Italy at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeITA
NPCComitato Italiano Paralimpico
Websitewww.comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian)
in Tel Aviv
Competitors38 (33 men, 5 women)
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
12
Silver
10
Bronze
17
Total
39
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Italy competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished seventh in the medal table and won a total of 39 medals; 12 gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze.[1]

Medalists

Vittorio Loi, four medals won at this edition of the Games.
AthleteSportEvent
GOLD
Irene Monaco AthleticsFemale D disk
Giovanni Benincasa AthleticsMale C weight
Roberto Marson Athletics Club D men's
Roberto Marson AthleticsMale D disc
Roberto Marson AthleticsJavelin D male
Roberto Marson Wheelchair fencingMen's individual foil
Roberto Marson Wheelchair fencingMen's individual épée
Roberto Marson Wheelchair fencingMen's individual saber
Giovanni Ferraris
Vittorio Loi
Roberto Marson
Franco Rossi
Germano Zanarotto 		Wheelchair fencingMen's team foil
Roberto Marson Swimming50 m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina) male
Roberto Marson Swimming50 m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina) male
Roberto Marson Swimming50 m free class 5 (cauda equina) male
SILVER
Silvana Martino AthleticsWomen's Open Class Precision Javelin
Elena Monaco AthleticsWomen's full pentathlon
Germano Pecchenino Athletics Club C men's
Germano Pecchenino AthleticsJavelin C male
Elena Monaco Wheelchair fencingWomen's individual foil
Vittorio Loi Wheelchair fencingMen's individual foil
Vittorio Loi Wheelchair fencingMen's individual épée
Vittorio Loi
Roberto Marson
Franco Rossi		 Wheelchair fencingMen's team épée
Giovanni Ferraris
Roberto Marson
Germano Zanarotto		 Wheelchair fencingMen's team saber
Francesco Deiana SwimmingMen's 25 m full breaststroke class 2
BRONZE
Gabriella Monaco Athletics Club B women
Antonio Arizzi Athletics Club A men's
Antonio Arizzi AthleticsDisc A male
Emilio Porto Athletics Club C men's
Roberto Marson AthleticsMale D weight
Raimondo Longhi
Gambatesa		 Lawn bowlingMen's Doubles
Francesco Deiana
Raimondo Longhi		 DartcheryDoubles open class mixed
Giuliano Koten Wheelchair fencingMen's individual foil
Elena Monaco
Gabriella Monaco
Irene Monaco		 Wheelchair fencingWomen's team foil
Aroldo Ruschioni SnookerMale open class
Giovanni Ferraris Table tennisIndividual B male
Giovanni Berghella Table tennisIndividual C male
Giovanni Ferraris
Federico Zarilli		 Table tennisDoubles B men's
Giovanni Berghella
Aroldo Ruschioni		 Table tennisDoubles Men's C
Elena Monaco
Gabriella Monaco		 Table tennisDoubles B female
Rosaria La Corte
Irene Monaco		 Table tennisDoubles Women's C
Giuliano Koten ArcheryMen's Columbia Open Class Round

Team

Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the Games; thirty-three men and five women.[2]

Roberto Marson

Roberto Marson, who had previously won two gold medals in athletics at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, was proclaimed the outstanding athlete of the Games. He won ten gold medals, three in athletics field events, three in swimming and four in wheelchair fencing.[3] He was considered one of the breakout stars of these Games considering his performances.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tel Aviv 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympics - Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
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