Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Italy at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Italy.svg
IOC code ITA
NOC Italian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coni.it  (in Italian)
in Mexico City
Competitors167 (152 men, 15 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Raimondo D'Inzeo
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
9
Total
16
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]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • 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)
  • 5th/8th place: Lost to Poland (52-66)
  • 7th/8th place: Lost to Spain (72-88)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Sixteen cyclists represented Italy in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1968.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters, all men, represented Italy in 1968.

25 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Italy at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.