Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics
# Israel at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 20 events in 4 sports.

## Results by event

### Athletics

| Event | Participant | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 50 km walk | Shaul Ladany | 24th place Time: 5.1.6. |
| 400 meter women | Hana Shezifi | 7th in 3rd elimination heat Time: 56.3 |
| 800 meter women | Hana Shezifi | 6th in 2nd elimination head Time: 2:09.2 |

### Football

**Preliminary round - Group C**

During the Group C competition, Ghana replaced Morocco, after Morocco refused to play Israel.

**Preliminary round - Group C**

**Standings**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |

**Quarter-finals**

**Final ranking**

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Hungary | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 11 | Gold medal |
| | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | Silver medal |
| | Japan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Mexico | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Guatemala | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 13 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 14 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 15 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 16 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

**Quarter-finals**

**Bracket**

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 October - Guadalajara | 20 October - Guadalajara | | | |
| Hungary | 1 | | | |
| Hungary | 1 | 22 October - Mexico City | 22 October - Mexico City | | |
| Guatemala | 0 | 22 October - Mexico City | 22 October - Mexico City | |
| Guatemala | 0 | Hungary | 5 | |
| 20 October - Mexico City | 20 October - Mexico City | | Hungary | 5 | |
| 20 October - Mexico City | 20 October - Mexico City | Japan | 0 | |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 0 | |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 26 October - Mexico City | 26 October - Mexico City |
| France | 1 | | | | 26 October - Mexico City | 26 October - Mexico City |
| France | 1 | | | | Hungary | 4 |
| 20 October - Leon | 20 October - Leon | | | | | Hungary | 4 |
| 20 October - Leon | 20 October - Leon | | | | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | | | | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 22 October - Guadalajara | 22 October - Guadalajara | | | |
| Israel | 1 | 22 October - Guadalajara | 22 October - Guadalajara | | | |
| Israel | 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | | | |
| 20 October - Puebla | 20 October - Puebla | | Bulgaria | 3 | | | |
| 20 October - Puebla | 20 October - Puebla | Mexico | 2 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| Mexico | 2 | Mexico | 2 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| Mexico | 2 | | | | 24 October - Mexico City | 24 October - Mexico City |
| Spain | 0 | | | | 24 October - Mexico City | 24 October - Mexico City |
| Spain | 0 | | | | Japan | 2 |
| | | | | | Mexico | 0 |

**Quarter-finals**

**Matches**

Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.

**Goal scorers**

**4 goals**

* Yehoshua Feigenbaum

**Goal scorers**

**2 goals**

* Giora Spiegel

**Goal scorers**

**1 goal**

* Mordechai Spiegler
* Rachamim Talbi
* Shraga Bar

**Squad**

Head coach: Emanuel Schaffer

| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Haim Levin | 3 Mar 1937 | 31 | ? | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Shraga Bar | 24 Mar 1948 | 21 | ? | Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 1 | 293 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Menachem Bello | 26 Dec 1947 | 20 | ? | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Zvi Rosen | 23 Jun 1947 | 21 | ? | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Yisha'ayahu Schwager | 10 Feb 1946 | 22 | ? | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 0 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Shmuel Rosenthal | 22 Apr 1947 | 21 | ? | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Rachamim Talbi | 17 May 1943 | 25 | ? | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 1 1 |
| 8 | MF | Giora Spiegel | 27 Jul 1947 | 21 | ? | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 2 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Yehoshua Feigenbaum | 5 Dec 1947 | 20 | ? | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 4 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Mordechai Spiegler | 19 Aug 1944 | 23 | ? | Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 1 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Roby Young | 15 May 1942 | 26 | ? | Hapoel Haifa | 2 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Itzhak Drucker | 3 Jul 1947 | 21 | ? | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | George Borba | 12 Jul 1944 | 23 | ? | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Yitzhak Englander | 30 Apr 1946 | 22 | ? | Hapoel Haifa | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Itzhak Shum | 1 Sep 1948 | 19 | ? | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | David Karako | 11 Feb 1945 | 23 | ? | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Nachman Castro | 23 Jan 1948 | 20 | ? | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Zion Dagmi | | | ? | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Shmuel Malika-Aharon | 1947 | | ? | Bnei Yehuda | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Israel in 1968.

| Event | Participant | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 50 m Rifle - Prone position | Nehemia Sirkis | 28th |
| 50 m Rifle - Prone position | Henry Herscovici | 45th |
| 50 m Pistol | Michael Marton | 47th |
| 50 m Rifle - Three positions | Henry Herscovici | 41st |
| 50 m Rifle - Three positions | Zelig Shtroch | 51st |

### Swimming

| Gender | Event | Participant | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's | 200 m freestyle | Amnon Krauz | 5th in 2nd elimination heat Time: 2:01.6 |
| Men's | 100 m freestyle | Amnon Krauz | 6th in 9th elimination heat Time: 57.2 |
| Men's | 100 m breaststroke | Yohan Kende | 6th in 5th elimination heat Time: 1:12.3 |
| Men's | 200 m breaststroke | Gershon Shefa | 7th in 3rd elimination heat |
| Men's | 200 m breaststroke | Yohan Kende | 8th in 4th elimination heat |
| Men's | 100 m butterfly | Abraham Melamed | 4th in semi-finals Time: 59.6 |
| Men's | 200 m butterfly | Abraham Melamed | 3rd in 1st elimination heat |
| Men's | 200 m butterfly | Gershon Shefa | 5th in 6th elimination heat |
| Women's | 100 m breaststroke | Shlomit Nir | 3rd in 2nd elimination heat Time: 1:20.9 |
| Women's | 200 m breaststroke | Shlomit Nir | 5th in 3rd elimination heat |
| Women's | 100 m butterfly | Yvonne Tobis | 3rd in 3rd elimination heat Time: 1:12.0 |
| Women's | 200 m individual medley | Yvonne Tobis | 4th in 1st elimination heat Time: 2:41.0 |
| Women's | 400 m individual medley | Yvonne Tobis | 6th in 4th elimination heat |
