''For the American public figure and community leader, see Evan R. Bernstein.'' Evan Bernstein (אבן ברנשטיין; born April 16, 1960) is an

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former Olympic wrestler for Israel.

Personal life

Bernstein was born in the United States to Stanley and Jacqueline Bernstein, and is Jewish."Wrestling in their Dad's Footsteps"; ''Texas Jewish Post''
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in 1978. He then wrestled for

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, in Dallas, Texas, and for the

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(graduating in 1984). He moved from the United States to Israel in 1984, and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He then moved to

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in the United States with his family in 1999, and now lives in

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. His wife is Ora Bernstein. His sons Ophir and Eden are also wrestlers. Bernstein also has a daughter, Hadar.

Wrestling career

Bernstein was 6-3.5 (193 cm) tall and weighed 205 lbs (93 kg) when he competed in the Olympics. He competed in wrestling in the

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(for the US), and in the

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(for Israel). At the 1985 World Wrestling Championships in Norway Bernstein placed 8th, and at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships in Hungary he placed 7th. Bernstein competed for

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at the age of 28 in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling in the Light-Heavyweight (90 kg) category. Bernstein beat Kamal Ibrahim of Egypt in the first round by decision, lost to Jean-Francois Court of France in the second round by passivity, received a bye in the next round, and lost to Franz Pitschmann of Austria in the fourth round by passivity.

References

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