11 August 2008 - Facts and Figures: Archery men's team wins Italy's 500th Olympic medal

Facts and Figures: Archery men's team wins Italy's 500th Olympic medal  Beijing - 11 August 2008   Italy won its 500th Olympic medal when the archery men's team took the silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.   Ø      Most of Italy's medals have come in fencing, 108 in total. Ø      Their 500th medal was Italy's sixth in archery, and the third in the men's team event.   Italy's medals per sport # Sport Gold Silver Bronze Years 108 Fencing 44 38 26 1900-2008 57 Athletics 18 15 24 1908-2004 41 Boxing 14 12 15 1920-2004 37 Cycling - Track 22 9 6 1900-2000 34 Rowing 10 12 12 1920-2004 28 Shooting 9 8 11 1932-2008 27 Gymnastics - Artistic 14 5 8 1908-2004 23 Equestrian 7 9 7 1900-1980 19 Cycling - Road 9 8 2 1932-2008 19 Wrestling 6 4 9 1908-1992 15 Swimming 3 3 9 1972-2004 14 Weightlifting 5 4 5 1920-1984 12 Sailing 3 2 7 1936-2004 11 Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater 4 5 2 1960-2004 11 Judo 2 3 6 1976-2004 9 Diving 3 4 2 1964-1980 7 Modern Pentathlon 2 2 3 1936-1992 7 Water Polo 4 1 2 1948-2004 6 Archery 1 2 3 1976-2008 4 Volleyball 0 2 2 1984-2004 3 Football 1 0 2 1928-2004 2 Basketball 0 2 0 1980-2004 2 Canoe/Kayak - Slalom 1 0 1 1992-2000 2 Mountain Bike 2 0 0 1996-2000 1 Gymnastics - Rhythmic 0 1 0 2004 1 Tennis 0 0 1 1924 500 Totals 184 151 165     ONS rs/pad/adg