''For the American public figure and community leader, see

Evan R. Bernstein ''For the Israeli former Olympic wrestler, see Evan Bernstein (athlete).'' Evan R. Bernstein (born October 6, 1974) is an American public figure and community leader, known for his work with Jewish NGOs. He worked for the Anti-Defamation Leagu ...

.'' Evan Bernstein (אבן ברנשטיין; born April 16, 1960) is an Israeli-American former Olympic wrestler for Israel.

Personal life

Bernstein was born in the United States to Stanley and Jacqueline Bernstein, and is Jewish."Wrestling in their Dad's Footsteps"; ''Texas Jewish Post''
/ref> He graduated from Richardson High School in 1978. He then wrestled for Richland College, in Dallas, Texas, and for the University of Minnesota (graduating in 1984). He moved from the United States to Israel in 1984, and served in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

. He then moved to North Texas in the United States with his family in 1999, and now lives in Allen, Texas. His wife is Ora Bernstein. His sons Ophir and Eden are also wrestlers. Bernstein also has a daughter, Hadar.

Wrestling career

Bernstein was 6-3.5 (193 cm) tall and weighed 205 lbs (93 kg) when he competed in the Olympics. He competed in wrestling in the

1981 Maccabiah Games The 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to Israel from 35 nations. The Opening Ceremony was held on July 7, 1981, before a crowd of 53,000 and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Ramat Gan Stadium, with 3,500 Jewish athletes parading ...

(for the US), and in the

1985 Maccabiah Games The 12th Maccabiah Games brought over 4,000 athletes to Israel from 38 nations to compete in 28 sports. History The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932. In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and super ...

(for Israel). At the

1985 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 1985 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Budapest, Hungary and Greco-Roman competition were held in Kolbotn, Norway. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freesty ...

in Norway Bernstein placed 8th, and at the

1986 World Wrestling Championships The 1986 World Wrestling Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the nort ...

in Hungary he placed 7th. Bernstein competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul at the age of 28 in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling in the Light-Heavyweight (90 kg) category. Bernstein beat Kamal Ibrahim of Egypt in the first round by decision, lost to Jean-Francois Court of France in the second round by passivity, received a bye in the next round, and lost to

Franz Pitschmann Franz Pitschmann (born 16 December 1954 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian former wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olym ...

of Austria in the fourth round by passivity.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernstein, Evan Living people Israeli Jews American wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Israel American emigrants to Israel 1960 births Jewish wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Maccabiah Games competitors for the United States Maccabiah Games competitors for Israel Competitors at the 1981 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 1985 Maccabiah Games Richland College alumni People from Allen, Texas 21st-century American Jews