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Even Bernstein

Evan Bernstein is an Israeli-American former wrestler who competed for Israel in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

born 1960Greco-Roman wrestling for IsraelThe 1988 Seoul OlympicsMaccabiah Games wrestling

Born: 16 April 1960
Occupation: amateur wrestler

Even Bernstein was born in 1960

Evan Bernstein was born on April 16, 1960, in the United States to Stanley and Jacqueline Bernstein. He is Jewish.

He finished Richardson High School in 1978. He wrestled for Richland College in Dallas, Texas, and for the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1984.

In 1984 he moved to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces.

He wrestled for the US at the 1981 Maccabiah Games and for Israel at the 1985 Maccabiah Games. He placed 8th at the 1985 World Wrestling Championships in Norway and 7th at the 1986 championships in Hungary. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics he competed in the 90 kg Greco-Roman category, beating Kamal Ibrahim of Egypt and losing to Jean-Francois Court of France and Franz Pitschmann of Austria.

In 1999 he moved with his family to North Texas, and he lives in Allen, Texas. He is married to Ora Bernstein, and they have sons Ophir and Eden and a daughter, Hadar.