Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics (original) (raw)
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Sporting event delegation
| Italy at the1968 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | ITA |
| NPC | Comitato Italiano Paralimpico |
| Website | www.comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian) |
| in Tel Aviv | |
| Competitors | 38 (33 men, 5 women) |
| MedalsRanked 7th | Gold 12 Silver 10 Bronze 17 Total 39 |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| 19601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 |
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]
Vittorio Loi, four medals won at this edition of the Games.
Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the Games; thirty-three men and five women.[2]
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]
- ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Tel Aviv 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympics - Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Media Guide Tokyo 2020 (in Italian)