Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ITA |
| NOC | Italian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 167 (152 men, 15 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Raimondo D'Inzeo |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Italy (Spanish: Italia) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 167 competitors, 152 men and 15 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold
[edit]- Pierfranco Vianelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Platform
- Primo Baran and Renzo Sambo (Bruno Cipolla coxswain) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Silver
[edit]- Giordano Turrini — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Wladimiro Calarese, Pier-Luigi Chicca, Michele Maffei, Rolando Rigoli, and Cesare Salvadori — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Romano Garagnani — Shooting, Men's Skeet Shooting
Bronze
[edit]- Eddy Ottoz — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Giuseppe Gentile — Athletics, Men's triple jump
- Giorgio Bambini — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Lorenzo Bosisio, Cipriano Chemello, Giorgio Morbiato, and Luigi Roncaglia — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
- Giovanni Bramucci, Vittorio Marcelli, Mauro Simonetti, and Pierfranco Vianelli — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Gianluigi Saccaro — Fencing, Men's Épée
- Abramo Albini, Tullio Baraglia, Renato Bosatta, and Pier Angelo Conti — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Fabio Albarelli — Sailing, Men's Finn
- Franco Cavallo and Camillo Gargano — Sailing, Men's Star
Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Philippines (91-66)
- Defeated Panama (94-87)
- Defeated Puerto Rico (68-65)
- Defeated Senegal (81-55)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (69-80)
- Lost to United States (61-100)
- Defeated Spain (98-86)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Poland (52-66)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Spain (72-88)
- Team Roster
Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Sixteen cyclists represented Italy in 1968.
Diving
[edit]Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1968.
- Gianfranco Paolucci, Claudio Francesconi, Giovanni Battista Breda, Gianluigi Saccaro, Antonio Albanese
- Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Giulia Lorenzoni, Giovanna Masciotta, Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini, Silvana Sconciafurno
Gymnastics
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
- Mario Medda
- Giancarlo Morresi
- Nicolo Deligia
Rowing
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Seven shooters, all men, represented Italy in 1968.
Swimming
[edit]Men's Competition
- Pietro Boscaini, Michele D'Oppido, Franco Del Campo, Franco Chino, Antonio Attanasio, Angelo Tozzi, Giampiero Fossati, and Massimo Sacchi.
Women's Competition
Water polo
[edit]- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Italy at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links
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Media related to Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
