Mark Slavin (born January 31, 1954 Minsk, USSR, died September 6, 1972, Munich, West Germany) was an Israeli Olympic wrestler and victim of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was taken hostage with several other Israeli athletes. Mark Slavin died by machine gun fire when he was in a helicopter during a rescue attempt. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is the capital and largest city in Belarus with a population of 1,780,000 (2006 estimate}. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ... This article is about the day of the year. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... 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. ... 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 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Before moving to Israel, Slavin won the Soviet Greco-Roman wrestling championship. He moved to Israel in May 1972 and he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israel Olympic Team. Alexander Karelin throwing Jeff Blatnick Greco-Roman wrestling is a form of amateur wrestling practiced throughout the world. ...

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Munich massacre 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...