Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics appearance in the sport. Italian rowers reached the finals for the first time, winning the nation's first two Olympic rowing medals: a gold in the coxed pairs and a silver in the double sculls. Ten shooters represented Italy in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and the first since 1896. Greece took a silver medal in the team military pistol, its first medal in shooting since 1896. Italy's best result was a fourth-place finish in the team standing military rifle. Four tennis players, three men and one woman, competed for Italy in 1920. It was the
United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 15th place in the Continental style. American track & field athletes continued to dominate the sport, taking more than twice as many championships as the next most successful nation, host Great Britain. The Americans sent two divers in 1908. Gaidzik made it to the finals in both diving events, after a successful protest in the platform competition. He won a bronze medal in the springboard after tying with the third-place German diver. In the jeu de paume competition, Gould won the gold medal while Sands was eliminated in the first round by the eventual silver medallist. United States at