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
East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic, called DDR in the opening ceremony) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 297 competitors, 231 men and 66 women, took part in 161 events in 18 sports. Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's High Jump Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Eleven cyclists represented East Germany in 1972. Men's 3m Springboard: Men's 10m Platform: Women's 3m Springboard: Women's 10m Platform: Five fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1972. As