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
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
Women's 100 metres | Ilana Adir | 6th in Heat 5 | |
Men's Shot Put | Gideon Ariel | 22nd | |
| Amos Grodzinowsky | ||
Women's Shot Put | Ayala Hezroni | 17th | |
Men's Javelin Throw | Baruch Feinberg | 24th | |
Yair Pantilat | |||
Men's Long Jump | David Kushnir | 25th | |
Ilana Karaszyk |
Cycling
Two cyclists, both men, represented Israel in 1960.Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
Men's individual road race | Henry Ohayon | 39th | |
Men's individual road race | Itzhak Ben David | DNF |
Fencing
Two sabre fencers, both men, represented Israel in 1960.Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
Men's sabre | Michael Ron | 5th in Pool 9 | |
Men's sabre | David van Gelder | 6th in Pool 12 |
Gymnastics
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
| Ruth Abeles | ||
Ralli Ben-Yehuda | |||
Miriam Kara |
Shooting
Two shooters represented Israel in 1960.Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
| Rafael Peles | ||
Hannan Crystal |
Swimming
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
| Amiram Trauber | ||
Yizthak Lurie | |||
Yoram Shneider | |||
Gershon Shefa |
Weightlifting
Event | Participant | Result | Ref |
Men's Featherweight | Gezi Cohen | 19th | |
Men's Bantamweight | Eduard Meron | 18th |