David Berger | |
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| Born | May 24, 1944 |
| Died | September 6, 1972 (aged 28) |
| Cause of death | Terrorist attack |
| Resting place | Mayfield Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Monuments | David Berger Memorial, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Citizenship | United States (birth), Israel (naturalized)[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | Tulane University (BA) Columbia University (MBA, JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Weightlifter |
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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.