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| Born | (1954-01-03)January 3, 1954 (age 71)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) (1984)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo,Sambo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 8th dan black belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th(1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. |  (1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Berger (born January 3, 1954) is a Ukrainian-bornCanadianjudoka. He won the gold medal in themen's heavyweight judo event at the1983 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed insambo, winning silver at the1988 World Championships.[2]
Berger was born inUkraine and became a Canadian citizen in the late 1970s.[1][3] He was inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
Berger immigrated to Canada fromUkraine throughVienna, Austria where he waited for the visa to go through in 1977. His Canadian career in Judo took off in 1978 when he won a gold medal in theWestern Canada Summer Games.[4]
He won the Canadian national title in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1986.
He finished 6th in the World Championships in 1981, and 5th in 1984.
Berger, who is Jewish,[5] wongold medals in the heavyweight division in the1981 Maccabiah Games (in wrestling, and a silver medal in judo) and the1985 Maccabiah Games inIsrael, and also competed for Canada in judo in the1997 Maccabiah Games.[6][7][8]
In 1986, he won the silver medal in the +95 kg weight category at thejudo demonstration sport event as part of the1986 Commonwealth Games.[9]
Berger won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and was voted the province's Athlete of the Year.
In 1984 at theLos Angeles Olympics, he earned a bronze medal injudo in the heavyweight division. He defeatedRadomir Kovacevic ofYugoslavia to win the bronze medal.
He was inducted in 1994 into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
In 1996 he was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame.[10]
90 kg (1963) · +93 kg (1967–1975) · +95 kg (1979–1995) · +100 kg (1999–) | |
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