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Eyal Stigman

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Eyal Stigman
Eyal Stigman (2013)
Personal information
Birth nameאיל שטיגמן
National teamIsrael
Born (1963-06-09) June 9, 1963 (age 61)
Height5-8.5 (175 cm)
Weight163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbreaststroke; individual medley

Eyal Stigman (איל שטיגמן; also "Shtigman"; born June 9, 1963) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall and weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).[1]

Swimming career

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Stigman competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, at the age of 21, in Swimming--Men's 100 metre Breaststroke, and came in 22nd with a time of 1:05.63.[1] He also competed in the Men's 200 metre Breaststroke, and came in 23rd with a time of 2:24.93.[1]

Swimming for Israel at the 1985 Maccabiah Games, Stigman won the gold medal and set a Maccabiah Games and Israeli record in the 100 meter breaststroke.[2][3]

Stigman competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, at the age of 25, in Swimming--Men's 100 metre Breaststroke, and came in 42nd with a time of 1:05.92.[1] He also competed in the Men's 200 metre Breaststroke, and came in 37th with at time of 2:25.18.[1]

In 2007 Stigman set Israeli national swimming records for the 40-and-under age group, while swimming for Maccabi Rishon LeZion, in the 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 33.13, and in the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 2:32:07.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Eyal Shtigman Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Maccabiah 12".[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Jewish Post 7 August 1985 — Hoosier State Chronicles".
  4. ^ http://www.maccabicanada.com/wp-content/uploads/Swimming-resultsmasters.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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