Moshe Weinberg
1972 Munich massacre victim (1939–1972)
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- Born
- 19 September 1939, Haifa
- Died
- 5 September 1972, Munich
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Sport
- freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, coach
Moshe Weinberg (Hebrew: משה ויינברג sometimes Weinberger; 19 September 1939 – 5 September 1972) was an Israeli wrestler who was the coach of the national team, as well as the coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv.
He began his career in Hapoel Haifa. He was the Israeli youth champion in wrestling. He was also the adult wrestling middleweight champion for eight years. At the 1965 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
He later became a certified coach at the Wingate Institute, and served in that role for five years.
In his capacity as a national wrestling coach, he was sent to the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was among 11 Israeli team members who were killed by Palestinian terrorists in what is known as "the Munich massacre".
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