Israel at the Olympics Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids

Israel at the
Olympics

ISR

Olympic Committee of Israel

Website

(Hebrew) (English)

Medals

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	1	7	9

Israel has been at the Olympic Games as a nation since 1952. Its National Olympic Committee was formed in 1933 during the British Mandate of Palestine. As the team represented the Jewish community, it boycotted the 1936 Games in Germany in protest of the Nazi Party's anti-Semitic policies. Israel has sent a team to each Summer Olympic Games since 1952 (except the 1980 Summer Olympics) and to each Winter Olympic Games since 1994. In 1972, 11 members of the Israeli delegation were murdered by Black September terrorists.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Arad, YaelYael Arad	1992 Barcelona	Judo	Women's half middleweight
3 Bronze	Smadja, OrenOren Smadja	1992 Barcelona	Judo	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Fridman, GalGal Fridman	1996 Atlanta	Sailing	Men's sailboard
3 Bronze	Kolganov, MichaelMichael Kolganov	2000 Sydney	Canoeing	Men's K-1 500 metres
3 Bronze	Zeevi, ArielAriel Zeevi	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's half heavyweight
1 Gold	Fridman, GalGal Fridman	2004 Athens	Sailing	Men's sailboard
3 Bronze	Zubari, ShaharShahar Zubari	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Men's sailboard
3 Bronze	Gerbi, YardenYarden Gerbi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Women's half middleweight
3 Bronze	Sasson, OrOr Sasson	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Men's heavyweight

Total	1	1	7	9
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1992 Barcelona	0	1	1	2
1996 Atlanta	0	0	1	1
2000 Sydney	0	0	1	1
2004 Athens	1	0	1	2
2008 Beijing	0	0	1	1
2012 London	No medals won
2016 Rio de Janeiro	0	0	2	2

Total	1	1	7	9
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Sailing	1	0	2	3
Judo	0	1	4	5
Canoeing	0	0	1	1

The eleven members of Israel's 1972 Olympic team killed during the Munich massacre: