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
Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Poland entered one man and three women. They took home a silver medal in the women's competition. 9th–12th place - 10th place Head Coach Twelve cyclists represented Poland in 1972. 20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1972. Gold Medal Head Coach Poland tied Sweden and defeated Denmark but lost to the Soviet Union in the