Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Israel
competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, Spain.
Israel won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games. The first medallist in Israel's history was Yael Arad
, who won silver on July 30 in judo
's under-61 kg category for women, and she was followed a day later by another judoka, Oren Smadja
, who won bronze in men's under-71 kg category.
Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Pole Vault
Fencing
Women's Individual Foil:
Judo
Women's Under-61 KG:
Men's Under-71 KG:
Men's Under-95 KG
Men's Under-60 KG:
Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Men's 470 Class
Men's Flying Dutchman Class
Shooting
Men's Running Target
Men's Rifle Prone
Men's Rifle 3-Positions
Women's Sport Pistol
Women's Air Pistol
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 200m Backstroke
Men's 100m Butterfly
Women's 50m Freestyle
Women's 100m Butterfly
Women's 200m Butterfly
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
Weightlifting
Men's Under 100 kg
Men's Under 60 KG:
Men's Under 75 kg
Greco-Roman wrestling
Men's Under-48 KG
Men's Under-62 KG
Men's Under-48 KG
Freestyle wrestling
Men's Under-68 KG
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 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain.
Israel won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games. The first medallist in Israel's history was Yael Arad
Yael Arad
Yael Arad is an Israeli judoka.She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal. She is widely recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes and is credited with bringing judo into the athletic mainstream....
, who won silver on July 30 in judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
's under-61 kg category for women, and she was followed a day later by another judoka, Oren Smadja
Oren Smadja
Shay-Oren Smadja is an Israeli judoka.He won the Olympic bronze medal in the under 71 category at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He became only the second Israeli sportsperson to win an Olympic medal, only one day after Yael Arad became the first....
, who won bronze in men's under-71 kg category.
Silver
- Yael AradYael AradYael Arad is an Israeli judoka.She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal. She is widely recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes and is credited with bringing judo into the athletic mainstream....
— JudoJudo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...
, Women's Half-Middleweight
Bronze
- Oren SmadjaOren SmadjaShay-Oren Smadja is an Israeli judoka.He won the Olympic bronze medal in the under 71 category at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He became only the second Israeli sportsperson to win an Olympic medal, only one day after Yael Arad became the first....
— JudoJudo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...
, Men's Lightweight
AthleticsAthletics at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Aleksey BazarovAleksey BazarovAleksey Bazarov born 14 October 1963) is a retired Israeli athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He became Soviet champion in 1990, and represented the Soviet Union in hurdles and relay at the 1990 European Championships. He won his first Israeli championship in 1992, and would win...
- Heat – 50.33 sec (31st place, → did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Rogel NachumRogel NachumRogel Nachum is a retired Israeli triple jumper, whose personal best was 17.20 meters, achieved in June 1992 in Seville.Nachum participated in three Olympic Games: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 were he carried the Israeli flag at opening ceremony....
- Qualification – 16.23 m (24th place, → did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Vadim BavikinVadim BavikinVadim Bavikin is an Israeli javelin thrower. He was originally a Soviet citizen, but emigrated to Israel in 1990.He finished tenth at the 1991 World Championships...
- Qualification – 73.88 m (23rd place, → did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Danny KrasnovDanny KrasnovYevgeniy Krasnov is a retired Israeli pole vaulter. He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1991....
- Qualification – 5.60 m (→ advanced to final)
- Final – 5.40 m (8th place)
FencingFencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...
Women's Individual Foil:
- Lydia Hatuel-ZuckermanLydia Hatuel-ZuckermanLydia Hatuel-Zuckerman is an Israeli fencer. One of Israel's top female fencers, she competed in the foil event at the 1984, 1992, and 1996 Olympiads.-Family:...
– 23rd place
JudoJudo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...
Women's Under-61 KG:
- Yael AradYael AradYael Arad is an Israeli judoka.She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal. She is widely recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes and is credited with bringing judo into the athletic mainstream....
– silver medal - beat Begona Gomez Martin
- beat Miroslava Janosikova (
Czech Republic CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Czech and Slovak Federal Republic competed as a nation for the last time at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
) - beat Frauke Eickoff
- lost in final to Catherine Fleury
Men's Under-71 KG:
- Oren SmadjaOren SmadjaShay-Oren Smadja is an Israeli judoka.He won the Olympic bronze medal in the under 71 category at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He became only the second Israeli sportsperson to win an Olympic medal, only one day after Yael Arad became the first....
