# Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Italy men's national water polo team has participated in 21 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.

## Abbreviations

| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | Cap No. | Water polo cap number |
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
| L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | Oly debut | Olympic debut in water polo |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages | | |

## Team statistics
### Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:
* Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
* At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
* Last updated: 5 May 2021.

#### Legend

* 1 – Champions
* 2 – Runners-up
* 3 – Third place
* 4 – Fourth place
* — – The nation did not participate in the Games
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
* – Hosts
| Men's team | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
| Italy | | — | | | 10 | 11 | | | | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | Q | 21 |
| Total teams | 7 | | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |

### Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Men's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
| Italy | 21 | 19 | 19 | 1920 | 2020 | Champions | Europe – LEN |

### Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
| Italy | Champions (1948, 1960$^*$, 1992) | 21 | Europe – LEN |

### Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
| Italy | 13 | 3 (1948, 1960$^*$, 1992) | 2 (1976, 2012) | 3 (1952, 1996, 2016) | 3 (1956, 1964, 1968) | 1948 | 2016 |

### Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |

## Player statistics
### Multiple appearances

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of six-time Olympians: 0
* Number of five-time Olympians: 3
* Number of four-time Olympians: 7
* Last updated: 27 July 2021.

#### Legend and abbreviation

* – Hosts
* AUS – Australia
* ITA – Italy
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics :
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 5 | Gianni De Magistris | 1950 | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 17/33 | 1995 | | |
| 5 | Stefano Tempesti | 1979 | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 21/37 | | | |
| 5 | Pietro Figlioli | 1984 | FP | 2004 AUS | 2008 AUS | 2012 ITA | 2016 ITA | 2020 ITA | 20/37 | | | |
| 4 | Eraldo Pizzo | 1938 | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | | 22/34 | 1990 | | |
| 4 | Franco Lavoratori | 1941 | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | | 19/31 | | | |
| 4 | Alberto Alberani | 1947 | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | | 21/33 | | | |
| 4 | Carlo Silipo | 1971 | FP | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | | 20/32 | 2014 | | |
| 4 | Alberto Angelini | 1974 | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | | 21/33 | | | |
| 4 | Alessandro Calcaterra | 1975 | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | | 21/33 | | | |
| 4 | Fabio Bencivenga | 1976 | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | | 20/32 | | | |

### Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
* Last updated: 1 May 2021.

### Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.

#### Legend and abbreviation

* – Hosts
* AUS – Australia
* ITA – Italy
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics :
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1 | Gianni De Magistris | 1950 | Right | 59 | 1968 (6) | 1972 (11) | 1976 (11) | 1980 (20) | 1984 (11) | 17/33 | 1995 | | |
| 2 | Eraldo Pizzo | 1938 | Right | 53 | 1960 (7) | 1964 (5) | 1968 (29) | 1972 (12) | | 22/34 | | | |
| 3 | Pietro Figlioli | 1984 | Right | 47 | 2004 AUS (8) | 2008 AUS (16) | 2012 ITA (9) | 2016 ITA (14) | | 20/32 | | | |
| 4 | Alessandro Calcaterra | 1975 | Right | 46 | 1996 (5) | 2000 (9) | 2004 (5) | 2008 (27) | | 21/33 | | | |
| 5 | Alberto Angelini | 1974 | Right | 35 | 1996 (11) | 2000 (4) | 2004 (11) | 2008 (9) | | 21/33 | | | |
| 6 | Maurizio Felugo | 1981 | Right | 34 | 2004 (6) | 2008 (16) | 2012 (12) | | | 23/31 | | | |
| 7 | Valentino Gallo | 1985 | Left | 33 | 2008 (15) | 2012 (10) | 2016 (8) | | | 23/31 | | | |
| 8 | Leonardo Sottani | 1973 | Left | 30 | 1996 (8) | 2000 (11) | | 2008 (11) | | 22/34 | | | |
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Ref |||||
Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1924, 1948–1996;
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).

### Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.
Last updated: 27 July 2021.

