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The biggest event for Italy was hosting the 1934 FIFA World Cup in which the host nation won. Florence's stadium hosted three matches during the World Cup while the finals would be played in Rome, at a stadium located on the current site of the Flaminio Stadium. Stadio Flaminio would be constructed in 1957 following the demolition of Stadio Nazionale PNF in 1953.
The Palazzo dei Congressi was constructed in 1942 for a Universal Exposition in that year that was not held to World War II. Palazzetto Dello Sport was constructed in time for the 1960 Games in 1957.
During the Olympics
Pope John XXIII watched some of the canoeing semifinals at the window of his summer residence overlooking Lake Albano. The marathon event was run along Via Appia Antica (English: The Appian Way) and finished at the Arch of Constantine. With the event being run at night, the course was illuminated by Italian soldiers holding torches.
During the road team time trial event at Via Cristoforo Colombo in 93 °F (34 °C) heat, Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen collapsed from sunstroke, suffered a fractured skull, and later died from it.Autopsy results determined that Jensen had taken Roniacol, a blood circulation stimulant. Before Jensen's collapse, Denmark had been in fourth place at the 66.6 km (41.4 mi) mark of the event.
Palazzo dei Congressi continues as an exhibition center in Rome.
In 1987, Stadio Olimpico hosted the second World Athletics Championships. During the following three years, the stadium was reconstructed to serve as one of the twelve venues used for the FIFA World Cup. The stadium itself hosted the finals for that tournament. The Stadium at Florence which hosted some of the 1934 World Cup matches, hosted four 1990 World Cup matches, including the quarterfinal match between Argentina and Yugoslavia.
^Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "A Short History of the Modern Olympics". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 19.
^Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Track & Field (Men): Marathon". In The Complete Book of the Olympics:2008 Edition. London:Aurum Press Limited. pp. 145-6.
^ abWallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Cycling: Men's Discontinued Events". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 527.