Gad Tsobari (or Tsabari) (born 1948) was an Israeli-born flyweight freestyle wrestler and a member of Israel's 1972 Olympic team. He finished 12th (of 50) in his event, and was considered a possible medal threat at the Montreal Games of 1976. Wrestling can be: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling Another term for grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Tsobari turned out to be the only survivor of the six athletes housed in Apartment 3 at 31 Connollystrasse, which was the second apartment taken by Arab terrorists in the early morning hours of September 5, 1972 (see Munich Massacre). Although he was originally taken hostage by the Black September fedayeen, Tsobari was able to escape with the help of his already-wounded coach, Moshe Weinberg, who attacked the terrorists and was in turn shot to death by them. While Weinberg was fighting the terrorists, Tsobari dashed down a flight of stairs and through an underground garage, even though one of the terrorists pursued and shot after him. Tsobari found his way to the Olympic Village security building, where he informed officials about the break-in at the Israeli quarters. One of the Black September terrorists on the balcony of the Israeli team quarters at the Olympic village The Munich Massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September – a group with... The expression Black September may refer to: Black September, a Palestinian paramilitary organization The Black September in Jordan, a conflict between Palestinian militant organizations and Hashemite King Hussein of Jordan that began in September 1970 and ended in July 1971 with the expulsion of the PLO to Lebanon. ...

Nearly 18 hours later, Tsobari and the rest of the Israeli Olympians not taken hostage watched the helicopters take off for Fürstenfeldbruck airbase, where the massacre would occur. In a harbinger of events to come in his life, Tsobari was heard to mutter "I've missed my flight." Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ...

In an obvious case of "survivor guilt," Tsobari drank heavily and required years of psychotherapy after returning to Israel with the bodies of his fallen teammates. Today, recovered, Tsobari is a wrestling coach in Israel. Survivor guilt is a type of remorse felt by people who manage to survive a tragic event involving much loss of life, especially the lives of friends and loved ones or other people commonly associated with the survivor. ...