Lombardy: 70 Lombard athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Best wishes from President Fontana.

Lombardy sets another record, that of the largest number of Italian athletes present at the Paris Olympics.

In fact there will be 70 – as reported on the Coni website – those born in Lombardy are ready to parade with the colours of the Italian national team at the Olympic Games which will officially begin on Friday. To them must be added a mini-patrol composed of 10 athletes born outside the regional borders but, in fact, grew up sportingly in Lombardy, first of all Marcel Jacobs from Desenzano.

The Lombard patrol is clearly the largest, followed by Lazio (43), Tuscany (38) and Veneto (32).

“I wish all our athletes and the rest of the Italian team a very big 'good luck' – comments the President of the Region, Attilio Fontana – sure that each of them will give their best to provide emotions and successes to make our medal collection as important as possible”.

A message from the governor shared by President of Coni Lombardia Marco Riva, who explains: "For Lombardy it is a source of pride to be able to count on such a large number of participants. I know their potential well and the professionalism with which they trained to arrive prepared for what is the most important event in the world of sport".

And in view of the start of the competitions, the governor announces that starting from the Paris Olympics, which will act as a bridge to the winter ones of Milano-Cortina 2026, the Region will give all Lombard athletes who take part in the Olympic Games a certificate of participation and thanks. The same procedure will also be carried out for Paralympic athletes.

“It was precisely with Marco Riva and his friend Franco Ascani, Italian member of the Culture Commission of the International Olympic Committee, that this idea was born – concludes President Fontana – which aims to be a further formal recognition for Lombard athletes. An initiative aimed at becoming a custom to be carried forward for each Olympics”.

LOMBARDY ATHLETES AT THE OLYMPICS DIVIDED BY PROVINCE ACCORDING TO PLACE OF BIRTH (THE ASTERISK INDICATES THE ATHLETES BORN OUTSIDE THE LOMBARDIA BUT GROWN SPORTSLY IN THE REGION)

MILAN (18+2*)
Martina Alzini (cycling); Elena Bertocchi (diving); Nicolò Carucci (rowing); Tommaso Gianazza (water polo); Eleonora Giorgi (athletics); Laura Paris (gymnastics); Susanna Pedotti (artistic swimming); Leonardo Pietra Caprina (rowing); Davide Re (athletics); Riccardo Sbertoli (volleyball); Martti Sciortino (cycling); Bianca Seregni (triathlon); Luca Sito (athletics); Filippo Tortu (athletics); Valentina Trapletti (athletics); Virginia Troiani (athletics); Federico Vismara (fencing); Matteo Zurloni (sport climbing); Arianna De Masi* (athletics); Giancarla Trevisan* (athletics).

BERGAMO (10+1*)
Yumin Abbadini (gymnastics); Alice Codato (rowing); Simone Consonni (cycling); Chiara Consonni (cycling); Martina Fidanza (cycling); Chiara Teocchi (cycling); Silvia Persico (cycling); Alessia Pavese (athletics); Giorgia Villa (gymnastics); Marta Zenoni (athletics); Emmanuel Ihemeje* (athletics).

BRESCIA (11+4*)
Angela Andreoli (gymnastics); Alice Bellandi (judo); Alessandra Bonora (athletics); Anna Danesi (volleyball); Giovanni De Gennaro (canoeing); Bruno Festo (sailing); Matteo Lamberti (swimming); Michele Lamberti (swimming); Alessandro Michieletto (volleyball); Roberto Rigali (athletics); Giovanni Toti (badminton); Marcell Jacobs* (athletics); Fatoumata Kabo* (athletics); Gloria Hooper* (athletics); Stefanie Horn* (canoeing).

COMO (5+1*)
Chituru Ali (athletics); Matteo Della Valle (rowing), Jacopo Frigerio (rowing); Elisa Mondelli (rowing); Aisha Rocek (rowing); Gabriel Soares* (rowing).

CREMONA (4)
Fausto Desalu (athletics); Sveva Gerevini (athletics); Giacomo Gentili (rowing); Miriam Vece (cycling).

LECCO (3)
Davide Comini (rowing); Andrea Panizza (rowing); Giorgia Pelacchi (rowing).

LODI (2)
Loveth Oghosasere Omoruyi (volleyball); Edoardo Scotti (athletics).

MANTOVA (1)
Riccardo Orsoni (athletics).

MONZA BRIANZA (4+1*)
Arianna Errigo (fencing); Sara Fiorin (cycling); Sofia Mastroianni (artistic swimming); Yuri Romanò (volleyball); Vladimir Aceti* (athletics).

PAVIA (3)
Lucrezia Magistris (weights); Chiara Melon (athletics); Mauro Nespoli (archery).

SONDRIO (1)
Beatrice Colli (sport climbing).

VARESE (8+1*)
Alice Betto (triathlon); Caterina Bosetti (volleyball); Giovanni Codato (rowing); Linda De Filippis (rowing); Davide Verità (rowing); Nicolò Martinenghi (swimming); Danilo Dennis Sollazzo (shooting); Riccardo Mazzetti (shooting); Nicholas Kohl* (rowing).

 

THE ATHLETES FROM LOMBARDY DIVIDED BY DISCIPLINE WITH REFERENCE TO THE PROVINCE IN WHICH THEY WERE BORN (THE ASTERISK INDICATES THE ATHLETES BORN OUTSIDE THE LOMBARDIA BUT GROWN SPORTSLY IN THE REGION)

Sport climbing
Speed: Matteo Zurloni (Milano), Beatrice Colli (Sondrio).

