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
Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Summer Olympics Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Summer Olympics Czechoslovakia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 181 competitors, 145 men and 36 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports. Men's 100 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 5000 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's High Jump Fifteen cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1972. Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1972. Czechoslovakia won a silver medal at the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, the team tied for second place in the points ranking after defeating Tunisia, tying Iceland,