Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Athletics
at the III Paralympic Games
Athletics; at the III Paralympic Games
	Paralympic Athletics
Dates	5–13 November 1968
Competitors	423 from 26 nations

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of 70 events, 35 for men and 35 for women.

Participating nations

Argentina (18)
Australia (22)
Austria (20)
Belgium (10)
Canada (22)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (2)
France (12)
Great Britain (33)
India (9)
Ireland (2)
Israel (26)
Italy (22)
Jamaica (7)
Japan (38)
Malta (6)
Netherlands (14)
New Zealand (12)
Norway (8)
Rhodesia (7)
South Africa (8)
South Korea (2)
Spain (5)
Switzerland (16)
United States (61)
West Germany (39)

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	16	11	16	43
2	Israel (ISR)*	9	11	12	32
3	Argentina (ARG)	9	8	8	25
4	Australia (AUS)	7	7	5	19
5	South Africa (RSA)	5	7	4	16
6	Great Britain (GBR)	5	5	4	14
7	Italy (ITA)	5	4	5	14
8	Canada (CAN)	5	4	3	12
9	West Germany (FRG)	3	5	2	10
10	Jamaica (JAM)	2	0	0	2
11	Japan (JPN)	1	2	5	8
12	Rhodesia (RHO)	1	1	2	4
13	New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	1	3
14	France (FRA)	1	0	0	1
15	Austria (AUT)	0	4	2	6
16	Ireland (IRL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		70	70	70	210

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash A	Patterson Canada	Walter Hertle West Germany	Mitsuaki Sakonju Japan
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash B	Wilson Canada	Hans Jung West Germany	Bourne Canada
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash C	Ariel Roman United States	Walter Dann Canada	Richard Feltes United States
100 m wheelchair A	Gary Hooper Australia	Bruno Moretti Australia	Dick Thompson Great Britain
100 m wheelchair B	Kevin Munro Australia	David Williamson United States	Johann Schuhbauer West Germany
100 m wheelchair C	Gary Odorowski United States	Denver Branum United States	Taketoshi Miyazawa Japan
4×40 m relay open	United States (USA) Denver Branum Chess Gary Odorowski Ariel Roman	Australia (AUS) Gary Hooper John Martin Bruno Moretti Kevin Munro	Argentina (ARG) Carlos Carranza Jorge Diz Hugo Loto Bautista Rubio
Club throw A	Vic Renalson Australia	Daniel Erasmus South Africa	Antonio Arizzi Italy
Club throw B	Eugene Reimer Canada	David Williamson United States	Nel South Africa
Club throw C	H. Smith United States	Germano Pecchenino Italy	Emilio Porto Italy
Club throw D	Roberto Marson Italy	Neault Canada	Horst Gotthelf West Germany
Club throw special class	Ed Owen United States	Jorge Diz Argentina	Cameron United States
Discus throw A	Vic Renalson Australia	Daniel Erasmus South Africa	Antonio Arizzi Italy
Discus throw B	Eugene Reimer Canada	Germishuizen South Africa	J. Meyer South Africa
Discus throw C	Yitzhak Galitzki Israel	H. Smith United States	Arballo United States
Discus throw D	Roberto Marson Italy	Israel Even-Sahav Israel	Amnon Weiss Israel
Discus throw special class	Ed Owen United States	Demorest United States	Miguel Ángel González Argentina
Javelin throw A	Daniel Erasmus South Africa	Vic Renalson Australia	Dick Thompson Great Britain
Javelin throw B	David Williamson United States	Eugene Reimer Canada	J. Meyer South Africa
Javelin throw C	Johann Schuhbauer West Germany	Germano Pecchenino Italy	Reno Levis United States
Javelin throw D	Roberto Marson Italy	Russ Scott Great Britain	Amnon Weiss Israel
Javelin throw special class	Miguel Ángel González Argentina	Cameron United States	Ed Owen United States
Precision javelin throw open	Vincent Excell Jamaica	Engelbert Rangger Austria	Reno Levis United States
Shot put A	Daniel Erasmus South Africa	Goll Austria	Vic Renalson Australia
Shot put B	J. Meyer South Africa	Gary Hooper Australia	Germishuizen South Africa
Shot put C	Benincasa Italy	Johann Schuhbauer West Germany	Leonard Chrysler United States
Shot put D	Horst Gotthelf West Germany	Amnon Weiss Israel	Roberto Marson Italy
Shot put special class	Ed Owen United States	Miguel Ángel González Argentina	Jorge Diz Argentina
Slalom A	Bruno Moretti Australia	Bill Mather-Brown Australia	Mitsuaki Sakonju Japan
Slalom B	Robert McIntyre Australia	John Martin Australia	Makio Suga Japan
Slalom C	Hisashi Furukawa Japan	Mikio Egawa Japan	Teruyoshi Tsuchiya Japan
Slalom cervical class	Allan McLucas Australia	Gianino United States	Dunn United States
Pentathlon complete	Johann Schuhbauer West Germany	Heinz Simon West Germany	Leslie Manson-Bishop Rhodesia
Pentathlon incomplete	H. Smith United States	Clark Great Britain	Tommy Taylor Great Britain
Pentathlon special class	Ed Owen United States	Denver Branum United States	Jorge Diz Argentina

