Italy: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 28 summer games in 19 countries
Events: 417 distinct events in 35 sports
Participants: 3,817 (3,108 men and 709 women)
Youngest Participant: Luigina Giavotti (11 years, 301 days), 1928 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Fausto Puccini (63 years, 265 days), 1996 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Edoardo Mangiarotti (13 medals)
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1972 | 2012 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Michele Frangilli and Marco Galiazzo (3 medals) |
| 2 | Art Competitions | 1912 | 1948 | 116 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 athletes with 1 medal |
| 3 | Athletics | 1900 | 2012 | 542 | 410 | 132 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 60 | Ugo Frigerio (4 medals) |
| 4 | Badminton | 2008 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | Baseball | 1992 | 2004 | 67 | 67 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Basketball | 1936 | 2004 | 131 | 99 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 24 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 7 | Beach Volleyball | 1996 | 2012 | 15 | 8 | 7 | |||||
| 8 | Boxing | 1920 | 2012 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 47 | Roberto Cammarelle (3 medals) |
| 9 | Canoeing | 1936 | 2012 | 98 | 80 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Antonio Rossi (5 medals) |
| 10 | Cycling | 1900 | 2012 | 273 | 253 | 20 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 61 | Sergio Bianchetto and Francesco Verri (3 medals) |
| 11 | Diving | 1906 | 2012 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Klaus Dibiasi (5 medals) |
| 12 | Equestrianism | 1900 | 2012 | 85 | 74 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Piero D'Inzeo and Raimondo D'Inzeo (4 medals) |
| 13 | Fencing | 1900 | 2012 | 224 | 182 | 42 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 123 | Edoardo Mangiarotti (13 medals) |
| 14 | Football | 1912 | 2008 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 48 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 15 | Gymnastics | 1900 | 2012 | 225 | 147 | 78 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 3 athletes with 5 medals |
| 16 | Hockey | 1952 | 1960 | 32 | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | Judo | 1964 | 2012 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 athletes with 2 medals |
| 18 | Modern Pentathlon | 1920 | 2012 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Carlo Massullo (5 medals) |
| 19 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1984 | 2012 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Elisa Blanchi and Elisa Santoni (2 medals) | |
| 20 | Rowing | 1900 | 2012 | 363 | 348 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 42 | Rossano Galtarossa (4 medals) |
| 21 | Sailing | 1924 | 2012 | 167 | 148 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Alessandra Sensini (4 medals) |
| 22 | Shooting | 1896 | 2012 | 143 | 125 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 36 | Giovanni Pellielo (3 medals) |
| 23 | Softball | 2000 | 2004 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |||||
| 24 | Swimming | 1900 | 2012 | 237 | 151 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | Massimiliano Rosolino (4 medals) |
| 25 | Synchronized Swimming | 1984 | 2012 | 27 | 0 | 27 | |||||
| 26 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 2012 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 27 | Taekwondo | 2000 | 2012 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Mauro Sarmiento (2 medals) |
| 28 | Tennis | 1920 | 2012 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | Umberto De Morpurgo (1 medal) | ||
| 29 | Trampolining | 2004 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | Triathlon | 2000 | 2012 | 12 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 31 | Tug-Of-War | 1920 | 1920 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | Volleyball | 1976 | 2012 | 97 | 68 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Samuele Papi (4 medals) | |
| 33 | Water Polo | 1920 | 2012 | 151 | 123 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 athletes with 2 medals |
| 34 | Weightlifting | 1906 | 2012 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Carlo Galimberti (3 medals) |
| 35 | Wrestling | 1908 | 2012 | 105 | 103 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | Vincenzo Maenza (3 medals) |