The 28-year-old punched the air with delight on his victory and draped himself in the Israeli flag in what he said was a tribute to the victims of Munich: "We think about them all the time. They're always in our mind. When I get home I will go to the memorial place for them and show them the gold medal," he said.Go here to learn more about the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, and the continued refusal of the Olympic Committee to formally memorialize the incident.
UPDATE: Alison has a roundup of links on Gal's victory (including an unfortunately too accurate spoof of how the Guardian would cover the event).
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