Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 28 competitors, 26 men and 2 women, took part in 19 events in 10 sports.[2]
Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ISR |
NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
Website | www |
in Montreal | |
Competitors | 26 in 10 sports |
Flag bearer | Esther Roth-Shachamarov[1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Summary
Israel sent to the Olympics a football team, that qualified for the second time, and 11 individual athletes, the same number as the victims in Munich massacre four years earlier. All seven sports represented at the 1972 Olympics were retained for 1976: Athletics, swimming, shooting, fencing, wrestling, weight lifting and sailing. In addition to football, gymnastics also appeared for the second time, after a break of 16 years, and judo made its debut on the Israeli Olympic team.
This was by far the most successful Olympic Games for Israel until then. Esther Roth-Shahamorov, the only team member who was also in Munich, became the first Israeli athlete in any sport who reached an Olympic final, and finished sixth in women's 100m hurdles. Her place is still the best achievement by an Israeli track athlete. In weightlifting, Eduard Weitz came in fifth place, the best achievement of an Israeli at the Olympics in any sport until then, which still remains the best achievement in weightlifting in Israel's Olympic history. Another fine achievement was seventh place (unofficially) for Rami Miron in wrestling. Those three results were better than any previous result of Israeli athlete at the Olympics.
The football team, despite drawing its three preliminary round matches, still advanced to the quarterfinals, where it was eliminated by Brazil. It was a repeat of Israel's achievement in 1968.
Athletics
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Women's 100 metres hurdles | Esther Roth-Shahamorov | ||
Fencing
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Women's foil | Nili Drori | ||
Football
During the 1976 Summer Olympics, Israel competed in football along with Iran and North Korea in the AFC.[3] Additionally, Israeli referee Abraham Klein worked the tournament. Israel lost to Brazil in the quarter-finals and was eliminated.
Preliminary round - Group B
Standings
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Matches
Quarterfinals
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
July 25 - Ottawa | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
July 27 - Montreal | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
July 25 - Sherbrooke | ||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | |||||||||
July 31 - Montreal | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
July 25 - Toronto | ||||||||||
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![]() | 4 | |||||||||
July 27 - Toronto | ||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | |||||||||
July 25 - Montreal | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
July 29 - Montreal | ||||||||||
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Squad
Head coach: David Schweitzer
No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
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1 | GK | Yitzhak Vissoker | Sep 18, 1944 | 31 | ? | ![]() | 4 | |||||
2 | DF | Avraham Lev | Aug 24, 1948 | 27 | ? | ![]() | 2 | |||||
3 | MF | Yaron Oz | May 10, 1952 | 24 | ? | ![]() | 3 | 1 | ||||
4 | DF | Haim Bar | May 14, 1954 | 22 | 4 | ![]() | 4 | |||||
5 | MF | Moshe Schweitzer | Apr 24, 1954 | 22 | ? | ![]() | 4 | |||||
6 | FW | Vicky Peretz | Feb 11, 1953 | 23 | ? | ![]() | 4 | 2 | ||||
7 | MF | Itzhak Shum | Sep 1, 1948 | 27 | ? | ![]() | 4 | 1 | ||||
8 | DF | Eli Leventhal | Mar 18, 1953 | 23 | ? | ![]() | 4 | |||||
9 | MF | Rifaat Turk | Sep 16, 1954 | 21 | ? | ![]() | 2 | |||||
10 | FW | Gideon Damti | Oct 31, 1951 | 24 | ? | ![]() | 4 | |||||
11 | GK | Yosef Sorinov | May 17, 1946 | 30 | ? | ![]() | 0 | |||||
12 | DF | Meir Nimni | Sep 29, 1948 | 27 | ? | ![]() | 4 | |||||
13 | FW | Oded Machnes | Jun 8, 1956 | 20 | ? | ![]() | 2 | |||||
14 | DF | Avi Cohen | Nov 14, 1956 | 19 | ? | ![]() | 3 | |||||
15 | MF | Yehoshua Gal | Jul 11, 1951 | 25 | ? | ![]() | 1 | |||||
16 | FW | Ehud Ben Tuvim | Aug 12, 1952 | 23 | ? | ![]() | 0 | |||||
17 | DF | Alon Ben Dor | Mar 18, 1952 | 24 | ? | ![]() | 4 | |||||
Gymnastics
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Dov Lupi | |||
Judo
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Yona Melnik | |||
Sailing
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Yehuda Maayan & Yoel Sela | |||
Shooting
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Micha Kaufman | |||
Swimming
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Dov Nisman | |||
Adi Prag | |||
Weightlifting
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Weightlifting—Men's Featherweight | Eduard Weitz | 5th | [4] |
Wrestling
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Men's Lightweight, Freestyle | Rami Miron | 7th | [5] |
References
- "Olympic History of Israel". Archived from the original on 2015-06-28.
- "Israel at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- "Games of the XXI. Olympiad - Football Tournament".
- "Weightlifting at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
- "Rami Miron Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.