Mark Berger (judoka)

Mark Berger
Personal information
Born (1954-01-03) January 3, 1954 (age 70)[1]
Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight116 kg (256 lb) (1984)[1]
Websitewww.bergerjudo.ca Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo, Sambo
Rank     8th dan black belt
Club
  • West Kildonan Judo Club
  • Ralph Brown Judo Club
Coached byMamoru Oye
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1984)
World Champ.5th (1983)
Pan American Champ. (1985)
Commonwealth GamesSilver (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles +95 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas +95 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Havana +95 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh +95 kg
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1981 Israel Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1985 Israel Heavyweight
Men's Sambo
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988 Montreal +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF40427
JudoInside.com769
Updated on June 19, 2023

Mark Berger (born January 3, 1954) is a Ukrainian-born Canadian judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight judo event at the 1983 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed in sambo, winning silver at the 1988 World Championships.[2]

Berger was born in Ukraine and became a Canadian citizen in the late 1970s.[1][3] He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mark Berger". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Berger Mark | ВнутриСамбо". ВнутриСамбо (Inside Sambo) (in Russian). June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Dawkins, Glen (February 27, 2005). "From medallist to mentor: Where are they now?"[usurped] Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved January 19, 2012.