The team sabre competition pitted the defending champion Italian squad against a powerhouse Hungary team which had been excluded from competition in 1920. The four-team final pool was dominated by the two teams, and the match between them decided gold. That match was one of the closest of the 1924 Games, with the teams splitting the bouts 8 to 8 and Italy winning via tie-breaker: 50 touches to 46. "Ranks given are within the pool." Italy competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time in 1924. Eight gymnasts represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. The Italian team won its third consecutive gold medal in the team event (in part at least due to Czechoslovakia's failure to finish), though were kept out of the individual all-around medals after having had an individual all-around gold medalist the previous two Games. Mandrini had the best all-around result of the Italians, placing fourth despite earning no better than seventh in any single apparatus. Francesco Martino took the gold medal in the rings, while Zampori earned bronze in the parallel bars. Four pentathletes represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.  17 rowers represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Italy took two medals. "Ranks given are within the heat." Three sailors represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Fourteen sport shooters represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. "Ranks given are within the heat." Italy made its second Olympic water polo appearance.