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash A	Thibaut France	Dina Galindez Argentina	Lorraine Dodd Australia
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash B	Hilda Binns Canada	Janet Swann Great Britain	Batia Shviki Israel
Novices 60 m wheelchair dash C	Batia Mishani Israel	Karin Sammerhofer Austria	Geula Siri Israel
60 m wheelchair A	Carol Geisse United States	Kirn United States	Cornett United States
60 m wheelchair B	Valerie Forder Great Britain	Neora Even-Sahav Israel	Ora Goldstein Israel
60 m wheelchair C	Carol Bryant Great Britain	Jo Ann Keyser United States	Daphne Hilton Australia
4×40 m relay open	United States (USA) Ella Chafee Carol Giesse Jo Ann Keyser Linda Stratman	Israel (ISR) Neora Even-Sahav Batia Mishani Shoshana Sharabi Geula Siri	Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti Amelia Mier Susana Olarte Noemi Tortul
Club throw A	Dina Galindez Argentina	Maggie Marr Great Britain	Kirn United States
Club throw B	Hattingh South Africa	Noemi Tortul Argentina	Gabriella Monaco Italy
Club throw C	Susana Olarte Argentina	Le Roux South Africa	Seeley Canada
Club throw D	Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel	Batia Mishani Israel	Shoshana Sharabi Israel
Club throw special class	Malka Halfon Israel	Silvia Cochetti Argentina	Geula Siri Israel
Discus throw A	Dina Galindez Argentina	Maggie Marr Great Britain	Kirn United States
Discus throw B	Hattingh South Africa	Noemi Tortul Argentina	Bindley United States
Discus throw C	Susana Olarte Argentina	Le Roux South Africa	Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand
Discus throw D	Irene Monaco Italy	Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel	Ruth Biton Israel
Discus throw special class	Silvia Cochetti Argentina	Malka Halfon Israel	Geula Siri Israel
Javelin throw A	Kirn United States	Ingrid Voboril Austria	Galindez Argentina
Javelin throw B	Rosalie Hixson United States	Hattingh South Africa	Noemi Tortul Argentina
Javelin throw C	Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand	Gesina Smit Rhodesia	Seeley Canada
Javelin throw D	Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel	Batia Mishani Israel	Karin Sammerhofer Austria
Javelin throw special class	Malka Halfon Israel	Geula Siri Israel	Silvia Cochetti Argentina
Precision javelin throw open	Baracatt Jamaica	Silvana Martino Italy	Rosalie Hixson United States
Shot put A	Kirn United States	Dina Galindez Argentina	Ingrid Voboril Austria
Shot put B	Jacqueline Thompson Rhodesia	Hattingh South Africa	Rosalie Hixson United States
Shot put C	Susana Olarte Argentina	Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand	Ora Goldstein Israel
Shot put D	Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel	Batia Mishani Israel	Avril Davis Rhodesia
Shot put special class	Silvia Cochetti Argentina	Malka Halfon Israel	Geula Siri Israel
Slalom A	Carol Giesse United States	Lorraine Dodd Australia	Cornett United States
Slalom B	Batia Shviki Israel	Binns Canada	Neora Even-Sahav Israel
Slalom C	Carol Bryant Great Britain	Kayoko Arai Japan	Marion O'Brien Australia
Slalom cervical class	Susana Masciotra Argentina	Gurman United States	Rosaleen Gallagher Ireland
Pentathlon complete	Valerie Forder Great Britain	Elena Monaco Italy	Cornett United States
Pentathlon incomplete	Margaret Gibbs Great Britain	Marga Floer West Germany	Carol Bryant Great Britain
Pentathlon special class	Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel	Silvia Cochetti Argentina	Daphne Hilton Australia

References

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics (Tel Aviv) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)

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