Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

, which began on August 26. On September 5 and 6, eleven members of the Israeli team were captured and murdered

Munich massacre

The Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September. Members of Black September...

 by terrorists. The remainder of the team left Munich the day after the conclusion of the horrific event (Sep. 7).

In the following lists, the names of the five athletes, two officials, and four coaches who were killed are in bold.

Competitors

Name	Sport	Event	Placing	Performance
	Athletics Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 50 km walk	19	4:24:38.6 (also entered for 20 km walk, but did not start)
	Athletics Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...	Women's 100 m	Semifinal (5th)	11.49
		Women's 100 m hurdles	Semifinal	Did not start (left Munich before the semifinal)
	Fencing Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Men's events:...	Men's foil Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...	Second round	W5–L5 (1R 3-2, 2R 2-3)
	Fencing Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Men's events:...	Men's foil Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...	Second round	W2–L8 (1R 2-3, 2R 0-5)
	Sailing Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....	Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman (dinghy) thumbthumbThe Flying Dutchman is a 20-foot one-design high-performance two-person monohull racing dinghy. Developed in the early 1950s, its large sail area per unit weight allow it to plane easily when sailing upwind. The boat utilizes a trapeze harness for the crew and hiking straps for the...	23	28-22-22-19-25-19-DNS = 171 pts (left Kiel before 7th race)
	Shooting Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics This is a list of results of the Shooting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics....	Small bore rifle, prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle...	23	593/600
		Small bore rifle, 3 pos. 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...	46	1114/1200
	Shooting Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics This is a list of results of the Shooting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics....	Small bore rifle, prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle...	57	589/600
	Swimming Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....	Women's 100 m breaststroke	Heats (8th)	1:20.90
		Women's 200 m breaststroke	Heats (6th)	2:53.60
	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...	Light-heavyweight <82.5 kg	—	J:132.5 C:122.5 S:— T:—
	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...	Bantamweight <56 kg	12	J:102.5 C:102.5 S:125 T:330
	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...	Middleweight <75 kg	—	(retired injured on third attempt to press Clean and press The clean and press is a weight training exercise, and was part of the sport of weightlifting in the Olympics until 1972. It was removed from Olympic weightlifting due to difficulties in judging proper technique....  137.5kg)
	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...	Freestyle — Light Flyweight <48 kg	Group stage	0W–2L
	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...	Greco-Roman — Middleweight	—	(taken hostage before his scheduled event)
	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...	Freestyle — Lightweight <68 kg	Group stage	1W–2L

Referees

The following nominated referees and judges were in the delegation:

• Yossef Gutfreund
  Yossef Gutfreund
  Yossef Gutfreund was an Israeli wrestling judge for his country's 1972 Olympic team. He was murdered in the Munich massacre by Black September terrorists along with 10 other members of the Israeli team.-Biography:...
  
  — wrestling
• Yakov Springer
  Yakov Springer
  Yakov Springer , was a wrestler and a weightlifting coach and judge, but is best known as one of the victims of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics....
  
  – weightlifting

Coaches and officials

The following coaches and officials were in the delegation:

• Shmuel Lalkin — Chef De Mission
• Micha Shamban — presumably deputy of Chef De Mission
• Eliyahu Friedlender - sailing team manager
• Amitzur Shapira
  Amitzur Shapira
  Amitzur Shapira was an Israeli short distance runners in the 1950s and a coach for the Israeli track and field team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. At the time of his death he was also one of the country's best track coaches.-Early life:...
  
  — athletics coach
• Kehat Shorr
  Kehat Shorr
  Kehat Shorr was the shooting coach for the 1972 Israeli Olympic team. He was one of the 11 members of Israel's Olympic team killed in the Munich massacre.-Biography:...
  
  — shooting coach
• Tuvia Sokolovsky — weightlifting coach
• Andre Spitzer
  Andre Spitzer
  Andre Spitzer , was a fencing master and coach of Israel's 1972 Summer Olympics team. He was one of 11 athletes and coaches taken hostage and subsequently killed by Palestinians in the Munich massacre.-Early life:...
  
  — fencing coach
• Moshe Weinberg
  Moshe Weinberg
  Moshe Weinberg was the coach of the Israeli international wrestling team as well as being the coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv. He was the Israeli youth champion in wrestling and also the adult champion for a period of 8 years. He began his career in Hapoel Haifa, later becoming a certified coach at...
  
  — wrestling coach
• Itzhac Aldubi - chairman of ASA (Academic Sport Association)
• Werner Nachmann
  Werner Nachmann
  Werner Nachmann , was a German entrepreneur and politician, and was president of the Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland also known as Central Council of Jews in Germany, from 1969 to 1988....
  
  
• Duel Parrack
• Josef Szwec
• Kurt Weigl