Olympic Champion. He was a weightlifter who competed for the United States at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics. In the 1956 Melbourne games he won a gold medal and in the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo games he won a silver medal. In his career he held eight world records in the featherweight division and he won the United States national title eight times. He was an immigrant who became a naturalized US citizen in December 1955. He was inducted into the United States Weightlifters Hall of Fame in 1965 and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
Olympic Champion. He was a weightlifter who competed for the United States at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics. In the 1956 Melbourne games he won a gold medal and in the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo games he won a silver medal. In his career he held eight world records in the featherweight division and he won the United States national title eight times. He was an immigrant who became a naturalized US citizen in December 1955. He was inducted into the United States Weightlifters Hall of Fame in 1965 and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
Bio by: Alan
Advertisement
See more Berger memorials in:
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