Athletic
100 meters: Chituru Ali (Como), Marcell Jacobs* (Brescia).
200 meters: Fausto Desalu (Cremona), Filippo Tortu (Milano).
400 meters: Luca Sito (Milano), David the King (Milano).
Heptathlon: Sveva Gerevini (Cremona).
20km walk: Riccardo Orsoni (Mantua), Eleonora Giorgi (Milano), Valentina Trapletti (Milano).
Triple jump: Emmanuel Ihemeje* (Bergamo).
4×100 men: Chituru Ali (Como), Fausto Desalu (Cremona), Marcell Jacobs (Brescia), Roberto Rigali (Brescia), Filippo Tortu (Milano).
Men's 4x400: Vladimir Aceti* (Monza Brianza), Davide Re (Milano), Edoardo Scotti (Lodi), Luca Sito (Milano).
Women's 4×100: Arianna De Masi* (Milano), Gloria Hooper* (Brescia), Alessia Pavese (Bergamo).
Women's 4x400: Alessandra Bonora (Brescia), Fatoumata Kabo* (Brescia), Giancarla Trevisan* (Milano), Virginia Troiani (Milano).
4×400 mixed: Vladimir Aceti* (Monza Brianza), Edoardo Scotti (Lodi), Luca Sito (Milano), Giancarla Trevisan* (Milano).
Reserves: Chiara Melon (4×100) (Pavia), Marta Zenoni (1500 meters) (Bergamo).

Badminton
John Toti (Brescia).

Canoe
Slalom K1: Giovanni De Gennaro (Brescia); Stefanie Horn (Brescia).

Boating
Men's doubles: Nicolò Carucci (Milano).
Two without: Giovanni Codato (Varese), Davide Comini (Lecco).
PL Doubles: Gabriel Soares (Como).
Quadruple sculls: Giacomo Gentili (Cremona), Andrea Panizza (Lecco).
Coxless Four: Nicholas Kohl (Varese).
Men's eight: Leonardo Pietra Caprina (Milano), Matteo Della Valle (Como), Jacopo Frigerio (Como), Davide Verità (Varese).
Women's eight: Alice Codato (Bergamo), Linda De Filippis (Varese), Elisa Mondelli (Como), Giorgia Pelacchi (Lecco), Aisha Rocek (Como).

Cycling
Mountain bike: Chiara Teocchi (Bergamo).
Track: Simone Consonni (Bergamo), Chiara Consonni (Bergamo), Martina Fidanza (Bergamo), Sara Fiorin (Monza and Brianza), Miriam Vece (Cremona).
Street: Silvia Persico (Bergamo).
Reserves: Martti Sciortino (BMX racing) (Milano), Martina Alzini (track) (Milano).

Artistic gymnastics
Men's all-around team competition: Yumin Abbadini (Bergamo).
Women's all-around team competition: Angela Andreoli (Brescia), Giorgia Villa (Bergamo).

Rhythmic gymnastics
General team competition: Laura Paris (Milano).

Judo
78 kg: Alice Bellandi (Brescia).

Swimming
Matteo Lamberti (Brescia), Michele Lamberti (Brescia), Nicolò Martinenghi (Varese).

Artistic swimming
Team and duo: Sofia Mastroianni (Monza Brianza), Susanna Pedotti (Milano).

Water Polo
Tommaso Gianazza (Milano).

Volleyball
Alessandro Michieletto (Brescia), Yuri Romanò (Monza Brianza), Riccardo Sbertoli (Milano).
Caterina Bosetti (Varese), Anna Danesi (Brescia), Loveth Oghosasere Omoruyi (Lodi).

Pesi
59 kg: Lucrezia Magistris (Pavia).

Fencing
Male sword: Federico Vismara (Milano).
Women's foil: Arianna Errigo (Monza Brianza).

Target shooting
10m rifle: Danilo Dennis Sollazzo (Varese).
25m automatic pistol: Riccardo Mazzetti (Varese).

Archery
Mauro Nespoli (Pavia).
Triathlon
Alice Betto (Varese), Bianca Seregni (Milano).

Dips
Trampoline and synchro trampoline: Elena Bertocchi (Milano).

Vela
470: Bruno Festo (Brescia).

 

(*)

Marcell Jacobs (born in Palo Alto – USA, but raised in Desenzano del Garda/BS)
Emmanuel Ihemeje (Born in Carrara – MS, but raised in Zingonia/BG)
Vladimir Aceti (Born in Petrozavodsk – Russia, but raised in Giussano/MB)
Arianna De Masi (Born in Castel San Giovanni – PC, but raised in Milano)
Gloria Hooper (Born in Villafranca di Verona – VR, competes for Atl. Brescia 1950)
Fatoumata Kabo (Born in Dakar – Senegal, competes for Atletica Carpenedolo/BS)
Giancarla Trevisan (Born in Laguna Niguel – USA, competes for Bracco/MI)
Stefanie Horn (Born in Bottrop – GER, but lives in Breno/BS after her marriage to Riccardo De Gennaro)
Gabriel Soares (Born in Iguaçu – BRA, but moved to Bellagio/CO at age 8)
Nicholas Kohl (Born in Sorengo – SVI, but lives in Cadrezzate with Osmate/VA and competes for Canottieri Gavirate).