Israel at the Olympics

Israel at the
Olympics
IOC codeISR
NOCOlympic Committee of Israel
Websitewww.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
7
Total
9
Summer appearances
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

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.

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
22 Silver Yael Arad 1992 Barcelona Judo Women's half middleweight
33 Bronze Oren Smadja 1992 Barcelona Judo Men's lightweight
33 Bronze Gal Fridman 1996 Atlanta Sailing Men's sailboard
33 Bronze Michael Kolganov 2000 Sydney Canoeing Men's K-1 500 metres
33 Bronze Ariel Zeevi 2004 Athens Judo Men's half heavyweight
11 Gold Gal Fridman 2004 Athens Sailing Men's sailboard
33 Bronze Shahar Zubari 2008 Beijing Sailing Men's sailboard
33 Bronze[1] Yarden Gerbi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo Women's half middleweight
33 Bronze[2] Or Sasson 2016 Rio de Janeiro 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
Sailing 1 0 2 3
Judo 0 1 4 5
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

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ "Yarden Gerbi wins bronze medal in judo, Israel's first medal of the Rio Olympics - Sports". Haaretz.com.
  2. ↑ "Or Sassson wins Israel's second judo bronze at Rio Games". Times of Israel.

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