IPC code ITA 12 10 | Competitors 38 | |
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NPC Comitato Italiano Paralimpico Website www.comitatoparalimpico.it (Italian) MedalsRanked 7th GoldSilverBronzeTotal12101739 | ||
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. Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the Games; thirty-three men and five women.
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Team
Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the Games; thirty-three men and five women.
Robert Marson
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. He was considered one of the breakout stars of these Games considering his performances.
Medals
The team finished seventh in the medal table and won a total of 39 medals; 12 gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze.