Israel at the Asian Games

Israel competed at the Asian Games five times, from 1954 to 1974.

Israel at the Asian Games
IOC code	ISR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Israel
Medals	Gold 18 Silver 16 Bronze 19 Total 53
Asian Games appearances (overview)
1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974

History

Israel, after its founding in 1948 began applying to the International Olympic Committee for membership. This was granted in 1952, allowing them to first participate in the Asian Games in 1954.

Israel was part of the Asian Games Federation and participated in the games from 1954 through 1974. In 1981 the Asian Games Federation was organized as the Olympic Council of Asia and for political reasons Israel was excluded.[1] Following this, in 1982, it was voted on to permanently ban Israel from the games.[2]

Prior to that, Israel was twice unable to participate in the Games of 1962[3] and 1978,[4] also for political reasons. In 1962 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.[5] In July 1976 the 25 members of the Asian Games Federation were canvassed to see if Israel should participate in the 1978 Games, with all 12 responses received voting against including Israel.[6]

Medals

Medals by Asian Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1954 Manila[7]	7	2	1	1	4
1958 Tokyo[8]	14	0	0	2	2
1962 Jakarta	did not participate
1966 Bangkok[9]	9	3	5	3	11
1970 Bangkok[10]	6	6	6	5	17
1974 Tehran[11]	6	7	4	8	19
1978 Bangkok	did not participate
Total	19	18	16	19	53

Medals by sport

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	11	3	5	19
Basketball	2	1	0	3
Diving	1	1	0	2
Fencing	0	0	1	1
Football	0	1	0	1
Shooting	2	4	2	8
Swimming	1	4	6	11
Tennis	1	1	1	3
Weightlifting	0	1	4	5
Totals (9 games)	18	16	19	53

1954 Asian Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	1	0	0	1
Diving	1	1	0	2
Shooting	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 games)	2	1	1	4

1958 Asian Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	0	2	2
Totals (1 games)	0	0	2	2

1966 Asian Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	2	0	1	3
Basketball	1	0	0	1
Shooting	0	1	0	1
Swimming	0	4	2	6
Totals (4 games)	3	5	3	11

1970 Asian Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	4	2	1	7
Basketball	0	1	0	1
Shooting	2	3	1	6
Swimming	0	0	3	3
Totals (4 games)	6	6	5	17

1974 Asian Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	4	1	1	6
Basketball	1	0	0	1
Fencing	0	0	1	1
Football	0	1	0	1
Swimming	1	0	1	2
Tennis	1	1	1	3
Weightlifting	0	1	4	5
Totals (7 games)	7	4	8	19

References

1. Israelis Facing Asian Ban
2. Israeli Entry Doomed by Vote
3. "JAKARTA 1962". Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
4. "BANGKOK 1978". Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
5. Indonesian Paper Urges Exclusion of Israel from Asian Sport Games
6. Asian Games Ban Israel
7. "Manila 1954". Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
8. "Tokyo 1958". Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
9. Bangkok 1966
10. Bangkok 1970
11. "Tehran 1974". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

External links

• Israeli Olympic Committee