page_title: Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: English: Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko at 2013 World Championships in Athletics
context_page_description: Israel competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Committee of Israel confirmed a team of 47 athletes, 22 men and 25 women, to compete across 17 sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, breaking its previous record of 43 athletes set in 2008. Among the sports represented by its athletes, Israel marked its Olympic debut in golf, mountain biking, and triathlon, as well as its return to road cycling, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling after long years of absence. The nation's full roster also reached a historic milestone for Israeli women, as they officially outnumbered the men for the first time.
  The Israeli delegation featured 14 returning Olympians.
context_section_description: Donald Sanford qualified for the men's 400 metres by having a qualifying time of under 45.40 seconds. Sanford finished in his heat with a time of 46.06 seconds, but did not qualify for the semifinals due to finishing in fifth place.
  Israel had five marathon runners qualify, three males and two females. They all qualified via the entry standard of 2:19 and 2:45 for men and women, respectively. Lonah Chemtai did not finish the marathon. The highest place finish was by Marhu Teferi, finishing in 74th place.
  Both Dmitry Kroyter and Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko competed in field events, with the former competing in high jump and the latter in triple jump. Kroyter did not perform well enough to advance to the final round; he cleared the 2.17 metres (7.1 ft) height on his second try, but failed to clear the 2.22 metres (7.3 ft) height in his three attempts, finishing 41st overall.
  Minenko scratched on her first two jumps, and her third jump was long enough for her to place 8th in the round with a distance of 14.2 metres (47 ft). The final round is split into two sets of three jumps, with the top eight from the first set advancing to the second. The longest distance from all six jumps is the distance that is considered for placing. Minenko placed seventh in the first set, with her longest jump from the set being 14.39 metres (47.2 ft). Minenko achieved her season best in the second set of jumps with a length of 14.68 metres (48.2 ft), finishing in fifth place overall.
  Key
  Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  Q = Qualified for the next round
  q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  NR = National record
  N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  Track & road events
  Field events
caption: Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
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