Terrorism victim, one of the 11 Isreali's killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics Games. The movie Munich was written about this incident. He was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel in 1960. He began his sporting career as a gymnast but was drawn to weightlifting. He was a member of Hapoel Kiryat Haim and was the Israeli rooster-weight weightlifting champion for 7 years. In 1969, he achieved 7th place in the world championships in Warsaw and third place in the Manila Games in 1971. He finished 12th at the Munich Olympic Games, breaking 3 Israeli records in the process.
Terrorism victim, one of the 11 Isreali's killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics Games. The movie Munich was written about this incident. He was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel in 1960. He began his sporting career as a gymnast but was drawn to weightlifting. He was a member of Hapoel Kiryat Haim and was the Israeli rooster-weight weightlifting champion for 7 years. In 1969, he achieved 7th place in the world championships in Warsaw and third place in the Manila Games in 1971. He finished 12th at the Munich Olympic Games, breaking 3 Israeli records in the process.
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
