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
IOC codeISR
NOCOlympic Committee of Israel
Websitewww.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in London
Competitors37 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Shahar Tzuberi (opening)
Neta Rivkin (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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
Athletics 213
Badminton 101
Gymnastics 2810
Judo 415
Sailing 347
Shooting 101
Swimming 415
Synchronized swimming 022
Tennis 213
Total191837

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Donald Sanford[4] 400 m 45.71 NR 5 Did not advance
Zohar Zemiro[5] Marathon N/A 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
Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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
Gymnast Alexander Shatilov
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
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 N/A 15.633 4 Q 15.333 N/A 15.333 6
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
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
Moran Buzovsky
Athlete Event Qualification Final
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
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
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
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 N/A  Peters (GER)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance
Alice Schlesinger Women's −63 kg N/A Bye  Drexler (AUT)
W 0010-0002		  Žolnir (SLO)
L 0000-1100		 Did not advance  Émane (FRA)
L 0002-0010		 Did not advance 7
Judoka Ariel Ze'evi

Sailing
Windsurfer Shahar Tzuberi
Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Shahar Tzuberi RS:X 12 8 17 10 39
BFD		 12 35 34 26 1 EL 155 19
Gideon Kliger
Eran Sela		 470 17 11 17 11 2 14 5 12 28
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 11 2 1 9 11 18 56 6
Nufar Edelman Laser Radial 33 33 33 34 29 3 34 28 18 26 EL 237 30
Vered Buskila
Gil Cohen		 470 3 21
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
Sharpshooter Sergey Richter
Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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
Swimmer Yakov Toumarkin
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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 N/A 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
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
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
Main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 Men's doubles N/A  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

See also

References
  1. "Disappointing showing for Israel at London Games". KHON 2. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. Israeli Olympic team snubbed by Facebook
  4. "Top Lists 2012 – men's 400 m". IAAF. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. "Top Lists 2011 – men's Marathon". IAAF. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. "Top Lists 2012 – women's pole vault". IAAF. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  7. "Quota places by event – men's 10m air rifle". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  8. Sinai, Allon (28 July 2011). "Nevo London-bound with 11th-place finish". The Jerusalem Post.
  9. "Israel swimmer Gal Nevo qualifies for 2012 London Summer Olympics". Haaretz. 27 July 2011.
  10. Uri Talshir; Rami Hipsh (29 July 2011). "Toumarkin joins London-bound Israelis". Haaretz.
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