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

EventParticipantResultRef
50 km walkShaul Ladany24th place
Time: 5.1.6.
400 meter womenHana Shezifi7th in 3rd elimination heat
Time: 56.3
800 meter womenHana Shezifi6th 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.
Standings
Matches
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Quarter Finals

Standings
Bracket
Matches
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Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots.

Goal scorers

;4 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
Head coach: Emanuel Schaffer

Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Israel in 1968.
EventParticipantResultRef
50 m Rifle - Prone positionNehemia Sirkis28th
50 m Rifle - Prone positionHenry Herscovici45th
50 m PistolMichael Marton47th
50 m Rifle - Three positionsHenry Herscovici41st
50 m Rifle - Three positionsZelig Shtroch51st

Swimming

GenderEventParticipantResultRef
Men's200 m freestyleAmnon Krauz5th in 2nd elimination heat
Time: 2:01.6
Men's100 m freestyleAmnon Krauz6th in 9th elimination heat
Time: 57.2
Men's100 m breaststrokeYohan Kende6th in 5th elimination heat
Time: 1:12.3
Men's200 m breaststrokeGershon Shefa7th in 3rd elimination heat
Men's200 m breaststrokeYohan Kende8th in 4th elimination heat
Men's100 m butterflyAbraham Melamed4th in semi-finals
Time: 59.6
Men's200 m butterflyAbraham Melamed3rd in 1st elimination heat
Men's200 m butterflyGershon Shefa5th in 6th elimination heat
Women's100 m breaststrokeShlomit Nir3rd in 2nd elimination heat
Time: 1:20.9
Women's200 m breaststrokeShlomit Nir5th in 3rd elimination heat
Women's100 m butterflyYvonne Tobis3rd in 3rd elimination heat
Time: 1:12.0
Women's200 m individual medleyYvonne Tobis4th in 1st elimination heat
Time: 2:41.0
Women's400 m individual medleyYvonne Tobis6th in 4th elimination heat