Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

participated in the

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

held in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

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from 1 September 1974 to 16 September 1974. This was the last appearance of Israel in

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. Athletes from Israel won overall 19 medals, including seven gold, and finished sixth in a

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. In this Games, athletes from the

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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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and

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

refused to play with Israel in

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and

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events, due to political reasons.

Expulsion after the Games

Two years after the Games, Asian Games Federation barred Israel from participating in the

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. 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.Asian Games Ban Israel
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Medals

Athletics

Men

Women

Basketball

Preliminary round - group B

Standings

Games

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Second Round - group B

Standings

Games

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Final round

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Finals

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Roster

Coach: Abraham Hemo *

Motti Aroesti Motti Aroesti (born 11 July 1954), is a retired Israeli professional basketball player and coach. Biography Motti Aroesti was born in Givatayim. Basketball career Aroesti played club basketball with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1973 to 1988. Aroes ...

* Shamuel Avishar *

Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...

Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the National Basketball ...

Jacob Eisner Jacob Eisner, also known as Jack Eisner (גיי'קוב (ג'ק) אייזנר; born December 18, 1947), is an Israeli former basketball player.

Hanan Keren Hanan Keren, also written Chanan Keren (חנן קרן; born September 2, 1952), is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. ...

Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel ...

Avigdor Moskowitz Avigdor Moskowitz (born 4 February 1953) is a former Israeli basketball player, playing as a point guard. He was a member of the Israeli national basketball team, which won a gold medal at 1974 Asian Games after defeating South Korea 92–85 i ...

* Shamuel Nachmias *

Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...

* Boaz Yanai * Shmaryahu Zaslevsky

Fencing

Women

Football

Preliminary round - group C

Standings

Matches

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Second round - group B

Standings

Matches

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Finals

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Shooting

Air pistol

Free pistol

Air rifle

Small bore rifle prone

Small bore rifle 3 positions

Small bore standard rifle 3 positions

Swimming

Medal summary

Men

Men's results

100 m freestyle

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200 m freestyle

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400 m freestyle

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100 m butterfly

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200 m butterfly

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200 m individual medley

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Women

100 m breaststroke

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200 m breaststroke

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200 m individual medley

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Tennis

Medalists

Weightlifting

Medal summary

Medalists

Results

82.5 kg

90 kg

110 kg

References

{{Nations at the 1974 Asian Games Nations at the 1974 Asian Games

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...