Italy competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Archery Italy qualified a male and female archer from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships.
Individual AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreElia FregnanBoys' Individual66713L 0–6did not advance17Tanya GiaccheriGirls' Individual6508W 6–2L 2–6did not advance9
Team AthletesEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMixed Team12915 W 5-3 L 0-6did not advance 9Mixed Team127026 L 3-5did not advance 17
Athletics
Italy qualified 18 athletes.
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
Boys Track & road events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankFilippo Tortu200 m21.38 PB6 QDNSGiacomo Brandi10 km walkcolspan=2 DNF
Field Events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankTobia BocchiTriple jump15.373 Q16.01Stefano SottileHigh jump2.0313 qB2.0214Matteo Cristoforo CapelloPole vaultqB4.3015Leonardo FabbriShot put19.17 PB6 Q18.967Jordan ZinelliJavelin throw64.4514 qB53.3014Tiziano di BlasioHammer throw70.0810 qB69.589
Girls Track & road events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankAlessia Pavese200 mDNSDid not advanceIlaria Verderio400 m54.185 Q54.437Elena Bellò800 m2:08.994 Q2:06.31 PB4Chiara Ferdani1500 m4:25.93 PB5 Q4:39.8810Martina Millo100 m hurdles13.9311 qB14.6712Nicole Reina2000 m steeplechase6:41.644 Q6:38.684Noemi Stella5 km walkcolspan=2 23:38.10
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankBeatrice FioreseLong jump6.26 PB1 Q6.21Valentina KalmykovaTriple jump12.72 PB5 Q12.187Lucia Prinetti AnzalapayaHammer throw70.27 PB2 Q65.864
Beach Volleyball
Italy qualified a girls' team from their performance at the 2014 CEV Youth Continental Cup Final.
AthletesEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 24Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreIrene EnzoMichela LantignottiGirls'QW 2 – 0L 0 – 2did not advance17L 0 – 2
Boxing
Italy qualified four boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships
Boys AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultVincenzo Arecchia-64 kgW 2–1W 3–0W w/oVincenzo Lizzi-69 kg W 2–1 L 0–3Bronze Medal Bout W TKO
Girls AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultIrma Testa-51 kgW 3–0L 0–3Monica Floridia-60 kg L 0–3Did not advance Bout for 5th Place W 2–05
Canoeing
Italy qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.
Boys AthleteEventQualificationRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultLuigi RuggieroC1 slalom1:26.4055 R1:28.1801 Qcolspan=2 L 1:31.924did not advance5C1 sprint2:01.00011 Qcolspan=2 2:00.91010did not advance10
Cycling
Italy qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI.
Team AthletesEventCross-CountryEliminatorTime TrialBMXCross-Country RaceRoad RaceTotal PtsRankRankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsFederico MandelliManuel TodaroBoys' Team4505:20.9113466058:278201:37:421:37:293923013410Sofia BegginChiara TeocchiGirls' Team5406:03.70450121245:192801:12:361:12:3631666248
Mixed Relay AthletesEventCross-CountryGirls' RaceCross-CountryBoys' RaceBoys' RoadRaceGirls' RoadRaceTotal TimeRankChiara TeocchiFederico MandelliManuel TodaroSofia BegginMixed Team Relay17:31
Diving
Italy qualified two quotas based on its performance at the Nanjing 2014 Diving Qualifying Event.
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankGiacomo CiammarughiBoys' 3 m springboard443.1012448.2011Laura BilottaGirls' 3 m springboard400.506409.605Mixed teamcolspan=2 348.604
Equestrian
Italy qualified a rider.
AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2TotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankMatias AlvaroMonteliniIndividual Jumping110EuropeGalaxyCommanderMonteliniFor The SunAbelTeam Jumping(8)00(8)0 (0)00(0)01(4)00(0)0 (0)00(0)010
Fencing
Italy qualified five athletes based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships.
Boys AthleteEventPool RoundSeedRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRiccardo AbateÉpée Pool 2 L 0–55L 12–13did not advance11Guillaume BianchiFoilW 5–1
W 15–6
Girls AthleteEventPool RoundSeedRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreEleonora De MarchiÉpée Pool 1 L 4–52W 15–10W 15–11L 13–15Claudia BorellaFoilChiara CrovariSabreW 15–10L
Mixed Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals / Final / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreEurope 1 Mixed TeamAmericas 2W 30–29Asia-Oceania 2WAsia-Oceania 1LEurope 2 Mixed TeamAmericas 1W 30–24Asia-Oceania 1L 29–30Asia-Oceania 2W 30–25Europe 4 TeamAsia-Oceania 1L 22–30America 1W 30–27America 2L 28–306
Golf
Italy qualified one team of two athletes based on the 8 June 2014 IGF Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Individual AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalScoreRankScoreTotal RankScoreTotal RankScoreRankRenato ParatoreBoys7217671395662051205 (-6)Virginia CartaGirls691751446702144214 (-2)=4
Team AthletesEventRound 1(Foursome)Round 2(Fourball)Round 3(Individual Stroke)TotalScoreRankScoreTotal RankBoyGirlTotal RankScoreRankRenato ParatoreVirginia CartaMixed62 (-10)272 (PAR)134 (-10)67070140 (-4)3274 (-14)
Gymnastics
Artistic Gymnastics
Italy qualified athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European WAG Championships.
