| Noc: | ISR |
| Nocname: | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Munich |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Sports: | 7 |
| Flagbearer: | Henry Herscovici[1] |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26. On September 5 and 6, in the Munich massacre, 11 members of the Israeli delegation—5 athletes, 2 referees, and 4 coaches (names bolded on this page)—were taken hostage by Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists and murdered. The remainder of the team left Munich on September 7.
Shaul Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, competed in the 50-kilometer walk.[2] [3] He had been imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a child, and wore a Star of David on his warm-up jersey.[4] [5] When he was congratulated by locals on his fluent German, he responded: "I learned it in Bergen-Belsen".[5] [6] He survived the Munich massacre by jumping off a balcony.
| Name | Sport | Event | Placing | Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | 19 | 4:24:38.6[7] (also entered for 20 km walk, but did not start) | ||
| Athletics | Women's 100 m | Semifinal (5th) | 11.49[8] | ||
| Women's 100 m hurdles | Semifinal | Did not start (left Munich before the semifinal) | |||
| Fencing | Men's foil | Second round | W5–L5 (1R 3-2, 2R 2-3)[9] | ||
| Fencing | Men's foil | Second round | W2–L8 (1R 2-3, 2R 0-5) | ||
| Sailing | Flying Dutchman | 23 | 28-22-22-19-25-19-DNS = 171 pts (left Kiel before 7th race)[10] | ||
| Shooting | 50 metre rifle prone | 23 | 593/600[11] | ||
| 50 metre rifle three positions | 46 | 1114/1200[12] | |||
| Shooting | 50 metre rifle prone | 57 | 589/600 | ||
| Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | Heats (8th) | 1:20.90[13] | ||
| Women's 200 m breaststroke | Heats (6th) | 2:53.60 | |||
| Weightlifting | Light-heavyweight <82.5 kg | — | J:132.5 C:122.5 S:— T:—[14] | ||
| Weightlifting | Bantamweight <56 kg | 12 | J:102.5 C:102.5 S:125 T:330 [15] | ||
| Weightlifting | Middleweight <75 kg | — | Retired injured on third attempt to press 137.5 kg | ||
| Wrestling | Freestyle — Light Flyweight <48 kg | Group stage | 0W–2L[16] | ||
| Wrestling | Freestyle — Lightweight <68 kg | Group stage | 1W–2L[17] | ||
| Wrestling | Greco-Roman — Middleweight <82 kg | — | Did not start (taken hostage before his scheduled event) |
The following nominated referees and judges were in the delegation:[18]
The following coaches and officials were in the delegation:[19]