Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Israel
competed in the Summer Olympic Games
for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, Finland
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Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's high jump
Men's discus
Women's 80 metres hurdles
Women's high jump
Women's long jump
Women's discus
Basketball
Men's team competition
Diving
Men's 3m springboard
Men's 10m platform
Shooting
300m free rifle 3 positions
50m small bore rifle prone position
50m small bore rifle 3 positions
Swimming
Men's 100 metres freestyle
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
competed in the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1952 Summer OlympicsAt the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...
Men's 100 metres
- David Tabak
- First round, heat 6 - 10.9 seconds (1st place)
- Second round, heat 3 - 10.9 seconds (6th place)
Men's 200 metres
- David Tabak
- First round, heat 6 - 22.4 seconds (1st place)
- Second round, heat 4 - 21.8 seconds (5th place)
Men's 400 metres
- Aryeh Glick-Gill
- First round, heat 5 - 50.2 seconds (5th place)
Men's 800 metres
- Aryeh Glick-Gill
- First round, heat 7 - 2:00.9 minutes (6th place)
Men's high jump
- Aryeh Kleinstub-Batun
- Qualifying - 1.70 metres (did not qualify)
Men's discus
- Orion Gallin
- Qualifying - 40.76 metres (did not qualify)
Women's 80 metres hurdles
- Leah Horovitz-Ravid
- First round - 12.4 seconds (6th place)
Women's high jump
- Tamar Mettal-Schumacher
- 1.40 metres (17th place)
Women's long jump
- Tamar Mettal-Schumacher
- Qualifying - 5.16 metres (did not qualify)
Women's discus
- Olga Winterberg
- Qualifying - 35.79 metres (did not qualify)
BasketballBasketball at the 1952 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion , the top two at the 1951 European championships , and the host country...
Men's team competition
- Qualification round (Group B)
- Lost to Philippines (47-57)
- Lost to Greece (52-54) → did not advance
- Players:
- Dan Erez-Buxenbaum
- Moshe Daniel-Levy
- Yehuda Wiener-Gafni
- Mordechai-Marcel Hefez
- Fredi Cohen
- Amos Lin-Linkovski
- Zekarya Ofri
- Eliahu Amiel
- Reuben Fecher-Perach
- Menahem Kurman-Degani
- Rolf Klein-Ram
- Shimon Shelah-Schmuckler
- Abraham Shneior
DivingDiving at the 1952 Summer OlympicsAt the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested.-Medal summary:The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1952 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving,...
Men's 3m springboard
- Yoav Raanan
- Preliminary round - 67.70 points (9th place)
Men's 10m platform
- Yoav Raanan
- Preliminary round - 58.15 points (30th place)
ShootingShooting at the 1952 Summer OlympicsWith the competitions in shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Olympic shooting program began its expansion. Three new events were added: 100 metre running deer, 50 metre rifle three positions and trap. In total there were seven events....
300m free rifle 3 positions
- Dov Ben-Dov
- 1033 points (21st place)
- Samuel Laviv-Lubbin
- 973 points (26th place)
50m small bore rifle prone position
- Zvi Pinkas
- 388 points (41st place)
- Alexander Eliraz
- 381 points (56th place)
50m small bore rifle 3 positions
- Zvi Pinkas
- 1077 points (41st place)
- Alexander Eliraz
- 1059 points (44th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 1952 Summer OlympicsAt the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The events were held at the Swimming Stadium. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.-Medal table:...
Men's 100 metres freestyle
- David-Norbert Buch
- First round, heat 1 - 1:05.6 (7th place)