Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26. On September 5 and 6, in the Munich massacre, 11 members of the Israeli delegation—5 athletes, 2 referees, and 4 coaches (names bolded on this page)—were taken hostage by Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists and murdered. The remainder of the team left Munich on September 7.

Shaul Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, competed in the 50-kilometer walk. He had been imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a child, and wore a Star of David on his warm-up jersey. When he was congratulated by locals on his fluent German, he responded: "I learned it in Bergen-Belsen". He survived the Munich massacre by jumping off a balcony.

Referees
The following nominated referees and judges were in the delegation:
 * Yossef Gutfreund — wrestling
 * Yakov Springer – weightlifting

Coaches and officials
The following coaches and officials were in the delegation:
 * Shmuel Lalkin — Chef De Mission
 * Micha Shamban — presumably deputy of Chef De Mission
 * Eliyahu Friedlender - sailing team manager
 * Amitzur Shapira — athletics coach
 * Kehat Shorr — shooting coach
 * Tuvia Sokolovsky — weightlifting coach
 * Andre Spitzer — fencing coach
 * Moshe Weinberg — wrestling coach
 * Itzhac Aldubi - chairman of ASA (Academic Sport Association)
 * Werner Nachmann
 * Duel Parrack
 * Josef Szwec
 * Kurt Weigl