Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was originally going to host the Games, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius meant the UK hosted them. Italy's best athletics result was Emilio Lunghi's silver medal in the 800 metres. Dorando Pietri's first-place finish in the marathon was erased by disqualification as a pair of race officials had helped him across the finish line. No Italian cyclist advanced to the finals in any event.
Athletics at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Ukraine ranked third with three golds and two silver medals. In total athletes from thirty nations reached the podium at the competition. The host nation failed to appear on the medal table. Athletics at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival The athletics competition at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held at the Athletics Stadium of Tbilisi in Tbilisi, Georgia between 27 July and 1 August. A total of 36 events were contested, evenly divided between the sexes, repeating the programme of the previous edition. The competition was preceded the World Athletics Leaders Seminar, which included European