_(cropped).jpg) Helfgott in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Medal record | |
Sir Benjamin "Ben" Helfgott MBE (22 November 1929 – 16 June 2023) was a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, Olympian and champion weightlifter.[1] 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.[2] Helfgott spent his adult life promoting Holocaust education, meeting with national leaders in the UK to promote cultural integration and peace.[3]
- ^ Remembering the living dead: 40 years since the Munich murder
- ^ Steve Lipman (13 August 2004). "The Olympics and The Holocaust". Jewish Federations of North America. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
- ^ Pollock, Karen. "Ben Helfgott knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours". Holocaust Educational Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2020.