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Italy has hosted the Games on three occasions: *1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo *1960 Summer Olympics in Rome *2006 Winter Olympics in Torino Italian athletes have won 522 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 106 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Italy has won a total of 628 medals which makes them the 6th most successful country in Olympic history, and the 4th country with most gold medals, below, USA, Soviet Union, and Germany. The Italian National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognized in 1913 Italy has finished in the top 5 of the medal count 11 times in the Summer Olympic Games and 3 times in the Winter Olympic Games. In total Italy has finished in the top 5 of the medal count 14 times. Italy has also finished in the top 10 of the medal count 20 times in the Summer Olympic Games and 13 times in the Winter Olympic Games. In total Italy has finished in the top 10 of the medal count 33 times. The Italian Olympic Team has also competed in the Mediterranean Games where they have won a total of 1,786 medals which is the most in the games. |