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Dominican Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Competitors
  
18 in 5 sports

Dominican Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Dominican Republic Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.colimdo.org (Spanish)

Medals
  
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The Dominican Republic competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 18 competitors, all men, took part in 16 events in 5 sports.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Alberto Torres
  • Round 1 — 10.7 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
  • Porfirio Veras
  • Round 1 — 10.5 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
  • Men's 200 metres

  • Porfirio Veras
  • Round 1 — 21.5 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
  • Alberto Torres
  • Round 1 — 21.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
  • Men's 400 metres

  • José L'Oficial
  • Round 1 — 47.9 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
  • Men's 800 metres

  • José L'Oficial
  • Round 1 — 1:55.6 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
  • Men's 1500 metres

  • Miguel Núñez
  • Round 1 — 4:23.6 min (→ 10th in heat, did not advance)
  • Men's 110 metres hurdles

  • Radhames Mora
  • Round 1 — 16.8 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
  • Men's 4x100 metres relay

  • Luis Soriano, Alberto Torres, Rafael Domínguez, Porfirio Veras
  • Round 1 — 41.4 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
  • Men's 4x400 metres relay

  • Rolando Gómez, Jose L'Oficial, Radhames Mora, David Soriano
  • Round 1 — 3:19.4 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
  • Boxing

    Flyweight (48 kg)

  • Ignacio Espinal
  • Round 1 — Lost to Robert Urretavizcaya of Argentina
  • Lightweight (60 kg)

  • Martín Puello
  • Round 2 — Lost to Armando Mendoza of Venezuela
  • Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

  • Donato Cartagena
  • Round 2 — Lost to James Wallington of the USA
  • Shooting

    Three shooters, all men, represented the Dominican Republic in 1968.

    Trap
  • Domingo Lorenzo — 124 pts (→ 55th place)
  • Skeet
  • Riad Yunes — 170 pts (→ 48th place)
  • Luis Santana — 57 pts (→ 52nd place)
  • Weightlifting

    Lightweight

  • Ramón Silfa
  • Press — 95.0 kg
  • Snatch — 82.5 kg
  • Jerk — DQ (→ no ranking)
  • Light heavyweight

  • José Pérez
  • Press — 110.0 kg
  • Snatch — 105.0 kg
  • Jerk — 135.0 kg
  • Total — 350.0 kg (→ 22nd place)
  • Wrestling

    Men's freestyle flyweight (52 kg)

  • José Defran
  • Round 1 — fought Mohammad Ghorbani of Iran
  • Round 2 — fought Richard Sanders of the USA
  • Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)

  • Onésimo Rufino
  • Round 1 — fought Choi Jung-Heuk of South Korea
  • Round 2 — fought Masaaki Kaneko of Japan
  • References

    Dominican Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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