Italy () competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 167 competitors, 152 men and 15 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports. Medalists Gold Pierfranco Vianelli — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Platform Primo Baran and Renzo Sambo (Bruno Cipolla coxswain) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs Silver Giordano Turrini — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) Klaus Dibiasi — Diving, Men's Springboard Wladimiro Calarese, Pier-Luigi Chicca, Michele Maffei, Rolando Rigoli, and Cesare Salvadori — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Romano Garagnani — Shooting, Men's Skeet Shooting Bronze Eddy Ottoz — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles Giuseppe Gentile — Athletics, Men's triple jump Giorgio Bambini — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight Lorenzo Bosisio, Cipriano Chemello, Giorgio Morbiato, and Luigi Roncaglia — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Giovanni Bramucci, Vittorio Marcelli, Mauro Simonetti, and Pierfranco Vianelli — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race Gianluigi Saccaro — Fencing, Men's Épée Abramo Albini, Tullio Baraglia, Renato Bosatta, and Pier Angelo Conti — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours Fabio Albarelli — Sailing, Men's Finn Franco Cavallo and Camillo Gargano — Sailing, Men's Star Athletics Basketball 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 Carlo Recalcati Giusto Pellanera Gianfranco Lombardi Enrico Bovone Massimo Masini Paolo Vittori Gabriele Vianello Guido Gatti Ottorino Flaborea Sauro Bufalini Massimo Cosmelli Gianluigi Jessi Boxing Canoeing Cycling Sixteen cyclists represented Italy in 1968. Individual road race Pierfranco Vianelli Giovanni Bramucci Flavio Martini Tino Conti Team time trial Giovanni Bramucci Vittorio Marcelli Mauro Simonetti Pierfranco Vianelli Sprint Giordano Turrini Dino Verzini 1000m time trial Gianni Sartori Tandem Walter Gorini Luigi Borghetti Individual pursuit Cipriano Chemello Team pursuit Lorenzo Bosisio Cipriano Chemello Luigi Roncaglia Giorgio Morbiato Gino Pancino Diving Equestrian Fencing 19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 1968. Men's foil Arcangelo Pinelli Pasquale La Ragione Nicola Granieri Men's team foil Pasquale La Ragione, Alfredo Del Francia, Nicola Granieri, Arcangelo Pinelli, Michele Maffei Men's épée Gianluigi Saccaro Gianfranco Paolucci Claudio Francesconi Men's team épée Gianfranco Paolucci, Claudio Francesconi, Giovanni Battista Breda, Gianluigi Saccaro, Antonio Albanese Men's sabre Rolando Rigoli Wladimiro Calarese Cesare Salvadori Men's team sabre Wladimiro Calarese, Rolando Rigoli, Pierluigi Chicca, Michele Maffei, Cesare Salvadori Women's foil