Moshe Weinberg
(1939-1972)

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Died aged 32

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 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 becoming a certified coach at the Wingate Institute, and served in that role for five years. In his capacity as national wrestling coach, he was sent to the 1972 Summer Olympics at 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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This plaque commemorates the 40th anniversary of the murder by terrorists of 11 Israeli athletes at the 20th Olympiad in Munich in September 1972. They came to pay homage to the Games but paid with their lives. Never again David Berger Weight-lifter Ze'ev Friedman Weight-lifter Yosef Gutfreund Wrestling referee Eliezer Halfin Wrestler Yosef Romano Weight-lifter Amitzur Shapira Athletics coach Kehat Shorr Marksman coach Mark Slavin Wrestler Andre Spitzer Fencing coach Yaakov Springer Weight-lifting coach Moshe Weinberger Wrestling coach lifter Unveiled by Eric Pickles MP Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government): The Mayor of London Boris Johnson: Ben Helfgott (British Olympian 1956 and 1960 Games): and Mr Efraim Singer (Chair, Israel Olympic committee). In the presence of Members of both Houses of Parliament and many local national and international dignitaries, at the London Olympics July 2012 "He makes my feet like the feet of an antelope and I am able to stand on the heights" (Psalms 18:34) "Initiated by Cllr Linda Kelly and Martin Sugarman, and donated by an anonymous benefactor and the Reuben Foundation"

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