Israel at the 1958 Asian Games

Israel participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. Following the 1958 games, Israel was unable to participate again until the 1966 Asian Games because during the 1962 Asian Games 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

Medals

Athletics

Medal table

Men Shot put15.04GR14.8014.75Javelin throw 69.41GR 66.00 63.78

Football

Preliminary round - Group D

Standings Team2200717.00042200616.00042002240.50002002090.0000

Matches

Knockout round

Standings RankTeam 5500114+710 5401156+98 5401136+78 4 52031213−14 5 320163+34 6 320186+24 7 311185+33 8 310249−52 9 201124−21 10 200224−20 11 200236−30 12 200203−30 13 200228−60 14 200209−90

Bracket

Matches

References