#### Legend and abbreviation

* – Hosts
* Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1920 | | Salvatore Cabella | 1896 | 23–24 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 1920 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
| 1924 | | Mario Balla | 1903 | 20–21 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 1924 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
| 1948 | | Pasquale Buonocore | 1916 | 32 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 1948 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
| 1952 | | Raffaello Gambino | 1928 | 24 | | | |
| 1952 | | Renato Traiola | 1924 | 27 | | | |
| 1956 | | Cosimo Antonelli | 1925 | 31 | | | |
| 1956 | | Enzo Cavazzoni | 1932 | 24 | | | |
| 1960 | | Dante Rossi | 1936 | 24 | | | |
| 1960 | | Brunello Spinelli | 1939 | 21 | | | |
| 1964 | | Eugenio Merello | 1940 | 24 | | | |
| 1964 | | Dante Rossi (2) | 1936 | 28 | | | |
| 1968 | 1 | Alberto Alberani | 1947 | 21 | | | |
| 1968 | 11 | Eugenio Merello (2) | 1940 | 28 | | | |
| 1972 | 1 | Alberto Alberani (2) | 1947 | 25 | | | |
| 1972 | 11 | Ferdinando Lignano | 1948 | 28 | | | |
| 1976 | 1 | Alberto Alberani (3) | 1947 | 29 | | | |
| 1976 | 11 | Umberto Panerai | 1953 | 23 | | | |
| 1980 | 1 | Alberto Alberani (4) | 1947 | 33 | | | |
| 1980 | 11 | Umberto Panerai (2) | 1953 | 27 | | | |
| 1984 | 1 | Roberto Gandolfi | 1956 | 28 | | | |
| 1984 | 13 | Umberto Panerai (3) | 1953 | 31 | | | |
| 1988 | 1 | Paolo Trapanese | 1962 | 26 | | | |
| 1988 | 13 | Gianni Averaimo | 1964 | 24 | | | |
| 1992 | 1 | Francesco Attolico | 1963 | 29 | | | |
| 1992 | 13 | Gianni Averaimo (2) | 1964 | 27 | | | |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1996 | 1 | Francesco Attolico (2) | 1963 | 33 | 44 | 110 | 40.0% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 1996 | 10 | Marco Gerini | 1971 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 40.0% | | | |
| 2000 | 1 | Francesco Attolico (3) | 1963 | 37 | 28 | 61 | 45.9% | | | |
| 2000 | 5 | Stefano Tempesti | 1979 | 21 | 24 | 43 | 55.8% | | | |
| 2004 | 1 | Stefano Tempesti (2) | 1979 | 25 | 50 | 86 | 58.1% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2004 | 5 | Marco Gerini (2) | 1971 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | | | |
| 2008 | 1 | Stefano Tempesti (3) | 1979 | 29 | 83 | 169 | 49.1% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2008 | 13 | Fabio Violetti | 1974 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | | | |
| 2012 | 1 | Stefano Tempesti (4) | 1979 | 33 | 87 | 147 | 59.2% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2012 | 13 | Giacomo Pastorino | 1980 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | | | |
| 2016 | 1 | Stefano Tempesti (5) | 1979 | 37 | 51 | 101 | 50.5% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2016 | 13 | Marco Del Lungo | 1990 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 56.8% | | | |
| 2020 | 1 | Marco Del Lungo (2) | 1990 | 31 | | | | | | |
| 2020 | 13 | Gianmarco Nicosia | 1998 | 23 | | | | | | |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 70, 72–73);
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).

### Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 1
* Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
* Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 4
* Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
* Last updated: 15 May 2021.

#### Legend and abbreviation

* – Hosts
* Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
* AUS – Australia
* ITA – Italy
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000) :
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1 | Pietro Figlioli | 1984 | 78 | 86 | 90.7% | 2004 AUS (24/27) | 2008 AUS (21/23) | 2012 ITA (19/21) | 2016 ITA (14/15) | | 20/32 | | | |
| 2 | Francesco Di Fulvio | 1993 | 16 | 17 | 94.1% | 2016 (16/17) | | | | | 23/23 | | | |
| 3 | Goran Fiorentini | 1981 | 15 | 22 | 68.2% | 2004 (15/22) | | | | | 22/22 | | | |
| 4 | Alberto Ghibellini | 1973 | 10 | 16 | 62.5% | 1996 (N/A) | 2000 (10/16) | | | | 23/27 | | | |
| 4 | Deni Fiorentini | 1984 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% | 2012 (10/10) | | | | | 28/28 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).

## Coach statistics
### Medals as coach and player

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
As a water polo player, Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He led Italy men's national water polo team to win two Olympic medals in 1992 and 1996.
Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he guided Italy men's national team to two medals in 2012 and 2016.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Player | Player | Player | Player | Head coach | Head coach | Head coach | Total medals | Total medals | Total medals | Total medals | Ref |
| Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Age | Men's team | Pos | Medal | Age | Men's team | Medal | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| 1 | Ratko Rudić | 1948 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 32 | Yugoslavia | FP | 1980 | 44–48 | Italy | 1992 , 1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [44][45] [46] |
| 1 | Alessandro Campagna | 1963 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 29 | Italy | FP | 1992 | 49–53 | Italy | 2012 , 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [47] [48] |
| 3 | Gianni Lonzi | 1938 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 22 | Italy | FP | 1960$^*$ | 37 | Italy | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [49] [50] |
| 4 | Mario Majoni | 1910 | | 38 | Italy | FP | 1948$^*$ | 42 | Italy | 1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | [51] [52] |

