Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26.

On September 5 and 6, in the Munich massacre, 11 members of the Israeli delegation—5 athletes, 2 referees, and 4 coaches (names bolded on this page)—were taken hostage by Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists and murdered.

[2][3] He had been imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a child, and wore a Star of David on his warm-up jersey.

[4][5] When he was congratulated by locals on his fluent German, he responded: "I learned it in Bergen-Belsen".

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