Sport in Sicily developed at a high level only from the second post-war period onwards, although there are no lack of examples between the two wars, with different clubs in the major Italian leagues.

History As for the athletes, the first Olympic medals concern fencing: the first gold at the Olympics is thanks to Francesco Gargano at the Antwerp 1920 Olympics in team saber fencing and then to Vincenzo Cuccia in Paris 1924.

Olympic Games Sicilian athletes at the Olympic Games won a total of 54 medals (20 golds, 23 silvers and 11 bronzes) in 31 editions up to Rio de Janeiro 2016.

These are the 20 gold medals won by Sicily at the Olympic Games, eleven of these in fencing: Francesco Gargano (fencing, Antwerp 1920); Giovanni Canova (fencing, Antwerp 1920); Pietro Speciale (fencing, Antwerp 1920); Vincenzo Cuccia (fencing, Paris 1924); Alberto Pellegrino (fencing, Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960); Angelo Arcidiacono (fencing, Los Angeles 1984); Giovanni Scalzo (fencing, Los Angeles 1984); Maurizio Randazzo (fencing, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000); Guido Messina (cycling, Helsinki 1952); Sandro Campagna (water polo, Barcelona 1992); Paolo Caldarella (water polo, Barcelona 1992); Giusi Malato, Silvia Bosurgi, Cinzia Ragusa, Maddalena Musumeci (water polo, Athens 2004); Giorgio Avola (fencing, London 2012); Daniele Garozzo (fencing, Rio 2016).

Team sports

The first championship in the national team championship was won in the 1977-78 season in volleyball by the team of Paoletti Catania.

In team sports, the first championship dates back to 1978, with the conquest of the Italian men's volleyball championship by Paoletti Catania and, also in Catania, the national and European domination of Orizzonte Catania in the Italian women's water polo championship. In handball Syracuse is the host, winning three scudetti and two Italian cups in the men with Ortigia Syracuse and one scudetto in the women with EOS Syracuse. Scudetti also in Priolo, in women's basketball, with a European title won for Trogylos Priolo itself, in the canoe polo KST Syracuse, and in table tennis with the City of Syracuse.

Catania is the city with the highest number of league titles and international titles on the island. National titles won by Sicilian teams At the end of the 2020 sports season, the Sicilian teams won a total of 86 national titles in team sports. Only the titles won by the maximum league of each sport are taken into consideration.

Championship Team City ProvinceSeasons Total NoteWater poloOrizzonteCataniaCatania'92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '08, '10, '11, '19, '21, '2222Canoe poloPolisportiva CanottieriCataniaCatania'99, '09, '11, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '21, '2212BadmintonMediterranea BadmintonCinisiPalermo'05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '139Field hockeyCUSCataniaCatania'90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '96, '147Field hockey indoorCUSCataniaCatania'80, '85, '88, '91, '93, '976Canoe poloKTSSyracuseSyracuse'97, '13, '14, '15. '195HandballOrtigiaSyracuseSyracuse'87, '88, '893Flag footballPink ElephantsCataniaCatania'14, '17, '183Tennis tableTop SpinMessinaMessina'99, '19, '223BasketballLibertas TrogylosPrioloSyracuse'89, '002HandballDe GasperiEnnaEnna'99, '022Beach SoccerCatania Beach SoccerCataniaCatania'08, '182Tennis tableEmaiaVittoriaSyracuse'90, '912CricketCirnechiCataniaCatania'01, '022SoftballIslandersCataniaCatania'18, '192VolleyballPallavolo CataniaCataniaCatania'781FootballJollyCataniaCatania'781VolleyballAlideaCataniaCatania'801HandballEOSSyracuseSyracuse'001Canoe poloCanoa ClubPalermoPalermo'001AthleticsCUSPalermoPalermo'951Tennis tableCittà di SiracusaSyracuseSyracuse'121American football CardinalsPalermoPalermo'121American football ElephantsCataniaCatania'021Total Italian Champion titles won by Sicilian teams86

Titles per cities City TitlesCatania56Syracuse10Cinisi9Palermo3Messina 2Enna 2Priolo 2Vittoria 2Total86

Titles per sports SportMenWomenTotalWater polo 0 2020Canoe polo 6 1016Field hockey 0 1313Badminton 9 09Handball 3 36Table tennis 3 25Flag football 0 33American football 2 02Basketball 0 22Volleyball 1 12Cricket 0 22Beach soccer 2 02Softball 2 02Football 0 11Athletics 0 11Total265886

See also Sport in Italy

Notes

References

External links Eccellenze sportive in Sicilia (Sporting excellence in Sicily) I siciliani ai Campionati Europei di atletica leggera (The Sicilians at the European Athletics Championships)