Sunday, August 17,

Italy Still in Top 10 Medal Winners at Beijing 2008

The ANNOTICO Report -Sunday August 18, 2008

 

Since my Last Report on August 15, 2008, Italy has added Two (2) Silvers and Three (3) Bronzes to the Six (6) Golds, Four (4) Silvers, Three (3) Bronzes for a TOTAL of Thirteen (13) previously reported for a NEW TOTAL of EIGHTEEN  (18) Medals

 

Those FIVE (5) Medals were won:

 

Friday

Bronze: Mens Fencing -Team Epee: Alfredo Rota, Diego Confalonieri, Stefano Carozzo, Matteo Tagliariol 

Silver : Women's Swimming 800 FreeStyle: Alessi Filippi

 

Saturday

Bronze: Women's Fencing -Team Foil: Ilaria Salvatori, Giovanna Trillini, Maria Valentina Vezzali, Margherita Granbassi

 

Sunday

Silver - Men's Quadruple Sculls 

Luca Agamennoni, Simone Venier, RossanoGaltarossa,Raineri Simone  

Bronze - Men's Team Sabre Diego Occhiuzzi, Luigi Tarantino, Giampiero Pastore, Aldo Montano

 

Italy won 32 Medals in Athens 2004, 34 in Sydney 2000, 35 in 1996, and the Most Medals Italy ever won was 36 in 1932 and 1960.

 

Top 10 Medal Winners (As of Sunday August 17, 2008)

COUNTRY

Gold

Silver

Bronze

TOTAL

United States

19

21

25

65

China

35

13

13

61

Russia

7

12

12

31

Australia

8

10

11

29

Britain

11

6

8

25

France

4

9

12

25

South Korea

8

9

5

22

Germany

9

6

6

21

Japan

8

5

7

20

Italy

6

6

6

18

 

 

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