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 (33 men, 5 women)
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 12 Silver 10 Bronze 17 Total 39
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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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.

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[]

• Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References[]

External links[]

• Media Guide Tokyo 2020 (in Italian)