Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
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1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
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Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
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Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. 167 competitors, 152 men and 15 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports.
Klaus Dibiasi
Klaus Dibiasi (born 6 October 1947) is a former diving (sport), diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his country, starting in 1964. He dominated the platform event from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, winning a ...
— Diving, Men's Platform
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Primo Baran
Primo Baran (born 1 April 1943) is a retired Italian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Renzo Sambo
Renzo Sambo (17 January 1942 – 10 August 2009)Renzo Sambo (
Bruno Cipolla
Bruno Cipolla (born 24 December 1952) is a retired Italian rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Renzo Sambo
Renzo Sambo (17 January 1942 – 10 August 2009)Giordano Turrini — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
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Klaus Dibiasi
Klaus Dibiasi (born 6 October 1947) is a former diving (sport), diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his country, starting in 1964. He dominated the platform event from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, winning a ...
— Diving, Men's Springboard
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Wladimiro Calarese
Wladimiro Calarese (3 October 1930 – 13 August 2005) was an Italian sabre fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and two silver medals, at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
After retiring from competitions Calarese defe ...
Michele Maffei
Michele Maffei (born 11 November 1946) is a retired Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre
A sabre (French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated wi ...
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Rolando Rigoli
Rolando Rigoli (born 3 October 1940) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day ...
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Cesare Salvadori
Cesare Salvadori (22 September 1941 – 8 August 2021) was an Italian sabre fencer.Romano Garagnani — Shooting, Men's Skeet Shooting
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Eddy Ottoz
Eddy Ottoz (born 3 June 1944) is an Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles.
Biography
Sport career
Ottoz competed for Italy in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, and in the ...
— Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
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Giuseppe Gentile
Giuseppe Gentile (born 4 September 1943) is a retired Italian triple jumper, who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Biography
From 1962 to 1972 Gentile took part in 33 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Summer ...
— Athletics, Men's triple jump
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Giorgio Bambini
Giorgio Bambini (24 February 1945 – 13 November 2015) was an Italian heavyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of ...
— Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
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Lorenzo Bosisio
Lorenzo Bosisio (born 24 September 1944) is a retired Italian road and track cyclist. On the road he won a team bronze medal at the 1967 World Championships. Next year he had his best achievements on track, winning an Olympic bronze medal and a w ...
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Cipriano Chemello
Cipriano Chemello (19 July 1945 – 14 February 2017) was an Italian cyclist.
Biography
Chemello won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in team pursuit with Lorenzo Bosisio, Giorgio Morbiato, and Luigi Roncaglia
Luigi Ronc ...
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Giorgio Morbiato
Giorgio Morbiato (born 30 July 1948) is a retired Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kin ...
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Luigi Roncaglia
Luigi Roncaglia (born 10 June 1943) is a retired Italian cyclist. He competed as an amateur track racer in the team pursuit at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and at the world championships of 1965–1968, winning a medal on all occasions. He then be ...
— Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
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Giovanni Bramucci
Giovanni Bramucci (15 November 1946 – 26 September 2019) was an Italian road cyclist. In 1968 he won bronze medals in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; ...
Gianluigi Saccaro
Gianluigi Saccaro (29 December 1938 – 17 February 2021)Abramo Albini
Abramo Albini (born 29 January 1948) is an Italian rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
He was born in Garzeno
Garzeno (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Co ...
;Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group A)
:*Defeated Philippines (91-66)
:*Defeated Panama (94-87)
:*Defeated Puerto Rico (68-65)
:*Defeated Senegal (81-55)
:*Lost to Yugoslavia (69-80)
:*Lost to United States (61-100)
:*Defeated Spain (98-86)
*Classification Matches
:*5th/8th place: Lost to Poland (52-66)
:*7th/8th place: Lost to Spain (72-88)
*Team Roster
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Carlo Recalcati
Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach, and a former player.
He was the head coach of the senior Italian national basketball team, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver medal ...
Gianfranco Lombardi
Gianfranco "Franco" Lombardi (20 March 1941 – 22 January 2021) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dado". In 2006, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Pr ...
Massimo Masini
Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
Club career
Masini spent the major p ...
Guido Gatti
Guido Maggiorino Gatti (1892–1973) was an Italian music critic and the founder of the journal ''Il Pianoforte'', which changed its name to ''La Rassegna Musicale '' in 1928.
He was director of the Turin Theater from 1925 to 1931 and general di ...
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Ottorino Flaborea
Ottorino Flaborea (born 5 March 1940) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. His nickname as a player, was "Captain Hook", due to his great hook shot. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2008.
Cl ...
Gianluigi Jessi
Gianluigi Jessi (born 7 July 1945) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished eighth at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known ...
