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 | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 29 (26 men, 3 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gershon Shefa[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Results by event
Athletics
| Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 km walk | Shaul Ladany | 24th place Time: 5.1.6. |
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| 400 meter women | Hana Shezifi | 7th in 3rd elimination heat Time: 56.3 |
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| 800 meter women | Hana Shezifi | 6th in 2nd elimination head Time: 2:09.2 |
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Football
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Matches
| Israel | 5 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
Spiegel  Feigenbaum |
Report | Jabir Amosa |
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian 
| Israel | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Talbi Spiegler Bar |
Report | Martínez |
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Thompson Shakibudeen Badru 
| Hungary | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai |
Report |
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki 
Quarter Finals
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 11 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 7 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
| 8 |  |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 9 |  |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 |
| 10 |  |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 11 |  |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
| 12 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 14 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| 15 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| 16 |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 October - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 22 October - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 20 October - Mexico City | ||||||||||
 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 26 October - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 20 October - Leon | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 22 October - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 20 October - Puebla | ||||||||||
 | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 24 October - Mexico City | ||||||||||
 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Matches
| Bulgaria | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hristakiev |
Report | Feigenbaum |
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Haim Levin | 3 Mar 1937 | 31 | ? | | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Shraga Bar | 24 Mar 1948 | 21 | ? | | 4 | 1 | 293 | 0 | 1 |  |
| 3 | DF | Menachem Bello | 26 Dec 1947 | 20 | ? | | 4 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Zvi Rosen | 23 Jun 1947 | 21 | ? | | 4 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Yisha'ayahu Schwager | 10 Feb 1946 | 22 | ? | | 3 | 0 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Shmuel Rosenthal | 22 Apr 1947 | 21 | ? | | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Rachamim Talbi | 17 May 1943 | 25 | ? | | 3 | 1 | 238 | 0 | 0 |  |
| 8 | MF | Giora Spiegel | 27 Jul 1947 | 21 | ? | | 4 | 2 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Yehoshua Feigenbaum | 5 Dec 1947 | 20 | ? | | 4 | 4 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Mordechai Spiegler | 19 Aug 1944 | 23 | ? | | 4 | 1 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Roby Young | 15 May 1942 | 26 | ? | | 2 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Itzhak Drucker | 3 Jul 1947 | 21 | ? | | 3 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | George Borba | 12 Jul 1944 | 23 | ? | | 3 | 0 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Yitzhak Englander | 30 Apr 1946 | 22 | ? | | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Itzhak Shum | 1 Sep 1948 | 19 | ? | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | David Karako | 11 Feb 1945 | 23 | ? | | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Nachman Castro | 23 Jan 1948 | 20 | ? | | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Zion Dagmi | ? | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | GK | Shmuel Malika-Aharon | 1947 | ? | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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 |
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| 100 m freestyle | Amnon Krauz | 6th in 9th elimination heat Time: 57.2 |
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| 100 m breaststroke | Yohan Kende | 6th in 5th elimination heat Time: 1:12.3 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 200 m breaststroke | Shlomit Nir | 5th in 3rd elimination heat | ||
| 100 m butterfly | Yvonne Tobis | 3rd in 3rd elimination heat Time: 1:12.0 |
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| 200 m individual medley | Yvonne Tobis | 4th in 1st elimination heat Time: 2:41.0 |
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| 400 m individual medley | Yvonne Tobis | 6th in 4th elimination heat | ||
References
- Israel Archived 28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- "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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