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
Mexico at the 1972 Summer Olympics Mexico at the 1972 Summer Olympics Mexico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Mexico entered three men and three women. The women were much more successful than the men, though none of the archers won a medal. Their highest placing competitor was Francisca de Gutierrez, at 10th place in the women's competition. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Men's 5,000 metres Men's 10,000 metres Men's Marathon Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50