Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Israel at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Israel
Website	www.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors	29 (26 men, 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Gershon Shefa
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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
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

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	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	5
Israel	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	4
Ghana	3	0	2	1	6	8	−2	2
El Salvador	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Matches

1968-10-13

12:00

Israel	5 – 3	Ghana
Spiegel 11' 75' Feigenbaum 16' 30' 70'	Report	Jabir 18' 79' Amosa 35'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

1968-10-15

12:00

Israel	3 – 1	El Salvador
Talbi 20' Spiegler 44' Bar 85'	Report	Martínez 35'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Referee: Thompson Shakibudeen Badru

1968-10-17

12:00

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)	6	5	1	0	18	3	+15	11
2	Bulgaria (BUL)	6	3	2	1	16	10	+6	8
3	Japan (JPN)	6	3	2	1	9	8	+1	8
4	Mexico (MEX)	6	3	0	3	10	9	+1	6
5	Israel (ISR)	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	5
6	Spain (ESP)	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	5
7	France (FRA)	4	2	0	2	9	7	+2	4
8	Guatemala (GUA)	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	4
9	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	1	1	1	10	3	+7	3
10	Colombia (COL)	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	2
11	Guinea (GUI)	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	2
12	Ghana (GHA)	3	0	2	1	6	8	−2	2
13	Brazil (BRA)	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
14	Nigeria (NGR)	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1
15	El Salvador (ESA)	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1
16	Thailand (THA)	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

20 October - Guadalajara

Hungary	1
		22 October - Mexico City
Guatemala	0
		Hungary	5
20 October - Mexico City
		Japan	0
Japan	3
				26 October - Mexico City
France	1
				Hungary	4
20 October - Leon
				Bulgaria	1
Bulgaria	1
		22 October - Guadalajara
Israel	1
		Bulgaria	3
20 October - Puebla
		Mexico	2	Bronze medal match
Mexico	2
				24 October - Mexico City
Spain	0
				Japan	2

				Mexico	0

Matches

1968-10-20

12:00

Bulgaria	1 – 1	Israel
Hristakiev 5'	Report	Feigenbaum 89'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.

Goal scorers

4 goals

Yehoshua Feigenbaum

2 goals

Giora Spiegel

1 goal

Mordechai Spiegler
Rachamim Talbi
Shraga Bar

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	?	Maccabi Tel Aviv	3	0	300	0	0	0
2	DF	Shraga Bar	24 Mar 1948	21	?	Maccabi Netanya	4	1	293	0	1	1
3	DF	Menachem Bello	26 Dec 1947	20	?	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	0	390	0	0	0
4	DF	Zvi Rosen	23 Jun 1947	21	?	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	0	390	0	0	3
5	DF	Yisha'ayahu Schwager	10 Feb 1946	22	?	Maccabi Haifa	3	0	196	2	0	0
6	MF	Shmuel Rosenthal	22 Apr 1947	21	?	Hapoel Petah Tikva	3	0	300	0	0	1
7	FW	Rachamim Talbi	17 May 1943	25	?	Maccabi Tel Aviv	3	1	238	0	0	1 1
8	MF	Giora Spiegel	27 Jul 1947	21	?	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	2	390	0	0	0
9	FW	Yehoshua Feigenbaum	5 Dec 1947	20	?	Hapoel Tel Aviv	4	4	390	0	0	0
10	FW	Mordechai Spiegler	19 Aug 1944	23	?	Maccabi Netanya	4	1	390	0	0	0
11	MF	Roby Young	15 May 1942	26	?	Hapoel Haifa	2	0	120	1	1	0
12	FW	Itzhak Drucker	3 Jul 1947	21	?	Hapoel Petah Tikva	3	0	211	0	0	1
13	MF	George Borba	12 Jul 1944	23	?	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3	0	225	1	0	0
14	DF	Yitzhak Englander	30 Apr 1946	22	?	Hapoel Haifa	1	0	45	0	1	0
15	MF	Itzhak Shum	1 Sep 1948	19	?	Hapoel Kfar Saba	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	David Karako	11 Feb 1945	23	?	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1	0	70	1	0	0
17	FW	Nachman Castro	23 Jan 1948	20	?	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1	0	20	0	1	0
18	GK	Zion Dagmi			?	Hapoel Ramat Gan	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	GK	Shmuel Malika-Aharon	1947		?	Bnei Yehuda	1	0	90	0	0	0

Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Israel in 1968.

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

Swimming

Gender	Event	Participant	Result
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
	200 m breaststroke	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
	200 m butterfly	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

^ 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.

[1] Israel Archived 28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[SportsRef-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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