Eliezer Halfin

Munich Massacre victim (1948–1972)

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Born

18 June 1948, Riga

Died

6 September 1972, Fürstenfeldbruck

Citizenship

Israel, Soviet Union

Sport

amateur wrestling

Occupation

amateur wrestler, athlete, mechanic, Olympic competitor

Height

170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

68 kg (150 lb)

Eliezer Halfin (Hebrew: אליעזר חלפין; 18 June 1948 – 6 September 1972) was a Soviet-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.

Eventually they were brought to a German airport and during an attempted rescue mission staged by the German police, all nine hostages were killed on 6 September. Five of the terrorists and one German policeman were also killed. The subsequent autopsy, carried out by the Forensic Institute of LMU Munich, concluded that Halfin had died from a bullet to the heart and noted that Vivil mints were found in both trouser pockets of his corpse.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q480458 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.