Robert Berland
Robert "Bob" Lee Berland (born November 5, 1961 in Chicago ) is a former American judoka .
The 1.88 m tall Berland fought in the middleweight division until 1985. At the Pan American Games in 1983 he lost in the final against the Canadian Louis Jani and received the silver medal. In the same year he was defeated at the World Championships in Moscow in the quarterfinals against Detlef Ultsch from the GDR, with victories over the Hungarians Miklós Szabó and Karel Purkert from Czechoslovakia Berland secured the bronze medal. In 1984 the Olympic Games took place in Los Angeles, Berland reached the final with four wins and then lost to the Austrian Peter Seisenbacher .
From 1986 Berland started in the light heavyweight division. At the Pan American Championships in 1986 he was defeated in the final to the Brazilian Alfredo Fernandez . At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 Berland lost in his first fight against the German Marc Meiling and in the round of hope against the Belgian Robert Van de Walle .
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .
- Volker Kluge: Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
Web links
- Robert Berland in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Robert Berland on judoinside.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berland, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berland, Bob (short name); Berland, Robert Lee (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |