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{{short description|Canadian judoka}} |
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|birth_place = [[Chernivtsi]], [[ |
| birth_place = [[Chernivtsi]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<ref name="SR"/> |
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| height = 1.85 m<ref name="SR"/> |
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|residence= [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] |
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| weight = 116 kg (1984)<ref name="SR"/> |
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|sport=[[Judo]] |
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|rank={{JudoRank|red|white}} ''Shichidan'' (7th dan) |
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| coach = [[Mamoru Oye]] |
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{{MedalCompetition|Summer Olympics}} |
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| worlds_year = 1983 |
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| olympics_rank = 3 |
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| olympics_year = 1984 |
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| olympics_weight = Men's +95 kg |
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| commonwealth_rank = 2 |
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| commonwealth_year = 1986 |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[Judo at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] }} |
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{{Medal|G| [[Judo at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]] | [[Judo at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's +95 kg|+95 kg]] }} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[Pan American Judo Championships|Pan American Championships]] }} |
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{{Medal|B| [[1985 Pan American Judo Championships|1985 Havana]] | +95 kg }} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[Judo at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }} |
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{{Medal|S| [[Judo at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] | [[Judo at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's +95 kg|+95 kg]] }} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[Maccabiah Games]] }} |
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's [[Sambo (martial art)|Sambo]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition| [[World Sambo Championships|World Championships]] }} |
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{{Medal|S| [[1988 World Sambo Championships|1988 Montreal]] | +100 kg }} |
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'''Mark Berger''' (born January 3, 1954) is a Ukrainian-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[judoka]]. He won the gold medal in the [[Judo at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's +95 kg|men's heavyweight judo event]] at the [[Judo at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983 Pan American Games]] and a bronze medal at the [[Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's +95 kg|1984 Summer Olympics]]. He also competed in [[Sambo (martial art)|sambo]], winning silver at the [[1988 World Sambo Championships|1988 World Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-01 |title=Berger Mark {{!}} ВнутриСамбо |url=https://vsambo.ru/sportsmeny/b/berger-mark/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=ВнутриСамбо (Inside Sambo) |language=ru-RU}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Berger was born in [[Ukraine]] and became a Canadian citizen in the late 1970s.<ref name="SR">{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/mark-berger-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/mark-berger-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 18, 2020 | title=Mark Berger | work=Sports-Reference.com | accessdate=September 10, 2012}}</ref><ref name="WS">Dawkins, Glen (February 27, 2005). {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115084401/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2005/02/27/944308-sun.html "From medallist to mentor: Where are they now?"]}} ''[[Winnipeg Sun]]''. Retrieved January 19, 2012.</ref> He was inducted into the [[Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum|Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1994. |
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==Judo career== |
==Judo career== |
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Berger immigrated to Canada from [[Ukraine]] |
Berger immigrated to Canada from [[Ukraine]] through [[Vienna, 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 the [[Western Canada Summer Games]].<ref name="MHF">[http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1994/mBerger.htm Biography on Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205152145/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1994/mBerger.htm |date=2012-02-05 }}. Retrieved 19 January 2012.</ref> |
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===National titles=== |
===National titles=== |
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===Maccabiah Games=== |
===Maccabiah Games=== |
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Berger, who is Jewish,<ref>Taylor, Paul (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&q=%22Berger%2C+Mark%22 |
Berger, who is Jewish,<ref>Taylor, Paul (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&q=%22Berger%2C+Mark%22 ''Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics ''], p. 225. Sussex Academic Press. {{ISBN|1-903900-87-5}}</ref> won [[gold medal]]s 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]].<ref>[https://www.maccabicanada.com/1981-maccabiah-delegation "1981 Team Canada Delegation"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/cjn2-28862/page-6|title= August 13, 1981, page 6|work=The Canadian Jewish News}}</ref><ref>[https://www.maccabicanada.com/1997-maccabiah-delegation "1997 Team Canada Delegation"]</ref> |
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===Commonwealth Games=== |
===Commonwealth Games=== |
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In 1986, he won the silver medal in the +95 kg weight category at the [[Judo at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|judo demonstration sport event]] as part of the [[1986 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/2076/1986_Commonwealth_Games_Edinburgh/judo-results|title=Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref> |
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Berger won a silver medal at the 1985 [[Commonwealth Games]]. |
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===Pan American Games=== |
===Pan American Games=== |
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Berger won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and was voted the |
Berger won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and was voted the province's Athlete of the Year. |
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===Olympics=== |
===Olympics=== |
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*Berger coached both the men's and women's judo teams at the Maccabiah Games in 2001. |
*Berger coached both the men's and women's judo teams at the Maccabiah Games in 2001. |
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*He is also an international referee. |
*He is also an international referee. |
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*Berger holds a |
*Berger holds a 8th degree [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in judo, as well as 3-time Master of Sport ranking in wrestling. |
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*He placed 2nd at the [[1988 World Sambo Championships]]. |
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*Berger is currently teaching in Ralph Brown School as a gym teacher |
*Berger is currently teaching in Ralph Brown School as a gym teacher, having since retired from teaching at Ralph Brown school. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Judo in Manitoba]] |
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* [[Judo in Canada]] |
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*[[List of Jews in sports#Judo|List of prominent Jewish judoka]] |
* [[List of Canadian judoka]] |
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* [[List of Jews in sports#Judo|List of prominent Jewish judoka]] |
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==References== |
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Born | [1] Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1] | January 3, 1954||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) (1984)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo, Sambo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 8th dan black belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Judo career
[edit]Berger immigrated to Canada from Ukraine through Vienna, 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 the Western Canada Summer Games.[4]
National titles
[edit]He won the Canadian national title in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1986.
World Championships
[edit]He finished 6th in the World Championships in 1981, and 5th in 1984.
Maccabiah Games
[edit]Berger, who is Jewish,[5] 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.[6][7][8]
Commonwealth Games
[edit]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.[9]
Pan American Games
[edit]Berger won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and was voted the province's Athlete of the Year.
Olympics
[edit]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
[edit]He was inducted in 1994 into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
In 1996 he was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame.[10]
Miscellaneous
[edit]- 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 8th degree black belt in judo, as well as 3-time Master of Sport ranking in wrestling.
- He placed 2nd at the 1988 World Sambo Championships.
- Berger is currently teaching in Ralph Brown School as a gym teacher, having since retired from teaching at Ralph Brown school.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mark Berger". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Berger Mark | ВнутриСамбо". ВнутриСамбо (Inside Sambo) (in Russian). June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Dawkins, Glen (February 27, 2005). "From medallist to mentor: Where are they now?"[usurped] Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Official website
- Mark Berger at the International Judo Federation
- Mark Berger at JudoInside.com
- Mark Berger at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Mark Berger at Olympics.com
- Mark Berger at Olympedia
- Mark Berger at The-Sports.org
- Jews in Sports bio
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Canadian male judoka
- Competitors at the 1981 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 1985 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 1997 Maccabiah Games
- Olympic judoka for Canada
- Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Jewish Canadian sportspeople
- Maccabiah Games medalists in judo
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg
- Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Ukrainian emigrants to Canada
- Ukrainian Jews
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games