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Ze'ev Friedman
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Ze'ev Shlomovich Friedman
10 June 1944 Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| Died | 6 September 1972 (aged 28) |
| Cause of death | Terrorist attack |
| Body discovered | Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base |
| Resting place | Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, Tel Aviv |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Occupation | Gymnast,Weightlifter |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Relatives | Nina Friedman(sister) |
Ze'ev Friedman (born June 10, 1944 – died September 6, 1972) was an Israeli weightlifter. He was a very strong athlete who competed in the flyweight category. Ze'ev was part of the Israeli Olympic team. Sadly, he was killed during a terrible event at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Ze'ev Friedman's Life
Ze'ev Friedman was born in 1944 in a place called Prokopyevsk in the Soviet Union. When he was 16, in 1960, he moved from Poland to Israel.
He started his sports journey as a gymnast. Gymnastics is a sport where athletes perform amazing moves using strength and balance. Later, he decided to switch to weightlifting. This sport involves lifting very heavy weights. Ze'ev was a member of the Hapoel Kiryat Haim sports club, where he trained hard.
Becoming a Champion
Ze'ev worked very hard at weightlifting. His dedication paid off when he won a bronze medal at the 1971 Asian Weightlifting Championships. This was a big achievement for him.
In 1972, Ze'ev Friedman got to compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. This is a huge event where athletes from all over the world come together. He placed 12th in his weightlifting event. This was one of the best results for any Israeli athlete at that time.
The Munich Olympics Tragedy
On September 5, 1972, something terrible happened at the Olympic Village. A group called Black September broke into the building where the Israeli team was staying. They took several Israeli athletes and coaches as hostages. Ze'ev Friedman was one of them.
After many hours of talks, the kidnappers took the hostages to an airport. There was an attempt to rescue them by the police. Sadly, during this rescue attempt, Ze'ev and the other hostages were killed. Ze'ev Friedman was only 28 years old.
