Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the Paralympic Games
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At the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv
Competitors	38
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 12	Silver 10	Bronze 17	Total 39
Paralympic history (summary)
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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] Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the Games; thirty-three men and five women.^[2]

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]

See also

• Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
2. "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
3. "Tel Aviv 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.