## Olympic champions
### 1948 Summer Olympics

* Edition of men's tournament: 10th
* Host city: London, United Kingdom
* Number of participating teams: 18
* Competition format: Series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-final pools, and then round-robin final pools
* Champion: Italy (1st title; 1st place in round one D group; 1st place in round two I group; 1st place in semi-final L group; 1st place in final group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. | Note |
| Match 1/7 | Round one – Group D | 30 July 1948 | Australia | Won | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Match 2/7 | Round one – Group D | 30 July 1948 | Yugoslavia | Won | 4 | 2 | 2 | The match result was annulled and ordered to be replayed. |
| Replay 2/7 | Round one – Group D | 1 August 1948 | Yugoslavia | Drawn | 4 | 4 | 0 | Replay of Match 2/7 |
| Match 3/7 | Round two – Group I | 2 August 1948 | Hungary | Won | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Match 4/7 | Semi-final round – Group L | 4 August 1948 | Egypt | Won | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Match 5/7 | Semi-final round – Group L | 5 August 1948 | France | Won | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Match 6/7 | Final round – Group | 6 August 1948 | Belgium | Won | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Match 7/7 | Final round – Group | 7 August 1948 | Netherlands | Won | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | 35 | 14 | 21 | Note |
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646).
* Head coach: Giuseppe Valle (1st title as head coach)
Roster :
| # | Player | Pos | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
| P1 | Gildo Arena | FP | 25 February 1921 | 27 years, 164 days | Yes | |
| P2 | Emilio Bulgarelli | FP | 15 February 1917 | 31 years, 174 days | Yes | |
| P3 | Pasquale Buonocore | GK | 17 May 1916 | 32 years, 82 days | Yes | |
| P4 | Aldo Ghira | FP | 4 April 1920 | 28 years, 125 days | Yes | |
| P5 | Mario Majoni | FP | 27 May 1910 | 38 years, 72 days | Yes | 1972 |
| P6 | Geminio Ognio | FP | 13 December 1917 | 30 years, 238 days | Yes | |
| P7 | Gianfranco Pandolfini | FP | 16 September 1920 | 27 years, 326 days | Yes | |
| P8 | Tullio Pandolfini | FP | 6 August 1914 | 34 years, 1 day | Yes | |
| P9 | Cesare Rubini | FP | 2 November 1923 | 24 years, 279 days | Yes | 2000 |
| Average | Average | Average | 17 January 1918 | 30 years, 203 days | | |
| Coach | Giuseppe Valle | Giuseppe Valle | 15 March 1904 | 44 years, 145 days | | |
Note: Gianfranco Pandolfini and Tullio Pandolfini are brothers. Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646);
* Olympedia: 1948 (men's tournament);
* Sports Reference: 1948 (men's tournament);
* ISHOF.

### 1960 Summer Olympics

* Edition of men's tournament: 13th
* Host city: Rome, Italy
* Number of participating teams: 16
* Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
* Champion: Italy (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in semi-final A group; 1st place in final group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
| Match 1/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 25 August 1960 | Romania | Won | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Match 2/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 26 August 1960 | Japan | Won | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Match 3/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 27 August 1960 | Egypt | Won | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Match 4/7 | Semi-final round – Group A | 30 August 1960 | United Team of Germany | Won | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Match 5/7 | Semi-final round – Group A | 31 August 1960 | Soviet Union | Won | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Match 6/7 | Final round – Group | 2 September 1960 | Yugoslavia | Won | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Match 7/7 | Final round – Group | 3 September 1960 | Hungary | Drawn | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | 31 | 12 | 19 |
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631).
* Head coach: Andres Zolyomy (1st title as head coach)
Roster :
| # | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | Goals | ISHOF member |
| P1 | Amedeo Ambron | FP | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 23 January 1939 | 21 years, 224 days | Yes | 1 | |
| P2 | Danio Bardi | FP | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 23 May 1937 | 23 years, 103 days | Yes | 2 | |
| P3 | Giuseppe D'Altrui | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 7 April 1934 | 26 years, 149 days | No | 1 | 2010 |
| P4 | Salvatore Gionta | FP | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 22 December 1930 | 29 years, 256 days | No | 2 | |
| P5 | Giancarlo Guerrini | FP | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 29 December 1939 | 20 years, 249 days | Yes | 3 | |
| P6 | Franco Lavoratori | FP | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 15 March 1941 | 19 years, 172 days | Yes | 4 | |
| P7 | Gianni Lonzi | FP | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 4 August 1938 | 22 years, 30 days | Yes | 0 | 2009 |
| P8 | Luigi Mannelli | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 21 February 1939 | 21 years, 195 days | No | 4 | |
| P9 | Rosario Parmegiani | FP | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 12 March 1937 | 23 years, 175 days | Yes | 7 | |
| P10 | Eraldo Pizzo | FP | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 21 April 1938 | 22 years, 135 days | Yes | 7 | 1990 |
| P11 | Dante Rossi | GK | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 28 August 1936 | 24 years, 6 days | Yes | 0 | |
| P12 | Brunello Spinelli | GK | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 26 May 1939 | 21 years, 100 days | Yes | 0 | |
| Average | Average | Average | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 6 September 1937 | 22 years, 363 days | Total | 31 | |
| Coach | Andres Zolyomy | Andres Zolyomy | | | | | | | 2010 |
Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631);
* Olympedia: 1960 (men's tournament);
* Sports Reference: 1960 (men's tournament);
* ISHOF.

