Italy at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Italy at the
1972 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| ITA
NPC| Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
Website| www.comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian)
in Heidelberg
Competitors| 25 (20 men, 5 women)
Medals
Ranked 9th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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Italy sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty five competitors, twenty male and five female.[1]

## Medalists

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Vittorio Loi, two medals won at this edition of the Games. Athlete | Sport | Event

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GOLD
Giuseppe Trieste |  Athletics | Men's Slalom 2
Roberto Marson |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's individual epee
Roberto Marson |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's individual saber
Vittorio Loi |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's individual foil
Vittorio Paradiso |  Wheelchair fencing | Male novel individual foil
Roberto Marson
Franco Rossi
Germano Zanarotto |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's team epee
Giuliano Koten
Vittorio Loi
Franco Rossi
Germano Zanarotto |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's team foil
Rosa Sicari |  Table tennis | Individual 1B female
SILVER
Franco Rossi |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's individual foil
Vittorio Paradiso
Jaculano
Marras |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's junior team foil
Giovanni Ferraris
Roberto Marson
Germano Pecchenino
Oliver Venturi |  Wheelchair fencing | Men's team saber
Giovanni Ferraris
Oliver Venturi |  Table tennis | Team 3 male
BRONZE
Carlo Jannucci |  Athletics | Men's Slalom 3
Giuliano Koten |  Lawn bowls | Male individual
Aroldo Ruschioni |  Snooker | Male paraplegia
Giuseppe Trieste |  Table tennis | Individual 2 male
Vittorio Paradiso
Jaculano
Marras |  Archery | Round St. Nicholas by mixed paraplegia teams

## References

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1. ^ "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.

## External links

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* Media Guide Tokyo 2020 (in Italian)

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Nations at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany

Africa|

* Egypt
* Kenya
* Rhodesia
* South Africa
* Uganda

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Brazil
* Canada
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Peru
* United States

Asia|

* Hong Kong
* India
* Japan
* Malaysia
* South Korea

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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