David Berger (weightlifter)

David Mark Berger (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.

For other people with the same name, see David Berger (disambiguation).

David Berger
Born(1944-05-24)May 24, 1944
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 1972(1972-09-06) (aged 28)
Munich, West Germany
Cause of deathTerrorist attack
Resting placeMayfield Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
MonumentsDavid Berger Memorial, Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican, Israeli
Alma materTulane University (BA)
Columbia University (MBA, JD)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Weightlifter
Parents
  • Benjamin Berger (father)
  • Dorothy Berger (mother)
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