Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics


Israel competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 23 competitors, 17 men and 6 women, took part in 28 events in 7 sports.

Results by event

Athletics

EventParticipantResultRef
Women's 100 metresIlana Adir6th in Heat 5
Men's Shot PutGideon Ariel22nd

Amos Grodzinowsky
  • 6th in Heat 1
  • 4th in Heat 9
  • 6th in Heat 9
  • Women's Shot PutAyala Hezroni17th
    Men's Javelin ThrowBaruch Feinberg24th
  • Men's 800 metres
  • Men's 1,500 metres
  • Yair Pantilat
  • 5th in Heat 1
  • 12th in Heat 3
  • Men's Long JumpDavid Kushnir25th
  • Women's Long Jump
  • Women's 200 metres
  • Ilana Karaszyk
  • 28th
  • 5th in Heat 2
  • Cycling

    Two cyclists, both men, represented Israel in 1960.
    EventParticipantResultRef
    Men's individual road raceHenry Ohayon39th
    Men's individual road raceItzhak Ben DavidDNF

    Fencing

    Two sabre fencers, both men, represented Israel in 1960.
    EventParticipantResultRef
    Men's sabreMichael Ron5th in Pool 9
    Men's sabreDavid van Gelder6th in Pool 12

    Gymnastics

    EventParticipantResultRef

    Ruth Abeles
  • 93rd
  • 79th
  • 100th
  • 55th
  • 108th
  • Women's Individual All-Around
  • Women's Floor Exercise
  • Women's Horse Vault
  • Women's Uneven Bars
  • Women's Balance Beam
  • Ralli Ben-Yehuda
  • 81st
  • 72nd
  • 96th
  • 62nd
  • 86th
  • Women's Individual All-Around
  • Women's Floor Exercise
  • Women's Horse Vault
  • Women's Uneven Bars
  • Women's Balance Beam
  • Miriam Kara
  • 86th
  • 83rd
  • 108th
  • 68th
  • 84th
  • Shooting

    Two shooters represented Israel in 1960.
    EventParticipantResultRef

    Rafael Peles
  • 50th
  • 57th
  • Men's 50 metre rifle, three positions
  • Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
  • Hannan Crystal
  • 48th
  • 71st
  • Swimming

    EventParticipantResultRef

    Amiram Trauber
  • 6th in Heat 1
  • 5th in Heat 4
  • 6th in Heat 4
  • Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
  • Men's 100 metre freestyle
  • Yizthak Lurie
  • 6th in Heat 1
  • 8th in Heat 7
  • Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
  • Men's 100 metre Backstroke
  • Yoram Shneider
  • 6th in Heat 1
  • 7th in Heat 2
  • Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
  • Men's 200 metre Breaststroke
  • Gershon Shefa
  • 6th in Heat 1
  • 6th in Heat 6
  • Weightlifting

    EventParticipantResultRef
    Men's FeatherweightGezi Cohen19th
    Men's BantamweightEduard Meron18th