Israel participated in the 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December 20 December 1970. The Israeli delegation was led by Esther Roth who won all of Israel's six gold medals.[1]
| Israel at the 1970 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| in Bangkok | |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Medals edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Shooting | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Swimming | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
Athletics edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 m |
Lucien Rosa Ceylon |
14:32.2 | Edward Sequeira India |
14:33.8 | Yuval Wischnitzer Israel |
14:34.7 |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m |
Kamaljeet Sandhu India |
57.3 | Aviva Balas Israel |
57.3 | Nobuko Kawano Japan |
57.4 |
| 800 m |
Hana Shezifi Israel |
2:06.5 GR |
Nobuko Kawano Japan |
2:11.7 | Isabel Cruz Philippines |
2:13.5 |
| 1500 m |
Hana Shezifi Israel |
4:25.1 GR |
Miyako Inoue Japan |
4:40.2 | Lee Chiu-hsia Republic of China |
4:41.4 |
| 100 m hurdles |
Esther Shahamorov Israel |
14.0 GR |
Ayako Natsume Japan |
14.0 =GR |
Lin Yueh-hsiang Republic of China |
14.6 |
| Long jump |
Hiroko Yamashita Japan |
6.02 GR |
Esther Shahamorov Israel |
5.94 | Keiko Tsuchida Japan |
5.75 |
| Pentathlon |
Esther Shahamorov Israel |
4530 GR |
Lin Chun-yu Republic of China |
4382 | Lolita Lagrosas Philippines |
4020 |
Basketball edit
Preliminary round - group A edit
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 181 | +107 | 6 |
 Japan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 185 | +58 | 5 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 284 | −81 | 4 |
 South Vietnam
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 286 | −84 | 3 |
Games edit
Championship edit
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 320 | +73 | 9 |
| Israel
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 373 | +56 | 9 |
| Japan
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Republic of China
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 364 | 386 | −22 | 7 |
 Philippines
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 378 | +3 | 7 |
| India
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Games edit
Roster edit
Coach: Shimon Shelah
Shooting edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Results edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air rifle |
Minoru Ito Japan
|
Henry Hershkowitz Israel
|
Thamnoon Suebsamarn Thailand
|
| 50 m rifle prone |
Takeo Toriyama Japan
|
Chu Hwa-il South Korea
|
Nehemia Sirkis Israel
|
| 50 m rifle prone team |
Israel Henry Hershkowitz Micha Kaufman Zelig Shtroch Nehemia Sirkis |
 South KoreaBae Byung-ki Chu Hwa-il Nam Sang-wan Oh Gul |
Japan Minoru Ito Hiroya Okuda Kazuya Ono Takeo Toriyama |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions team |
South Korea Bae Byung-ki Huh Wook-bong Nam Sang-wan Shin Hyun-joo |
Israel Shimon Friedman Henry Hershkowitz Micha Kaufman Zelig Shtroch |
Japan Minoru Ito Hiroya Okuda Kazuya Ono Kenjiro Tsuba |
| 50 m standard rifle 3 positions |
Shimon Friedman Israel
|
Preeda Phengdisth Thailand
|
Kazuya Ono Japan
|
| 50 m standard rifle 3 positions team |
 ThailandSerm Charuratana Chawalit Kamutchati Preeda Phengdisth Udomsak Theinthong |
Israel Shimon Friedman Henry Hershkowitz Micha Kaufman Zelig Shtroch |
South Korea Bae Byung-ki Huh Wook-bong Nam Sang-wan Oh Gul |
Swimming edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |
Japan Tadashi Honda Nobutaka Taguchi Satoshi Maruya Shojiro Sawa |
4:00.4 GR |
 PhilippinesIbnorajik Muksan Amman Jalmaani Leroy Goff Jairulla Jaitulla |
4:15.3 | Israel Yoav Yaakovi Yoel Kenda Dan Stern Moshe Gertel |
4:18.1 |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m breaststroke |
Hitomi Tanigami Japan |
1:18.9 GR |
Chieno Shibata Japan |
1:19.8 | Shlomit Nir Israel |
1:20.6 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Chieno Shibata Japan |
2:46.5 GR |
Hitomi Tanigami Japan |
2:51.5 | Shlomit Nir Israel |
2:54.3 |