Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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
Gold
Silver
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
Basketball
- 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)
- 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
- Mario Medda
- Giancarlo Morresi
- Nicolo Deligia
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
References
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