Israel participated in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December to 20 December 1966. Israel had previously been unable to complete during the 1962 Asian Games when the host country Indonesia, refused to permit the participation of Israel due to political reasons, stating it would cause issues with their relationship with the Arab states.Indonesian Paper Urges Exclusion of Israel from Asian Sport Games Although Thailand allowed Israel to participate in 1966, several Arab nations boycotted and riots broke out during the games.Encyclopedia of China: History and Culture
Medals
Athletics
Medal table
Women 100 m 12.3 12.4 12.5200 m 25.3 25.3 25.7800 m 2:10.5GR 2:12.7 2:13.6
Basketball
Preliminary round - group B
Standings Team550457298+15910541417324+939532512357+1558523380398−187514378501−1236505283549−2665
Games
Championship
Bracket
Semifinals
Gold medal game
Roster Coach: Shimon Shelah Amnon Avidan Tanhum Cohen-Mintz Igal Dar Gershon Dekel Offer Eshed Abraham Gutt David Kaminsky Zvi Lubezki Itshak Shachar Ami Shelef Haim Starkman Ilan Zohar
Shooting
Medal table
Results 50 m rifle prone
Swimming
Medal table
Men 200 m breaststroke2:35.0GR2:35.42:39.7100 m butterfly1:00.1GR1:00.41:00.7400 m individual medley5:04.9GR5:09.55:13.94 × 100 m medley relayShigeo FukushimaKenji IshikawaIsao NakajimaKunihiro Iwasaki 4:11.1GRYoram SchneiderGershon ShefaAvraham MelamedMoshe Gertel 4:18.4Eduardo AbreuAmman JalmaaniLeroy GoffRoosevelt Abdulgafur 4:20.6
Women 100 m freestyle1:03.2GR1:04.21:05.5200 m individual medley2:38.5GR2:38.82:42.2
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