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Sport in Italy

Italians have a long sporting history. Here are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Italy. See also the list the most popular internet seaches for "sports" in Italy.


Major sports of Italy

Italian Sporting Success

  • FIFA World Cup Champions: 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006.

Athletes from Italy

Italy Sports trivia

  • Italy has won the FIFA World Cup four times.

  • Italy has competed at most of the modern Olympic Games, missing only the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Italy at major events

Past sporting events hosted in Italy

  • 1934 FIFA World Cup was hosted in Italy
  • 1960 Olympic Games summer host Rome
  • 1956 Winter Olympic Games hosts Cortina d'Ampezzo
  • 1990 FIFA World Cup was hosted in Italy
  • 1994 World Swimming Championships Rome
  • 2006 Winter Olympic Games host Torino
  • 2009 World Swimming Championships Rome

Upcoming sporting events in Italy

Annual sporting events held in Italy

  • Giro d'Italia (cycling)

Sporting Facilities in Italy

  • San Siro stadium (Milan)

Other

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