– bronze medal - beat Taher Muhammed
- beat Billy Gosack
- lost to Chung HoonChung HoonChung Hoon is a South Korean judoka.Chung was the World Champion at 71 kg in 1993. He won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Championships....
- beat Massimo Sulli
- beat Khaliun Boldbaatar
- beat Stefan DottStefan DottStefan Dott is a German judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
Men's Under-95 KG
- Simon Migrashvili
- lost to Guido Luigi
Men's Under-60 KG:
- Amit LangAmit Lang-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- lost to Yoon HyunYoon HyunYoon Hyun is a South Korean judoka.He won a silver medal in the extra lightweight division , losing to Nazim Guseynov in the final in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Yoon also won two World Championship medals in 1989 and 1991.-External links:*...
- loat to Willis Bernardo Garcia
SailingSailing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- Amit Inbar
- Final Ranking — 118.1 points (→ 8th place)
Men's 470 Class
- Shai Bachar and Erez Shemesh – 9th place
Men's Flying Dutchman Class
- Yoel Sela and Eldad Amir – 20th place
ShootingShooting at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe shooting competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at a shooting range complex in Mollet del Vallès outside Barcelona, Spain. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events — seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders...
Men's Running Target
- Eduard Alayev – 564 points (15th place)
Men's Rifle Prone
- Menachem Ilan – 590 points (39th place)
Men's Rifle 3-Positions
- Menachem Ilan - 1132 points (41st place)
Women's Sport Pistol
- Yelena Tripolski – 573 points (21st place)
Women's Air Pistol
- Yelena Tripolski – 372 points (37th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals....
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Yoav BruckYoav BruckYoav Bruck is a former swimmer from Israel, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992....
- Heat – 23.72 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Yoav BruckYoav BruckYoav Bruck is a former swimmer from Israel, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992....
- Heat – 51.46 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Eran GroumiEran GroumiEran Groumi is a former backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Israel, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.There he did not advance past the first round of the competition....
- Heat – 57.67 (→ did not advance, 28nd place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Eran GroumiEran GroumiEran Groumi is a former backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Israel, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.There he did not advance past the first round of the competition....
- Heat – 2:07.91 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Eran GroumiEran GroumiEran Groumi is a former backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Israel, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.There he did not advance past the first round of the competition....
- Heat – 55.18 (→ did not advance, 20th place, national record)
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Keren Ragal
- Heat – 27.93 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Timea Toth
- Heat – 1:03.18 (→ did not advance, 29th place, national record)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Timea Toth
- Heat – 2:16.84 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Keren Ragal
- Heat – 2:27.85 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Keren Ragal
- Heat – 5:07.97 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
TennisTennis at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThese are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal...
Men's Singles Competition
- Gilad BloomGilad BloomGilad Bloom is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Bloom trained at the Israel Tennis Centers. His career-high rankings were World No. 61 in singles and World No. 62 in doubles .-Tennis career:...
- First round – Defeated Marián VajdaMarián VajdaMarián Vajda is a former Slovak tennis player.Vajda was a member of the Olympic Team of Czechoslovakia where in 1992 he competed in the Olympic Games of Barcelona, being easily eliminated in the first round against Israel by 7–6, 6–1, 6–0.Vajda is a former captain of the Slovakia Davis Cup and Fed...
(Czechoslovakia) 7-6, 6-1, 6-0 - Second round – Lost to Jim CourierJim CourierJames Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
(United States) 2-6, 0-6, 0-6
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Weightlifting Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona consisted of ten weight classes, for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
Men's Under 100 kg
- Andrei Denisov – 377.5 KG (6th place)
Men's Under 60 KG:
- Reuven Hadinatov – 267.5 KG (15th place)
Men's Under 75 kg
- Oleg Sadikhov – 332.5 KG (10th place)
Greco-Roman wrestlingGreco-Roman wrestlingGreco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
Men's Under-48 KG
- Matwai Baranov
- lost to Stoyan Stoyanov 0:2
- lost to Rodney Smith by fall
Men's Under-62 KG
- Aleksander Davidovich
- lost to Sergei Martynov 1:8
- lost to Shigeki Nishiguchi 0:2
Men's Under-48 KG
- Nik Zagranitchni – 12th place
- beat Omer Elmas 10:8
- lost to Mark Fuller 1:2
- lost to Wilber Sanchez 0:4
Freestyle wrestlingFreestyle wrestlingFreestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
Men's Under-68 KG
- Max Geller – 11th place
- beat Jesus Rodriguez 2:1
- lost to Fatih Ozbas 0:2
- drew with Endre Elekes 0:0