Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Israel at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  ISR
NOC Olympic Committee of Israel
Websitewww.olympic.one.co.il (Hebrew) (English)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 29 (26 men, 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Gershon Shefa[1]
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
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Israel competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 20 events in 4 sports.[2]

Results by event

Athletics

Event Participant Result Ref
50 km walk Shaul Ladany 24th place
Time: 5.1.6.
400 meter women Hana Shezifi 7th in 3rd elimination heat
Time: 56.3
800 meter women Hana Shezifi 6th in 2nd elimination head
Time: 2:09.2

Football

Group C Roster Quarter-final roster Result Ref
Lost in Quarter Final to Bulgaria.

Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Israel in 1968.

Event Participant Result Ref
50 m Rifle - Prone position Nehemia Sirkis 28th
Henry Herscovici 45th
50 m Pistol Michael Marton 47th
50 m Rifle - Three positions Henry Herscovici 41st
Zelig Shtroch 51st

Swimming

Gender Event Participant Result Ref
Men's 200 m freestyle Amnon Krauz 5th in 2nd elimination heat
Time: 2:01.6
100 m freestyle Amnon Krauz 6th in 9th elimination heat
Time: 57.2
100 m breaststroke Johan Kende 6th in 5th elimination heat
Time: 1:12.3
200 m breaststroke Gershon Shefa 7th in 3rd elimination heat
Johan Kende 8th in 4th elimination heat
100 m butterfly Abraham Melamed 4th in semi-finals
Time: 59.6
200 m butterfly Abraham Melamed 3rd in 1st elimination heat
Gershon Shefa 5th in 6th elimination heat
Women's 100 m breaststroke Shlomit Nir 3rd in 2nd elimination heat
Time: 1:20.9
200 m breaststroke Shlomit Nir 5th in 3rd elimination heat
100 m butterfly Yvonne Tobis 3rd in 3rd elimination heat
Time: 1:12.0
200 m individual medley Yvonne Tobis 4th in 1st elimination heat
Time: 2:41.0
400 m individual medley Yvonne Tobis 6th in 4th elimination heat

References

  1. ↑ Israel
  2. ↑ "Israel at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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