In 1972, Ze'ev Friedman competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany as a weightlifter. He placed 12th, one of the best achievements of any Israeli athlete at the time. On 5 September, members of the Palestinian Black September group broke into the Israeli team's dormitory and took hostage several Israeli athletes and coaches including Friedman. After protracted negotiations, the kidnappers brought the hostages to an airport via helicopter and killed them during an attempted rescue by Munich police and Bavarian border guards. The autopsy report, by the Forensic Institute of the University of Munich, concluded that Friedman had died from internal bleeding and also noted that a watch worn by the 28-year old weight lifter was still ticking when the autopsy began, giving a time of 7:51pm.[3]
References
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^Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg (4 December 2015). "Munich Olympic Terrorist Attacks: German Ex-Interior Minister Disputes Torture Claims - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
Further reading
Groussard, S. (New York, 1975), The Blood of Israel: The massacre of the Israeli athletes, The Olympics, 1972 ISBN0-688-02910-8
January 07, 2023
friedman, june, 1944, september, 1972, israeli, flyweight, weightlifter, member, israeli, olympic, team, killed, 1972, munich, olympics, massacre, זאב, פרידמןbornze, shlomovich, friedman, 1944, june, 1944prokopyevsk, kemerovo, oblast, russian, sfsr, soviet, un. Ze ev Friedman 10 June 1944 6 September 1972 was an Israeli flyweight weightlifter A member of the Israeli Olympic team he was killed in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre 1 Ze ev Friedmanזאב פרידמןBornZe ev Shlomovich Friedman 1944 06 10 10 June 1944Prokopyevsk Kemerovo Oblast Russian SFSR Soviet UnionDied6 September 1972 1972 09 06 aged 28 Munich West GermanyCause of deathHomicide by gunshotBody discoveredFurstenfeldbruck Air BaseResting placeKiryat Shaul Cemetery Tel AvivNationalityIsraelCitizenshipIsraeliOccupation s Gymnast WeightlifterHeight1 68 m 5 ft 6 in ParentShlomo Friedman father RelativesNina Friedman sister Biography Edit Commemorative plaque Munich Ze ev Friedman was born in Prokopyevsk Soviet Union in 1944 In 1960 he moved from Poland to Israel He began his sports career as a gymnast but later switched to weightlifting He was a member of Hapoel Kiryat Haim sports club 2 He won a bronze medal at the 1971 Asian Weightlifting Championships In 1972 Ze ev Friedman competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich West Germany as a weightlifter He placed 12th one of the best achievements of any Israeli athlete at the time On 5 September members of the Palestinian Black September group broke into the Israeli team s dormitory and took hostage several Israeli athletes and coaches including Friedman After protracted negotiations the kidnappers brought the hostages to an airport via helicopter and killed them during an attempted rescue by Munich police and Bavarian border guards The autopsy report by the Forensic Institute of the University of Munich concluded that Friedman had died from internal bleeding and also noted that a watch worn by the 28 year old weight lifter was still ticking when the autopsy began giving a time of 7 51pm 3 References Edit Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2010 Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2010 Germany SPIEGEL ONLINE Hamburg 4 December 2015 Munich Olympic Terrorist Attacks German Ex Interior Minister Disputes Torture Claims SPIEGEL ONLINE International Der Spiegel Retrieved 14 August 2017 Further reading EditGroussard S New York 1975 The Blood of Israel The massacre of the Israeli athletes The Olympics 1972 ISBN 0 688 02910 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ze 27ev Friedman amp oldid 1128104072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
