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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1944 Jaffa, Palestine |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Haim Starkman (חיים שטרקמן; born in Jaffa, Palestine, July 11, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position.[1] He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Starkman is 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall.[2]
He played for 12 years in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for Maccabi Ramat Gan and Maccabi Tel Aviv (for whom Starkman was captain).[3][4] He later coached in the league, for Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Ramat Gan.[5][6][4][7] He is a member of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Hall of Fame.[8][2]
Starkman played on the Israeli national basketball team in the 1964 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, 1966 Asian Games Basketball Championship (winning a gold medal), 1967 European Championship for Men, 1968 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, 1969 European Championship for Men, 1970 Asian Games Basketball Championship (winning a silver medal), and 1971 European Championship for Men,.[9][10][11][4]
After his basketball career, Starkman worked in the insurance industry as an insurance agent.[4][12] As of 1999, his brother Ike (Yitzhak) Starkman owned 45% of a Nasdaq public company that owned a California restaurant chain Jerry's Famous Deli, with 11 branches in and around Los Angeles, specializing in Jewish delicacies.[13]