Italy competed at the 1997 Summer Universiade, as host nation, in Catania and won 32 medals.
Medals SportTot. Fencing 2 3 1 6 Swimming 1 5 3 9 Athletics 1 4 3 8 Gymnastics 1 1 1 3 Football 1 0 0 0 Water polo 1 0 0 1 Volleyball 0 1 0 1 Tennis 0 0 2 2Total 7 14 10 31
Details Sport Fencing Valentina Vezzali (foil) Anna Giacometti (foil) Alessandro Puccini (foil) Men's Team Sabre Women's Team Foil Davide Burroni (épée) Luigi Tarantino (sabre) Swimming Emanuele Merisi (200 mbackstroke) Marco Formentini (1500 m freestyle) Marco Formentini (800 m freestyle) Lorenzo Vismara (50 m freestyle) Stefano Battistelli (400 m medley) Lorenzo Vismara (100 m freestyle) Women's 4×200 m freestyle relay Men's 4×100 m medley relay Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Athletics Simone Zanon (5000 metres) Paolo Dal Soglio (shot put) Rachid Berradi (10,000 metres) Lucilla Andreucci (10,000 metres) Arturo Di Mezza (20 km walk) Agata Balsamo (half marathon) Annarita Sidoti (10 km walk) Rossella Giordano (10 km walk) Gymnastics Jury Chechi (rings) Roberto Galli (rings) Alberto Busnari (pommell horse) Football Men's National Team Water polo Men's National Team Volleyball Men's National Team Tennis Massimo CalvelliLorenzo Pennisi (Men's doubles) Germana Di Natale (Single)
References
External links Catania 1997 complete results at FISU web site
WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN) WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - WOMEN)