Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ISR |
NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
Website | www |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 3 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Yoav Ra'anan[1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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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
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Men's long jump | David Kushnir | Qualifying - 6.89 metres (place 26) |
Diving
[edit]Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Men's 3m springboard | Yoav Raanan | 22nd place |
Swimming
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Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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Women's 100 metres freestyle | Shoshana Ribner | First round, - 1:10.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Israel Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Israel at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games Archived 2015-08-02 at the Wayback Machine