Birth name איל שטיגמן Height 5-8.5 (175 cm) Sport Swimming | National team Israel Weight 163 lb (74 kg) | |
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Born June 9, 1963 (age 53) ( 1963-06-09 ) Strokes breaststroke; individual medley | ||
Eyal Stigman (איל שטיגמן; also "Shtigman"; born June 9, 1963) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer. When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall and weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).
Swimming career
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. He also competed in the Men's 200 metre Breaststroke, and came in 23rd with a time of 2:24.93.
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.
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. He also competed in the Men's 200 metre Breaststroke, and came in 37th with at time of 2:25.18.
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.