Israel participated in the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran, Iran from 1 September 1974 to 16 September 1974. This was the last appearance of Israel in Asian Games. Athletes from Israel won overall 19 medals, including seven gold, and finished sixth in a medal table.
In this Games, athletes from the Arab nations, as well as Iran, Pakistan, China, and North Korea – all of which refused to play with Israel; not in any of these 1974 Asian Games' events: tennis, fencing, basketball and football (soccer) – because of political reasons.
Expulsion after the Games Two years after the Games, Asian Games Federation barred Israel from participating in the 1978 Asian Games. In July 1976 the 25 members of the Asian Games Federation were canvassed to see if Israel should participate in the 1978 Games, with all 12 responses received voting against including Israel.Asian Games Ban Israel
Medals
Athletics
Men 5000 m14:20.5014:21.5014:22.15
Women 100 m11.9012.1012.42200 m23.7924.4124.941500 m4:28.684:29.174:31.00100 m hurdles13.3114.2814.32High jump1.781.781.74
Basketball
Preliminary round - group B
Standings TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1 1 0 122 73 +49 2 1 0 1 73 122 −49 1
Games
Second Round - group B
Standings TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330216161+576321336288+485312287293−64303175274−992
Games
Final round
Bracket
Semi-finals
Finals
Roster Coach: Abraham Hemo Motti Aroesti Shamuel Avishar Miki Berkovich Tal Brody Jacob Eisner Hanan Keren Itamar Marzel Avigdor Moskowitz Shamuel Nachmias Shuki Schwartz Boaz Yanai Shmaryahu Zaslevsky
Fencing
Women
Team foilMaryam AchakJila AlmasiGiti MohebbanMahvash ShafaeiMaryam ShariatzadehHiroko KamadaNurit CarmiNili DroriInbar GuyOrli Schreiber
Football
Preliminary round - group C
Standings TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3300173+1463111159+63311154+133003021−210
Matches
Second round - group B
Standings TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts330070+7631114403310256−123012410−61
Matches
Finals
Shooting
Air pistol RankAthleteScore 9 359
Free pistol RankAthleteScore 8 519
Air rifle RankAthleteScore 7 368
Small bore rifle prone RankAthleteScore 5 585
RankTeamScore 5 2316
Small bore rifle 3 positions RankAthleteScore 5 1108
RankTeamScore 6 4355
Small bore standard rifle 3 positions RankAthleteScore 6 543
RankTeamScore 6 2111
Swimming
Medal summary
Men 100 m freestyle55.5655.9156.31200 m freestyle2:01.682:01.972:02.61
Men's results
100 m freestyle
Heats RankAthleteTime256.34857.80
Final RankAthleteTime55.56657.56
200 m freestyle
Heats RankAthleteTime32:05.0682:07.33
Final RankAthleteTime2:02.6152:05.33
400 m freestyle
Heats RankAthleteTime7 4:41.44
100 m butterfly
Heats RankAthleteTime41:01.4251:02.17
Final RankAthleteTime41:00.8151:01.14
200 m butterfly
Heats RankAthleteTime42:15.38112:24.49
Final RankAthleteTime42:12.49
200 m individual medley
Heats RankAthleteTime52:24.18
Women
100 m breaststroke
Heats RankAthleteTime61:22.7171:23.87
Final RankAthleteTime41:21.4571:23.72
200 m breaststroke
Heats RankAthleteTime52:58.5673:00.82
Final RankAthleteTime52:56.1573:03.49
200 m individual medley
Heats RankAthleteTime72:45.81
Final RankAthleteTime52:43.84
Tennis
Medalists Men's singles Women's singlesMixed doublesYair WertheimerPaulina PeisachovXu Meilin Zhang RonghuaRyoichi MoriKimiyo Yagahara
Weightlifting
Medal summary
Medalists Middle heavyweight (90 kg)SnatchClean & JerkTotalHeavyweight (110 kg)SnatchTotal
Results
82.5 kg RankAthlete Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) TotalResultRankResultRank 4 282.5 5 262.5
90 kg RankAthlete Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) TotalResultRankResultRank 270.0
110 kg RankAthlete Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) TotalResultRankResultRank 302.5
References