Robert "Bobby" Berland (born November 5, 1961, in
Chicago, Illinois
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) is an American Olympic
judoka
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.
Biography
He competed in the
1984 Summer Olympics
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and in the
1988 Summer Olympics
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.
Berland is Jewish.
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
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to receive an Olympic silver medal in judo.
Berland also won a bronze medal in the
1983 World Judo Championships.
See also
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List of select Jewish judokas
References
External links
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US Olympic medalists in judoat JudoInfo.com
1961 births
Living people
American male judoka
Olympic judoka for the United States
Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in judo
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Mather High School alumni
Judoka at the 1983 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in judo
Jewish American sportspeople
San Jose State Spartans judoka
20th-century American sportsmen
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