Robert Berland

{{short description|American Olympic judoka}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox judoka

| image = Robert Berland (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Berland in 2009

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|November 5, 1961}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| country = United States

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}86 kg

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| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 1983

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| regionals_type = AM

| regionals_rank = 2

| regionals_year = 1986

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| olympics_rank = 2

| olympics_year = 1984

| olympics_weight = Men's 86 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|S| 1984 Los Angeles | {{nbnd}}86 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 1983 Moscow | {{nbnd}}86 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games }}

{{Medal|S| 1983 Caracas | {{nbnd}}86 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 1986 Salinas Puerto Rico | {{nbnd}}95 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Cadet Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 1976 Mexico City | {{nbnd}}56 kg }}

| updated = June 19, 2023

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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.{{cite Sports-Reference}}

Berland is Jewish.{{cite book |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists |author=Taylor, Paul |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |year=2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0KzECrIQDQC&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+robert+berland&pg=PA225 |accessdate=October 17, 2011 |isbn=9781903900888}} 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|date=July 2024}} to receive an Olympic silver medal in judo.

Berland also won a bronze medal in the 1983 World Judo Championships.

See also

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