Evan Bernstein
| 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 | |
Evan Bernstein (אבן ברנשטיין; born April 16, 1960) is an Israeli-American former Olympic wrestler for Israel.[1][2]
Personal life
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][4][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 son Ophir Bernstein had a high school record in wrestling of 147-19. His son then wrestled for Brown University, where he was an NCAA All-American and holds the school records in career wins with 119, and career falls with 38.[8][9] Ophir represented the United States at the 2013 Maccabiah Games at 84 kg, winning the gold medal in freestyle wrestling and the silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.[10] An Israeli-born dual American-Israeli citizen, he also won a silver medal for Israel at the 2013 Junior Wrestling World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the 84 kg weight class of the men's freestyle division.[10] In 2014, representing Israel he won a bronze medal in the 86 kg freestyle at the 11th World University Wrestling Championship in Pécs, Hungary.[11] Bernstein's son Eden had a high school wrestling record of 154-34, won a silver medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games for Team USA, and wrestled for the University of Central Oklahoma.[12] Bernstein also has a daughter, Hadar.[4]
Wrestling career
Bernstein was 6-3.5 (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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Evan Bernstein Bio, Stats, and Results".
- ↑ "Evan BERNSTEIN - Olympic Wrestling Greco-Roman - Israel". 16 June 2016.
- 1 2 Bernstein, Evan; Jews in Sports bio
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Wrestling in their Dad's Footsteps"; Texas Jewish Post
- ↑ "Wrestling Titles - Richland College".
- ↑ "University of Minnesota Media Guide" (PDF).
- ↑ "Matmen Finish Second", UMN.edu
- ↑ "Ophir Bernstein". brownbears.com.
- ↑ "Ophir Bernstein '15 Joins Wrestling Staff as Assistant Coach". 8 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Bernstein Claims Silver at Junior World Championships". 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bernstein Wins Bronze at World University Wrestling Championship"
- ↑ "Eden Bernstein - 2011-12 Wrestling". bronchosports.com.
- ↑ "Maccabiah Games xviii; Local wrestler, Eden Bernstein goes for the gold in 18th Maccabiah". Texas Jewish Post.