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Mark Berger (born January 3, 1954) is a Canadian judoka. A winner of the gold medal in the Men's Heavyweight Judo event at the 1983 Pan American Games and the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He was born in Ukraine and became a Canadian citizen in the late 1970s.[1][2] He won gold medals in the heavyweight division in the 1981 Maccabiah Games and the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
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| Born | January 3, 1954[1] Chernivtsi, Ukraine[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) (1984)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Shichidan (7th dan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Mamoru Oye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judo career
Berger immigrated to Canada from Ukraine stopping first Vienna, Austria waiting for the visa to go through in 1977. His Canadian career in Judo took off in 1978 when he won a gold medal in the Western Canada Summer Games.[3]
National titles
He won the Canadian national title in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1986.
World Championships
He finished 6th in the World Championships in 1981, and 5th in 1984.
Maccabiah Games
Berger, who is Jewish,[4] won gold medals in the heavyweight division in the 1981 Maccabiah Games (in wrestling, and a silver medal in judo) and the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and also competed for Canada in judo in the 1997 Maccabiah Games.[5][6][7]
Commonwealth Games
In 1986, he won the silver medal in the +95 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[8]
Pan American Games
Berger won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and was voted the province's Athlete of the Year.
Olympics
In 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics, he earned a bronze medal in judo in the heavyweight division. He defeated Radomir Kovacevic of Yugoslavia to win the bronze medal.
Hall of Fame
He was inducted in 1994 into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
In 1996 he was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame.[9]
Miscellaneous
- Berger is currently a coach in Canada.
- Berger coached both the men's and women's judo teams at the Maccabiah Games in 2001.
- He is also an international referee.
- Berger holds a 7th degree black belt in Judo, as well as 3-time Master of Sport ranking in Wrestling, and has placed 2nd in the World Sambo Championships.
- Berger is currently teaching in Ralph Brown School as a gym teacher. Has since retired from teaching at Ralph Brown school.
See also
- Judo in Manitoba
- Judo in Canada
- List of Canadian judoka
- List of prominent Jewish judoka
References
- "Mark Berger". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- Dawkins, Glen (27 February 2005). "From medallist to mentor: Where are they now?" Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- Biography on Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics , p. 225. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 1-903900-87-5
- "1981 Team Canada Delegation"
- "August 13, 1981, page 6". The Canadian Jewish News.
- "1997 Team Canada Delegation"
- "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- Judo Canada Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
External links
Pan American Champions in Judo – Men's Heavyweight | |
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90 kg (1963) · +93 kg (1967–1975) · +95 kg (1979–1995) · +100 kg (1999–) | |
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Mark Berger (né le 3 janvier 1954) est un judoka canadien d'origine ukrainienne. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1984 dans la catégorie des poids lourds et décroche la médaille de bronze[1].[ru] Бергер, Марк
Марк Бергер (англ. Marcus «Mark» Berger; род. 3 января 1954, Черновцы) — канадский дзюдоист и самбист, чемпион и призёр чемпионатов Канады, призёр Панамериканского чемпионата, чемпион Панамериканских игр, призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1984 года в Лос-Анджелесе.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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