Italy at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 129 competitors, 114 men and 15 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Leandro Faggin — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
• Antonio Domenicali, Leandro Faggin, Valentino Gasparella, and Franco Gandini — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
• Ercole Baldini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
• Luigi Carpaneda, Manlio di Rosa, Giancarlo Bergamini, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Antonio Spallino, and Vittorio Lucarelli — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
• Carlo Pavesi — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
• Giorgio Anglesio, Franco Bertinetti, Giuseppe Delfino, Edoardo Mangiarotti,......
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