| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Israel  United States |
| Born | April 16, 1960 |
| Height | 6-3.5 (193 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
| College team | |
For the American public figure and community leader, see Evan R. Bernstein.
Evan Bernstein (אבן ברנשטיין; born April 16, 1960) is an Israeli-American former Olympic wrestler for Israel. [1] [2]
Bernstein was born in the United States to Stanley and Jacqueline Bernstein, and is Jewish. [3] [4] He graduated from Richardson High School in 1978. [4] He then wrestled for Richland College, in Dallas, Texas, and for the University of Minnesota (graduating in 1984). [4] [5] [6] [7] He moved from the United States to Israel in 1984, and served in the Israel Defense Forces. [4] He then moved to North Texas in the United States with his family in 1999, and now lives in Allen, Texas. [4]
His wife is Ora Bernstein. [4] His sons Ophir and Eden are also wrestlers. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Bernstein also has a daughter, Hadar. [4]
Bernstein was 6 feet 3.5 inches (193 cm) tall and weighed 205 lbs (93 kg) when he competed in the Olympics. [1]
He competed in wrestling in the 1981 Maccabiah Games (for the US), and in the 1985 Maccabiah Games (for Israel). [13] At the 1985 World Wrestling Championships in Norway Bernstein placed 8th, and at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships in Hungary he placed 7th. [4]
Bernstein competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul at the age of 28 in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling in the Light-Heavyweight (90 kg) category. [1] 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. [1] [3]
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