Israel_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics

Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Israel's competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26. On September 5 and 6, in the Munich massacre, 11 members of the Israeli delegation—5 athletes, 2 referees, and 4 coaches (names bolded on this page)—were taken hostage by Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists and murdered. The remainder of the team left Munich on September 7.

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Shaul Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, competed in the 50-kilometer walk.[2][3] He had been imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a child, and wore a Star of David on his warm-up jersey.[4][5] When he was congratulated by locals on his fluent German, he responded: "I learned it in Bergen-Belsen".[5][6] He survived the Munich massacre by jumping off a balcony.[2]

Results

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Referees

The following nominated referees and judges were in the delegation:[18]

Coaches and officials

The following coaches and officials were in the delegation:[19]

References

  1. [1]
    Israel Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Shaul Ladany Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Ladany, Shaul". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Belsen Survivor Escapes Death Again". The Miami News. September 6, 1972. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
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    Owen, John (July 24, 2008). "Olympics Flashback: 1972: Terror and turmoil". seattlepi.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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    Stan Isaacs (2008). Ten Moments That Shook the Sports World: One Sportswriter's Eyewitness Accounts of the Most Incredible Sporting Events of the Past Fifty Years. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781602396289. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  7. [7]
    Official Report, p.56
  8. [8]
    Official Report, p.65
  9. [9]
    Official Report, pp.247–250
  10. [10]
    Official Report, p.506
  11. [11]
    Official Report, p.229
  12. [12]
    Official Report, p.231
  13. [13]
    Official Report, p.344
  14. [14]
    Official Report, pp.166–7
  15. [15]
    Official Report, pp.164–5
  16. [16]
    Official Report, p.131
  17. [17]
    Official Report, p.135
  18. [18]
    Official Report, p.537
  19. [19]
    Official Report, p.534
  20. [20]
    Binder, David (1972-09-06). "9 Israelis on Olympic Team Killed with 4 Arab Captors as Police Fight Band that Disrupted Munich Games". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-31.


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