Dan Alon ( he, דן אלון; 28 March 1945 – 31 January 2018) was an Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

, at the age of 27. He was placed fourth in round one with three wins (defeating John Bouchier-Hayes of Ireland,

Arcangelo Pinelli Arcangelo Pinelli (born 20 March 1944) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...

of Italy, and Klaus Reichert of West Germany) and two losses and advanced to round two. There, he placed fifth with two wins (defeating

Omar Vergara Omar Vergara (6 April 1943 – 29 June 2018) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enter ...

of Argentina and František Koukal of

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) and three losses, and was eliminated. He was among six Israeli team members who avoided being captured by terrorists in the

Munich massacre The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian people, Palestinian militant organization Black September Organization, Black September, who i ...

. He and four teammates were in apartment 2 of the building at Connollystraße 31, and while the terrorists captured the Israeli residents in nearby apartments 1 and 3, they passed by this apartment, presumably led to believe by one of the kidnapped Israelis that this apartment was not occupied by Israelis. All five residents of apartment 2 managed to leave the building through the garden and flee to safety. In 2012, Alon released a book entitled ''Munich Memoir'', co-authored by Carla Stockton, recounting his experiences at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and the impact on his life. Alon died from cancer on 31 January 2018 at age 72.

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* 1945 births 2018 deaths Israeli male foil fencers Olympic fencers of Israel Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich massacre Deaths from cancer in Israel 20th-century Israeli people {{israel-fencing-bio-stub