Yossef Romano

Weightlifter

Birthday April 15, 1940

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Libya

DEATH DATE Sep 5, 1972 (32)

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About

Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter who competed with the Israeli team that went to the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He was one of the 11 athletes killed in the Munich massacre.

Before Fame

He was an interior decorator by trade.

Trivia

He served in the Six-Day War in 1967.

Family Life

He had three daughters with his wife, Ilana.

Associated With

He was portrayed on the big screen in Steven Spielberg's Munich.