Israel participated in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December to 20 December 1966. Israel had previously been unable to complete during the 1962 Asian Games when the host country Indonesia, refused to permit the participation of Israel due to political reasons, stating it would cause issues with their relationship with the Arab states.[1] Although Thailand allowed Israel to participate in 1966, several Arab nations boycotted and riots broke out during the games.[2]
| Israel at the 1966 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| inBangkok | |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Swimming | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m details |
Miho Sato Japan |
12.3 | Ritsuko Sukegawa Japan |
12.4 | Debra Marcus Israel |
12.5 |
| 200 m details |
Debra Marcus Israel |
25.3 | Miyoko Tsujishita Japan |
25.3 | Kishiko Ikeda Japan |
25.7 |
| 800 m details |
Hana Shezifi Israel |
2:10.5 GR |
Yoko Miyamoto Japan |
2:12.7 | Yasuyo Mishima Japan |
2:13.6 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea
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5 | 5 | 0 | 457 | 298 | +159 | 10 |
| Israel
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5 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 324 | +93 | 9 |
 Philippines
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5 | 3 | 2 | 512 | 357 | +155 | 8 |
 Iran
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5 | 2 | 3 | 380 | 398 | −18 | 7 |
 South Vietnam
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5 | 1 | 4 | 378 | 501 | −123 | 6 |
 Burma
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5 | 0 | 5 | 283 | 549 | −266 | 5 |
10 December |
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| Israel |
87–55 | Iran |
11 December |
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| Israel |
100–70 | South Vietnam |
12 December |
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| South Korea |
62–48 | Israel |
14 December |
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| Philippines |
86–91 | Israel |
15 December |
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| Israel |
91–51 | Burma |
| Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||
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| 17 December | |||||
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|  Japan | 34 | ||||
| 19 December | |||||
| Israel | 57 | ||||
| Israel | 90 | ||||
| 17 December | |||||
|  Thailand | 42 | ||||
| South Korea | 52 | ||||
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| Thailand | 67 | ||||
| Bronze medal game | |||||
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| 19 December | |||||
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| Japan | 60 | ||||
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| South Korea | 72 | ||||
17 December |
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| Japan |
34–57 | Israel |
19 December |
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| Israel |
90–42 | Thailand |
Coach: Shimon Shelah
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m rifle prone details |
Chu Hwa-il South Korea
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Nehemia Sirkis Israel
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Adolfo Feliciano Philippines
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m breaststroke details |
Koichi Yamanami Japan |
2:35.0 GR |
Kenji Ishikawa Japan |
2:35.4 | Gershon Shefa Israel |
2:39.7 |
| 100 m butterfly details |
Isao Nakajima Japan |
1:00.1 GR |
Avraham Melamed Israel |
1:00.4 | Yasuo Takada Japan |
1:00.7 |
| 400 m individual medley details |
Shigeo Fukushima Japan |
5:04.9 GR |
Gershon Shefa Israel |
5:09.5 | Tony Asamli Philippines |
5:13.9 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay details |
Japan Shigeo Fukushima Kenji Ishikawa Isao Nakajima Kunihiro Iwasaki |
4:11.1 GR |
Israel Yoram Schneider Gershon Shefa Avraham Melamed Moshe Gertel |
4:18.4 |  PhilippinesEduardo Abreu Amman Jalmaani Leroy Goff Roosevelt Abdulgafur |
4:20.6 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle details |
Michiko Kihara Japan |
1:03.2 GR |
Helen Elliott Philippines |
1:04.2 | Yvonne Tobis Israel |
1:05.5 |
| 200 m individual medley details |
Yasuko Fujii Japan |
2:38.5 GR |
Yvonne Tobis Israel |
2:38.8 | Pat Chan Singapore |
2:42.2 |
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