Robert "Bobby" Berland (born November 5, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American judoka who competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Berland is Jewish. In 1984 he won the silver in the under 86 kg (Middleweight) division. He was the first American and graduate of

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to receive an Olympic silver medal in judo. He also won a bronze medal in the

1983 World Judo Championships The 1983 World Judo Championships were the 13th edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held in Moscow, Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former tr ...

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US Olympic medalists in judo
at JudoInfo.com 1961 births Living people American male judoka Olympic judoka of the United States Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in judo Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in judo Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Mather High School alumni Judoka at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{US-judo-bio-stub

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