Sporting event delegation
| Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 25 (22 men, 3 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Abraham Shneior |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Israel competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, 22 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 5 sports.
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Results by event
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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| Men's 100 metres | David Tabak | First round, heat 6 - 10.9 seconds (1st place) Second round, heat 3 - 10.9 seconds (6th place) |
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| Men's 200 metres | David Tabak | First round, heat 6 - 22.4 seconds (1st place) Second round, heat 4 - 21.8 seconds (5th place) |
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| Men's 400 metres | Aryeh Glick-Gill | First round, heat 5 - 50.2 seconds (5th place) | |
| Men's 800 metres | Aryeh Glick-Gill | First round, heat 7 - 2:00.9 minutes (6th place) | |
| Men's high jump | Arieh Batun-Kleinstub | Qualifying - 1.70 metres (did not qualify) | |
| Men's discus | Orion Gallin | Qualifying - 40.76 metres (32nd; did not qualify) | |
| Women's 80 metres hurdles | Leah Horovitz-Ravid | First round - 12.4 seconds (6th place) | |
| Women's high jump | Tamar Mettal-Schumacher | 1.40 metres (17th place) | |
| Women's long jump | Tamar Mettal-Schumacher | Qualifying - 5.16 metres (29th; did not qualify) | |
| Women's discus | Olga Winterberg | Qualifying - 35.79 metres (did not qualify) |
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics| Event | Participants | Result | Ref |
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| Men's team competition | Coach: Tubby Raskin | Qualification round (Group B) - Did not advance
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Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics| Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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| Men's 3m springboard | Yoav Raanan | Preliminary round - 67.70 points (9th place) | |
| Men's 10m platform | Yoav Raanan | Preliminary round - 58.15 points (30th place) |
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer OlympicsFour shooters represented Israel in 1952.
| Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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| 300 m rifle, three positions | Dov Ben-Dov | 1033 points (21st place) | |
| Shmuel Laviv-Lubin | 973 points (26th place) | ||
| 50 m rifle, prone | Zvi Pinkas | 388 points (41st place) | |
| Alexander Eliraz | 381 points (56th place) | ||
| 50 m rifle, three positions | Zvi Pinkas | 1077 points (41st place) | |
| Alexander Eliraz | 1059 points (44th place) |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics| Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
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| Men's 100 metres freestyle | David-Norbert Buch | First round, heat 1 - 1:05.6 (7th place) |
References
- Israel Archived 28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- When a shy but stubborn Israel first went to the Olympics
- "Israel at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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