Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26. On September 5, eleven of the Israeli team were captured and murdered by terrorists. The remainder of the team left Munich the following day. "In the following lists, the names of the five athletes, two officials, and four coaches who were killed are in bold."

Competitors

Referees

The following nominated referees and judges were in the delegation: [Official Report, p.537]
* Yossef Gutfreund — wrestling
* Yakov Springer – weightlifting

Other delegates

The following coaches and other officials were in the delegation: [Official Report, p.534]
* Itzhac Aldubi
* Eliyahn Friedlender
* Shmuel Lalkin — chef de mission
* Duel Parrack
* Michael Micha Samban
* Amitzur Shapira — athletics coach
* Kehat Shorr — shooting coach
* Tuvia Sokolovsky — weightlifting coach [cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/history/1972-israelis.html|title=9 Israelis on Olympic Team Killed with 4 Arab Captors as Police Fight Band that Disrupted Munich Games|last=Binder|first=David|date=1972-09-06|work=New York Times|accessdate=2008-08-31]
* Andre Spitzer — fencing coach
* Josef Szwec
* Kurt Weigl
* Moshe Weinberg — wrestling coach

References

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