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
Italy at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italy at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 224 competitors, 197 men and 27 women, took part in 123 events in 19 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Italy entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Alfredo Massazza, at 31st place. Men's Individual Competition: Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's High Jump Men's Light Flyweight: Men's Flyweight: Men's Featherweight: Men's Lightweight: Men's Light Welterweight: Men's Welterweight: Men's Light Middleweight: Men's Light Heavyweight: Fifteen cyclists represented Italy in 1972. Men's