Israel 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.
Shaul Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, competed in the 50-kilometer walk. He had been imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a child, and wore a Star of David on his warm-up jersey. When he was congratulated by locals on his fluent German, he responded: "I learned it in Bergen-Belsen". He survived the Munich massacre by jumping off a balcony.
Results
Referees
The following nominated referees and judges were in the delegation:
Coaches and officials
The following coaches and officials were in the delegation:
References
- ^ Israel Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Shaul Ladany Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Ladany, Shaul". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Belsen Survivor Escapes Death Again". The Miami News. September 6, 1972. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ a b Owen, John (July 24, 2008). "Olympics Flashback: 1972: Terror and turmoil". seattlepi.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Official Report, p.56
- ^ a b Official Report, p.65
- ^ a b Official Report, pp.247–250
- ^ Official Report, p.506
- ^ a b Official Report, p.229
- ^ Official Report, p.231
- ^ a b Official Report, p.344
- ^ a b Official Report, pp.166–7
- ^ Official Report, pp.164–5
- ^ Official Report, p.131
- ^ Official Report, p.135
- ^ Official Report, p.537
- ^ Official Report, p.534
- ^ 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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