Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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.
Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ISR |
NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 37 in 9 sports |
Flag bearers | Shahar Tzuberi (opening) Neta Rivkin (closing) |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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;[1] however, none of them reached their expectations in the results, and Israel failed to win a single medal for the first time since 1988.[2] 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 complaints from the Prime Ministers Office.[3]
Competitors
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gymnastics | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Judo | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Sailing | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Synchronized swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Tennis | 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
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Donald Sanford[4] | 400 m | 45.71 NR | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Zohar Zemiro[5] | Marathon | — | 2:34:59 | 81 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Jillian Schwartz[6] | Pole vault | 4.40 | 18 | Did not advance |
Badminton
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Misha Zilberman | Men's singles | Jørgensen (DEN) L 13–21, 12–21 |
Wong (SIN) L 9–21, 15–21 |
3 | Did not advance |
Gymnastics
Artistic
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Felix Aronovich | All-around | 14.033 | 13.433 | 14.100 | 13.900 | 14.233 | 13.500 | 83.199 | 32 | Did not advance | |||||||
Alexander Shatilov | All-around | 15.633 | 14.133 | 14.033 | 15.533 | 14.700 | 14.000 | 89.032 | 12 Q | 15.600 | 14.266 | 14.200 | 15.133 | 14.400 | 14.833 | 88.432 | 12 |
Floor | 15.633 | — | 15.633 | 4 Q | 15.333 | — | 15.333 | 6 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
V | UB | BB | F | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Valeria Maksyuta | All-around | 12.800 | 9.433 | 10.533 | 12.933 | 45.699 | 59 | Did not advance |
Rhythmic
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
Neta Rivkin | Individual | 27.450 | 26.200 | 27.525 | 27.725 | 108.900 | 9 Q | 27.350 | 26.850 | 27.800 | 27.000 | 109.000 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
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5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops |
Total | Rank | 5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops |
Total | Rank | ||
Moran Buzovsky Victoria Koshel Noa Palathcy Marina Shultz Polina Zakaluzny Eliora Zholkovski |
Team | 26.500 | 26.600 | 53.100 | 7 Q | 26.725 | 26.675 | 53.400 | 8 |
Judo
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Artiom Arshansky | Men's −60 kg | Bye | Mooren (NED) W 0001–0001 |
Hiraoka (JPN) L 0000–0012 |
Did not advance | ||||
Golan Pollack | Men's −66 kg | Larose (FRA) L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Soso Palelashvili | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Huysuz (TUR) W 0010–0000 |
Nakaya (JPN) L 0000–0101 |
Did not advance | ||||
Ariel Ze'evi | Men's −100 kg | — | Peters (GER) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | |||||
Alice Schlesinger | Women's −63 kg | — | Bye | Drexler (AUT) W 0010-0002 |
Žolnir (SLO) L 0000-1100 |
Did not advance | Émane (FRA) L 0002-0010 |
Did not advance | 7 |
Sailing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Shahar Tzuberi | RS:X | 12 | 8 | 17 | 10 | BFD |
12 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 1 | EL | 155 | 19 |
Gideon Kliger Eran Sela |
470 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 12 | OCS |
23 | EL | 112 | 15 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Lee Korzits | RS:X | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 6 | |
Nufar Edelman | Laser Radial | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 26 | EL | 237 | 30 | |
Vered Buskila Gil Cohen |
470 | 3 | DSQ |
10 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 17 | EL | 105 | 15 |
- Notes
- M = Medal race. Only the top 10 competitors participated in the final medal race.
- EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
- BFD = Black flag disqualification (under rule 30.3).
- DSQ = Disqualified after a protest
- OCS = On the course side of the starting line at the starting signal and failed to start, or broke rule 30.1
Shooting
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Sergey Richter[7] | 10 m air rifle | 595 | 9 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle prone | 587 | 44 | Did not advance |
Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or[8] | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.60 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
Imri Ganiel | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.07 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
Gal Nevo[9] | 200 m butterfly | 1:59.98 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 1:59.56 | 12 Q | 1:59.17 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
400 m individual medley | 4:14.77 | 10 | — | Did not advance | |||
Yakov-Yan Toumarkin[10] | 100 m backstroke | 54.91 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
200 m backstroke | 1:57.33 NR | 8 Q | 1:57.33 =NR | 8 Q | 1:57.62 | 7 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Amit Ivry | 100 m butterfly | 58.78 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:13.29 NR | 12 Q | 2:13.31 | 13 | Did not advance |
Synchronized swimming
Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
Anastasia Gloushkov Inna Yoffe |
Duet | 83.400 | 17 | 83.520 | 166.920 | 17 | did not advance |
Tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
Men's doubles | — | Granollers / M. López (ESP) W 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) |
Federer / Wawrinka (SUI) W 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
M. Bryan / B. Bryan (USA) L 7–6(7–4), 7–6(12–10) |
Did not advance | ||
Shahar Pe'er | Women's singles | Sharapova (RUS) L 2–6, 0–6 |
Did not advance |
References
- "Disappointing showing for Israel at London Games". KHON 2. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- Kalman, Aaron (20 August 2012). "How to turn Israel's London drought into a Rio medal deluge". The Times of Israel 2. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- Israeli Olympic team snubbed by Facebook
- "Top Lists 2012 – men's 400 m". IAAF. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "Top Lists 2011 – men's Marathon". IAAF. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- "Top Lists 2012 – women's pole vault". IAAF. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "Quota places by event – men's 10m air rifle". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- Sinai, Allon (28 July 2011). "Nevo London-bound with 11th-place finish". The Jerusalem Post.
- "Israel swimmer Gal Nevo qualifies for 2012 London Summer Olympics". Haaretz. 27 July 2011.
- Uri Talshir; Rami Hipsh (29 July 2011). "Toumarkin joins London-bound Israelis". Haaretz.
External links
- Israel at the London 2012 Games news, articles and videos
- Israel at the Olympic Movement official website
- Israel - 2012 Olympic News, Athletes, Medals results, schedules