Robert Berland
American Olympic judoka
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Born | November 5, 1961 (1961-11-05) (age 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –86 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | (1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan American Champ. | (1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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IJF | 53763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 5997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on June 19, 2023 |
Robert "Bobby" Berland (born November 5, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Olympic judoka.
Biography
He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Berland is Jewish.[2] In 1984 he won the silver in the Judo at the under 86 kg (Middleweight) division. He was the first American and graduate of Mather High School[citation needed] to receive an Olympic silver medal in judo.
Berland also won a bronze medal in the 1983 World Judo Championships.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Berland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
External links
Media related to Robert Berland at Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Berland at the International Judo Federation
- Robert Berland at JudoInside.com
- Robert Berland at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Robert Berland at Olympics.com
- Robert Berland at Olympedia
- Robert Berland at The-Sports.org
- Robert Berland at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- US Olympic medalists in judo at JudoInfo.com
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