Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
# Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

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 | Club D 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 | Club C 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 | Club B women |
| Antonio Arizzi | Athletics | Club A men's |
| Antonio Arizzi | Athletics | Disc A male |
| Emilio Porto | Athletics | Club C 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.

