Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics


Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26. On September 5 and 6, in the Munich massacre, 11 members of the Israeli delegation—5 athletes, 2 referees, and 4 coaches —were taken hostage by Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists and murdered. The remainder of the team left Munich on September 7.
Shaul Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, competed in the 50-kilometer walk. He had been imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a child, and wore a Star of David on his warm-up jersey. When he was congratulated by locals on his fluent German, he responded: "I learned it in Bergen-Belsen". He survived the Munich massacre by jumping off a balcony.

Results

NameSportEventPlacingPerformance
AthleticsMen's 50 km walk194:24:38.6
AthleticsWomen's 100 mSemifinal 11.49
AthleticsWomen's 100 m hurdlesSemifinalDid not start
FencingMen's foilSecond roundW5–L5
FencingMen's foilSecond roundW2–L8
SailingFlying Dutchman2328-22-22-19-25-19-DNS = 171 pts
SailingFlying Dutchman2328-22-22-19-25-19-DNS = 171 pts
Shooting50 metre rifle prone23593/600
Shooting50 metre rifle three positions461114/1200
Shooting50 metre rifle prone57589/600
SwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststrokeHeats 1:20.90
SwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststrokeHeats 2:53.60
'WeightliftingLight-heavyweight <82.5 kg—J:132.5 C:122.5 S:— T:—
'WeightliftingBantamweight <56 kg12J:102.5 C:102.5 S:125 T:330
'WeightliftingMiddleweight <75 kg—
WrestlingFreestyle — Light Flyweight <48 kgGroup stage0W–2L
'WrestlingFreestyle — Lightweight <68 kgGroup stage1W–2L
WrestlingGreco-Roman — Middleweight <82 kg—

Referees

The following nominated referees and judges were in the delegation:
  • Yossef Gutfreund — wrestling
  • Yakov Springer – weightlifting

    Coaches and officials

The following coaches and officials were in the delegation:
  • Shmuel Lalkin — Chef De Mission
  • Micha Shamban — presumably deputy of Chef De Mission
  • Eliyahu Friedlender - sailing team manager
  • Amitzur Shapira — athletics coach
  • Kehat Shorr — shooting coach
  • Tuvia Sokolovsky — weightlifting coach
  • Andre Spitzer — fencing coach
  • Moshe Weinberg — wrestling coach
  • Itzhac Aldubi - chairman of ASA
  • Werner Nachmann
  • Duel Parrack
  • Josef Szwec
  • Kurt Weigl