In Rome, angry fans attacked a police barracks outside the OlympicStadium, injuring 40 police officers and causing havoc and destruction into the night.
He and the 16 other Israeli athletes at the championships will join relatives of the victims of 1972 at a memorial ceremony outside the OlympicStadium on Sunday.
Thousands of Liverpool fans failed to get into the ground, despite having tickets, and riot police used tear gas and batons outside the OlympicStadium to quell disturbances as supporters were turned away.