Israel competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Olympic Committee of Israel sent 37 athletes to the Games, 19 men and 18 women, to compete in 9 sports. The nation's team size was smaller by six athletes from the previous games (in contrast to 43 athletes who competed in Beijing, which was the nation's largest delegation to that point). This was also the youngest delegation in Israel's Olympic history, with about half the team under the age of 23, and many of the team members were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sixteen athletes had competed in Beijing, including windsurfer and bronze medalist Shahar Tzuberi, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Judoka Ariel Ze'evi, four-time European champion and bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, became the third Israeli athlete in history to compete at four Olympic games, and was also the oldest athlete on the team, at age 35. Six athletes made their third Olympic appearance: tennis men's doubles team Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, synchronized swimming pair Anastasia Gloushkov and Inna Yoffe, and sailors Gideon Kliger, world bronze medalist in the men's 470 class, and Vered Buskila in the women's 470 class.
According to Zvi Warshaviak, the head of the Israel Olympic Committee, approximately eight athletes were considered medal contenders in sailing, gymnastics, judo, and shooting; however, none of them reached their expectations in the results, and Israel failed to win a single medal for the first time since 1988. Windsurfer Lee Korzits, backstroke swimmer Yakov-Yan Toumarkin, floor gymnast Alexander Shatilov, and rhythmic gymnast Neta Rivkin qualified successfully for the final rounds of their respective sports, but missed out of the medal standings.
Prior to the Olympics, the BBC's list of countries competing, did not list Jerusalem as Israel's capital, however listed East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. The BBC eventually listed Jerusalem as the capital after mass complaints from the Prime Ministers Office.Israeli Olympic team snubbed by Facebook
Competitors SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 1 3Badminton 1 0 1Gymnastics 2 8 10Judo 4 1 5Sailing 3 4 7Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 4 1 5Synchronized swimming 0 2 2Tennis 2 1 3 Total 19 18 37
Athletics
Key Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankDonald Sanford400 m45.71 NR5Did not advanceZohar ZemiroMarathoncolspan=4 2:34:5981
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJillian SchwartzPole vault4.4018Did not advance
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMisha ZilbermanMen's singles L 13–21, 12–21 L 9–21, 15–213Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankFelix AronovichAll-around14.03313.43314.10013.90014.23313.50083.19932Did not advanceAlexander ShatilovAll-around15.63314.13314.03315.53314.70014.00089.03212 Q15.60014.26614.20015.13314.40014.83388.43212Floor15.633colspan=5 15.6334 Q15.333colspan=5 15.3336
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankValeria MaksyutaAll-around12.8009.43310.53312.93345.69959Did not advance
Rhythmic
AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankNeta RivkinIndividual27.45026.20027.52527.725108.9009 Q27.35026.85027.80027.000109.0007
AthleteEventQualificationFinal5 balls3 ribbons 2 hoopsTotalRank5 balls3 ribbons 2 hoopsTotalRankMoran BuzovskyVictoria KoshelNoa PalathcyMarina ShultzPolina ZakaluznyEliora ZholkovskiTeam26.50026.60053.1007 Q26.72526.67553.4008
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArtiom ArshanskyMen's −60 kgW 0001–0001L 0000–0012Did not advanceGolan PollackMen's −66 kgL 0000–0001Did not advanceSoso PalelashviliMen's −73 kgW 0010–0000L 0000–0101Did not advanceAriel Ze'eviMen's −100 kgL 0000–1000Did not advanceAlice SchlesingerWomen's −63 kgW 0010-0002L 0000-1100Did not advanceL 0002-0010Did not advance7
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Shahar TzuberiRS:X128171039BFD123534261EL15519Gideon KligerEran Sela4701711171121451228OCS23EL11215
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Lee KorzitsRS:X13722112191118566Nufar EdelmanLaser Radial3333333429334281826EL23730Vered BuskilaGil Cohen470321DSQ101941412151217EL10515
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSergey Richter10 m air rifle5959Did not advance50 m rifle prone58744Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNimrod Shapira Bar-Or 200 m freestyle1:48.60 21Did not advanceImri Ganiel100 m breaststroke1:02.0732Did not advanceGal Nevo 200 m butterfly1:59.9832Did not advance200 m individual medley1:59.5612 Q1:59.1710Did not advance400 m individual medley4:14.7710colspan=2 Did not advanceYakov-Yan Toumarkin 100 m backstroke54.91 24Did not advance200 m backstroke1:57.33 NR8 Q1:57.33 =NR8 Q1:57.627
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAmit Ivry100 m butterfly58.7818Did not advance200 m individual medley2:13.29 NR12 Q2:13.3113Did not advance
Synchronized swimming
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankAnastasia GloushkovInna YoffeDuet83.4001783.520166.92017 did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJonathan ErlichAndy RamMen's doublesW 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)W 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3L 7–6(7–4), 7–6(12–10)Did not advanceShahar Pe'erWomen's singlesL 2–6, 0–6Did not advance
See also Israel at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Israel at the London 2012 Games news, articles and videos Israel at the Olympic Movement official website results, schedules