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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.
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.
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. He also competed at the 1971 World Championships.
Sep 6, 2014 · Eliezer was survived by his parents and his sister. Mark Slavin Mark was born on January 31, 1954 in the former Soviet Union. He arrived in Israel only three and a half months before the 1972...
Jul 23, 2021 · The 11 victims were David Berger, Ze’ev Friedman, Yoseff Gutfreund, Moshe Weinberg, Yoseff Romano, Mark Slavin, Eliezer Halfin, Yakov Springer, Andre Spitzer, Amitzur Shapira and Kehat Shorr.
Sep 7, 2022 · Fifty years ago this week, eleven members of the Israeli Olympic Team were murdered in a horrific terrorist act at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. For Jews, the mere mention of ...