Girls AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankIosra AbdelazizQualification14.000 6 Q 13.100 2 Q13.250 4 Q12.800 4 Q53.1505 QAll-Around13.75013.35012.50012.95052.5506Uneven Barscolspan=4 13.366Balance Beamcolspan=4 12.9334Floorcolspan=4 12.9336
Judo
Italy qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.
Individual AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultElios ManziBoys' -66 kgW 000-000L 000-010did not advanceW 000-000W 100-000L 000-010did not advance11Chiara CarminucciGirls' -63 kgL 000-001did not advanceL 000-010did not advance15
Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultTeam XianMixed TeamW 7 – 0W 4 – 3L 3 – 4Did not advance
Modern Pentathlon
Italy qualified one athlete based on its performance at the European YOG Qualifiers and another based on its performance at the 2014 Youth A World Championships.
AthleteEventFencingRanking Round(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)FencingFinal Round(épée one touch)Combined: Shooting/Running(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)TotalPointsFinalRankResultsRankTimeRankPointsResultsRankPointsTimeRankPointsGianluca MicozziBoys' Individual 311237Aurora TognettiGirls' Individual 229210UnknownMixed Relay Mixed Relay 83353
Rowing
Italy qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRiccardo MagerRiccardo PerettiBoys' Pairs3:16.014 R3:15.934 FBcolspan=2 3:21.879Arianna MazzoniGirls' Single Sculls3:56.163 R3:58.443 SC/D3:55.691 FC4:03.2016
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage
Sailing
Italy qualified four boats based on its performance at the Byte CII European Continental Qualifiers and Techno 293 European Continental Qualifiers.
AthleteEventRaceNetPointsFinal Rank12345678910M*Vittorio GallinaroBoys' Byte CII172361922(24)810Cancelled129.00105.0018Ruggero Lo MauroBoys' Techno 293(14)88108913Cancelled70.0056.009Carolina AlbanoGirls' Byte CII5712839(31)DNS25Cancelled100.0069.008Giulia AlagnaGirls' Techno 29310197(11)1016Cancelled64.0053.0011
Shooting
Italy was given a wild card to compete.
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMarco SuppiniBoys' 10m Air Rifle614.96 Q122.26
Team AthletesEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankPointsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMixed Team 10m Air Rifle817.28 QL 4 – 10did not advance17
Swimming
Italy qualified eight swimmers.
Boys AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlessandro Bori50 m freestyle22.934 Q22.878 Q22.664100 m freestyle50.353 Q49.913 Q49.654Nicolangelo Di Fabio100 m freestyle50.8312 Q50.6410did not advance200 m freestyle1:50.081 Qcolspan=2 1:48.45400 m freestylecolspan=6 Simone Sabbioni50 m backstroke25.903 Q25.401 Q25.47100 m backstroke55.473 Q54.481 Q54.24200 m backstroke2:02.517 Qcolspan=2 2:00.336Giacomo Carini50 m butterfly25.7428did not advance100 m butterfly55.0110 Q54.6911did not advance200 m butterfly1:59.834 Qcolspan=2 1:58.14200 m individual medleyDNScolspan=2 did not advanceAlessandro BoriGiacomo CariniNicolangelo di FabioSimone Sabbioni freestyle relay3:24.982 Qcolspan=2 3:22.29
Girls AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRachele Ceracchi50 m freestyle26.4616 Q26.2014did not advance100 m freestyle55.814 Q56.2212did not advance200 m freestyle2:01.326 Qcolspan=2 2:01.327Simona Quadarella400 m freestyle4:15.407 Qcolspan=2 4:15.056800 m freestylecolspan=4 8:35.39Ambra Esposito50 m backstroke30.4729did not advance100 m backstroke1:02.376 Q1:02.226 Q1:02.558200 m backstroke2:13.003 Qcolspan=2 2:10.42Claudia Tarzia50 m butterfly28.1017did not advance100 m butterfly1:00.083 Q1:00.265 Q59.384200 m butterfly2:15.3211colspan=2 did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankAlessandro BoriRachele CeracchiNicolangelo di FabioClaudia Tarzia freestyle relaycolspan=4
Table Tennis
Italy qualified one athlete based on its performance at the Road to Nanjing series.
Singles AthleteEventGroup StageRankRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreGiorgia PiccolinGirlsGroup B L 0 - 33 qBW w/oL 0 - 318W 3 – 0L 1 – 3
Team AthletesEventGroup StageRankRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreEurope 3MixedLatin America 1L 1–33 qBIntercontinental 2W 2–0Africa 1W 3–0GermanyL 0–3
Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)
Taekwondo
Italy qualified two athletes based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.
Girls AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultLicia Martignani−55 kgW 0 (SUP) - 0 L 7 - 8did not advance5Marina Rizzelli+63 kgL 3 - 4did not advance9
Triathlon
Italy qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Individual AthleteEventSwim (750m)Trans 1Bike (20km)Trans 2Run (5km)Total TimeRankGiulio SoldatiBoys09:2000:4029:0200:2516:130:55:407
Relay AthleteEventTotal Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6km, Run 1.8km)Total Group TimeRankEurope 3Mixed Relay21:2320:0121:2319:431:22:30
Weightlifting
Italy qualified 1 quota in the boys' and girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2014 Weightlifting Youth European Championships.
Boys AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankMirko Zanni−62 kg12011356255
Girls