Israel at the Olympics
Israel has been at the Olympic Games as a nation since 1952. Its National Olympic Committee was formed in 1933 during the British Mandate of Palestine. As the team represented the Jewish community, it boycotted the 1936 Games in Germany in protest of the Nazi Party's anti-Semitic policies. Israel has sent a team to each Summer Olympic Games since 1952 (except the 1980 Summer Olympics) and to each Winter Olympic Games since 1994. In 1972, 11 members of the Israeli delegation were murdered by Black September terrorists.
| Israel at the Olympics | |
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| File:Flag of Israel.svg | |
| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Yael Arad | 1992 Barcelona | 25px Judo | Women's half middleweight |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Oren Smadja | 1992 Barcelona | 25px Judo | Men's lightweight |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Gal Fridman | 1996 Atlanta | File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing | Men's sailboard |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Michael Kolganov | 2000 Sydney | 25px Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 metres |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Ariel Zeevi | 2004 Athens | 25px Judo | Men's half heavyweight |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Gal Fridman | 2004 Athens | File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing | Men's sailboard |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Shahar Zubari | 2008 Beijing | File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing | Men's sailboard |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze[1] | Yarden Gerbi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 25px Judo | Women's half middleweight |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze[2] | Or Sasson | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 25px Judo | Men's heavyweight |
Medal tables
Medals by Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 London | No medals won | |||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25px Judo | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 25px Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Athletes killed in the 1972 Olympics
The eleven members of Israel's 1972 Olympic team killed during the Munich massacre:
- David Berger, 28, weightlifter
- Ze'ev Friedman, 28, weightlifter
- Yossef Gutfreund, 40, wrestling referee
- Eliezer Halfin, 24, wrestler
- Yossef Romano, 31, weightlifter
- Amitzur Shapira, 40, track coach
- Kehat Shorr, 53, shooting coach
- Mark Slavin, 18, wrestler
- Andre Spitzer, 27, fencing coach
- Yakov Springer, 51, weightlifting judge
- Moshe Weinberg, 33, wrestling coach
Israel At The Olympics Media
- Israeli stamps 1964 - Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics 2.jpg
Israeli postal stamp, 1964
- Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kg Awarding ceremony.jpg
Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Or Sasson - Rio 2016.jpg
Israeli judoka Ori Sasson
Related pages
References
Other websites
Media related to Israel at the Olympic Games at Wikimedia Commons
- Olympic Committee of Israel
- Israel at SportsReference.com Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Israel profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine