Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Israel at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of Israel.svg
IOC code ISR
NOC Olympic Committee of Israel
Website www.olympicsil.co.il  (in Hebrew and English)
in Montreal
Competitors26 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Esther Roth-Shachamarov [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Israel competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 28 competitors, 26 men and 2 women, took part in 19 events in 10 sports. [2]

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Summary

Israeli stamp of 1976 Olympic Games Israel Montreal Olympics Ladies High Jump 160.jpg
Israeli stamp of 1976 Olympic Games

Israel sent to the Olympics a football team, that qualified for the second time, and 11 individual athletes, the same number as the victims in Munich massacre four years earlier. All seven sports represented at the 1972 Olympics were retained for 1976: Athletics, swimming, shooting, fencing, wrestling, weight lifting and sailing. In addition to football, gymnastics also appeared for the second time, after a break of 16 years, and judo made its debut on the Israeli Olympic team.

This was by far the most successful Olympic Games for Israel until then. Esther Roth-Shahamorov, the only team member who was also in Munich, became the first Israeli athlete in any sport who reached an Olympic final, and finished sixth in women's 100m hurdles. Her place is still the best achievement by an Israeli track athlete. In weightlifting, Eduard Weitz came in fifth place, the best achievement of an Israeli at the Olympics in any sport until then, which still remains the best achievement in weightlifting in Israel's Olympic history. Another fine achievement was seventh place (unofficially) for Rami Miron in wrestling. Those three results were better than any previous result of Israeli athlete at the Olympics.

The football team, despite drawing its three preliminary round matches, still advanced to the quarterfinals, where it was eliminated by Brazil. It was a repeat of Israel's achievement in 1968.

Athletics

EventParticipantResultRef
Women's 100 metres hurdles Esther Roth-Shahamorov

Fencing

EventParticipantResultRef
Women's foil Nili Drori

Football

During the 1976 Summer Olympics, Israel competed in football along with Iran and North Korea in the AFC. [3] Additionally, Israeli referee Abraham Klein worked the tournament. Israel lost to Brazil in the quarter-finals and was eliminated.

Preliminary round - Group B

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of France.svg  France 321093+65
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 30303303
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 302147−32
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 302125−32

Matches

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg0 – 0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Attendance: 9.500
Referee: Vladimir Rudnev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2 – 2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Rangel Soccerball shade.svg19'Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Oz Soccerball shade.svg51'
Shum Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Attendance: 36.569
France  Flag of France.svg1 – 1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Platini Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.) Report Peretz Soccerball shade.svg75'
Attendance: 33.639
Referee: Ramón Barreto Flag of Uruguay.svg

Quarterfinals

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 25 - Ottawa
 
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4
 
July 27 - Montreal
 
Flag of France.svg  France 0
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2
 
July 25 - Sherbrooke
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2
 
July 31 - Montreal
 
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 1
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3
 
July 25 - Toronto
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
 
July 27 - Toronto
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
 
July 25 - Montreal
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5
 
July 29 - Montreal
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 

Matches

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4 – 1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Jarbas Soccerball shade.svg56'Soccerball shade.svg74' Erivelto Soccerball shade.svg72'
Júnior Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Peretz Soccerball shade.svg80'
Attendance: 18.601
Referee: Károly Palotai Flag of Hungary.svg

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)5410102+89
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)5311115+67
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)5401104+68
4Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)52126605
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)421197+25
6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)403147−33
7State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran  (IRI)310245−12
8Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea  (PRK)310239−62
9Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)302147−32
10Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)302125−32
11Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)201101−11
12Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain  (ESP)200213−20
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)200225−30
Source: rsssf.com

Goal scorers

2 goals
1 goal

Squad

Head coach: David Schweitzer

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games		Tournament
goals		Minutes
played		Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
1 GK Yitzhak Vissoker Sep 18, 194431 ? Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Petah Tikva 4
2 DF Avraham Lev Aug 24, 194827 ? Flag of Israel.svg Beitar Tel Aviv 2
3 MF Yaron Oz May 10, 195224 ? Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 31
4 DF Haim Bar May 14, 1954224 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Netanya 4
5 MF Moshe Schweitzer Apr 24, 195422 ? Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 4
6 FW Vicky Peretz Feb 11, 195323 ? Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 42
7 MF Itzhak Shum Sep 1, 194827 ? Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Kfar Saba 41
8 DF Eli Leventhal Mar 18, 195323 ? Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Haifa 4
9 MF Rifaat Turk Sep 16, 195421 ? Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Tel Aviv 2
10 FW Gideon Damti Oct 31, 195124 ? Flag of Israel.svg Shimshon Tel Aviv 4
11 GK Yosef Sorinov May 17, 194630 ? Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Ramat Gan 0
12 DF Meir Nimni Sep 29, 194827 ? Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 4
13 FW Oded Machnes Jun 8, 195620 ? Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Netanya 2
14 DF Avi Cohen Nov 14, 195619 ? Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 3
15 MF Yehoshua Gal Jul 11, 195125 ? Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Netanya 1
16 FW Ehud Ben Tuvim Aug 12, 195223 ? Flag of Israel.svg Bnei Yehuda 0
17 DF Alon Ben Dor Mar 18, 195224 ? Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4

Gymnastics

EventParticipantResultRef
Dov Lupi

Judo

EventParticipantResultRef
Men's -70 kg Yona Melnik Round of 32

Sailing

EventParticipantResultRef
Yehuda Maayan & Yoel Sela

Shooting

EventParticipantResultRef
Micha Kaufman

Swimming

EventParticipantResultRef
Dov Nisman
Adi Prag

Weightlifting

EventParticipantResultRef
Weightlifting—Men's Featherweight Eduard Weitz 5th [4]

Wrestling

EventParticipantResultRef
Men's Lightweight, Freestyle Rami Miron 7th [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic History of Israel". Archived from the original on 2015-06-28.
  2. ↑ "Israel at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Games of the XXI. Olympiad - Football Tournament".
  4. ↑ "Weightlifting at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Rami Miron Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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