Lior Birkan

Lior Birkan (Hebrew: ליאור בירקאן‎; November 4, 1963 - May 22, 2020) was an Israeli swimmer. She has been named as one of the best female Israeli swimmers of all time. She set many Israeli records and became 17 times Israeli champion. She won 3 gold and 2 silver medals at the 1981 Maccabiah Games.

Birkan died of cancer on 22 May 2020.[1][2]

References
  1. "בגיל 56: ליאור בירקאן הלכה לעולמה". ynet. May 22, 2020.
  2. ליאור בירקאן, מגדולות השחייניות בישראל, מתה בגיל 56 (in Hebrew)
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