Amitzur Shapira was born July 9, 1932 in Tel 
 Aviv, Israel. He was married and the father of
 four children at the time of the 1972 Munich
 Olympics. Amitzur Shapira was regarded as 
 Israel's top track and field coach at Israel's  
 National Center for Physical Education and 
 Sport, the Wingate SPORTS Institute,
 in Netanya, Israel. He discovered the running 
 talent of Esther Shahamurov when she was 14
 years old, and developed her talent in preparation
 for the Olympics. On September 4, 1972, Esther
 qualified for the 100 meter hurdles semifinals, 
 and set a new Israeli record. That evening, part
 of the Israeli Olympic team went to Munich to see
 the play, "Fiddler on the Roof." After the play
 ended, the group posed for photographs and
 retired for the night at the Olympic Village.