Israeli sailor
Eli Zuckerman
Native name אלי צוקרמן Nationality Israel Born (1973-02-08 ) February 8, 1973 (age 51) Tel Aviv , IsraelHeight 5-9.5 (177 cm) Weight 132 lb (60 kg) Classes
Men's 420 Two-Person Dinghy
Men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy
Eli Zuckerman (אלי צוקרמן; also "Zukerman"; born February 8, 1973) is an Israeli competitive sailor.[ 1]
Early and personal life
He was born in Tel Aviv , Israel, and is Jewish.[ 1] [ 2] When Zuckerman competed in the Olympics he was 5-9.5 (177 cm) tall, and weighed 132 lbs (60 kg).[ 1] His daughter with his wife Shani Kedmi , who represented Israel at both the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (coming in 12th) and the 2000 Sydney Olympics (coming in 4th) in Women's Two Person Dinghy with Anat Fabrikant , is Gal Zuckerman , who competed for Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's Formula Kite in Marseille , France, and came in eighth.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Sailing career
In 1991, he came in 4th in the 420 - Open Scottish Power - International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU ) Youth Sailing World Championships in Largs , Scotland.[ 6]
In 1999 Zuckerman and Eldad Ronen came in 9th in the Men's / Mixed 470 World Championship , in Melbourne , Australia.[ 2] [ 6] [ 7] They were ranked Number 9 in the world during 1999.[ 2] That year, he won the bronze medal in the 470 - Men XXIV International 470 Spring Cup in Narbonne-Plage , France.[ 6]
In 2000 he came in 4th in the 470 - Men Kiel Week , in Kiel, Germany .[ 6] [ 8] That year he won the bronze medal in the 470 - Men XXV International 470 Spring Cup in Les Sablettes , La Seyne sur Mer, France.[ 6]
Zuckerman, at the age of 27, and Eldad Ronen competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Rushcutters Bay Marina, Rose Bay, New South Wales , Australia, in Sailing--Men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy .[ 1] [ 2] [ 9] They came in 13th out of 29 boats.[ 1] [ 9]
Coaching career
In 2009, Zuckerman coached Israeli sailors Yoav Levi and Dan Froyliche , who won the silver medal at the 420 Junior Europeans in Lake Balaton , Hungary.[ 10] In 2012, he was the manager of the Caesarea Sailing School – Sdot Yam Sailing Club.[ 11] [ 12]
He is the Chairman of the Professional Committee of the Israel Sailing Association .[ 13]
References
^ a b c d e "Eli Zuckerman Bio, Stats, and Results" . Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
^ a b c d "Zuckerman, Eli"
^ "Want two Olympic medals, that's our goal"; The Professional Director of the Sailing Association, Eli Zuckerman, before the World Championship: "Israeli windsurfers are the best in the world." The success of his daughter, the coaches, Spichkov and the goals," One .
^ "I float above the water": Gal Zuckerman is Israel's Olympic hope in the Kate Foyle model," Davar .
^ "At his request: Eli Zuckerman will not deal with the Kate Foyle model," Ynet .
^ a b c d e "eli zukerman - Sailor Biography" . sailing.org.
^ "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000" , August 1, 2000]
^ "Results 2000 Kiel Week; Kiel, Germany" . sailracer.org.
^ a b "Sailing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Two Person Dinghy" . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
^ "North Sails One Design: News Details" . Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-09-08 .
^ "Sea Sports in Israel Are Ahead of the Games" . Haaretz.
^ Amos-Beaver, Matan. "החברה לפיתוח קיסריה - Caesarea Sailing School" . caesarea.com.
^ "ENGLISH -יגוד השייט בישראל" . sailing.org.il.
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