Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Israeli athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.^[2]

Israel at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISR
NOC	Olympic Committee of Israel
Website	www.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Yoav Ra'anan[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's long jump	David Kushnir	Qualifying - 6.89 metres (place 25)	[3]

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Men's 3m springboard	Yoav Raanan	22nd place	[4]

Swimming

Shoshana Ribner

Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Event	Participant	Result	Ref
Women's 100 metres freestyle	Shoshana Ribner	First round, - 1:10.4	[5]