Eli Zuckerman

Eli Zuckerman (אלי צוקרמן; also "Zukerman"; born February 8, 1973) is an Israeli competitive sailor.[1]

Eli Zuckerman
Personal information
Native nameאלי צוקרמן
Nationality Israel
Born (1973-02-08) February 8, 1973
Tel Aviv, Israel
Height5-9.5 (177 cm)
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sailing career
Class(es)
  • Men's 420 Two-Person Dinghy
  • Men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy

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]

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.[3]

In 1999 Zuckerman and Eldad Ronen came in 9th in the Men's / Mixed 470 World Championship, in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3][4] 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.[3]

In 2000 he came in 4th in the 470 - Men Kiel Week, in Kiel, Germany.[3][5] That year he won the bronze medal in the 470 - Men XXV International 470 Spring Cup in Les Sablettes, La Seyne sur Mer, France.[3]

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][6] They came in 13th out of 29 boats.[1][6]

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.[7] In 2012, he was the manager of the Caesarea Sailing School – Sdot Yam Sailing Club.[8][9]

He is the Chairman of the Professional Committee of the Israel Sailing Association.[10]

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References
  1. "Eli Zuckerman Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  2. "Zuckerman, Eli"
  3. "eli zukerman - Sailor Biography". sailing.org.
  4. "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000", August 1, 2000]
  5. "Results 2000 Kiel Week; Kiel, Germany". sailracer.org.
  6. "Sailing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Two Person Dinghy". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  7. "North Sails One Design: News Details". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  8. "Sea Sports in Israel Are Ahead of the Games". Haaretz.
  9. Amos-Beaver, Matan. "החברה לפיתוח קיסריה - Caesarea Sailing School". caesarea.com.
  10. "ENGLISH -יגוד השייט בישראל". sailing.org.il.
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