Israel at the Olympics 1972 Olympic team were murdered during the Munich massacre: The tragedy caused the Israeli delegation to withdraw from the remainder of the Games. The murdered people were: On 3 August 2016, two days prior to the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee officially honored the Israelis killed for the first time. An Iranian judoka, Arash Miresmaeili, did not compete in a match against Israeli Ehud Vaks during the 2004 Summer Olympics, due to the government of Iran having taken steps to avoid any competition between its athletes and those from Israel. He was officially disqualified for
Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Japan entered three men and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Yoshiko Akayama, at 17th place in the women's competition. Men's Individual Competition: Women's Individual Competition: Men's 5000 metres Men's High Jump Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Three cyclists represented Japan in 1972. Men's 3m Springboard Men's 10m Platform Women's 3m Springboard Women's 10m Platform Five fencers,