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Isaac "Ike" Berger (November 16, 1936 – June 4, 2022) was an American weightlifter, who competed for the United States at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won one gold and two silver medals. He held eight world records (four official and four unofficial), and won the United States national title eight times.[1][2]

Isaac Berger
Berger at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
BornNovember 16, 1936 (1936-11-16)
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine[1]
DiedJune 4, 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 85)
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight59–60 kg (130–132 lb)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubYork Barbell Club
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne-60 kg
1960 Rome-60 kg
1964 Tokyo-60 kg
World Championships
1957 Teheran-60 kg
1958 Stockholm-60 kg
1959 Warsaw-60 kg
1961 Vienna-60 kg
1963 Stockholm-60 kg
1964 Tokyo-60 kg
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago-60 kg
1963 São Paulo-60 kg

Berger was born to a rabbi in Jerusalem, where he studied in a yeshiva.[3][4] He immigrated to the United States when he was in his teens,[5] and became a naturalized American citizen in December 1955.[1]

Berger was the first featherweight in history to lift more than 800 pounds (360 kg), and the first to press double his body weight.[6] He twice won the world championships and the Pan American Games.[5]

In his gold medal performance at the 1957 Maccabiah Games, Berger was the first (and only one until 1998) athlete to set a world record on Israeli land in any sport. He pressed 117 kilograms (258 lb).[6]

Berger was named to the United States Weightlifters Hall of Fame in 1965,[6] and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.[3] He died on June 4, 2022.[7][8]


See also



References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ike Berger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. Isaac Berger. chidlovski.net
  3. "Isaac "Ike" Berger". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  4. "Berger Sets Weight-Lift Record In Finale of Maccabiah Games; Emigrated to U.S. in 1949 Athletes Hear Premier". timesmachine.nytimes.comhttp.
  5. "Berger, Isaac: Weightlifting". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  6. "Berger, Isaac 'Ike'". Jews in Sports. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  7. "Jewish featherweight champion, Olympic medalist Isaac 'Ike' Berger dead at 85". The Times of Israel.
  8. "Legendary Weightlifter Isaac 'Ike' Berger Has Passed Away At 85". June 8, 2022.


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[fr] Isaac Berger

Isaac Berger (né le 16 novembre 1936 à Jérusalem (Palestine mandataire) et mort le 4 juin 2022[1]) est un haltérophile américain.

[it] Isaac Berger

Isaac "Ike" Berger (Gerusalemme, 16 novembre 1936 – 7 giugno 2022) è stato un sollevatore statunitense.


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