Arnd Krüger

Arnd Krüger (b. 1944) is a German professor of sport studies. Kruger earned his BA (English major) from UCLA in 1967 and his PhD from the University of Cologne (Modern and Medieval History) in Germany in 1971. He attended UCLA on a track scholarship, was 11 times German champion, and represented Germany in the 1968 Olympics in the 1500m run. [http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/authors.php?author=158 Arnd Kruger - Authors - Intellect ] ]

After completing the PhD, Kruger worked for the German Sports Federation (1971 -74), and the Berlin Teachers' Training College (1974 - 78). He was Associate Professor at the University of Hamburg (1978 - 80) and then became full professorship for Sport Studies and Chair of the Physical Education Department at the University of Goettingen. He has served as Dean of the School of Social Sciences in Goettingen.Kurger was the founding president of the European Committee for the History of Sport.

Krüger gained international notoriety in 2008 when he told an academic conference that the eleven Israeli Olympic athletes killed by Palestinian terrorists in an event known as the Munich massacre had effectively decided to commit suicide by allowing themselves to be killed in order to "strengthen the victim status of Israel" and thereby allow the Jewish state to use their deaths as an "instrument against the Palestinians." [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1214726193804&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull German university teaches anti-Semitic theory | Jewish News | Jerusalem Post ] ] [ [http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109264.html Breaking News - JTA, Jewish & Israel News ] ]

During the 1972 Summer Olympics an offshoot of the Palestinian Fatah movement called Black September took over the apartment in which members of the Israeli team were lodged, taking them hostage. After tense negotiations, the 11 athletes, as well as a German police officer and five of the eight perpetrators, were killed in a botched rescue attempt. Der Spiegel quoted Kruger as saying that "the athletes sacrificed themselves in Israel's service." [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/996973.html German prof.: Israeli athletes willfully sacrificed themselves in Munich massacre - Haaretz - Israel News ] ]

Krüger also said Israel had a high abortion rate compared with other industrialized nations because Israelis go to great lengths to prevent "living with disabilities."

According to Haaretz, the German Sports Sciences Association dubbed Kruger's remarks "unfortunate," and said the disciplinary board will convene to discuss the case.

According to the Jerusalem Post, critics charge the university with tolerating Krüger's anti-Semitic theory, the German chapter of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East sent a strongly worded letter to the president of the university, Dr. Kurt von Figura, saying that "this is not the first time" Krüger has posited anti-Israel views.

Books

* with Niedlich, Dieter 200 Neue Basketball-Drills 1 edition. Schorndorf: Hofmann, 1982, new editions 1991, 1996, 2001
* with Gebauer, Susanne. (1995) Informationseinrichtungen im Sport. Eine Erhebung in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz Cologne: Sport und Buch Strauss
*with Oberdieck, Helmut; Sturm, Manfred. (1986) Ratgeber für Leichtathletikverletzungen Berlin: Tischler
*with Niedlich, Dieter. (1985) 100 Ballspiel-Fertigkeitstests Schorndorf: Hofmann
* (1981) Sport und Gesellschaft Berlin: Tischler
* (1980) Das Berufsbild des Trainers im Sport. International vergleichende Studie und Perspektiven der Traineraus- und -weiterbildung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Schorndorf: Hofmann
* (1980) Sport und Gesellschaft Hannover: Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung
* Oberdieck, Helmut. (1978) Guide to Track & Field Injuries Los Altos, CA: Tafnews

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