Yakov Springer (Hebrew: יעקב שפרינגר, 10 June 1921 – 6 September 1972) 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.

[1] The Polish-born Springer was murdered with 10 other men who were representing Israel in the Olympics in Munich.

After the hostages and Black September group members arrived at the airport, the German police attacked in an attempt to rescue them.

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