Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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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.
Men's sabre
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. 23 competitors, 17 men and 6 women, took part in 28 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
- Ilana Adir
- Gideon Ariel
- Amos Grudzhinovsky
- Ayala Hezroni
- Baruch Feinberg
- Yair Pantilat
- David Kushnir
- Ilana Krishak
Fencing
Two fencers, both men, represented Israel in 1960.Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 7 to 8, 1960. 70 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...
- Michael RonMichael RonMichael Ron is a retired Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in Round One, after he won one bout and lost four.-References:...
- David van GelderDavid van GelderDavid van Gelder is an Israeli former fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in round one, after losing all his five bouts.-References:...
Gymnastics
- Rut Abeles
- Rali Ben Yehuda
- Miriam Kara
Swimming
- Amiram Trauber
- Yizthak Lurie
- Yoram Shneider
- Gershon Shefa