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.

Athletics
Men's 100 metres
 * Alberto Torres
 * Round 1 &mdash; 10.7 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
 * Porfirio Veras
 * Round 1 &mdash; 10.5 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres
 * Porfirio Veras
 * Round 1 &mdash; 21.5 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
 * Alberto Torres
 * Round 1 &mdash; 21.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres
 * José L'Oficial
 * Round 1 &mdash; 47.9 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 800 metres
 * José L'Oficial
 * Round 1 &mdash; 1:55.6 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres
 * Miguel Núñez
 * Round 1 &mdash; 4:23.6 min (→ 10th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 110 metres hurdles
 * Radhames Mora
 * Round 1 &mdash; 16.8 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres relay
 * Luis Soriano, Alberto Torres, Rafael Domínguez, Porfirio Veras
 * Round 1 &mdash; 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 &mdash; 3:19.4 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Boxing
Flyweight (48 kg)
 * Ignacio Espinal
 * Round 1 &mdash; Lost to Robert Urretavizcaya of Argentina

Lightweight (60 kg)
 * Martín Puello
 * Round 2 &mdash; Lost to Armando Mendoza of Venezuela

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
 * Donato Cartagena
 * Round 2 &mdash; Lost to Jim Wallington of the USA

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


 * Trap
 * Domingo Lorenzo &mdash; 124 pts (→ 55th place)


 * Skeet
 * Riad Yunes &mdash; 170 pts (→ 48th place)
 * Luis Santana &mdash; 57 pts (→ 52nd place)

Weightlifting
Lightweight
 * Ramón Silfa
 * Press &mdash; 95.0 kg
 * Snatch &mdash; 82.5 kg
 * Jerk &mdash; DQ (→ no ranking)

Light heavyweight
 * José Pérez
 * Press &mdash; 110.0 kg
 * Snatch &mdash; 105.0 kg
 * Jerk &mdash; 135.0 kg
 * Total &mdash; 350.0 kg (→ 22nd place)

Wrestling
Men's freestyle flyweight (52 kg)
 * José Defran
 * Round 1 &mdash; fought Mohammad Ghorbani of Iran
 * Round 2 &mdash; fought Richard Sanders of the USA

Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)
 * Onésimo Rufino
 * Round 1 &mdash; fought Choi Jung-Heuk of South Korea
 * Round 2 &mdash; fought Masaaki Kaneko of Japan