Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. The country sent a delegation of 344 athletes to compete.

Medalists

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Archery
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Italy's men's team placed fifth and its women's team placed fourth. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.


 * Men


 * Women

Athletics

 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


 * Men
 * Track & road events


 * Field events


 * Women
 * Track & road events


 * Field events

Sprint

 * Men

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
 * Women

Road
Davide Rebellin won the silver medal in the men's road race, but was stripped of that medal, as he tested positive for CERA after the event.


 * Men


 * Women

Track
Italy had qualified places for the men's keirin, sprint, madison and points race.


 * Sprint


 * Keirin


 * Omnium

Diving

 * Men


 * Women

Eventing

 * 1) – Indicates that points do not count in team total

Fencing

 * Men


 * Women

Men's tournament

 * Roster


 * Group play


 * Quarterfinal

Artistic

 * Men
 * Team


 * Individual finals


 * Women
 * Team


 * Individual finals

Judo

 * Men


 * Women

Rowing

 * Men

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
 * Women

Sailing

 * Men


 * Women

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
 * Open

Shooting

 * Men


 * Women

Swimming



 * Men


 * Women

Tennis

 * Men


 * Women

Indoor
Italy entered both a men's team and a women's team in the indoor tournaments. The men's team won all their group matches but one, thereby advancing to the medal round. There, they won the quarterfinal, but lost both the semifinal and the match for bronze, finishing in 4th place for the tournament. The women's team also won all group matches but one, also advancing to the medal round. They lost the quarterfinal however, finishing in a tie for 5th place in the tournament.

Men's tournament

 * Roster


 * Group play – Pool A


 * Quarterfinal


 * Semifinal


 * Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

 * Roster


 * Group play – Pool A


 * Quarterfinal

Water polo
Italy participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team finished in 9th place, while the women's team finished in 6th place.

Men's tournament

 * Roster


 * Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).


 * Classification quarterfinal


 * Classification semifinal


 * Classification 9th–10th

Women's tournament

 * Roster


 * Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).


 * Quarterfinal


 * Classification 5th–6th

Wrestling
Key:
 * VT – Victory by Fall.
 * PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
 * PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.


 * Men's Greco-Roman