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James Bregman

American judoka

Born
17 November 1941, Washington, D.C.
Citizenship
United States
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

James Steven Bregman (born November 17, 1941, in Arlington, Virginia) was a member of the first American team to compete in judo at the Summer Olympics. A founding member and President of the United States Judo Federation, in his competitive career he was a bronze Olympic medalist (1964), a World Championships bronze medalist (1965), a Pan American Championships gold medalist, and a Maccabiah Games gold medalist (1965).

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics – men's 80 kg

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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