Dominican Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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]

Dominican Republic at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Dominican Republic
IOC codeDOM
NOCDominican Republic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.colimdo.org (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors18 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
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)

Boxing
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

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three shooters, all men, represented the Dominican Republic in 1968.

Trap
  • Domingo Lorenzo — 124 pts (→ 55th place)
Skeet
  • Riad Yunes — 170 pts (→ 48th place)
  • Luis Santana — 57 pts (→ 52nd place)

Weightlifting
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)

Wrestling

Men's freestyle flyweight (52 kg)

Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)

  • Onésimo Rufino
    • Round 1 — fought Choi Jung-Heuk of South Korea
    • Round 2 — fought Masaaki Kaneko of Japan

References
  1. "Dominican Republic at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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