Ben Helfgott
Sir Benjamin "Ben" Helfgott MBE (22 November 1929 – 16 June 2023) was a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, Olympian and champion weightlifter. He was one of two Jewish athletes known to have competed in the Olympics after surviving the Holocaust, along with Alfred Nakache, a French champion swimmer and water polo player. Helfgott spent his adult life promoting Holocaust education, meeting with national leaders in the UK to promote cultural integration and peace.
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| Nationality | British/Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1929 Piotrków Trybunalski, Łódz Voivodeship, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 2023 (aged 93) London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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