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Eliezer Halfin (Riga, 18 de junio de 1948 - Fürstenfeldbruck, 6 de septiembre de 1972) fue un luchador lituano nacionalizado israelí, con cuyo equipo olímpico compitió en los Juegos Olímpicos de Múnich de 1972. [1]
Eliezer Halfin (18 June 1948 – 6 September 1972) was a Latvian-born wrestler with the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Along with 10 other athletes and coaches he was taken hostage and later murdered by Palestinian Black September terrorists on 5 September 1972.
The young freestyle wrestler Eliezer Halfin was a member of the Israeli delegation at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Following the attack by a Palestinian terrorist commando, eleven of its members and a Bavarian policeman were killed. 50 years on, one victim is being commemorated every month under the title “Twelve Months—Twelve Names”.
Eliezer Halfin wrestled lightweight freestyle at the 1972 München Olympics but was eliminated after the third round. Halfin was born in Rīga, Latvia, moving to Israel in 1969, and he became an Israeli citizen early in 1972.
Eliezer Halfin fue un luchador lituano nacionalizado israelí, con cuyo equipo olímpico compitió en los Juegos Olímpicos de Múnich de 1972. Junto con otros 10 atletas y entrenadores, fue tomado como rehén y luego asesinado por terroristas palestinos de Septiembre Negro en la llamada masacre de Munich.
Eliezer Halfin Halfin was a lightweight freestyle wrestler (-68 kg) for 11 years and ranked fourth at the USSR’s Youth Championships. He immigrated with his family to Israel in 1969, settled in Tel Aviv and was an outstanding athlete when he joined Hapoel as well as the national team.
8 de ago. de 2012 · Eliezer Halfin, 24, was a Latvian-born wrestler whose father was a Holocaust survivor. Halfin had completed his military service just before the Olympics and was excited about the 1972 games –...
