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Ze'ev Friedman (10 June 1944 – 6 September 1972) was an Israeli flyweight weightlifter. A member of the Israeli Olympic team, he was killed in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. [1] Biography. Commemorative plaque, Munich. Ze'ev Friedman was born in Prokopyevsk, Soviet Union in 1944. In 1960, he moved from Poland to Israel.
156 cm. Dorobek medalowy. Reprezentacja Izrael. Ze’ew Friedman ( heb. זאב פרידמן, ur. 10 czerwca 1944 w Prokopjewsku ( ZSRR ), zm. 6 września 1972 w Monachium podczas masakry na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich) – izraelski sportowiec sztangista pochodzący z Polski.
He was the Israeli Flyweight Champion for 7 years and in 1969 he was ranked 7th at the World Championships in Warsaw. At the 1971 Manila Games, he finished in third place and at the Munich Olympics he was 12th after breaking three Israeli records and tying a fourth.
For seven years he is the Israeli bantam weightlifting champion. He is “Sportsman of the Year” in weightlifting in 1967. He breaks three Israeli records and represents Israel internationally as well, such as in 1971 at the Asian Championships in the Philippines, where he wins third place.
Ze’ev Friedman was born in the Soviet Union but his family later settled in Poland. Friedman moved to Israel in 1960 and started competing in gymnastics but switched to weightlifting. He was a bronze medalist at the 1972 Asian Championships. Friedman competed in the 1972 München Olympics, finishing 12th in the bantamweight division.
Team Israel. Weightlifting. Games Participations 1. First Olympic Games Munich 1972. Year of Birth 1944. Olympic Results. More results. Athlete Olympic Results Content. Visit Zeev FRIEDMAN profile and read the full biography, watch videos and read all the latest news. Click here for more.
12 cze 2020 · Ze’ev Friedman: Pumping Iron for Israel. The Fellowship | June 12, 2020. Israeli weightlifter Ze'ev Friedman, killed in 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre. Ze’ev Friedman achieved his lifelong dream in 1972. Chosen to represent Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Friedman arrived in Munich with his Israeli teammates.
