Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Israel's competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sporting event delegation

Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics

IOC code	ISR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Israel
Website	www.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Yoav Ra'anan
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

Results by event

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's long jump	David Kushnir	Qualifying - 6.89 metres (place 26)

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's 3m springboard	Yoav Raanan	22nd place

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Women's 100 metres freestyle	Shoshana Ribner	First round, - 1:10.4

Summer Olympic Games	1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympic Games	1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Israel did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.

Israel at international sports competitions

Summer	1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 ~~1980~~ 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter	1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Summer	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter	2022

Summer	2010 2014 2018
Winter	2016 2020 2024

Summer	1997 1999 2001 2003 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Winter	2009 2019

v t e Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
Africa	(Egypt)* Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria South Africa Uganda
America	Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Afghanistan Burma (Cambodia)* Ceylon Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan South Korea Malaya North Borneo Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg (Netherlands)* Norway Poland Portugal Romania Soviet Union (Spain)* Sweden (Switzerland)* Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand
Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only)

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