### 1992 Summer Olympics

* Edition of men's tournament: 21st
* Host city: Barcelona, Spain
* Number of participating teams: 12
* Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
* Champion: Italy (3rd title; 2nd place in preliminary B group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
| Match 1/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 1 August 1992 | Hungary | Drawn | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Match 2/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 2 August 1992 | Netherlands | Won | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Match 3/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 3 August 1992 | Cuba | Won | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Match 4/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 5 August 1992 | Spain | Drawn | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Match 5/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 6 August 1992 | Greece | Won | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Match 6/7 | Semi-finals | 8 August 1992 | Unified Team | Won | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Match 7/7 | Gold medal match | 9 August 1992 | Spain | Won | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 71.4% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 71.4% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 71.4% | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 71.4% | 59 | 50 | 9 |
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).
* Head coach: Ratko Rudić (3rd title as head coach)
* Assistant coach: Giuseppe Castellucci
Roster :
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
| 1 | Francesco Attolico | GK | | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 23 March 1963 | 29 years, 139 days | Yes | |
| 2 | Marco D'Altrui | FP | | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 25 April 1964 | 28 years, 106 days | No | 2010 |
| 3 | Alessandro Bovo | FP | | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 1 January 1969 | 23 years, 221 days | Yes | |
| 4 | Pino Porzio | FP | | | | 26 February 1967 | 25 years, 165 days | Yes | |
| 5 | Sandro Campagna | FP | R | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 26 June 1963 | 29 years, 44 days | No | 2019 |
| 6 | Paolo Caldarella | FP | | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 20 September 1964 | 27 years, 324 days | No | |
| 7 | Mario Fiorillo | FP | | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 16 December 1962 | 29 years, 237 days | No | |
| 8 | Francesco Porzio | FP | L | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 26 January 1966 | 26 years, 196 days | No | |
| 9 | Amedeo Pomilio | FP | L | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 11 February 1967 | 25 years, 180 days | Yes | |
| 10 | Ferdinando Gandolfi | FP | | | | 5 January 1967 | 25 years, 217 days | Yes | |
| 11 | Massimiliano Ferretti | FP | | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 22 June 1966 | 26 years, 48 days | No | |
| 12 | Carlo Silipo | FP | R | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 10 September 1971 | 20 years, 334 days | Yes | |
| 13 | Gianni Averaimo | GK | | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 10 September 1964 | 27 years, 334 days | No | |
| Average | Average | Average | Average | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 29 December 1965 | 26 years, 224 days | | |
| Coach | Ratko Rudić | Ratko Rudić | Ratko Rudić | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | | 7 June 1948 | 44 years, 63 days | | 2007 |
Note: Francesco Porzio and Pino Porzio are brothers. Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400);
* Olympedia: 1992 (men's tournament);
* Sports Reference: 1992 (men's tournament);
* ISHOF.
Statistics :
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Matches played | Goals/Shots | Goals/Shots | Goals/Shots |
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Matches played | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Francesco Attolico | GK | 7 | | | |
| 2 | Marco D'Altrui | FP | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 3 | Alessandro Bovo | FP | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 4 | Pino Porzio | FP | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 5 | Sandro Campagna | FP | 7 | 6 | 14 | 42.9% |
| 6 | Paolo Caldarella | FP | 7 | 6 | 14 | 42.9% |
| 7 | Mario Fiorillo | FP | 7 | 4 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 8 | Francesco Porzio | FP | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37.0% |
| 9 | Amedeo Pomilio | FP | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30.0% |
| 10 | Ferdinando Gandolfi | FP | 7 | 6 | 15 | 40.0% |
| 11 | Massimiliano Ferretti | FP | 7 | 14 | 34 | 41.2% |
| 12 | Carlo Silipo | FP | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20.0% |
| 13 | Gianni Averaimo | GK | 7 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | 59 | 169 | 34.9% |
| Against | Against | Against | Against | 50 | 172 | 29.1% |
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).