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Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Israel at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeISR
NOCOlympic Committee of Israel
Websitewww.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearerYoav Ra'anan[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Israel competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Israeli athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.[2]

Results by event

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Athletics

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Event Participant Result Ref
Men's long jump David Kushnir Qualifying - 6.89 metres (place 26)

Diving

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Event Participant Result Ref
Men's 3m springboard Yoav Raanan 22nd place

Swimming

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Shoshana Ribner
Event Participant Result Ref
Women's 100 metres freestyle Shoshana Ribner First round, - 1:10.4

References

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