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.
Medalists
Athlete Sport Event GOLD Irene Monaco Athletics Female D disk Giovanni Benincasa Athletics Male C weight Roberto Marson Athletics men's Roberto Marson Athletics Male D disc Roberto Marson Athletics Javelin D male Roberto Marson Wheelchair fencing Men's individual foil Roberto Marson Wheelchair fencing Men's individual épée Roberto Marson Wheelchair fencing Men's individual saber Giovanni Ferraris Vittorio Loi Roberto Marson Franco Rossi Germano Zanarotto Wheelchair fencing Men's team foil Roberto Marson Swimming 50 m breaststroke class 5 (cauda equina) male Roberto Marson Swimming 50 m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina) male Roberto Marson Swimming 50 m free class 5 (cauda equina) male SILVER Silvana Martino Athletics Women's Open Class Precision Javelin Elena Monaco Athletics Women's full pentathlon Germano Pecchenino Athletics men's Germano Pecchenino Athletics Javelin C male Elena Monaco Wheelchair fencing Women's individual foil Vittorio Loi Wheelchair fencing Men's individual foil Vittorio Loi Wheelchair fencing Men's individual épée Vittorio Loi Roberto Marson Franco Rossi Wheelchair fencing Men's team épée Giovanni Ferraris Roberto Marson Germano Zanarotto Wheelchair fencing Men's team saber Francesco Deiana Swimming Men's 25 m full breaststroke class 2 BRONZE Gabriella Monaco Athletics women Antonio Arizzi Athletics men's Antonio Arizzi Athletics Disc A male Emilio Porto Athletics men's Roberto Marson Athletics Male D weight Raimondo Longhi Gambatesa Lawn bowling Men's Doubles Francesco Deiana Raimondo Longhi Dartchery Doubles open class mixed Giuliano Koten Wheelchair fencing Men's individual foil Elena Monaco Gabriella Monaco Irene Monaco Wheelchair fencing Women's team foil Aroldo Ruschioni Snooker Male open class Giovanni Ferraris Table tennis Individual B male Giovanni Berghella Table tennis Individual C male Giovanni Ferraris Federico Zarilli Table tennis Doubles B men's Giovanni Berghella Aroldo Ruschioni Table tennis Doubles Men's C Elena Monaco Gabriella Monaco Table tennis Doubles B female Rosaria La Corte Irene Monaco Table tennis Doubles Women's C Giuliano Koten Archery Men's Columbia Open Class Round
Team Thirty-eight Italian athletes competed at the Games; thirty-three men and five women.
Roberto 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.
See also Italy at the 1968 Summer Olympics
References
External links Media Guide Tokyo 2020