Shaul Paul Ladany, born in 1936 in Belgrade (in the former Yugoslavia) survived the Holocaust as a youngster, and returned to Germany as a racewalker for the 1972 Olympics. He was one of the Israeli athletes who escaped the massacre. In 1948, he moved to Israel, serving in the military in the 1956 war before devoting his life to sports and academia. And in 1972, Ladany set the world record in the 50-mile walk with a time of 7 hours, 23 minutes, 50 seconds, shattering a mark that had stood since 1935. Now, an octogenarian, he will participate in a joint German-Israeli ceremony in Munich on Monday (September 5) marking the 50th anniversary of the attack on the Olympians by Palestinian terrorists.
Shaul Paul Ladany: Israeli Holocaust Survivor And Two-time Olympian In Germany - In Pics
Shaul Paul Ladany, born in 1936 in Belgrade (in the former Yugoslavia) survived the Holocaust as a youngster, and returned to Germany as a racewalker for the 1972 Olympics. He was one of the Israeli athletes who escaped the massacre. In 1948, he moved to Israel, serving in the military in the 1956 war before devoting his life to sports and academia. And in 1972, Ladany set the world record in the 50-mile walk with a time of 7 hours, 23 minutes, 50 seconds, shattering a mark that had stood since 1935. Now, an octogenarian, he will participate in a joint German-Israeli ceremony in Munich on Monday (September 5) marking the 50th anniversary of the attack on the Olympians by Palestinian terrorists.
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