Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
IPC code ITA
NPC Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
Website www.comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian)
in Tel Aviv
Competitors 38
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
12
Silver
10
Bronze
17
Total
39
Summer Paralympics appearances

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

Team

Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the Games; thirty-three men and five women.[1]

Robert 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.[2] He was considered one of the breakout stars of these Games considering his performances.[3]

Medals

The team finished seventh in the medal table and won a total of 39 medals; 12 gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Tel Aviv 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympics - Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  4. ↑ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.


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