	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	14 December 1993	Pro Recco
11	Matteo Aicardi	CF	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	19 April 1986	Pro Recco
12	Alessandro Nora	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	24 May 1987	AN Brescia
13	Marco Del Lungo	GK	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	1 March 1990	AN Brescia

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	3	1	1	46	35	+11	7	Quarter-finals
2	Croatia	5	3	0	2	37	37	0	6
3	Italy	5	3	0	2	40	41	−1	6
4	Montenegro	5	2	1	2	36	32	+4	5
5	United States	5	2	0	3	35	35	0	4
6	France	5	1	0	4	28	42	−14	2

6 August 2016 11:40	Report	Spain	8–9	Italy	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 1–2, 2–4
		Molina 4	Goals	Figlioli, Presciutti 3

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8 August 2016 10:20	Report	Italy	11–8	France	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 1–2, 2–2
		Aicardi 4	Goals	three players 2

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10 August 2016 13:00	Report	Montenegro	5–6	Italy	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 0–1, 3–2
		Brguljan 2	Goals