title: Italy at the 1932 Summer Olympics
text: # Italy at the 1932 Summer Olympics
  
  Italy competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 112 competitors, all men, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Luigi Beccali | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | August 4 |
  | Gold | Attilio Pavesi | Cycling | Men's individual road race | August 4 |
  | Gold | Giuseppe Olmo, Attilio Pavesi, Guglielmo Segato | Cycling | Men's team road race | August 4 |
  | Gold | Nino Borsari, Marco Cimatti, Alberto Ghilardi, Paolo Pedretti | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | August 2 |
  | Gold | Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici | Fencing | Men's épée | August 9 |
  | Gold | Gustavo Marzi | Fencing | Men's foil | August 4 |
  | Gold | Romeo Neri | Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around | August 10 |
  | Gold | Romeo Neri | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | August 12 |
  | Gold | Oreste Capuzzo, Savino Guglielmetti, Mario Lertora, Romeo Neri, Franco Tognini | Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | August 10 |
  | Gold | Savino Guglielmetti | Gymnastics | Men's vault | August 10 |
  | Gold | Renzo Morigi | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | August 12 |
  | Gold | Giovanni Gozzi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | August 7 |
  | Silver | Gino Rossi | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | August 13 |
  | Silver | Luigi Rovati | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | August 13 |
  | Silver | Guglielmo Segato | Cycling | Men's individual road race | August 4 |
  | Silver | Carlo Agostoni, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Renzo Minoli, Saverio Ragno, Franco Riccardi | Fencing | Men's team épée | August 7 |
  | Silver | Giulio Gaudini, Gioacchino Guaragna, Gustavo Marzi, Giorgio Pessina, Ugo Pignotti, Rodolfo Terlizzi | Fencing | Men's team foil | August 1 |
  | Silver | Giulio Gaudini | Fencing | Men's sabre | August 13 |
  | Silver | Renato Anselmi, Arturo De Vecchi, Giulio Gaudini, Gustavo Marzi, Ugo Pignotti, Emilio Salafia | Fencing | Men's team sabre | August 11 |
  | Silver | Omero Bonoli | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | August 11 |
  | Silver | Riccardo Divora, Bruno Parovel, Giovanni Plazzer, Guerrino Scher, Bruno Vattovaz | Rowing | Men's coxed four | August 13 |
  | Silver | Mario Balleri, Renato Barbieri, Dino Barsotti, Renato Bracci, Vittorio Cioni, Guglielmo Del Bimbo, Enrico Garzelli, Cesare Milani, Roberto Vestrini | Rowing | Men's eight | August 13 |
  | Silver | Carlo Galimberti | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg | July 31 |
  | Silver | Marcello Nizzola | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | August 7 |
  | Bronze | Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti, Gabriele Salviati, Edgardo Toetti | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | August 7 |
  | Bronze | Ugo Frigerio | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | August 3 |
  | Bronze | Bruno Pellizzari | Cycling | Men's sprint | August 3 |
  | Bronze | Carlo Agostoni | Fencing | Men's épée | August 9 |
  | Bronze | Giulio Gaudini | Fencing | Men's foil | August 4 |
  | Bronze | Mario Lertora | Gymnastics | Men's floor | August 8 |
  | Bronze | Giovanni Lattuada | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 12 |
  | Bronze | Francesco Cossu, Giliante D'Este, Antonio Garzoni Provenzani, Antonio Ghiardello | Rowing | Men's coxless four | August 13 |
  | Bronze | Domenico Matteucci | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | August 12 |
  | Bronze | Gastone Pierini | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | July 30 |
  | Bronze | Ercole Gallegati | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman welterweight | August 7 |
  | Bronze | Mario Gruppioni | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | August 7 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Results
  
  Men (21) :
  
  | Athlete | Age | Event | Rank | Medal |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Luigi Facelli | 34 | Men's 400 metres Hurdles | 5 | |
  | Luigi Beccali | 24 | Men's 1,500 metres | 1 | Gold |
  | Alfredo Furia | 26 | Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase | 6 h2 r1/2 | |
  | Giuseppe Lippi | 28 | Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase | 7 | |
  | Nello Bartolini | 28 | Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase | 10 | |
  | Edgardo Toetti | 22 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze |
  | Gabriele Salviati | 22 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze |
  | Giuseppe Castelli | 24 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze |
  | Ruggero Maregatti | 27 | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | 3 | Bronze |
  | Giacomo Carlini | 27 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 | |
  | Giovanni Turba | 26 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 | |
  | Luigi Facelli | 34 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 | |
  | Mario De Negri | 30 | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | 6 | |
  | Ettore Rivolta | 27 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 5 | |
  | Francesco Pretti | 28 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | AC | |
  | Ugo Frigerio | 30 | Men's 50 kilometres Walk | 3 | Bronze |
  | Francesco Roccati | 24 | Men's Marathon | AC | |
  | Michele Fanelli | 24 | Men's Marathon | 13 | |
  | Armando Poggioli | 44 | Men's Hammer Throw | 8 | |
  | Fernando Vandelli | 25 | Men's Hammer Throw | 9 | |
  | Angelo Tommasi | 20 | Men's High Jump | 9T | |
  | Francesco Tabai | 24 | Men's Triple Jump | 10 | |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Ten cyclists, all men, represented Italy in 1932.
  
  ### Individual road race
  
  * Attilio Pavesi
  * Guglielmo Segato
  * Giuseppe Olmo
  * Giovanni Cazzulani
  
  ### Team road race
  
  * Attilio Pavesi
  * Guglielmo Segato
  * Giuseppe Olmo
  
  ### Sprint
  
  * Bruno Pellizzari
  
  ### Time trial
  
  * Luigi Consonni
  
  ### Team pursuit
  
  * Marco Cimatti
  * Paolo Pedretti
  * Alberto Ghilardi
  * Nino Borsari
  
  ## Fencing
  
  14 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1932.
  
  ### Men's foil
  
  * Gustavo Marzi
  * Giulio Gaudini
  * Gioacchino Guaragna
  
  ### Men's team foil
  
  * Giulio Gaudini, Gioacchino Guaragna, Gustavo Marzi, Ugo Pignotti, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Giorgio Pessina
  
  ### Men's épée
  
  * Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
  * Carlo Agostoni
  * Saverio Ragno
  
  ### Men's team épée
  
  * Carlo Agostoni, Franco Riccardi, Renzo Minoli, Saverio Ragno, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
  
  ### Men's sabre
  
  * Giulio Gaudini
  * Arturo De Vecchi
  * Emilio Salafia
  
  ### Men's team sabre
  
  * Gustavo Marzi, Giulio Gaudini, Renato Anselmi, Emilio Salafia, Arturo De Vecchi, Ugo Pignotti
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1932.
  
  * Carlo Simonetti
  * Eugenio Pagnini
  * Francesco Pacini
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Six shooters represented Italy in 1932, winning a gold and bronze medal in the 25 m pistol event.
  
  ### 25 m rapid fire pistol
  
  * Renzo Morigi
  * Domenico Matteucci
  * Walter Boninsegni
  
  ### 50 m rifle, prone
  
  * Mario Zorzi
  * Ugo Cantelli
  * Amedeo Bruni
  