Person    | Male  Born 9/7/1932  Died 6/9/1972

Amizur Shapira

Categories: Sport / Games, Tragedy

Countries: Germany, Israel/Palestine

Long jumper and sprinter. Also called Amitzur. Born in Israel. He was the head coach for the Israeli track and field team for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He was murdered by Palestinian terrorists, along with ten other team members.

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