Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Israel
Website	www.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Rome
Competitors	23 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Gideon Ariel[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Israel competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 23 competitors, 17 men and 6 women, took part in 28 events in 7 sports.^[2]

Results by event

Athletics

Ilana Adir (left) and Ilana Karaszyk prepare to compete in the 1960 Olympics.

Gideon Ariel

Amos Grodzinowsky

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Women's 100 metres	Ilana Adir	6th in Heat 5
Men's Shot Put	Gideon Ariel	22nd
Men's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 400 metres	Amos Grodzinowsky	6th in Heat 1 4th in Heat 9 6th in Heat 9
Women's Shot Put	Ayala Hezroni	17th
Men's Javelin Throw	Baruch Feinberg	24th
Men's 800 metres Men's 1,500 metres	Yair Pantilat	5th in Heat 1 12th in Heat 3
Men's Long Jump	David Kushnir	25th
Women's Long Jump Women's 200 metres	Ilana Karaszyk	28th 5th in Heat 2

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists, both men, represented Israel in 1960.

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's individual road race	Henry Ohayon	39th
	Itzhak Ben David	DNF

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two sabre fencers, both men, represented Israel in 1960.

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's sabre	Michael Ron	5th in Pool 9
	David van Gelder	6th in Pool 12

Gymnastics

L-R, Miriam Kara, Ruth Abeles, Ralli Ben-Yehuda

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Women's Individual All-Around Women's Floor Exercise Women's Horse Vault Women's Uneven Bars Women's Balance Beam	Ruth Abeles	93rd 79th 100th 55th 108th
Women's Individual All-Around Women's Floor Exercise Women's Horse Vault Women's Uneven Bars Women's Balance Beam	Ralli Ben-Yehuda	81st 72nd 96th (tied) 62nd (tied) 86th
Women's Individual All-Around Women's Floor Exercise Women's Horse Vault Women's Uneven Bars Women's Balance Beam	Miriam Kara	86th (tied) 83rd 108th 68th 84th

Shooting

L-R, Hannan Crystal, trainer Izzy Gilam, and Rafael Peles

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented Israel in 1960.

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's 50 metre rifle, three positions Men's 50 metre rifle, prone	Rafael Peles	50th 57th (tied)
Men's 50 metre rifle, three positions Men's 50 metre rifle, prone	Hannan Crystal	48th 71st (tied)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Amiram Trauber (right) and Dawn Fraser at the 1960 Olympics

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 100 metre freestyle Men's 400 metre freestyle	Amiram Trauber	6th in Heat 1 5th in Heat 4 6th in Heat 4
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 100 metre freestyle	Yizthak Lurie	6th in Heat 1 8th in Heat 7
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 100 metre Backstroke	Yoram Shneider	6th in Heat 1 7th in Heat 2
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 200 metre Breaststroke	Gershon Shefa	6th in Heat 1 6th in Heat 6

Weightlifting

Eduard Meron (1960)

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's Featherweight	Gezi Cohen	19th
Men's Bantamweight	Eduard Meron	18th

References

1. Israel Archived 28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Israel at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports