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Mark Berger
Personal information
Born	January 3, 1954 (age 70); Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb) (1984)
Website	www.bergerjudo.ca
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Judo, Sambo
Rank	8th dan black belt
Club	West Kildonan Judo Club; Ralph Brown Judo Club;
Coached by	Mamoru Oye
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1984)
World Champ.	5th (1983)
Pan American Champ.	(1985)
Commonwealth Games	(1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
Pan American Championships
Commonwealth Games
Maccabiah Games
Men's Sambo
World Championships
Profile at external databases
IJF	40427
JudoInside.com	769
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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

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

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,^[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

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

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.^[4]

In 1996 he was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame.^[10]

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 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.

References

^ ^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.

[SR-1] "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.

[WS-3] Dawkins, Glen (February 27, 2005). "From medallist to mentor: Where are they now?"^[usurped] Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved January 19, 2012.

[MHF-4] Biography on Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[5] Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics , p. 225. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 1-903900-87-5

[6] "1981 Team Canada Delegation"

[7] "August 13, 1981, page 6". The Canadian Jewish News.

[8] "1997 Team Canada Delegation"

[9] "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[10] Judo Canada Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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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 and Museum|Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1994. He was born in [[Ukraine]] and became a Canadian citizen in the late 1970s.<ref name="SR">{{cite web | url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/mark-berger-1.html | title=Mark Berger | work=Sports-Reference.com | accessdate=September 10, 2012}}</ref><ref name = "WS">Dawkins, Glen (27 February 2005). [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2005/02/27/944308-sun.html "From medallist to mentor: Where are they now?"] ''[[Winnipeg Sun]]''. Retrieved 19 January 2012.</ref>
+'''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>
+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.
 ==Judo career==
-Berger immigrated to Canada from [[Ukraine]] and [[East Germany]] 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]. Retrieved 19 January 2012.</ref>
+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>
 ===National titles===
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 ===Maccabiah Games===
-Berger, who is Jewish,<ref>Taylor, Paul (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&q=%22Berger%2C+Mark%22#v=snippet&q=%22Berger%2C%20Mark%22&f=false ''Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics ''], p. 225. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 1-903900-87-5</ref> won a [[gold medal]] in the heavyweight division in the 1981 and 1985 [[Maccabiah Games]] in [[Israel]].
+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>
 ===Commonwealth Games===
+In 1986, he won the silver medal in the +95&nbsp;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>
-Berger won a silver medal at the 1985 [[Commonwealth Games]].
 ===Pan American Games===
-Berger won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and was voted the province’s Athlete of the Year.
+Berger won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and was voted the province's Athlete of the Year.
 ===Olympics===
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 *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 (martial arts)|black belt]] in Judo, as well as 3-time Master of Sport ranking in Wrestling, and has placed 2nd in the World [[Sambo (martial art)|Sambo]] Championships.
+*Berger holds a 8th degree [[Black belt (martial arts)|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. Has since retired from teaching at Ralph Brown school.
+*Berger is currently teaching in Ralph Brown School as a gym teacher, having since retired from teaching at Ralph Brown school.
 ==See also==
-*[[Judo in Canada]]
+* [[Judo in Manitoba]]
-*[[List of Canadian judoka]]
+* [[Judo in Canada]]
-*[[List of Jews in sports#Judo|List of prominent Jewish judoka]]
+* [[List of Canadian judoka]]
+* [[List of Jews in sports#Judo|List of prominent Jewish judoka]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.bergerjudo.ca/ Official website]
+* {{Official website}}
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-*[http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=361 Jews in Sports bio]
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+* {{The-Sports}}
+* [http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=361 Jews in Sports bio]
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