Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 167 (152 men, 15 women) in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Raimondo D'Inzeo | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 13 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 4 |
Bronze 9 |
Total 16 |
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Italy 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
Gold
- 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
- 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
- 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
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- 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
- Carlo Recalcati
- Giusto Pellanera
- Gianfranco Lombardi
- Enrico Bovone
- Massimo Masini
- Paolo Vittori
- Gabriele Vianello
- Guido Gatti
- Ottorino Flaborea
- Sauro Bufalini
- Massimo Cosmelli
- Gianluigi Jessi
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sixteen cyclists represented Italy in 1968.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
- Mario Medda
- Giancarlo Morresi
- Nicolo Deligia
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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
- Mietta Strumolo and Novella Calligaris
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Alberto Alberani
- Eraldo Pizzo
- Mario Cevasco
- Gianni Lonzi
- Enzo Barlocco
- Franco Lavoratori
- Gianni de Magistris
- Alessadnro Ghibellini
- Giancarlo Guerrini
- Paolo Ferrando
- Eugenio Merello
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Italy at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links
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Media related to Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons