Athletics
24 athletes represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in athletics. Frigerio gave the nation its first gold medals in the sport by winning both of the racewalking competitions. Italy's long-distance successes also included a bronze in the marathon and a bronze in the steeplechase. Overall, the nation placed fourth on the athletics medals leaderboard.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ernesto Ambrosini | 800 m | N/A | 2:00.2 | 4 Q | 1:59.5 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | 10:33.6 | 2 Q | 10:32.0 | 3 ! | ||||
| Valerio Arri | Marathon | N/A | 2:36:32.8 | 3 ! | |||||
| Giuseppe Bernardoni | 400 m | 52.8 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ettore Blasi | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Giuseppe Bonini | 800 m | N/A | 2:02.2 | 2 Q | 1:58.1 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m | N/A | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Oprando Bottura | Javelin throw | 42.70 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Carlo Butti | Decathlon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Daciano Colbacchini | 110 m hurdles | N/A | 15.6 | 1 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Giorgio Croci | 100 m | 11.2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ugo Frigerio | 3 km walk | N/A | 13:40.2 OR | 1 Q | 13:14.2 OR | 1 ! | |||
| 10 km walk | N/A | 47:06.4 | 1 Q | 48:06.2 | 1 ! | ||||
| Aurelio Lenzi | Shot put | 12.325 | 13 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Discus throw | 37.75 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Constantino Lussana | 10000 m | N/A | Unknown | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Augusto Maccario | 5000 m | N/A | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | N/A | 34:06.8 | 3 Q | 32:02.0 | 4 | ||||
| Carlo Martinenghi | 1500 m | N/A | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| 5000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| Giovanni Orlandi | 100 m | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 23.8 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Donato Pavesi | 3 km walk | N/A | 13:46.8 OR | 1 Q | Disqualified | ||||
| 10 km walk | N/A | 48:12.0 | 4 Q | Disqualified | |||||
| Antonio Persico | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Arturo Porro | 800 m | N/A | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | N/A | 4:09.0 | 2 Q | 4:06.6 | 7 | ||||
| Mario Riccobono | 100 m | 11.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Egide Simonazzi | 400 m | 53.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | N/A | 1:58.9 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Carlo Speroni | 5000 m | N/A | 15:27.6 | 1 Q | Unknown | 7 | |||
| 10000 m | N/A | 32:13.1 | 4 Q | Did not finish | |||||
| Giovanni Tosi | 400 m | 51.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Giuseppe Tugnoli | Shot put | 12.07 | 14 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Vittorio Zucca | 100 m | 11.4 | 1 Q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Ernesto Ambrosini Augusto Maccario Carlo Speroni |
3000 m team | N/A | 25 | 3 Q | 36 | 5 | |||
| Giorgio Croci Giovanni Orlandi Mario Riccobono Vittorio Zucca |
4x100 m relay | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
Read more about this topic: Italy At The 1920 Summer Olympics