Robert Berland

Robert Berland

Berland in 2009
Personal information
Born	November 5, 1961 (1961-11-05) (age 63) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍86 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1984)
World Champ.	(1983)
Pan American Champ.	(1986)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍86 kg World Championships 1983 Moscow ‍–‍86 kg Pan American Games 1983 Caracas ‍–‍86 kg Pan American Championships 1986 Salinas Puerto Rico ‍–‍95 kg Pan American Cadet Championships 1976 Mexico City ‍–‍56 kg
Profile at external databases
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

• List of select Jewish judokas

References

1. 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.
2. 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