David Berger (weightlifter)
David Berger | |
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דיוויד מארק ברגר | |
David Berger in 1970 | |
| Born | May 24, 1944 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1972 (aged 28) |
| Cause of death | Terrorist attack |
| Resting place | Mayfield Cemetery Cleveland Heights, Ohio |
| Monuments | David Berger National Memorial, Beachwood, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Tulane University (BA) Columbia University (MBA, JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Weightlifter |
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David Mark Berger (Hebrew: דיוויד מארק ברגר; May 24, 1944 – September 6, 1972) was an American and Israeli Olympic weightlifter, and one of the 11 Israeli Olympians taken hostage and killed by the Palestinian group Black September during the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born and raised in the United States, Berger was a lawyer by education and had emigrated to Israel after taking part in the 1969 Maccabiah Games, where he won a gold medal.