Dominican_Republic_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The Dominican Republic competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 18 competitors, all men, took part in 16 events in 5 sports.[1]
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Dominican Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | DOM |
NOC | Dominican Republic Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 18 in 5 sports |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 metres
- Alberto Torres
- Round 1 — 10.7 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Porfirio Veras
- Round 1 — 10.5 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Porfirio Veras
- Round 1 — 21.5 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
- Alberto Torres
- Round 1 — 21.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- José L'Oficial
- Round 1 — 47.9 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- José L'Oficial
- Round 1 — 1:55.6 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Miguel Núñez
- Round 1 — 4:23.6 min (→ 10th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 110 metres hurdles
- Radhames Mora
- Round 1 — 16.8 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
- Luis Soriano, Alberto Torres, Rafael Domínguez, Porfirio Veras
- Round 1 — 41.4 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres relay
- Rolando Gómez, Jose L'Oficial, Radhames Mora, David Soriano
- Round 1 — 3:19.4 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Flyweight (48 kg)
- Ignacio Espinal
- Round 1 — Lost to Robert Urretavizcaya of Argentina
Lightweight (60 kg)
- Martín Puello
- Round 2 — Lost to Armando Mendoza of Venezuela
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
- Donato Cartagena
- Round 2 — Lost to Jim Wallington of the USA
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Three shooters, all men, represented the Dominican Republic in 1968.
- Domingo Lorenzo — 124 pts (→ 55th place)
- Riad Yunes — 170 pts (→ 48th place)
- Luis Santana — 57 pts (→ 52nd place)
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Lightweight
- Ramón Silfa
- Press — 95.0 kg
- Snatch — 82.5 kg
- Jerk — DQ (→ no ranking)
Light heavyweight
- José Pérez
- Press — 110.0 kg
- Snatch — 105.0 kg
- Jerk — 135.0 kg
- Total — 350.0 kg (→ 22nd place)
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle flyweight (52 kg)
- José Defran
- Round 1 — fought Mohammad Ghorbani of Iran
- Round 2 — fought Richard Sanders of the USA
Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)
- Onésimo Rufino
- Round 1 — fought Choi Jung-Heuk of South Korea
- Round 2 — fought Masaaki Kaneko of Japan
- "Dominican Republic at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2015.