David Mark Berger

US-Israeli weightlifter, victim of the 1972 Olympic assassination attempt
Person human Q873867
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David Mark Berger

Summary

David Mark Berger is a human[1]. He was born in Shaker Heights[2]. He was born on June 24, 1944[3]. He died in Munich[4]. He died on September 6, 1972[5]. He worked as a weightlifter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Shaker Heights[2], David Mark Berger…
  • David Mark Berger died in Munich[4].
  • David Mark Berger was born on June 24, 1944[3].
  • David Mark Berger died on September 6, 1972[5].
  • David Mark Berger is buried at Mayfield Cemetery[8].
  • David Mark Berger held citizenship in Israel[9].
  • David Mark Berger worked as a weightlifter[6].
  • David Mark Berger's education included a stint at Tulane University[10].
  • David Mark Berger's education included a stint at Columbia Law School[11].
  • David Mark Berger was educated at Columbia Business School[12].
  • David Mark Berger was educated at Shaker Heights High School[13].
  • David Mark Berger is recorded as male[14].
  • David Mark Berger's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • The cause of death was smoke inhalation injury[16].
  • David Mark Berger's sport is recorded as weightlifting[17].
  • David Mark Berger's family name is recorded as Berger[18].
  • David Mark Berger's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David Mark Berger's manner of death is recorded as homicide[20].
  • David Mark Berger's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[21].
  • David Mark Berger's different from is recorded as David Berger[22].

Body

Origins and Family

David Mark Berger was born in Shaker Heights[2]. He was born on June 24, 1944[3].

Education

Educated at Tulane University[10], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1834[25], headquartered in New Orleans[26]; Columbia Law School[11], a law school[27], in United States[28], founded in 1858[29], headquartered in New York City[30]; Columbia Business School[12], a business school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1916[33]; and Shaker Heights High School[13], a high school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1918[36].

Career and Affiliations

David Mark Berger's professions included weightlifter[6].

Death and Burial

David Mark Berger died on September 6, 1972[5]. He passed away in Munich[4]. The cause of death was smoke inhalation injury[16]. Burial took place at Mayfield Cemetery[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for David Mark Berger include David Berger National Memorial[37], a National Memorial of the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1975[40].

Why It Matters

David Mark Berger ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for him include David Berger National Memorial[37], a National Memorial of the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1975[40].

FAQs

Where was David Mark Berger born?

David Mark Berger's place of birth was Shaker Heights[2].

Where did David Mark Berger die?

David Mark Berger passed away in Munich[4].

What did David Mark Berger do for work?

David Mark Berger worked as weightlifter[6].

Where did David Mark Berger go to school?

David Mark Berger was educated at Tulane University[10], Columbia Law School[11], Columbia Business School[12], and Shaker Heights High School[13].

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  13. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Munich
    Cause of death smoke inhalation injury
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