Avraham Melamed
Although he qualified as a swimmer, he was at the games as a coach and reporter. He was sleeping in apartment 2 and was able to escape capture because the terrorists were led by hostage Moshe Weinberg to apartments 1 and 3 where the weightlifters and wrestlers were sleeping in the hope that the stronger athletes could overpower the gunmen.
Mark Spitz and Avraham Melamed in 1968
Prior to the Munich games, Avraham Melamed had represent Israel as a swimmer at the 1964 Tokyo games and again in 1968 in Mexico City. He was a former student and swim coach at UMass Amherst and has resided in the United States for the past 40 years. Avraham Melamed currently owns his own Computer Company, Dynobyte based near his home in New York.
Prior to the Munich games, Avraham Melamed had represent Israel as a swimmer at the 1964 Tokyo games and again in 1968 in Mexico City. He was a former student and swim coach at UMass Amherst and has resided in the United States for the past 40 years. Avraham Melamed currently owns his own Computer Company, Dynobyte based near his home in New York.
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Dan Alon, Shaul Paul Ladany, Gad Tsabary, Avraham Melamed, Henry Hershkovitz and Zelig Shtorch
He is pictured here standing in the Munich Olympic stadium with other surviving teammates in September 2012, the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack.