Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Event Participant Result Ref
Men's long jump David Kushnir Qualifying - 6.89 metres (place 25) [3]

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Event Participant Result Ref
Men's 3m springboard Yoav Raanan 22nd place [4]

Swimming

Shoshana Ribner
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Event Participant Result Ref
Women's 100 metres freestyle Shoshana Ribner First round, - 1:10.4 [5]

References

  1. ^ Israel Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Israel at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games Archived 2015-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Long Jump, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Olympedia – 100 metres Freestyle, Women". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 July 2025.


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