Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli racewalker and two-time olympian”. Today it says “israeli holocaust survivor”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli racewalker (born 1936)”. It now reads “Israeli racewalker (born 1936) Updated on February 24, 2013”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Shaul Paul Ladany ( Hebrew : שאול לדני ; born April 2, 1936) is an Israeli Holocaust survivor , racewalker and two-time Olympian. He holds the world record in the 50-mile walk (7:23:50), and the Israeli national record in the 50-kilometer walk (4:17:07). He is a former world champion in the 100-kilometer walk. Ladany survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944, when he was eight years old. In 1972, he survived the Munich Massacre . He is now a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben Gurion University , has authored over a dozen books and 120 scholarly papers, and reportedly speaks nine languages. He lives in Omer , Israel. Asked if it would be fair to call him the ultimate survivor, Ladany laughed and answered: "I don't know about that. What I can say is that in my life there has never been a dull moment." "Shaul Ladany" . "A life of remarkable resolve: The story of Shaul Ladany, survivor of the Holocaust and Munich massacre" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Shaul Paul Ladany ( Hebrew : שאול לדני), born April 2, 1936, is an Israeli racewalker and two-time Olympian. He set and still holds the world record in the 50-mile walk (7:23:50), and the Israeli national record in the 50-kilometer walk (4:17:07). He is also a former world champion in the 100-kilometer walk. Ladany survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944, when he was eight years old. In 1972, he survived the Munich Massacre . He is now a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben Gurion University , has authored over a dozen books and 120 scholarly papers, and speaks nine languages. He lives in Omer , Israel. Asked if it would be fair to call him the ultimate survivor, Ladany laughed and answered: "I don't know about that. What I can say is that in my life there has never been a dull moment." "Shaul Ladany" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Shaul Paul Ladany ( ; born April 2, 1936) is an Israeli Holocaust survivor , racewalker and two-time Olympian. He holds the world record in the 50-mile walk (7:23:50), and the Israeli national record in the 50-kilometer walk (4:17:07). He is a former world champion in the 100-kilometer walk. Ladany survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944, when he was eight years old. In 1972, he survived the Munich Massacre . He is now a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben Gurion University , has authored over a dozen books and 120 scholarly papers, and reportedly speaks nine languages. He lives in Omer , Israel. Asked if it would be fair to call him the ultimate survivor, Ladany laughed and answered: "I don't know about that. What I can say is that in my life there has never been a dull moment." "Shaul Ladany" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli racewalker Shaul Paul Ladany ( ; born April 2, 1936) is an Israeli Holocaust survivor , racewalker and two-time Olympian. He holds the world record in the 50-mile walk (7:23:50), and the Israeli national record in the 50-kilometer walk (4:17:07). He is a former world champion in the 100-kilometer walk. Ladany survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944, when he was eight years old. In 1972, he survived the Munich Massacre . He is now a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben Gurion University , has authored over a dozen books and 120 scholarly papers, and reportedly speaks nine languages. He lives in Omer , Israel. Asked if it would be fair to call him the ultimate survivor, Ladany laughed and answered: "I don't know about that. What I can say is that in my life there has never been a dull moment." "Shaul Ladany" . "A life of remarkable resolve: The story of Shaul Ladany, survivor of the Holocaust and Munich massacre" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli racewalker and two-time olympian”. Today it says “israeli holocaust survivor”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli racewalker (born 1936)”. It now reads “Israeli racewalker (born 1936) Updated on February 24, 2013”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli racewalker and two-time olympian
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israeli holocaust survivor
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