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
EventParticipantResultRefWomen's 100 metresIlana Adir6th in Heat 5Men's Shot PutGideon Ariel21stMen's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 400 metresAmos Grodzinowsky6th in Heat 1 4th in Heat 9 6th in Heat 9Women's Shot PutAyala Hezroni17thMen's Javelin ThrowBaruch Feinberg24thMen's 800 metres Men's 1,500 metresYair Pantilat5th in Heat 1 12th in Heat 3Men's Long JumpDavid Kushnir25thWomen's Long Jump Women's 200 metresIlana Karaszyk28th 5th in Heat 2
Cycling
Two cyclists, both men, represented Israel in 1960.
EventParticipantResultRef Men's individual road raceHenry Ohayon39thItzhak Ben DavidDNF
Fencing
Two sabre fencers, both men, represented Israel in 1960.
EventParticipantResultRef Men's sabreMichael Ron5th in Pool 9David van Gelder6th in Pool 12
Gymnastics
EventParticipantResultRefWomen's Individual All-Around Women's Floor Exercise Women's Horse Vault Women's Uneven Bars Women's Balance BeamRuth Abeles93rd 79th 100th 55th 108thWomen's Individual All-Around Women's Floor Exercise Women's Horse Vault Women's Uneven Bars Women's Balance BeamRalli Ben-Yehuda81st 72nd 96th (tied) 62nd (tied) 86thWomen's Individual All-Around Women's Floor Exercise Women's Horse Vault Women's Uneven Bars Women's Balance BeamMiriam Kara86th (tied) 83rd 108th 68th 84th
Shooting
Two shooters represented Israel in 1960.
EventParticipantResultRefMen's 50 metre rifle, three positions Men's 50 metre rifle, proneRafael Peles50th 57th (tied)Men's 50 metre rifle, three positions Men's 50 metre rifle, proneHannan Crystal48th 71st (tied)
Swimming
EventParticipantResultRefMen's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 100 metre freestyle Men's 400 metre freestyleAmiram Trauber6th in Heat 1 5th in Heat 4 6th in Heat 4Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 100 metre freestyleYizthak Lurie6th in Heat 1 8th in Heat 7Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 100 metre BackstrokeYoram Shneider6th in Heat 1 7th in Heat 2Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 200 metre BreaststrokeGershon Shefa6th in Heat 1 6th in Heat 6
Weightlifting
EventParticipantResultRefMen's FeatherweightGezi Cohen19thMen's BantamweightEduard Meron18th
References
External links Official Olympic Reports