Fencing
19 fencers, all men, represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. The absence of Nedo Nadi (by then a professional) and the heightened performance of France's Roger Ducret resulted in a relative down year for the Italian team, which defended only one of its five titles from 1920.
All six of the country's individual event competitors reached the finals; none won a medal. All three of the country's team event squads reached the finals; they won a gold medal in the sabre and a bronze in the épée. 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.
- Men
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marcello Bertinetti | Sabre | N/A | 4–1 | 2 Q | 6–2 | 2 Q | Did not start | ||||
| Bino Bini | Sabre | N/A | 3–3 | 4 Q | 7–1 | 1 Q | Did not start | ||||
| Renzo Compagna | Épée | 7–2 | 2 Q | N/A | 7–3 | 2 Q | 6–5 | 2 Q | 2–9 | 11 | |
| Virgilio Mantegazza | Épée | 6–3 | 2 Q | N/A | 6–3 | 1 Q | 9–2 | 1 Q | 6–5 | 6 | |
| Oreste Puliti | Sabre | N/A | 5–0 | 1 Q | 7–1 | 1 Q | Disqualified | ||||
| Giulio Sarrocchi | Sabre | N/A | 6–1 | 1 Q | 5–3 | 4 Q | Did not start | ||||
| Giulio Basletta Marcello Bertinetti Giovanni Canova Vincenzo Cuccia Virgilio Mantegazza Oreste Moricca |
Team épée | 1–1 | 2 Q | N/A | 1–0 | 2 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 | 3 ! | |
| Renato Anselmi Guido Balzarini Marcello Bertinetti Bino Bini Vincenzo Cuccia Oreste Moricca Oreste Puliti Giulio Sarrocchi |
Team sabre | 2–0 | 1 Q | N/A | 2–0 | 2 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 3–0 | 1 ! | |
| Valentino Argento Aldo Boni Dante Carniel Giorgio Chiavacci Luigi Cuomo Giulio Guadini Giorgio Pessina Oreste Puliti |
Team foil | Bye | N/A | 3–0 | 1 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | Did not finish | |||
Read more about this topic: Italy At The 1924 Summer Olympics