Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics
# Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Olympic Committee of Israel sent 37 athletes to the Games, 19 men and 18 women, to compete in 9 sports. The nation's team size was smaller by six athletes from the previous games (in contrast to 43 athletes who competed in Beijing, which was the nation's largest delegation to that point). This was also the youngest delegation in Israel's Olympic history, with about half the team under the age of 23, and many of the team members were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sixteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including windsurfer and bronze medalist Shahar Tzuberi, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Judoka Ariel Ze'evi, four-time European champion and bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, became the third Israeli athlete in history to compete at four Olympic games, and was also the oldest athlete on the team, at age 35. Six athletes made their third Olympic appearance: tennis men's doubles team Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, synchronized swimming pair Anastasia Gloushkov and Inna Yoffe, and sailors Gideon Kliger, world bronze medalist in the men's 470 class, and Vered Buskila in the women's 470 class.

According to Zvi Warshaviak, the head of the Israel Olympic Committee, approximately eight athletes were considered medal contenders in sailing, gymnastics, judo, and shooting; however, none of them reached their expectations in the results, and Israel failed to win a single medal for the first time since 1988. Windsurfer Lee Korzits, backstroke swimmer Yakov-Yan Toumarkin, floor gymnast Alexander Shatilov, and rhythmic gymnast Neta Rivkin qualified successfully for the final rounds of their respective sports, but missed out of the medal standings.

Prior to the Olympics, the BBC's list of countries competing, did not list Jerusalem as Israel's capital, however listed East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. The BBC eventually listed Jerusalem as the capital after complaints from the Prime Ministers Office.

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Judo | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Sailing | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Synchronized swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 18 | 37 |

## Athletics

### Key

* Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Donald Sanford | 400 m | 45.71 NR | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zohar Zemiro | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:34:59 | 81 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Jillian Schwartz | Pole vault | 4.40 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Misha Zilberman | Men's singles | Jørgensen (DEN) L 13–21, 12–21 | Wong (SIN) L 9–21, 15–21 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics

### Artistic

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Felix Aronovich | All-around | 14.033 | 13.433 | 14.100 | 13.900 | 14.233 | 13.500 | 83.199 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexander Shatilov | All-around | 15.633 | 14.133 | 14.033 | 15.533 | 14.700 | 14.000 | 89.032 | 12 Q | 15.600 | 14.266 | 14.200 | 15.133 | 14.400 | 14.833 | 88.432 | 12 |
| Alexander Shatilov | Floor | 15.633 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.633 | 4 Q | 15.333 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.333 | 6 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Valeria Maksyuta | All-around | 12.800 | 9.433 | 10.533 | 12.933 | 45.699 | 59 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Rhythmic

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Neta Rivkin | Individual | 27.450 | 26.200 | 27.525 | 27.725 | 108.900 | 9 Q | 27.350 | 26.850 | 27.800 | 27.000 | 109.000 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops | Total | Rank | 5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops | Total | Rank |
| Moran Buzovsky Victoria Koshel Noa Palathcy Marina Shultz Polina Zakaluzny Eliora Zholkovski | Team | 26.500 | 26.600 | 53.100 | 7 Q | 26.725 | 26.675 | 53.400 | 8 |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Artiom Arshansky | Men's −60 kg | Bye | Mooren (NED) W 0001–0001 | Hiraoka (JPN) L 0000–0012 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Golan Pollack | Men's −66 kg | Larose (FRA) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Soso Palelashvili | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Huysuz (TUR) W 0010–0000 | Nakaya (JPN) L 0000–0101 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ariel Ze'evi | Men's −100 kg | — | Peters (GER) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alice Schlesinger | Women's −63 kg | — | Bye | Drexler (AUT) W 0010-0002 | Žolnir (SLO) L 0000-1100 | Did not advance | Émane (FRA) L 0002-0010 | Did not advance | 7 |

## Sailing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Shahar Tzuberi | RS:X | 12 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 39 BFD | 12 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 1 | EL | 155 | 19 |
| Gideon Kliger Eran Sela | 470 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 28 OCS | 23 | EL | 112 | 15 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Lee Korzits | RS:X | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 6 |
| Nufar Edelman | Laser Radial | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 26 | EL | 237 | 30 |
| Vered Buskila Gil Cohen | 470 | 3 | 21 DSQ | 10 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 17 | EL | 105 | 15 |

### Notes

* M = Medal race. Only the top 10 competitors participated in the final medal race.
* EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
* BFD = Black flag disqualification (under rule 30.3).
* DSQ = Disqualified after a protest
* OCS = On the course side of the starting line at the starting signal and failed to start, or broke rule 30.1

## Shooting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Sergey Richter | 10 m air rifle | 595 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sergey Richter | 50 m rifle prone | 587 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.60 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Imri Ganiel | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.07 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gal Nevo | 200 m butterfly | 1:59.98 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gal Nevo | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.56 | 12 Q | 1:59.17 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gal Nevo | 400 m individual medley | 4:14.77 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yakov-Yan Toumarkin | 100 m backstroke | 54.91 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yakov-Yan Toumarkin | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.33 NR | 8 Q | 1:57.33 =NR | 8 Q | 1:57.62 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Amit Ivry | 100 m butterfly | 58.78 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amit Ivry | 200 m individual medley | 2:13.29 NR | 12 Q | 2:13.31 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Anastasia Gloushkov Inna Yoffe | Duet | 83.400 | 17 | 83.520 | 166.920 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | Men's doubles | — | Granollers / M. López (ESP) W $7–6^{(7–5)},$ $7–6^{(7–3)}$ | Federer / Wawrinka (SUI) W 1–6, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–3 | M. Bryan / B. Bryan (USA) L $7–6^{(7–4)},$ $7–6^{(12–10)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shahar Pe'er | Women's singles | Sharapova (RUS) L 2–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
