Italy competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 253 competitors, 212 men and 41 women, took part in 140 events in 23 sports.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery

Giancarlo Ferrari, competing in his fifth Olympic archery contest, dropped to 33rd place in the field. Fellow veteran Ilario Di Buò advanced to the quarterfinal, nearly missing a semifinal berth. The Italians also just missed the cutoff for the final by one ranking in the team round. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 10,000 metres Men's Marathon Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase Men's Hammer Throw Men's Shot Put Men's Long Jump Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Women's Marathon

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Men's Featherweight Men's Lightweight Men's Light-Middleweight Men's Middleweight Men's Light-Heavyweight Men's Heavyweight

Canoeing

Cycling

Eighteen cyclists, fourteen men and four women, represented Italy in 1988.

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1988.

Football

Men's Team Competition Head coach: Francesco Rocca

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1988. Carlo Massullo won an individual silver and the team won silver too. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle Men's 200 m Freestyle Men's 400 m Freestyle Men's 1500 m Freestyle Men's 100 m Backstroke Men's 200 m Backstroke Men's 100 m Breaststroke Men's 100 m Butterfly Men's 200 m Individual Medley Men's 400 m Individual Medley Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 100 m Freestyle Women's 200 m Freestyle Women's 400 m Freestyle Women's 800 m Freestyle Women's 100 m Backstroke Women's 200 m Backstroke Women's 100 m Breaststroke Women's 200 m Breaststroke Women's 100 m Butterfly Women's 200 m Individual Medley Women's 400 m Individual Medley Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition Women's Singles Competition

Volleyball

Men's team competition

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling