Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics


Israel competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 32 competitors, 24 men and 8 women, took part in 46 events in 11 sports.

Results by event

Athletics

EventParticipantResultRef
Men's 400 metresMark HandelsmanHeat — 48.17
Men's 800 metresMark HandelsmanHeat — 1:47.90
Men's 1500 metresMark HandelsmanHeat — 3: 45.05
Men's 5000 metresArie GamlielHeat — 14:02.98
Men's 10000 metresArie GamlielHeat — 29:31.32
Men's 3000 metres steeplechaseYehuda ZadokHeat — 8:42.28
Men's marathonShem-Tov Sabag— 2:31:34
Women's 100 metresMaya Ben-TzurFirst Heat — 12.30s
Women's marathonZehava ShmueliFinal — 2:42:27
Women's long jumpMaya Ben-TzurQualification — 6.07 m

Boxing

EventParticipantRoundResultRef
Men's Light Flyweight Yehuda Ben HaimFirst RoundDefeated Michael Ebo Danquah, 4:1
Men's Light Flyweight Yehuda Ben HaimSecond Round; 9th Lost to John Lyon, 0:5
Men's Lightweight Shlomo NiazovFirst RoundLost to Dar Kamran, 0:5

Canoeing

EventParticipantRoundResultRef
Men's K-1 500 metresAviram MizrahiHeats2nd place, 1:53.66
Men's K-1 500 metresAviram MizrahiSemifinals4th place, 1:49.98

Fencing

EventParticipantResultRef
Men's foilYitzhak Hatuel16th
Men's foilShlomi Eyal19th
Women's foilNili Drori17th
Women's foilLydia Hatuel-Zuckerman26th

Gymnastics

EventParticipantResultRef
Yohanan Moyal67th
Ya'akov Levi
Nancy Goldsmith31st
Limor Friedman
Liat Haninowitz

Judo

EventParticipantResultRef
Men's Extra-LightweightEddy Koaz10th
Men's Half-MiddleweightMoshe Ponte20th

Rhythmic gymnastics

Sailing

EventParticipantResultRef
Flying DutchmanYoel Sela and Eldad Amir8th
470Shimshon Brokman and Eitan Friedlander8th
WindgliderYehuda Atedji14th

Shooting

EventParticipantResultRef

Gary Aramist36th
  • Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres
  • Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
  • Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres
  • Yair Davidovitz
  • 23rd
  • 46th
  • DNF
  • Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres
  • Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
  • Itzhak Yonassi
  • 8th
  • 39th
  • Swimming

    EventParticipantRoundTimeResultRef
    Men's 100m BreaststrokeEyal StigmanHeat1:05.6322nd place
    did not advance
    Men's 200m BreaststrokeEyal StigmanHeat2:24.9323rd place
    did not advance
    Men's 200m ButterflyYoram KochavyHeat2:04.0821st place
    did not advance
    Men's 200m Individual MedleyYoram KochavyHeat2:11.8127th place
    did not advance
    Men's 400m Individual MedleyYoram KochavyHeat4:35.7016th place
    Men's 400m Individual MedleyYoram KochavyB-Final4:40.0016th place
    Women's 200m FreestyleHadar RubinsteinHeat2:12.1726th place
    did not advance
    Women's 400m FreestyleHadar RubinsteinHeat4:34.9521st place
    did not advance
    Women's 800m FreestyleHadar RubinsteinHeatDNSNo ranking
    did not advance
    Women's 200m ButterflyHadar RubinsteinHeat2:22.7826th place
    did not advance

    Tennis

    EventParticipantResultRef
    Amos Mansdorf

    Weightlifting

    EventParticipantResultRef
    Men's FlyweightMeir Daloya9th