Giovanni Bramucci
Giovanni Bramucci (15 November 1946 – 26 September 2019) was an Italian road cyclist. In 1968 he won bronze medals in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; ...
Giovanni Bramucci
Giovanni Bramucci (15 November 1946 – 26 September 2019) was an Italian road cyclist. In 1968 he won bronze medals in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; ...
Gianni Sartori
Gianni Sartori (born 2 December 1946) is a retired Italian track cyclist
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cyc ...
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Tandem
Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction.
The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
Luigi Borghetti
Luigi Borghetti (born 31 January 1943) is a retired Italian cyclist who was active between 1967 and 1977. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Ga ...
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Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
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Cipriano Chemello
Cipriano Chemello (19 July 1945 – 14 February 2017) was an Italian cyclist.
Biography
Chemello won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in team pursuit with Lorenzo Bosisio, Giorgio Morbiato, and Luigi Roncaglia
Luigi Ronc ...
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Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
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Lorenzo Bosisio
Lorenzo Bosisio (born 24 September 1944) is a retired Italian road and track cyclist. On the road he won a team bronze medal at the 1967 World Championships. Next year he had his best achievements on track, winning an Olympic bronze medal and a w ...
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Cipriano Chemello
Cipriano Chemello (19 July 1945 – 14 February 2017) was an Italian cyclist.
Biography
Chemello won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in team pursuit with Lorenzo Bosisio, Giorgio Morbiato, and Luigi Roncaglia
Luigi Ronc ...
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Luigi Roncaglia
Luigi Roncaglia (born 10 June 1943) is a retired Italian cyclist. He competed as an amateur track racer in the team pursuit at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and at the world championships of 1965–1968, winning a medal on all occasions. He then be ...
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Giorgio Morbiato
Giorgio Morbiato (born 30 July 1948) is a retired Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kin ...
Pasquale La Ragione
Pasquale La Ragione (born 28 November 1943) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh place with the Italian team at both Games. He also won a si ...
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Nicola Granieri
Nicola Granieri (3 July 1942 – 28 December 2006) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team events with the best achievement of 7th place. He won a gol ...
Pasquale La Ragione
Pasquale La Ragione (born 28 November 1943) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh place with the Italian team at both Games. He also won a si ...
Nicola Granieri
Nicola Granieri (3 July 1942 – 28 December 2006) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team events with the best achievement of 7th place. He won a gol ...
Michele Maffei
Michele Maffei (born 11 November 1946) is a retired Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre
A sabre (French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated wi ...
Gianluigi Saccaro
Gianluigi Saccaro (29 December 1938 – 17 February 2021)Gianfranco Paolucci
Gianfranco Paolucci (born 18 February 1934) is an Italian fencer. He won silver medals in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the individual épée event at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
The 1967 Mediterranean Games, offici ...
Gianfranco Paolucci
Gianfranco Paolucci (born 18 February 1934) is an Italian fencer. He won silver medals in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the individual épée event at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
The 1967 Mediterranean Games, offici ...
Giovanni Battista Breda
Giovanni Battista Breda (21 July 1931 – 13 July 1992) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
The 1963 Mediterranean ...
Rolando Rigoli
Rolando Rigoli (born 3 October 1940) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day ...
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Wladimiro Calarese
Wladimiro Calarese (3 October 1930 – 13 August 2005) was an Italian sabre fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and two silver medals, at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
After retiring from competitions Calarese defe ...
Wladimiro Calarese
Wladimiro Calarese (3 October 1930 – 13 August 2005) was an Italian sabre fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and two silver medals, at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
After retiring from competitions Calarese defe ...
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Rolando Rigoli
Rolando Rigoli (born 3 October 1940) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day ...
Michele Maffei
Michele Maffei (born 11 November 1946) is a retired Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre
A sabre (French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated wi ...
Three male pentathletes represented Italy in 1968.
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Mario Medda
Mario Medda (4 March 1943 – 1981) was an Italian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ente ...
Seven shooters, all men, represented Italy in 1968.
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25 m pistol
25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...
Trap
A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research.
Trap or TRAP may also refer to:
Art and entertainment Films and television
* ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...
Ennio Mattarelli
Ennio Mattarelli (born 5 August 1928) is an Italian sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in trap shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.Skeet
Skeet may refer to:
* Skeet shooting, a discipline of competitive clay pigeon shooting
** ISSF Olympic skeet, a variant used at the Olympic Games
People
* Skeet Childress (born 1979), American guitar player in the band Look What I Did
* Skeet Qu ...
Michele D'Oppido
Michele D'Oppido (born 10 February 1949) is a retired Italian swimmer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juego ...
Angelo Tozzi
Angelo Tozzi (born 1 January 1949) is an Italian former butterfly swimmer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships
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1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...