Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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]

Israel at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeISR
NOCOlympic Committee of Israel
Websitewww.olympic.one.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors29 (26 men, 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearerGershon Shefa[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Results by event

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round - Group C

During the Group C competition, Ghana replaced Morocco, after Morocco refused to play Israel.

Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 321082+65
 Israel 320186+24
 Ghana 302168−22
 El Salvador 301228−61
Matches
Israel 5 – 3 Ghana
Spiegel  11'  75'
Feigenbaum  16'  30'  70'		 Report Jabir  18'  79'
Amosa  35'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Israel 3 – 1 El Salvador
Talbi  20'
Spiegler  44'
Bar  85'		 Report Martínez  35'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Thompson Shakibudeen Badru
Hungary 2 – 0 Israel
A. Dunai  40'  75' Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki

Quarter Finals
Standings
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary (HUN) 6510183+1511
2  Bulgaria (BUL) 63211610+68
3  Japan (JPN) 632198+18
4  Mexico (MEX) 6303109+16
5  Israel (ISR) 421196+35
6  Spain (ESP) 421142+25
7  France (FRA) 420297+24
8  Guatemala (GUA) 420264+24
9  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3111103+73
10  Colombia (COL) 310245−12
11  Guinea (GUI) 310249−52
12  Ghana (GHA) 302168−22
13  Brazil (BRA) 302145−12
14  Nigeria (NGR) 301249−51
15  El Salvador (ESA) 301228−61
16  Thailand (THA) 3003119−180
Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 October - Guadalajara
 
 
 Hungary1
 
22 October - Mexico City
 
 Guatemala0
 
 Hungary5
 
20 October - Mexico City
 
 Japan0
 
 Japan3
 
26 October - Mexico City
 
 France1
 
 Hungary4
 
20 October - Leon
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 Bulgaria1
 
22 October - Guadalajara
 
 Israel1
 
 Bulgaria3
 
20 October - Puebla
 
 Mexico2 Bronze medal match
 
 Mexico2
 
24 October - Mexico City
 
 Spain0
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Matches
Bulgaria 1 – 1 Israel
Hristakiev  5' Report Feigenbaum  89'
Estadio Nou Camp, León

Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.

Goal scorers
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Squad

Head coach: Emanuel Schaffer

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games		 Tournament
goals		 Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1GKHaim Levin3 Mar 193731? Maccabi Tel Aviv30300000
2DFShraga Bar24 Mar 194821? Maccabi Netanya41293011
3DFMenachem Bello26 Dec 194720? Maccabi Tel Aviv40390000
4DFZvi Rosen23 Jun 194721? Maccabi Tel Aviv40390003
5DFYisha'ayahu Schwager10 Feb 194622? Maccabi Haifa30196200
6MFShmuel Rosenthal22 Apr 194721? Hapoel Petah Tikva30300001
7FWRachamim Talbi17 May 194325? Maccabi Tel Aviv31238001 1
8MFGiora Spiegel27 Jul 194721? Maccabi Tel Aviv42390000
9FWYehoshua Feigenbaum5 Dec 194720? Hapoel Tel Aviv44390000
10FWMordechai Spiegler19 Aug 194423? Maccabi Netanya41390000
11MFRoby Young15 May 194226? Hapoel Haifa20120110
12FWItzhak Drucker3 Jul 194721? Hapoel Petah Tikva30211001
13MFGeorge Borba12 Jul 194423? Hapoel Tel Aviv30225100
14DFYitzhak Englander30 Apr 194622? Hapoel Haifa1045010
15MFItzhak Shum1 Sep 194819? Hapoel Kfar Saba000000
16DFDavid Karako11 Feb 194523? Maccabi Tel Aviv1070100
17FWNachman Castro23 Jan 194820? Hapoel Tel Aviv1020010
18GKZion Dagmi? Hapoel Ramat Gan000000
19GKShmuel Malika-Aharon1947? Bnei Yehuda1090000

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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 Yohan Kende 6th in 5th elimination heat
Time: 1:12.3
200 m breaststroke Gershon Shefa 7th in 3rd elimination heat
Yohan 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
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References
  1. Israel Archived 28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Israel at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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