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SurnameKhozias
NameBeola
PatronymYankelevna
Birth year1940
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Datel Mikhail (1954-1973)

people
surnameDatel
nameMikhail
birth_year1954
birth_month4
birth_day25
birth_placeRiga
death_year1973
death_month10
death_day17
death_placeIsrael

Datel Mikhail (25 April 1954, Riga – 17 October 1973, Israel) — athlete.

Mikhail Datel completed secondary school in Riga. A sportsman, he practised swimming, athletics, and judo. He was a three-time Latvian draughts champion and became a Master of Sport in international draughts.

In 1972, his family emigrated to Israel, where he studied at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba. In 1973, he voluntarily enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and served in artillery units. On 17 October 1973, he was killed in action on the Golan Heights. He was buried in Netanya.

In his memory, the Israel Sports Federation holds annual international draughts tournaments.